MERGED QUESTION
Question from fuzzysig : "how to prove that screen can crack due to design flaw or manufacturing defect?"
fuzzysig :
so I just got off the phone with HP support and of course they claim that its impossible for a screen (digitizer) to crack on its own without user damage
she even went as far as claiming that its not a hardware issue and wouldn't be covered by warranty and bunch of other nonsense claims.
when I brought up the HP g62 laptop that had a freezing issue due to cold solders on cpu and motherboard she tried to claim it was a software issue lol
anyway.
my HP spectre x360 uhd screen cracked few days ago without me using it and I don't know how to prove it . they claim it can only be possible by user damage.
I bought the laptop used about 3 weeks ago its a year old and everything worked great. not even a scratch on the screen. one scuff on top and bottom of the laptop from being in the bag probably or something because its metal body theres a slight indentation. Which would have cracked the screen right in that area if it made contact with the back of lcd but theres not even a spot there...
that day I used the laptop on a table at work. then closed the lid unplug and put it on my car seat
drove home and placed it on a table in my room. then later I opened it up and noticed the crack across the screen.
I don't yank on the lid or do anything stupid with things I own. im very careful with electronics.
I really want to get to the bottom of this I feel like HP should own up to their crap a little more because its not a cheap laptop by any means...
The only thing I can think of is to check online and see if there is a class action lawsuit against HP and that model laptop. I know over the years there have been issues with laptops in general that get a class action lawsuit filed. Never for a digitizer but my memory isn't perfect nor do I know about every lawsuit.
Personally I would argue she's right. Unless they are using some sort of sub standard screen, it takes a force to crack the screen. It could have happened while driving, or perhaps someone did something while it was on the table without you knowing. The odds of you proving it's their fault and having them fix it however are basically 0.