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    ThinkPad Tablets: are hinge OK in the long run?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kilou, May 11, 2011.

  1. kilou

    kilou Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I may consider getting the X220T but I was wondering about how the hinge system holds in the long run. Do people with X200T or X201T have any experience of failure/breakage?

    I heard the X201T had a loose hinge. What about the X220T?

    Does the screen "cable" support years of screen rotation in the hinge? I plan to keep the laptop for at least 6-7 years (my current MSI S260 is 6 years old and still runs fine)

    Can you actually renew the hinge assembly if it gets loose or broken?

    Thanks
     
    kilou, May 11, 2011
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  2. bogatyr

    bogatyr Notebook Evangelist

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    Just get a warranty with it.

    As for my X201T, after a year of daily swiveling the hinge, everything works perfectly. Hinge isn't loose.

    My X200T was the same, worked great no issues.
     
    bogatyr, May 11, 2011
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