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The Drift Ghost has a screen that is extremely fragile and breaks if you look at it funny. I’ve had two break within a month of purchase. One from falling onto grass, another from falling into snow. This tutorial explains how to replace the screen, which I am capable of doing… but the part isn’t for sale… https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Drift+HD+72...
Well, some guides have parts sold by iFixit and some do not. Some people are lazy enough or just not able to find a quality replacement part so they just don’t include a replacement part link. I looked around for a replacement screen and I could not find one either, so I don’t think the person that created the guide was lazy I think they just could not find a replacement part.
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@ajcooke01 considering how labor intensive it is to create a guide, I do not believe for a single moment that "Some people are lazy enough". You may want to consider rewording your answer.
by oldturkey03
@ajcooke01 The majority of us put it at the bottom of the to do list to sort out later - if I'm writing a guide I'm more concerned about polishing the guide since it is normal for the first revision to need work in multiple areas. It's not a license to be sloppy and leave it in bad shape forever, but many authors (including myself) focus on the guide FIRST BEFORE the parts/tools lists so I don't have to partially rewrite the guide around the list.
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Another possibility is I'm omitting something because I'm not expecting the majority to replicate it and it simply isn't worth tracking down a link to what I used. An example of this is if I'm modifying a 2.5" SSD sled to fit Dell's 3.5" side mount chassis. I may use lubricant for a nicer hole with less deburring being needed but I may not link the oil I used because
A) Anyone who would knows what to use
B) It's (generally) optional
It's different if someone asks - I'll add it at that point but if it doesn't come up I can assume there's no interest in that item safely. I'll still link the other required tools everyone needs to avoid problems there (sled, drill and bit set, center punch and a deburring tool like a Dremel or hand tool). If I omit it and I don't include the item that generally means I had it before and it was a bonus not worth listing.
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What I may do if a guide is new and it doesn't fit the scenarios I mentioned in my longform reply (and this comment) is either
A) Provide a preliminary parts list (will be finalized later)
B) Not provide anything until I know what I need (applies if I know what's needed but need sources)
Either way, both options give me the benefit of working on the actual guide so I can make that as good as possible and revise the parts/tool lists later (that are generally inevitably subject to change).
by Nick
@oldturkey03 I am leaving it the way it is because I have truely seen guides that are just a short video slapped together in such a horrible way (*cough* Witrigs) and the parts are so easy to find but for some reason the people just don’t put em there. Being lazy is only 3% of the reason why people don’t include part links though, I admit.
by [deleted]
@ajcooke01 Witrigs was in the small percentage. The account was shared and they kept doing self promotion, which is why they're gone. In most cases, the author has a genuine reason as to why they didn't or they chose to wait and see.
Honestly it's more of a way minimize changes that may require guide rework. For example if I'm indecisive on the cost of hand deburirng tools vs a HF dremel for $5 more I will wait and take photos (and add the tools used later) because I will need to rework the entire step and add new photos. If I'm done and modified it, I'm locked into that original choice without buying that same part again UNLESS I get lucky and can use missed burring to demonstrate the results (which is unlikely).
They were banned for it, but I don't know when. It's banned until 2028 (11 years) so it's basically a dead account unless someone remembers it exists 11 years later. I highly doubt it.
by Nick
@oldturkey03 Ok, so now that you can see Nick kind-of agrees with me on the “too lazy” factor does it make just a tad bit of sense why I said that now? 97% of people on iFixit are not lazy and they create great guides, and I applaud those people for doing that.
by [deleted]
these are repair guides, not tutorials. Any user can create a repair guide which will help someone to repair their device. It would be impossible to link to all repair parts within these guides. You will find that guides that were written by iFixit staff are the ones that have most of the parts listed, since iFixit deals with those.
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If iFixit was able to source a screen for this and other Drift cameras, judging by comments across the internet, they would be hailed as heroes. The screens are impossible to get, and Drift is notoriously uninterested in helping their customers.
@saturn that is the evil that sprouts up when you are dealing with corporate greed and the profit before people mentality. This is not just Drift but it is anybody that sells anything. Apple, Toshiba, John Deere Siemens, Vizio, Canon, Nikon etc. are all the same. They do not want you to have the parts! They do not want you to fix your device! They want your money!!! They may offer you either a depot repair or sell you an upgrade. Either way, they still make money of you. There is no support for you fixing your device. Those screens are more than likely available but we do not know enough about those. I am certain that with some good connections and the right information those could be sourced, but for what cost? No manufacturer is going to give you any information regarding parts like that. All the more reason to fully support iFixit (they already are heroes!!) and the Right to Repair https://repair.org/stand-up/
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 I couldn't have said it better.
by Blake Klein
@ajcooke01 not all of us do it out of laziness - in the guides I do it in I either link the ifixit tool plus a tool/part I like as a inline guide link. This is usually because I do not like the part they sell due to my past experiences with that manufacturer (Ex: Seagate) or the option I’m using is newer (Ex: USB3 hard drive USB adapter).
If I do this in my guides, I can either link to the iFixit store (with a note recommending the drive on step X) or use a generic device page and provide a inline link. I try and use Amazon for this, but that isn’t always possible. The only real downside to this is I may run into an issue with someone who is more price sensitive then I am, but this is covered with a budget option I can recommend without second thoughts either integrated in the guide ahead of time *or* mentioning it if someone wants a cheaper option.
This is an example of the ifixit tool with an inline recommendation:
This is an example of a more generic link and direct recommendation. I only do this as a last resort or it’s genuinely the best option because it can confuse less experienced people:
There are times I just don’t include it because there is potential for fighting over who makes the best part in that class. In this case, the example is an SSD (I may add one, but I’m checking name brands that fit somewhat specific requirements at budget, mid-range and premium price points):
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My bad then. When you see my guides with that, those are my common reasons.
For the SSD I'm looking for specific requirements which are somewhat difficult to verify. I have an idea on what will work, but it's not something I can add overnight because I still need to verify the drives work correctly without OS specific TRIM problems.
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