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    R61 Lid Wobble

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by natsfan89, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. natsfan89

    natsfan89 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My R61 is only around 3 months old, but im noticing the lid doesn't close completely tight. Its a very small amount of wiggle, but i can notice it when i pick up my laptop and carry it to another room. Its mainly on the left side (side opposite of the opening latch). Is this normal? I tested the R61 out in my college's computer store and it had some wiggle when closed as well, maybe even more so than mine.

    Also, if i push with a little amount of pressure on the plastic directly to the left of the tab key a sharp clicking noise is made. It appears that the body panel has a slight amount of "give" to it which makes the clicking nose and was wondering if anybody else with any thinkpad model has this problem?
     
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    IAmTheEvilest Notebook Guru

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    The slight wobble is normal when the lid is closed.

    Remember, the ThinkPads don't have any rubber pads between the lid and the "deck" so there has to been a bit of space between the parts.
     
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    natsfan89 Notebook Enthusiast

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    But what about this issue:

    Also, if i push with a little amount of pressure on the plastic directly to the left of the tab key a sharp clicking noise is made. It appears that the body panel has a slight amount of "give" to it which makes the clicking nose and was wondering if anybody else with any thinkpad model has this problem?