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The main reason you get cracked plastics is when the hinges start to get out of sync with one another. One gets looser than the other (by either the spring or the screws changing). That causes a twisting force on the plastics when the lid is moved, thus the broken plastics.
Keep them tight, and always open the lid with both hands, one at each corner, and youll never have a hinge failure.
I think the HP Spectre x360 hinge is brilliant. It has a Torsion Rod between the two that keeps the pressure identical on each hinge, solving many of these issues.
that is what I do, lift from the center.At least do it from the center then.
Keep them tight, and always open the lid with both hands, one at each corner, and youll never have a hinge failure. I think the HP Spectre x360 hinge is brilliant.
How do you use 2 hands to open the lid? do you put your pinkies on the edge of the base and use your thumbs to lift the screen and slide them down the sides to open?Keep them tight, and always open the lid with both hands, one at each corner, and youll never have a hinge failure. I think the HP Spectre x360 hinge is brilliant.
if you had to estimate, how many times did you open/close your laptop before the hinges broke off the case?
notebook makers can't seem to ever get this right.
The hinges are still good, but your shell is cracked.
Depends on the laptop. I've had ones that have lasted ages (5 years) with daily uses (4-5 times min open and closing) and perhaps tightening screws once every 2 years It was an old Compaq believe it or not. I've also had an Asus that had a plastic cover over the hinge that broke after 1 and half years of use. Tough to say.if you had to estimate, how many times did you open/close your laptop before the hinges broke off the case?
notebook makers can't seem to ever get this right.
The hinges are still good, but your shell is cracked.
Never had that happen but I don't use consumer laptops, only business class stuff: Dell Latitudes/Precisions, HP EliteBooks/ProBooks, and IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads (only the X/T/W) series. Consumer stuff sucks, really, and has been nothing but trouble for so many clients of mine and I keep telling them not to waste their money on consumer plastic shiny bullshit machines but they don't listen. So instead of the spending money on a better machine and not needing my help nearly as much - which of course would be bad for me in terms of income - they don't listen to me, they buy cheap shit consumer machines, and they end up needing my help more than they would if they'd listen to me so that's a win for me in terms of income and a loss for them for having to spend even more money out of pocket.
Some people just don't seem to grasp how that works.