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<p><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 25, 2011 9:53 AM, "Ron Frazier" <<a href="mailto:atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com">atllinuxenthinfo@c3energy.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>After my unhappy experience with the LXDE install, before I went to bed<br>
last night, one of the hinges on my laptop lid broke! This day is<br>
rapidly going downhill. I am now literally holding the thing together<br>
with tape. At the moment, the display still works, but I know it's days<br>
are numbered.<br>
<br>
I need to know if anyone has a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop that is<br>
functional. I don't care about the hard drive, DVD drive, and battery,<br>
since I intend to swap those out if needed. If all those things work,<br>
that's great, but not required. It does need to be the same model<br>
number though, and the lid / hinge / display system needs to work. I<br>
may have to delegate this system to permanent desktop duty.<br>
<br>
<RANT ON><br>
<br>
I have owned 3 laptops, and I don't abuse them. Every one has broken in<br>
some way.<br>
<br>
IBM Thinkpad, Windows 98 originally, power connector broke. Took 3<br>
hours to disassemble the PC, re-solder it, and reassemble. Works now,<br>
but is very slow. (CPU is Pentium I, 300 MHz)<br>
<br>
Toshiba Satellite, Windows XP originally, laptop hinge broke, display<br>
always dark but text is there, computer works fine, now a permanent<br>
desktop machine.<br>
<br>
Dell Inspiron 1525, Vista originally, see above. The hinge was attached<br>
to the flange of the display screen, a very flimsy piece of metal only a<br>
couple of thousandths of an inch thick. Counting leverage, there were<br>
probably 30 lbs of force on that little flange. In my opinion, very bad<br>
design.<br>
<br>
This is VERY frustrating! I keep having to buy new equipment to replace<br>
stuff that works due to cheap crummy mechanical parts.<br>
<br>
<RANT OFF><br>
<br>
OK, I feel somewhat better now.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ron<br>
<br>
--<br>
<br>
(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to<br>
call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy<br>
mailing lists and such. I don't always see new messages very quickly.)<br>
<br>
Ron Frazier<br>
<br>
770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.<br>
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