New MBP Screen is really loose!

I have the new MBP and the screen is really lose. If I hold up the laptop with the screen open and tilt the laptop towards me, the screen will start to close on its own. None of my other laptops(Sony, Dell) do this. Is this normal?

 

The screen is loose, not lose. I've heard that the screens are loose on the new MBP's if you hold them up at a 75 - 80 degree angle.

 

yes...I meant loose!

 

yeah... If I hold mine at about an 80 degree angle the screen will start closing on it's own as well.

 

I don't get that either. The screen must be extremely heavy. The new Alu Macbook's hinge in very strong and you literally have to tilt it with a bit force to move it. I don't know why the MBP's hinge isn't as strong. The 17" model is the same way.

 

Ya mine is like that too. Oh when I was watching diggnation yesterday thats what happened to kevin's MBP lol.

 

^ I believe the reason they made the screen was like that was so that you could lift it with one hand. On other laptops you have to hold the base of the laptop down with one hand, and then left with the other.

In a sense its more convenient, but if you decide to hold your laptop in an unconventional position (as I do in bed) then this will be a problem.

 

thats weird, cause it doesnt happen on my friends mbp. Her hinge is pretty stiff, it takes a little force to close the notebook.

 

I noticed that some of the new MBP's in the Apple store were like this as well. That's Rev A hardware for ya. You could try taking it to the Apple store and see if they'll fix it (though they might claim that it's "within spec").

 

I think it should be: That's gravity for ya.

Mine closes when the screen is parallel with the ground, but I like opening my laptop with one hand. I don't think its such a big deal, though I'm sure that Apple only needs to tighten a couple screws to make it more motion resistant.

 

Mine only swings close when I lift the base past a vertical position if you know what I mean. lol can't explain it.

 

Both my new MBP 2.53Ghz models (wife just got one!) never close by themselves, at any angle. I'd return it...

 

The screen is actually heavier than the body, as far as I can tell..

if you grab the computer by the body, and lift it up in a jerking motion, the screen is going to tilt back, that's how heavy it is.

The latch is just fine.

 

Since there are people with steady screens, I would say it is not normal. Like someone said, revision A of a product. Seems they don't QA this kind of stuff... Personally, I wouldn't like to have a loose screen.

 

Mine will move if I jerk the computer around, however sitting on my lap or table or whatever, the screen never moves. I have other laptops as well and though this MBP seems to be a little easier to move the screen on, the screens will move on all of them when you hold them at angles a laptop was never meant to be used. I agree with others, it is nice to be able to open or close the screen without having to hold the base closed.

 

My MBP was a CTO. I can bring my screen down to under an inch (more if I wanted to) and it stays where I put it. In other words, it doesn't close on it's own as some described here.

 

What I would worry about is that over time it will probably get worse. For some people who always use it on a desk or table that's not a problem. For others it can eventually become a real pain. Doing the "on the lap balancing act" isn't much fun. I mastered it with my old Compaq which had a defective hinge.
My point is, I would get it looked into. I would hate to see how the hinge would degrade over time. You have at least a year to see how it goes tho, right?

 

I don't believe the hinge will degrade. It's just the way Apple designed it to function. They probably thought it wouldn't be a problem for the majority of users who keep their MBP on a desk or table and prefer to open/close the lid easily with one hand.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=317098 My macbook is like the one in that thread is it normal?

 

yeah, i guess its normal..

 

Is that "Yeah, I guess its normal." or is it "Yeah, I guess its normal..."? Those two are very different!

 

I didn't read the whole thread, but the screen is too heavy. The 17" MBP does this too.