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HP Spectre x360 convertible Swollen Battery

Swollen battery. Expired warranty by few days. This is HP Spectre x360 convertible. The battery swollen to a point where it make the cover pried open and i think the back cover a bit bent also. How powerful is that. Age of laptop, a little over two years. Spot the gap like two months ago but thought my laptop is old enough to have swollen battery. If you have a laptop, please do check it frequently for swollen battery so you can get it replaced before warranty expired.

I bought the battery replacement not long ago and received it yesterday. It took about like a week or so. The replacement is just open two screws and you can replace it. Instead of making all the way to the repair shop and wait for a few hours to get it done. That's what I thought. Click a few minutes thing.

I open screw 1, there was a bit of resistance but I made it. Then screw 2..... and screw 2 and screw 2.... It took me forever. It was fasten dead tight to the laptop. The head was then stripped and spoiled my screwdriver as well. Next time straightaway use a latex glove or rubber band to protect the screw head before opening. Especially HP laptop. I just check it and having other people looking for missing screws or stripped screw so I guess it is a common issue.

Another reason I didn't like to have my laptop taken to a service center is that you never know what they'll do with it. Some might damage the thing inside and not let you know. Some might replace something inside and you never know. Some might just change a screw and charge a few hundreds. sigh... 

I still have to go there to get the screw remove so I can change the battery. If it weren't for the assignment that I have to submit, I think I wouldn't even want to change the battery.

I let someone changed my handphone screen before, the home button with fingerprint function was scratched like they use sandpaper to wipe it. I didn't notice it until I was home.

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