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    m11x hinge collapsed today

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Wiggy Fuzz, May 16, 2010.

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    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    yesterday in somebody's topic i noted that my hinge was making creaking noises since i unboxed it - early on i didn't take much notice, because most hinges on my laptops have creaked a little.

    anyway, i had been considering sending it for a repair or a replacement (it was less than 28 days, and my store offered an exchange)

    so today i opened the lid and it felt incredibly flimsy on the left hand side. i pressed it a little with my finger, and the hinge sunk a fair bit, and stayed like that.

    anyway i've sent it back to the store to get it repaired (there were some irreplaceable stickers on it, which i told them i wanted to keep - when my macbook broke, with nice stickers, apple gave me a new unit and switched the screen back over for me)

    so i've got a two week wait, the dell courier will pick it up from the store tomorrow.

    i should have sorted the creaking out as soon as i hear it creak, but i didn't till this happened. for the record, 3 of my mates all bout m11x's (one silver, two blacks) and their one's are rock solid. no flexing or rattling.
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, May 16, 2010
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