Cracked Case; Wasn't expecting it so soon.

[sm0kew0n]

Hardly used it, very disappointing.

 

[levi]

That's disappointing. I wonder if that moulding mark is crimping down on the hinge hole, making it irregular, and therfore being stressed back into the round when you open and close the lid?

 

[matzesu]

Ok this is really unpleasant,
But my Case is still fine, just a bit of wear..
i carry my Pyra in my Pocket, Some times , it’s gets a bit of force, but it’s still fine ..

 

[NetBLOKS]

Hardly used it, very disappointing.

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Looks like a stress-mark in the plastic.
Bad luck I guess, but that should be a classic warranty "case".

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Sad.

 

[ouzle]

I can see some similar molding marks here but not that deep.

I dropped mine the other day and it landed on the corner. The shoulder button pushed into the case, but no damage done. I had to loosen the screw to pop the button back out. The shoulder buttons are like a crumple zone in a car.

 

[PowerGod]

The shoulder button pushed into the case

Oh man, why the floor still likes so much those buttons ?!

 

[Askarus]

Interesting, I can't remember my prototype cases breaking at that location.
Other parts of the housing broke quite frequently, so maybe that took away the stress of that part and we did not see this happen before.

 

[Silent-Hunter]

When I saw this thread, I thought to check. Mine has cracked in the same spot. I'm not too upset, this is a product made by a very small company and I'm sure they're doing the best they can, they don't have the resources to do as extensive of testing as a big company. I'm sure ED will be able to help us.

 

[JDTAY]

Is it wrong that I'm more bothered by this than the problems with OpenGLES?

I'm having flashbacks to my DS Lite. The last handheld with decent battery life, but God help that hinge.

 

[NetBLOKS]

Is it wrong that I'm more bothered by this than the problems with OpenGLES?

I'm having flashbacks to my DS Lite. The last handheld with decent battery life, but God help that hinge.

I don't think so.
Good thing is, that it is discovered pretty early, so that future cases can be fixed.

 

[matzesu]

Strange, i was under the impression, the Pyra Case where allready better than the Pandora Case, much more though,
at least the Hinge is not that Flimsy than on the Pandora, and i dont had Cracks yet..

 

[Phlyra]

I don't think so.
Good thing is, that it is discovered pretty early, so that future cases can be fixed.

And the end user can replace the case themselves...

 

[Bosbeetle]

Luckily it's onely the top half of the screen that could be easily replaced if I'm correct.

 

[Phlyra]

Luckily it's onely the top half of the screen that could be easily replaced if I'm correct.

I thought the point of selling spare cases was that the end user could replace the entire case, by themselves, with e.g. a transparent case?

 

[Bosbeetle]

I thought the point of selling spare cases was that the end user could replace the entire case, by themselves, with e.g. a transparent case?

Yes but the point of making the lid detachable without opening the bottom part was also about easy repair.

 

[ingoreis]

Are the Pyra with Cracks Dark Chrome Painted Pyras?
Maybe the Painting is too thick inside this Part and the Display?

 

[Eight Bit]

Hardly used it, very disappointing.

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tbh, after a closer inspection of above picture, the plastic along the whole edge looks brittle...

 

[Phlyra]

tbh, after a closer inspection of above picture, the plastic along the whole edge looks brittle...

Mm what’s with the porous hole-like areas?

 

[kuru]

Meh, I'd be pi**** aswell. Let's hope this doesn't get Pandora level bad.

Spoiler

poor old lady

** THIS IS AN OLD 1st BATCH PANDORA NOT A PYRA **