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    Hinge issue with M15x fixed?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by shaknbakenyc, May 3, 2009.

  1. shaknbakenyc

    shaknbakenyc Notebook Evangelist

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    Just wondering if anyone here knows weather the Hinge issue with the M15x has been fixed? I just sent in my laptop for the first time to get it repaired and since im leaving to another country I was hoping someone will know weather they do a quick fix solution or they know how to fix it now? Thanks
     
    shaknbakenyc, May 3, 2009
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    It's really a manufacturing defect... not really going to get a permanent fix, you're just going to have the parts replaced.
     
    Hep!, May 3, 2009
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  3. whizzo

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    AW says it's been fixed (permanently).
     
    whizzo, May 3, 2009
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  4. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Just like Dell says the 8400 in the M1330 has been fixed :rolleyes:
     
    Hep!, May 3, 2009
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  5. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    yeah, well, AW would never do something like that... everybody knows that AW and Dell are two totally different compan...

    sh**.
     
    whizzo, May 3, 2009
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    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Now that's funny.
     
    TurbodTalon, May 3, 2009
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  7. T3hShortness

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    yeah i have to agree that was funny it kind of angers me that alienware was bought out by dell me personally im not a fan of dell computers yet im using a dell to type this response :D
     
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  8. rifle_shot

    rifle_shot Notebook Geek

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    Im pretty sure that the issue has been fixed... I had my hinge repaired on two different laptops, the 1st eventually died after only 3 months so I raised hell and got a new replacement laptop. But after the hinge repair on the second I have not had a single problem, and that was 5 months ago. I take the laptop to classes 3 days a week and it has not shown a single sign of the hinge issue returning.

    So to sum this up, if you buy a new system, or yours is at least a few months old, I would assume that you wont have the issue...
     
    rifle_shot, May 4, 2009
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    Haha remember all the fights we used to have about this back in the day?
     
    Stone825, May 4, 2009
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  10. whizzo

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    ah yes - good times those were. :D
     
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    i have had mine since september 2008 and so far the hinges seem really fine.. I only get the cracking sound from the screen itself, but i guess thats because of the material the screen's made of.. I do believe the hinges are working fine and will not become a problem..
     
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  12. mr_fro2000

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    i have creaking as well, but have not had any problems since getting fixed the 1st time.

    as a precaution, i may use some contact paper to keep it together.
     
    mr_fro2000, May 4, 2009
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  13. shaknbakenyc

    shaknbakenyc Notebook Evangelist

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    what the hell is contact paper lol
     
    shaknbakenyc, May 5, 2009
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    I had a seperation between the top of the lid and the black plastic on the front. It felt stable however, the space was still there so I just got some super glue and I let it fill the space and pressed it tight. It seems to be working 0.0 for now
     
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  15. dogeatdawg

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    kinda like wallpaper, super sticky thick paper, a lot of people put them on the bottom of drawers to make them look pretty lol
     
    dogeatdawg, May 5, 2009
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  16. Koshinn

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    Well I've had my hinge replaced twice (nov, feb), and this time it looks good, but since I got a netbook, I might open my m15x once a day, if that.
     
    Koshinn, May 5, 2009
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