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surface laptop cracked screen - is there a problem?

Anonymous
2024-01-11T09:01:50+00:00

Hi

I have 3 different Surface Laptops - 13.5" Laptop 3, 15" Laptop 4, and a Surface Laptop Go.

They all have cracked screens which have occurred at various times - I wonder if there is a fundamental design issue as I have never had an issue with my Dell XPS (5 years), Macbook Pro (4 years) etc.

I just seem to open up one day and there is a cracked screen!

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-27T18:11:37+00:00

    I have a surface Laptop 3 and a Surface Laptop 5 I purchased only 2 weeks ago. When the Surface 3 cracked, I assumed it was something I did. Then a crack appeared on the Surface Laptop 5, running from middle of the screen to the top camera - I haven't even taken the laptop off my desk yet.

    These are hairline cracks, only visible at an angle, but still annoying and is clearly a design flaw.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-27T02:37:35+00:00

    Hi Mark,

    I’ve already had one Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 replaced, and now the replacement has developed a crack in the exact same spot as the original. Which is quite frustrating! I will never recommend these laptops to anyone.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-02T18:33:21+00:00

    I have a 15" Surface Laptop 4 and the screen cracked, though it had only been used on a desk.

    It seems to be a design fault particularly with the larger screens.
    Microsoft denied it was a design fault and wouldn't cover it under warranty, and suggested we send it to their authorised repair shop and pay for a new screen. Absolutely gutting.
    We have a lot of Surface products in our office, but looking for a different brand with a decent build quality.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-26T13:14:58+00:00

    Hi! This is my first surface I’ve had (not sure which one). I bought it in 2021 when i graduated and I’ve taken extremely great care of it, even have a case on it for protection. One day i took it out of my bookbag after class and it was all of a sudden cracked with a perfect X all over the screen. I do believe after seeing so many of the same issues that it’s a faulty part on the computers.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T06:43:40+00:00

    I can get a charges replacement screen (c£380) - I dont think I will be buying any more surface laptops as clearly they are vunerable to this given I have 3!

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