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The Toshiba 1.8" HDD in some iRiver H300 series DAPs (introduced in 2004) have pentalobe screws, and thus predate Apple's use as originally claimed in this article by several years. 203.129.50.121 ( talk) 23:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
You are welcome. Proof: http://www2.wiha.com/files/asia-pacific/EN-Asia-Pacific_catalogue.pdf Please change 178.82.174.42 ( talk) 19:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Andrewa ( talk) 16:29, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Pentalobe security screw →
Pentalobe screw – More concise, already redirects here, was the original name of the article before an undiscussed move (in 2016), and is used in most or all of the cited sources. —
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11:29, 17 September 2016 Japanesealphabet talk contribs block 54 bytes +54 Japanesealphabet moved page Pentalobe screw to Pentalobe security screw: official name
which gave no valid rationale. Andrewa ( talk) 16:29, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Just what dimension is the "Dimension" field of the table supposed to be? It does not seem to be the major diameter of he screw of the head diameter. Is seems like it might be close to the minimum diameter of the driver bit, but that's tricky to measure and doesn't seem quite right either.
(I came to this page looking for the thread pitch and major diameter of these screws, and was a bit disappointed). jhawkinson ( talk) 02:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
202.91.205.118 recently added the quote that "mechanically, the pentalobe tends to be inferior to other screws [with] has a shallow draft that makes the screw prone to stripping out." I am skeptical:
In sum, I don't know what this claim means, and I'm not sure it's correct. And, of course, depending on what is meant, it's just one axis of many, and I'm not sure it's right to label the screw "inferior" because of it. That's just one person's opinion? jhawkinson ( talk) 12:29, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
Howard from NYC ( talk) 20:58, 22 May 2022 (UTC) here's sources for content to exploit as source for prose... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/eff-presents-john-scalzi-science-fiction-story-about-our-right-repair-petition and https://doctorow.medium.com/apples-cement-overshoes-329856288d13
1.1 mm is a PL2 [1] and so on. All dimension are wrong. WTF
[1] Source: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Touch+Bar+Late+2016+Display+Assembly+Replacement/113612#s215923 137.226.182.187 ( talk) 16:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
If you compare the diagram with the picture of the screws below it you can see that the actual screws have a five pointed star shape with rounded tips. The diagram doesn't have a star shape, it is five overlapping circles. The details of the diagram file don't include any references as to where the shape has come from. I suggest the diagram is changed to reflect the actual screws. 31.94.29.186 ( talk) 10:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
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The Toshiba 1.8" HDD in some iRiver H300 series DAPs (introduced in 2004) have pentalobe screws, and thus predate Apple's use as originally claimed in this article by several years. 203.129.50.121 ( talk) 23:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
You are welcome. Proof: http://www2.wiha.com/files/asia-pacific/EN-Asia-Pacific_catalogue.pdf Please change 178.82.174.42 ( talk) 19:24, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Andrewa ( talk) 16:29, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Pentalobe security screw →
Pentalobe screw – More concise, already redirects here, was the original name of the article before an undiscussed move (in 2016), and is used in most or all of the cited sources. —
BarrelProof (
talk)
18:41, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
11:29, 17 September 2016 Japanesealphabet talk contribs block 54 bytes +54 Japanesealphabet moved page Pentalobe screw to Pentalobe security screw: official name
which gave no valid rationale. Andrewa ( talk) 16:29, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Just what dimension is the "Dimension" field of the table supposed to be? It does not seem to be the major diameter of he screw of the head diameter. Is seems like it might be close to the minimum diameter of the driver bit, but that's tricky to measure and doesn't seem quite right either.
(I came to this page looking for the thread pitch and major diameter of these screws, and was a bit disappointed). jhawkinson ( talk) 02:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
202.91.205.118 recently added the quote that "mechanically, the pentalobe tends to be inferior to other screws [with] has a shallow draft that makes the screw prone to stripping out." I am skeptical:
In sum, I don't know what this claim means, and I'm not sure it's correct. And, of course, depending on what is meant, it's just one axis of many, and I'm not sure it's right to label the screw "inferior" because of it. That's just one person's opinion? jhawkinson ( talk) 12:29, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
Howard from NYC ( talk) 20:58, 22 May 2022 (UTC) here's sources for content to exploit as source for prose... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/eff-presents-john-scalzi-science-fiction-story-about-our-right-repair-petition and https://doctorow.medium.com/apples-cement-overshoes-329856288d13
1.1 mm is a PL2 [1] and so on. All dimension are wrong. WTF
[1] Source: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Touch+Bar+Late+2016+Display+Assembly+Replacement/113612#s215923 137.226.182.187 ( talk) 16:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
If you compare the diagram with the picture of the screws below it you can see that the actual screws have a five pointed star shape with rounded tips. The diagram doesn't have a star shape, it is five overlapping circles. The details of the diagram file don't include any references as to where the shape has come from. I suggest the diagram is changed to reflect the actual screws. 31.94.29.186 ( talk) 10:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)