rest in cyber-peace,

[discolé monade]

[rpgamer]

Why can't laptops just use some actual sturdy hinges? D=

[Mode 7]

 

[scoobdog]

I was kind of hoping you were going to say someone made a hydrogen bomb out of a cyber truck.

[Distortedreasoning]

rip.

hold old was it? 

[discolé monade]

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 

[Mix]

I'm holding mine together with tech-tape.

(it's duct tape >.>)

[scoobdog]

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.....

[discolé monade]

16 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

But, you're going to lose that YETI sticker.....

i know.   : [

[Sieg67]

Yo that laptop is unhinged.

[naraku360]

On 8/15/2024 at 5:50 PM, Sieg67 said:

Yo that laptop is unhinged.

Nah bro, it's off da hook.

[lupin_bebop]

That really sucks. I guess it was bursting at the seams containing all the Internet for you.

[rpgamer]

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..

[scoobdog]

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,

[Sieg67]

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, 2024 by Sieg67

[Mix]

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.

[-Ninja_Jesus-]

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.

[Distortedreasoning]

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.