britechguy
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A friend and client has a Toshiba Satellite P55W-B5224 with a display that looks like this:
He says that the digitizer is working fine (not in those words, but I asked him if all the touch things he typically does are still reacting normally, and they are). I have asked whether a drop or strike has occurred, which he denies (and he's not inclined to cover up anything). He says, "It started small and has been spreading for a while the vertical black line is new."
This model is still produced and I can't see getting a new computer if this can be repaired for far less than the $800 plus current price on Amazon. The whole top unit is around $225, and I'm thinking that's the way to go, but it may make sense to try to change out only the screen if this is one of those units where the digitizer and the screen are "easily separated." I figure someone here has likely worked on this precise model or one of its sister convertible machines and have a better idea of exactly how this can/should be approached.
He says that the digitizer is working fine (not in those words, but I asked him if all the touch things he typically does are still reacting normally, and they are). I have asked whether a drop or strike has occurred, which he denies (and he's not inclined to cover up anything). He says, "It started small and has been spreading for a while the vertical black line is new."
This model is still produced and I can't see getting a new computer if this can be repaired for far less than the $800 plus current price on Amazon. The whole top unit is around $225, and I'm thinking that's the way to go, but it may make sense to try to change out only the screen if this is one of those units where the digitizer and the screen are "easily separated." I figure someone here has likely worked on this precise model or one of its sister convertible machines and have a better idea of exactly how this can/should be approached.
