DSs durability?

I know Nintendo consoles tend to be VERY durable but im curious to know the durability of the DS. Have you ever dropped or have it dropped by a younger sibling, or left it in very high or low temperatures, or maybe spill some liquid on it?

Well I bought a DS when it first came out and the left hinge is now cracked. I've never dropped my DS and its never been abused in anyway so I was surprised to find the crack. Other people have had this problem though so I'm not totally surprised. As far as I can tell, the crack seems to be cosmetic because the structrual integrity doesn't seem to be compromised.

Other than this, I've never heard of others having problems with their DS devices unless they blatantly abused them. The new DS systems might have a better made hinge as well as I'm sure Nintendo is aware of the problem, and to their credit this only recently happened after owning the system since launch which is almost 2 years now.

So in short, the DS us durable, don't worry about it.

i've done everything but spill liquid on it, the most it will do in cold or hot temperatures is drain the battery. droping it may scratch it a bit and dent it if your unlucky.

its a bloody little tank

The DS is alright, but not the strongest. The hinges do seem to crack easily, my mate's broke after a month or two.
The DS Lite, however, is tough. I've had mine for ages and it has barely even got a scratch.

I've dropped mine quite a bit and left it outside once, also it got rained on

I know Nintendo consoles tend to be VERY durable but im curious to know the durability of the DS. Have you ever dropped or have it dropped by a younger sibling, or left it in very high or low temperatures, or maybe spill some liquid on it?

macho_c_a

I take perfect care of my DS Lite, but I'm not immune to certain problems. While screen protectors have saved me from vertical scratches caused by Meteos (My Phat is scratched beyond), I have a cracked hinge. My cracked hinge can almost certainly be attributed to my use of the Nerf DS armor accessory. I never had a problem before using this accessory, but it's added weight, and hing system caused additional stress to the hinge, causing it to crack.

i bought my ds lite on first day it was out, i've dropped it tons of times, use no screen protectors and i play it ALOT, its been with me on trips all over world and its fine, never had any problem with it, good as new

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I know Nintendo consoles tend to be VERY durable but im curious to know the durability of the DS. Have you ever dropped or have it dropped by a younger sibling, or left it in very high or low temperatures, or maybe spill some liquid on it?

DSfanatic5

I take perfect care of my DS Lite, but I'm not immune to certain problems. While screen protectors have saved me from vertical scratches caused by Meteos (My Phat is scratched beyond), I have a cracked hinge. My cracked hinge can almost certainly be attributed to my use of the Nerf DS armor accessory. I never had a problem before using this accessory, but it's added weight, and hing system caused additional stress to the hinge, causing it to crack.

Nope, sounds like you got one in the batch of DS' that have that problem.

I and many others users have the NERF case with no problems whatsoever.

Sorry about the hinge problem though, go get it fixed.

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I know Nintendo consoles tend to be VERY durable but im curious to know the durability of the DS. Have you ever dropped or have it dropped by a younger sibling, or left it in very high or low temperatures, or maybe spill some liquid on it?

Jaysonguy

I take perfect care of my DS Lite, but I'm not immune to certain problems. While screen protectors have saved me from vertical scratches caused by Meteos (My Phat is scratched beyond), I have a cracked hinge. My cracked hinge can almost certainly be attributed to my use of the Nerf DS armor accessory. I never had a problem before using this accessory, but it's added weight, and hing system caused additional stress to the hinge, causing it to crack.

Nope, sounds like you got one in the batch of DS' that have that problem.

I and many others users have the NERF case with no problems whatsoever.

Sorry about the hinge problem though, go get it fixed.

Sorry, but it sounds like you're wrong. I've used and abused my DS Lite since the moment it released, and I never had a problem with the hinges. Trust me, when the news got out about the cracks, I checked my DS on a regular basis. It wasn't until I started using the Nerf DS armor, that the cracks appeared. To anyone who has used this accessory, you'll be quick to notice that the DS doesn't extend to it's full opening, quite like it did before. It almost feels "forced" into the fully open position, and the added weight of the top screen never felt quite right.

Now that I'm playing Ninja Gaiden in a "sideways book" style position, I removed my Nerf Armor, and things have been great. The Nerf Armor is a great accessory, but I feel it has had a negative effect on my system overall. I don't care if others agree, but that is my experience, and I'm sticking to it.

I'm a walking hazard. I've dropped my DS on the cement, spilled water on it countless times, and have taken away the innocence of the bottom screen with my Ouendan playing.

The DS is damn near indestructible I assure you.

i threw my ds down my stairs many times.. it still works great :)Shaz123

Threw!?!?!

I'm very careful with my DS Phat, so it has hardly any significant cosmetic flaws.

However, my little cousin (he's gonna be 5 this year) has dropped his so many times on tile and cement. It lasted a lot longer than predicted, until it eventually cracked in half. However, my uncle got it repaired, so it continued to work for a whole longer. Finally, the poor machine died, and my cousin now has a DS Lite.

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I know Nintendo consoles tend to be VERY durable but im curious to know the durability of the DS. Have you ever dropped or have it dropped by a younger sibling, or left it in very high or low temperatures, or maybe spill some liquid on it?

DSfanatic5

I take perfect care of my DS Lite, but I'm not immune to certain problems. While screen protectors have saved me from vertical scratches caused by Meteos (My Phat is scratched beyond), I have a cracked hinge. My cracked hinge can almost certainly be attributed to my use of the Nerf DS armor accessory. I never had a problem before using this accessory, but it's added weight, and hing system caused additional stress to the hinge, causing it to crack.

Nope, sounds like you got one in the batch of DS' that have that problem.

I and many others users have the NERF case with no problems whatsoever.

Sorry about the hinge problem though, go get it fixed.

Sorry, but it sounds like you're wrong. I've used and abused my DS Lite since the moment it released

Found your problem

Perhaps if you took care of it it wouldn't have had so much stress when you got the NERF case

Better luck with the next one.