On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 13:05 +0800, Roberto Verzola wrote:
> First thing to break (under normal use) for most laptops is the mechanical
> link between the screen and the body of the laptop. Acer, toshiba, fujitsu
> etc. which I've tried all suffered from this problem. I'd appreciate any
> experience about brands/models that are well-built in this respect.
I've had that problem once or twice. Paolo Falcone just had it happen
to his IBM/Lenovo laptop recently. It's relatively easy to keep the
hinge from failing. Be gentle with the laptop screen when opening
and closing. Do that slowly and smoothly. Avoid using the laptop on
a moving vehicle over rough roads (e.g., on a bus to baguio or vigan).
That can stress the hinge when the bus moves up and down on a rough
road. It's worse on a laptop with a large screen (heavier). I don's
know if it's worse with a laptop with tight versus loose hinges. It's
probably equally bad on both.
Generally, try to have the screen stay stable. if it's moving,
then it's being stressed. repetitive stress/strain is bad for it.
tiger
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