[ale] [OT] laptop hinge broke! day going downhill!

[Greg Freemyer]

Fyi:

There has been at least one class action lawsuit related pre-mature
hinge failure.

I don't recall the details.

Greg

On 3/2/11, Ron Frazier <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com> wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Thanks for the tip.  That's an interesting thought.  I'll keep it in
> mind.  I'm skeptical that it will work since the little plastic and
> metal parts that the hinge was attached to are broken inside the
> computer's lid. I may have to take the bezel off and look around.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
> On 03/01/2011 11:32 PM, Richard Bronosky wrote:
>>
>> Google JB Weld. Use JB Weld.
>>
>>> On Feb 25, 2011 9:53 AM, "Ron Frazier" <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com
>>> <mailto:atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> After my unhappy experience with the LXDE install, before I went to bed
>>> last night, one of the hinges on my laptop lid broke!  This day is
>>> rapidly going downhill.  I am now literally holding the thing together
>>> with tape.  At the moment, the display still works, but I know it's days
>>> are numbered.
>>>
>>> I need to know if anyone has a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop that is
>>> functional.  I don't care about the hard drive, DVD drive, and battery,
>>> since I intend to swap those out if needed.  If all those things work,
>>> that's great, but not required.  It does need to be the same model
>>> number though, and the lid / hinge / display system needs to work.  I
>>> may have to delegate this system to permanent desktop duty.
>>>
>>> <RANT ON>
>>>
>>> I have owned 3 laptops, and I don't abuse them.  Every one has broken in
>>> some way.
>>>
>>> IBM Thinkpad, Windows 98 originally, power connector broke.  Took 3
>>> hours to disassemble the PC, re-solder it, and reassemble.  Works now,
>>> but is very slow.  (CPU is Pentium I, 300 MHz)
>>>
>>> Toshiba Satellite, Windows XP originally, laptop hinge broke, display
>>> always dark but text is there, computer works fine, now a permanent
>>> desktop machine.
>>>
>>> Dell Inspiron 1525, Vista originally, see above.  The hinge was attached
>>> to the flange of the display screen, a very flimsy piece of metal only a
>>> couple of thousandths of an inch thick.  Counting leverage, there were
>>> probably 30 lbs of force on that little flange.  In my opinion, very bad
>>> design.
>>>
>>> This is VERY frustrating!  I keep having to buy new equipment to replace
>>> stuff that works due to cheap crummy mechanical parts.
>>>
>>> <RANT OFF>
>>>
>>> OK, I feel somewhat better now.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
>>> call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
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>>>
>>> Ron Frazier
>>>
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> --
>
> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
> call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
> mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new messages very quickly.)
>
> Ron Frazier
>
> 770-205-9422 (O)   Leave a message.
> linuxdude AT c3energy.com
>
>

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