discolé monade Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Why can't laptops just use some actual sturdy hinges? D= 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Shackleford Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I was kind of hoping you were going to say someone made a hydrogen bomb out of a cyber truck. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 rip. hold old was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 7 hours ago, Distortedreasoning said: rip. hold old was it? only a couple-three years old? been through SO much though. so much. once i started putting stickers on her, it was all down hill. luckily had another on standby. used 1x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I'm holding mine together with tech-tape. (it's duct tape >.>) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 hours ago, discolé monade said: only a couple-three years old? been through SO much though. so much. once i started putting stickers on her, it was all down hill. luckily had another on standby. used 1x But, you're going to lose that YETI sticker..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 16 minutes ago, scoobdog said: But, you're going to lose that YETI sticker..... i know. : [ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Yo that laptop is unhinged. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 On 8/15/2024 at 5:50 PM, Sieg67 said: Yo that laptop is unhinged. Nah bro, it's off da hook. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 That really sucks. I guess it was bursting at the seams containing all the Internet for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 8/15/2024 at 11:22 AM, Mix said: I'm holding mine together with tech-tape. (it's duct tape >.>) I did this with my first laptop, maybe even second, but eventually graduated to epoxy putty. Tape eventually loses adhesion as the hinge keeps fighting it. Plus all that residue, bleh. Epoxy putty says "the hinge inside will break long before this ever pops open again." This was also back when it was somewhat prohibitive for me to just replace the hinge.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 What broke? It looks to me that there was a metal bar embedded into the case that the circular hinge attached to. It a bit blurry so I can't tell if the case itself broke or the hinge on screen bezel broke, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) 4 hours ago, scoobdog said: What broke? It looks to me that there was a metal bar embedded into the case that the circular hinge attached to. It a bit blurry so I can't tell if the case itself broke or the hinge on screen bezel broke, There is a metal hing screwed into 4 brass inserts which are molded into plastic. It's almost always the plastic part that fails and this case is no different. You can really see it in the 2nd picture. I've seen people drive bolts all the way through to bottom of their laptops to fix them. Edited August 21 by Sieg67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 23 hours ago, rpgamer said: I did this with my first laptop, maybe even second, but eventually graduated to epoxy putty. Tape eventually loses adhesion as the hinge keeps fighting it. Plus all that residue, bleh. Epoxy putty says "the hinge inside will break long before this ever pops open again." This was also back when it was somewhat prohibitive for me to just replace the hinge.. Oh, but you don't understand. I use the very best premium duct tape. Made from all natural free range duckt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ninja_Jesus- Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/14/2024 at 6:54 PM, rpgamer said: Why can't laptops just use some actual sturdy hinges? D= My last laptop had this issue too. The hinge plastic practically disintegrated. I think it’s a conspiracy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/15/2024 at 5:15 AM, discolé monade said: only a couple-three years old? been through SO much though. so much. once i started putting stickers on her, it was all down hill. luckily had another on standby. used 1x thats not that old but these laptops are very hit and miss. mine lasted 10+ years before i had to buy another one. of course it was being held together by tape and good intentions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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