HP consumer model hinges are infamous for breaking.

[@spamtongspamton3422]

Remember: HP stands for Hinge Problems!

[@richardgamez]

Oh hey look! It's my [[KEYGEN]] dealer!

[@FloatingLancaster]

jokes aside, HP stands for Hewlett Packard if someone didn't know

[@Dadnoobian]

@@FloatingLancaster BOOOOOOO!!! LMAO . . im kidding im kidding . . Gateway?

[@FloatingLancaster]

@@Dadnoobian you talk like how I imagine ADHD to talk

[@Dadnoobian]

@@FloatingLancaster umm .. 🕕🕐🕠🕣🕥🕚… yes

[@neo_uwuowo]

sounds like a new reason for me not to recommend hp laptops to anyone

[@YouVidTuber]

Honestly I don't recommend laptops outside of lenovo or apple anymore, they are the only two brands I recognise haven't started sabotaging their own laptops to earn more money

[@Unboundiing]

Honestly have had a lot of experience with hp laptops and these are some of the only ones I wouldn’t reccomend, they used to be way better(I actually have an old one with a subwoofer built in) more modern hp 14-15xxx models normally are made of metal like my one I bought for school. I did have this issue in my dell laptop which sucks. Had a ryzen 7 2700u and now I’m downgraded to a ryzen 3 3250u

[@frackert]

Simple, just only recommend business grade laptops. The ones with these issues are probably $600 and under.

[@YouVidTuber]

@@unknownvidds Apple messes with their phones, their laptops are actually pretty reliable

[@CommanderFoxy]

@@unknownvidds apple laptops are only good for work, they literally cant do any type of gaming but when it comes to work, the only reason you would buy one is if you need a absolutely overkill laptop

[@Recliness]

Doors elevator music is the jam

[@coolmankyle]

Lol yeah. That’s what i thought

[@bogola33]

Ye lol

[@TomExtra]

Lol ik

[@Purple_guy225]

Let's goooo

[@zai205]

Ong

[@joetate87]

Sadly HP, Dell, and Lenovo laptops often suffer from this

[@SalemTechsperts]

Yeah the Dell Inspiron and Lenovo IdeaPad's, but nowhere near the scale of HP.

[@joetate87]

@@SalemTechsperts true

[@brutal2417]

​@@SalemTechspertsI have two similar silver hp envy laptops, both suffer from this exact issue.

[@chitra_s]

Not my Lenovo IdeaPad 3

[@sebixd9709]

​@@SalemTechspertshp elitebook not have the problem

[@alejandroresendez1388]

I was an IT support guy for a couple of years and this not only happened on HPs, Lenovos also had the same problem

[@SalemTechsperts]

Oh yeah, IdeaPad's come in all the time with this problem

[@rolls_8798]

which lenovo you get makes a big difference. yogas are for chumps unless you really need the form factor and get the like $3k top model, ideapad is also for chumps or people after a low spec beater (idk why you wouldn't just get an old second hand thinkpad then), legion is for the xX_Gamer_Xx's and has slightly better build quality than most gaming laptops out there - you will still end up breaking some plastic somewhere on it. thinkpad is peak. dell inspiron is the equivalent of lenovo ideapad, except there's a pretty big range of price points and qualities from Dell, latitude is the equivalent of the thinkpad, also peak and with some great professional-focused custom software - it blocks Windows auto updates and schedules battery charging and everything. I rock a second hand latitude and I think it'll go forever

[@astra6640]

​@@rolls_8798 A bunch of ideapads are pretty great these days. I had an older one that was cheap plastic and that was trash, but I also have a newer one, one of those silvery grey ones, and it's pretty great build quality. Also, you can get amazing value out of these if you're looking for something to do lighter workloads on, like I have a family member with one of these who's a teacher and appreciates the rather modern specs and snappiness of it, since it has a Ryzen 7, an NVMe SSD, and 16 gigs of RAM, and was very cheap for the specs, and has the advantage of being light and compact (it's a 14 inch laptop coming it at 1.4 kg or so iirc). I know the specs because I helped pick it out specifically for her needs. Thinkpads are generally not very compact or light laptops, buying used has the issue of getting you outdated specs, which is an issue especially considering that at least here even brand new laptops you can buy generally tend to be behind the curve. Buying one of these ideapads is actually a pretty great choice if you carry your laptop around a lot and care about specs and snappiness but don't want to pay a fortune because your paycheck is as terrible as a teacher's is in this country.

[@Mr371312]

The cheaper asus models have a similar issue only its the top cover plastic breaking off. I find the lenovo double hinges very sturdy?

[@mart182003]

I’d just skip the hp laptops all together, and just pay more for something better that’ll actually last.

[@vitalik38815]

As someone who does HP warranty repairs, this is one of the most common failures, right after the motherboard dying

[@papi7953]

Can you tell what kills the motherboard because I have hp laptop

[@bangla70s]

'Tis but a flesh wound.

