nx8220 loose hinges

Does anyone else feel that the screen hinges on their nx8220 is kind of loose or wobbly so to say? It does not fall down or change position or anything, it just feels a bit wobbly. Not a big problem, but i wonder if i should send it in for repair or something?

 

What's your definition of "a bit wobbly"? I have the nx8220 and I feel the hinges are solid. When the unit is on a table, there's no bounce/wobbling of anykind. Of course, when on you're lap, you're gonna get movement no matter what, so the screen may wobble a bit, but that's normal. If yours is wobbling while on your desk, then you may have a small problem. There's a quick way to test to see if you need new hinges. All you need to do is open your LCD or close your LCD so it's at a 45 degree angle (135 degrees if open), and just pull/puch the screen (depends if it's open at 45 degrees or 135 degrees) to try to get it to 90 degrees (upright). If the screen moves more than 1/2" then you may have a slight problem and might want to get them swapped out.

Just a note, HP doesn't just replace the hinges, they replace the entire LCD panel and back covers (this was HP's standard policy the last time I repaired HP/Compaq notebooks).

-Vb-

 

With a bit woobly, I mean that i can move the screen 1 or 2 degrees without actually changing its position.

About the test to test my hinges, I didn't really understand what you meant, can you please explain?

 

Oops...Sorry about that. After reading it myself, it does seem a bit difficult to follow.

What I meant to describe was:

- When looking at your notebook from the side, with your LCD open 90 degrees the screen should be standing straight up (L shaped).

- Push the LCD open some more (45 degrees) so that it's in this type of position \_ or _/, which ever way you're looking at it.

- In this position, most of the LCD's weight is on the hinges. Just pull on the screen (like you're about to close it) a bit (lightly) and see how much movement you get. If it's and inch or more of movement, then it may be a problem. If not, then there's no need to worry.

-Vb-

 

When in 45 degrees, it just moves like maximum a centimetre or so. When standing upright 90 degrees it can move a little bit more but now a lot. This shouldn't be a problem, should it?

 

Just checked my screen and it does the same, approx 1cm of movement. There shouldn't be anything to worry about.

-Vb-

 

Allright. In this test, how hard should you pull? I'm not sure if I did it hard enough. This "looseness" I'm talking about is not flexibility if that's what you thought, it's more like "looseness" if you know what I mean

Maybe I'm confusing you now

 

You don't have to pull hard at all, just a slight amount of pressure, enough before you start to get resistance from the hinges, that's it. Anything more and you'll generally be forcing the movement. Since there's not bending (flexibility) of the actual LCD screen (since it's solid), the only movement is on the hinges. With only 1 cm of movement, that's normal as I get the exact same thing as I indicated above.

If what I'm describing is not what you're talking about, then you're gonna have to be a bit more descriptive on the differences between looseness and flexibility.

But, if you feel that this is too much movement (1cm), then you always have the option to either send the unit in for service or get the unit exchanged (if it's within 30days and if you got it directly from HP.com).

-Vb-

 

I called HP support and the guy I spoke with said that the nx8220 he had over there had the same thing and that there was nothing wrong with my computer.