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Post #17 by Concorde1993
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 25 Sep 2011 - 06:14
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/something-slightly-special-an-se-30.23641/
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/edit/ oh, re-reading your OP, it sounds like there are more marks than just the ones in the photos?
Yes, Bunsen. There are various scratches (and not just your typical chips in the plastic; these are fairly deep) located on the right, bottom, and rear of the case. I found it difficult to photograph those scratches with my sister's Cybershot, hence why I didn't include them in the original post.

I can always borrow a DSLR camera from the University library, and attempt taking some pics of the damage, since I have the SE/30 on hand with me.

Those look like very minor defects.
I realize that the plastics on these older compacts are deteriorating, and I know that many of these surviving units have suffered from some form of neglect from their previous owner(s). I have a couple of minor chips on my SE SuperDrive (mostly on the bottom) from many years of use, and moving around, but I tend to ignore it. If the cosmetic condition of my SE/30 were similar to my SE, then I would not have considered this an issue.

I'm not expecting perfection, but I would like to improve the overall condition of this SE/30 the best way I can. All of my other vintage computers are in decent shape, so there is no reason why this SE/30 shouldn't be as well.

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