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Great news!. I'll be doing that every once in a while.
ok, have to admit, this is pretty cool for us OCD tech freaks.
I Imagine that it may make it easier for fan upgrades as well?
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This also clears the way for some 3rd party top covers?
Does it have warranty seals or not? I'd like a definitive answer? There's a ton of confusion in here lol.
Does it have warranty seals or not? I'd like a definitive answer? There's a ton of confusion in here lol.
Removing ga sticker that says "removing this sticker voids your warranty" in no way voids your warranty, those stickers have no legal bearing at all. In terms of a legally binding warranty, what happens on the PS4 Pro is no different to any other consumer goods.Engineer in the video was doing a full teardown, that's why he first voided the warranty.
Top cover can be remove easily by anyone.
My point still stands. You are too focused on things you saw early in that video. Warranty is voided when back screw stickers are removed. Taking off the top cover does not involve touching them.
Edit- I've added another quote from iFixit in the OP from their PS4 Pro teardown:
"While you can't remove the fan, you could certainly clean it from here—maybe that's why we're granted this non-warranty-voiding access zone."
Removing ga sticker that says "removing this sticker voids your warranty" in no way voids your warranty, those stickers have no legal bearing at all. In terms of a legally binding warranty, what happens on the PS4 Pro is no different to any other consumer goods.
To emphasise what I've already said, yes this does appear to simplify the job of cleaning your fan in comparison to the standard PS4 but the claim of this thread is that it's somehow different in terms of your warranty and that just isn't accurate.
It'd help if you actually read the thread you're posting in.Where is this "ton of confusion"? The top can be removed easily, and that's it.
No, for all intents and purposes what you're stating isn't what the OP states. Your warranty is not affected by the number of screws you've removed to clean a fan, you can clean the fan on any model of PS4 without voiding the warranty but on this version, it's easier to do so. Which is a good thing.While you are correct, these stickers are bullshit, you would have to fight them in court, and they will outspend you, so for all intent and purposes, they do void the warranty.
No, for all intents and purposes what you're stating isn't what the OP states. Your warranty is not affected by the number of screws you've removed to clean a fan, you can clean the fan on any model of PS4 without voiding the warranty but on this version, it's easier to do so. Which is a good thing.
What you're talking about is purely about consumers and their misunderstanding of their rights in situations such as this. If that was what the OP claimed then that would be fantastic but what is being claimed is remarkably simple and that is, to quote, "PS4 Pro fan can be cleaned without voiding the varranty! Reply to Thread" which positions it as if as if it's something other than the norm.
The issue I have with the original claim is that it's very misleading and in enforces consumer belief that the removing screws voids their warranty.
I'm not sure why you'd think this would prevent them claiming that? I would assume that for many companies that the initial response for a warranty claim would be along the lines of "go away".So then the title should read "PS4 Pro fan can be cleaned without Sony claiming you've voided the warranty (even though you didn't)!"
Does this also mean we might also see custom PS4 Pro tops for sale?
Very nice. Smart design.
Does this also mean we might also see custom PS4 Pro tops for sale?
I'd want one with a dust filter cutout over the fan to increase airflow and hopefully cut down on noise. Could hack it up myself but I'd rather have something more professional.
I mean the PSU is huge, not the console. I have both too. It looks like it could have lost about a third of the size with an external power brick (which also would have helped with heat management).