Got a Palm Pre? Better Get a Screen Protector

Posted on 10 June 2009 by


Are you the proud owner of a new Palm Pre?  If you haven’t already, you might want to get a screen protector, pronto.

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Joel at Geek.com posted the above photo of his new Palm Pre.  It’s a rather disturbing sight, considering that his Pre is 5 days old and hasn’t been dropped or handled roughly.  Let’s hope this is not typical of the build quality.

Check out Joel’s experience here.

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  • Carly Z

    There was a whole thread at precentral about cracks radiating out from the button area…hopefully there was just a small bad batch that went out.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett

    Hmmm – for the first batch to contain the bad batch…NOT good. :-P

  • reidme

    There’s no way those scratches are the result of being carried in an otherwise empty pocket (as he claims). Friction with hard, sharp objects was involved. I carry my Pre unprotected in my pocket and it is pristine.

  • http://www.gamingwithchildren.com Michael Anderson

    I have always hated ‘screen exposed’ things for this very reason, and the first thing I do when getting a device that is screen-front is get a protector and case.

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