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    Is it me, or do laptop hinges and the screens feel weak?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mitts2010, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. mitts2010

    mitts2010 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a new Acer laptop...but the only thing that bugs me is the screen and the hinges seem pretty flimsy and don't feel like they will last long. I thought it was just mine...but all the screens on the laptops at Best Buy felt the same way...even some of the expensive ones, they weren't very stiff and wiggled a bit in place. Anyone else think the same?

    The only laptop I have seen that "meets my expectations" is a friend's really expensive Thinkpad...that screen feels super stiff and it doesn't have any flex to it.

    If the hinges do break, is it covered under warranty?
     
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    *hugs my thinkpad* metal hinges and almost zero flex ftw

    Those were my same exact thoughts when I looked at different laptops at Bestbuy and Circuit City. I don't know about the warranty, but if they have accidental damage, then that should cover it, but as for base warranty it should not.
     
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    The ones on display at Best Buy probably gets opened and closed probably a few hundred times a week.
    You can always get an exchange on yours if you think its only yours but it seems not.
    I don't know about the warranty, if its defective they will replace it, if its wear and tear, might not, but I don't think that you will wear the hinges down to the point where it cannot even hold the screen up.
     
    allan_huang, Jan 7, 2008
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    It's not mine, it's all of them...the display unit was worse...but that's because it's opened and closed a hundred times a day. So you don't think it's going to cause a problem?
     
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    It's the flex/wobble that irritates me...but I can get used to it I guess. I am just used to using a expensive Thinkpad I guess.
     
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    It was the most annoying thing for me, but now I'm used to it.
     
    John B, Jan 7, 2008
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    Thinkpads do have pretty awesome hinges, ;).

    That said, both of my Dells, XPS M140 and e1505 didn't have much flex/wobble.
     
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    What is the point? As people have said what is going to happen? Your replacement would not be any better than what you talk about!
     
    powerpack, Jan 8, 2008
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    I think they're just scared it'll break is the problem. I mean if my screen were way flexy I wouldn't really care since it goes away after a tiny bit anyways(like when you stop moving). A broken screen would be really bad though =[
     
    KidProdigy, Jan 8, 2008
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