Hobie-wan wrote:... Because the screen was protected while it was closed. How scuffed up were the outsides of these things? half of those scratches would be on the screen if they didn't close. When you drop a clamshell device on a corner, you have a 50% chance of it being a hinge.jinx wrote:Not being able to fold isn't a big deal, in-fact it's a great idea seeing that this is targeted for kids. Having 5 little brothers, I've seen what they can do to hinges. Laptops, DS's, GBA SPs have all been destroyed and usually it's the hinges, and not the screen.
I can't stand scratched screens myself but aren't most of them pretty much invisible when the system is turned on? If that is the case then I could see a lot of people not caring much. I could be wrong, I put screen protectors on all of my stuff except for my phones so I've never had a scratch issue.

