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Face Plates for Deluxe

My wife's VDx Blue face plate has cracked near the power button. I have read all the posts about getting Handspring to replace them but her unit is now almost two years old and they said $80+.

I have been to gethightech.com and they have some plastic replacements but I was looking to do a little better. I understand the new Neo and Pro use heavier duty plastic cases, are they the same exact form factor as the Deluxe and is there any chance I can get Handspring to sell me one?

Or are there third party metal cases that are reasonably priced?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Do-it-yourself faceplate

If all else fails, grab yourself an ice faceplate from gethightech-whatever, and dye it.. your own custom faceplate!

I've used some leather dye I had from other projects to color the ice cover a chilling light blue.. Couple more sessions and I could probably match the case.

Good luck anyways!

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Look Who's Watching

Don't worry about it so much - get the "Look Who's Watching" faceplates which cost under $30 - they work just fine, and are highly customized.

Rather than ordering from gethightech go directly to the manufacturer in Hong Kong - it's cheaper, larger selection, and they respond very quickly.

http://www.surplus.com.hk/

Re: Look Who's Watching

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Originally posted by jradi
Don't worry about it so much - get the "Look Who's Watching" faceplates which cost under $30 - they work just fine, and are highly customized.

Rather than ordering from gethightech go directly to the manufacturer in Hong Kong - it's cheaper, larger selection, and they respond very quickly.

http://www.surplus.com.hk/

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Re: Face Plates for Deluxe

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Originally posted by maddog
My wife's VDx Blue face plate has cracked near the power button. I have read all the posts about getting Handspring to replace them but her unit is now almost two years old and they said $80+.

I have been to gethightech.com and they have some plastic replacements but I was looking to do a little better. I understand the new Neo and Pro use heavier duty plastic cases, are they the same exact form factor as the Deluxe and is there any chance I can get Handspring to sell me one?

Or are there third party metal cases that are reasonably priced?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Look Who's Watching

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Originally posted by jradi
Rather than ordering from gethightech go directly to the manufacturer in Hong Kong - it's cheaper, larger selection, and they respond very quickly.

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I prefer QUALITY over QUANTITY, so if you really want something that lasts, get the Dave Design's Aluminium faceplate.

Better than plastic.

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Do these machined aluminum cases show fingerprints easily?

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