Was planning to upgrade the memory in my dell inspiron 2n1 from 8gb to 16gb, the service manual says to use all these tools to reduce the chance of ESD damage (and to purchase them from dell of course). Is this a genuine concern when working inside laptops or will I be fine touching the chassis every few minutes or so? I used absolutely zero protection from ESD while building my PC and it turned out fine so just wondering.
Getting an ESD wriststrap is like $2.00. If your wall outlets are grounded, you can touch an unpainted ground screw or add an insulated wire stripped at both ends and secure one end to the screw for the outlet wall plate and touch the other end of the wire periodically. 99 times out of 100 you will be fine, but walking on carpet then touching sensitive electronics can fry the electronics.