For our Sony VAIO VGN-FS owners

[seb21__]

The picture which you can see here is a PCG-FR315S. But that is uninteresting.

You all know that small piece of plastic (orange arrow). That is a very fragile piece. Particuarly on the FS series. Here was a lot posts like :

"Help that thing is broken"

So, please use the thing (yellow circle) to open the lock, if you want close you laptop.


Thanks for your interest.

[kee-lo_]

Oh I see

[iSix]

I take it sony have changed this recently?

On my 2 week old fs115b the 'slider' is in the base and the 2 hooks in the display part are very sturdy.

[kee-lo_]

Wow they don't give much room for that hook to latch in the other side do they?

[seb21__]

At the moment I'm a bit surprised, how the hooks could break.

Maybe a weakness is this part here.


I can't see that on your picture. If you put a heavy thing on your VAIO (for example a big book), could it damage the hooks.

[Mentor]

Hi guys,

Thank you for the tips and pics.

Found them useful, the hooks seem potentially weak.


Cheers,

Mentor

[seb21__]

No problem.

BTW, your Avatar. Is that a scene from "Ghost in the Shell"?

[kee-lo_]

Seb, you're right it does look weak

[seb21__]

I think the problem is the buffer which you can see on my picture. The FS-series doesn't have this. (correct me if I'm wrong) I think the problem is, if you close the laptop and put it maybe in a case, then the possibility that you squeeze the laptop is big.

If it not close correctly and the hook presses in the inside of the laptop, then a damaged hook would be preprogrammed.

That is definitely a design faulty.

[wheresmybeaver]

The A series doesn't have a slider, it just has a spring-loaded button (located in the base, not the lid) to release the lid. Two metal catches do the trick quite nicely. They never misalign. After 6 months of use, no scratches or problem.

I suppose that Sony gradually learn from experience?

[seb21__]

I suppose that Sony gradually learn from experience?

I hope. I would do that. IMO