[TIP] Worst Makes and Models of laptops to work on.

[Sky-Knight]

Lots of help there.

It's a 4th gen, I assume most of them have been trashed by now it wasn't a terribly good model.

 

[fincoder]

To get it out you had about 20 more screws to pull, to remove the monitor, keyboard, and top plate, then pull the mainboard and finally... get the drive.

I think that's the Dell N5110 model (Intel 2nd gen). Now that they're about 8 years old, a faulty drive and it's a write-off (has been the case for the last few years).

If there's a newer model with the same issue, I'd like to know what it is!

 

[Sky-Knight]

@fincoder, I think you're right! But I'm certain my unit was at least a 3rd gen because it didn't get as hot as the 2nds do. The unit I ran across was definitely from this family though, the resemblance is too close to be anything else.