Change Jam to Orange SPV M500 casing?

[LeSkip]

Partly because I have damaged my Magician case slightly, and partly because I find the SPV M500 a lot more visually appealing, I'm curious whether they are actually the very same device with different casing, and if it would be possible to buy the M500 casing somewhere and pop my Jam into it.

Anyone else interested in doing this? Anyone know if it is possible?

For you who haven't seen the M500, msmobiles has a review of it (http://www.msmobiles.com/news.php/3768.html).

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[HBK]

The design certainly is a matter of personal taste. I find the standard Jam/S100 design unfinished and also prefer the Orange version, so I am keeping an eye on this thread...

[jfran]

Placed side by side the orange version is slightly larger than the jam, so it may not work.

rgds

jim

[LeSkip]

Unfinished is definitely the right way to express it. It looks like an engineering sample to me.

I remember reading that somebody was able to order a new casing for the Jam. If that person may please step forward and explain how this was done, it might be a way to get hold of the M500 casing.

Or maybe somebody with an orange contract can contact them in the matter?

Firstly, however, somebody would need to disassemble their M500 so that we can compare its innards with the Jam. There are guides how to disassemble these devices in this forum.

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[cyborg]

Hi LeSkip,

I also like this new look, but my problem is the accessories, have have several leather, silicone cases, and they are all made for Qtek,Imate,O2 mini, xda mini...

If you get to know where these hard cases come from, i'm sure you can ask them for a case...

[HBK]

I have no doubts that it is technically possible to switch the cover. We just need to replace the switches, styli and buttons too. Along with cases and such, of course, as has already been mentioned here. Not a big problem to me, but I see a few other issues, though:

1. Where to buy the M500 cover?
2. The price! It appears to me that no HTC cover has ever been cheap!
3. Once the Magician has been opened, all traces of your warranty is gone!

[jfran]

I think you can get the casings from your local HTC Service centres

rgds

Jim

[LeSkip]

According to the last post in this HowardForums thread they are the exakt same size.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=624198

So far so good.

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