[@tryzmotrippin5481]

Why do the motherboards fail so much? both me and my brother had to get the motherboard replaced in our laptops. We both have hp.

[@paroxet1ne]

Do you guys actually repair the hinges though? I had mine sent to warranty *twice* because first the hinges broke, which they refused to fix, and later the whole motherboard borked itself, which at least they did replace.

[@Yelover9]

Thr fact that he used doors 1elevator jam made this 100 times better

[@SilverBirb]

YES FR

[@SalemTechsperts]

It slaps 🎶🔊

[@tylern6420]

​@@SalemTechsperts bro what i walked into the elevator and i see wierd hands touching a laptop wth is happening 💀

[@getbluespheres3k]

When you're in a hotel and see the lights flickering more than expected

[@garyg3916]

u can fix almost anything with a hammer an a roll of duct tape ?

[@Pace277]

HP = Hinge Problems HP = Heat Problems HP = Hardware Problems

[@alpzepta]

Hot Problem Hell Problem

[@madisonrollings1845]

You would have thought they learned their lesson after recalling the DV9000 series for the same problem in 2009.

[@SalemTechsperts]

The DV9000 was my very first laptop. My Dad went into debt buying it for me for college. He spent close to $2k cause I got it with the highest specs. The GPU died 1 year and 1 month later due to the infamous Nvidia issue. I was devastated. Never again would I buy an HP.

[@jothain]

@@SalemTechsperts HP has so bad built quality. Only bunch of business models are...ok

[@garyg3916]

i actually hav a zd7000 , i think it came out after comm64 ? well it was missing hd an rear covers , able to find most parts , i had to replace charge input jack , an upgraded conversion to micro sd card , similar to ssd , it ran almost as fast as modern , weighted better than 20lbs , but did hav 17 in screen . a brick an a half .. idk back in da day that model costs over 2500 new . now not sure if get anything over 100 .. 😢😮😂 all is well , its collecting dust till i figure what to do wuth it ..😮😅😊

[@OverlordVal]

Man... HP build quality has dropped like a rock. My 2016 spectrex360 has been kicking ass and running great ever since I got it.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Even my 2020 Spectre x360 is built 10000x better than this junk. Pretty sure the Spectre series is handled by the senior engineers and not whoever designs these POS

[@OverlordVal]

@@SalemTechsperts it's genuinely so disappointing; I've recommended HP products to people I know for a long time now prior to this. Thank you for warning people about build quality problems like this.

[@ame8710]

My envy x360 break twice in 3 years...

[@zdeathy60]

I’ve dealt with this exact problem for so many different laptops and I’m currently in the process of ordering a new keyboard to replace the damaged bits. Good video for those not in the know!

[@SalemTechsperts]

Thanks! Hope this helps inform at least 1 person from making a bad decision and buying this junk.

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

​@@SalemTechspertsI'm stuck with an HP my other one flew off the top of my car cause I'm a dork and forgot it. The computer booted! Worked fine but had some body damage...nothing crazy but the best buy wouldn't fix it =_= gave me a whole new one.

[@JoCaTen]

me looking at my hp laptop that's literally the same model. Glad I'm already doing this

[@paulis335]

too late.. mines already crack on the hinge 😭

[@JoCaTen]

@@paulis335 hope you got insurance. I got one for 3 years, about to lose 1 year next month. I thought I wouldn't need it but still got it. Good thing I did after finding out about the bad build quality.

[@jessica49arrow]

​@@paulis335is ur laptop body plastic?

[@RudeDude1096]

​@@paulis335my HP's hinge broke after just 2 years and even after repairing it gets stuck sometimes, will never buy HP laptops again

[@Mrn151]

​​@@paulis335my hp laptop has a crack that starts from the powerbutton and ends at the bottom of the laptop.. ouch

[@ThatJadon_26]

As a previous HP owner, can confirm

[@hhhhhh-ze4mk]

Same😢

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

Remember guys, HP doesn't stand for Hewlett Packard, it stands for Has Problems

[@adumpforaplayer2665]

Hp laptops are pretty good I used hp pavilio for 7 years and it still works fine and can even handle mw2

[@legendvaishnav5758]

@@adumpforaplayer2665 pavilion and omen come under premium category so they dont cheap out on these

[@hanro50]

I use to be a repair tech until recently. For every 1 other brand I got in for hinge repair. I got in at least 2 more HP laptops. I use to say HP stood for Hinge problems.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Hah, that's exactly what we say here. H.inge P.roblems

[@happysingle9204]

I got this problem recently. How to repair

[@jessica49arrow]

​@@happysingle9204Send it to "the greatest technician of all time"

[@emilywood6830]

Took my HP to a repair guy (who had great google reviews). I asked what laptop maker I should go for as my replacement laptop and he said HP's are good 😂😂😂 Never trust a conputer repair guy to give advise on a "good" laptop brand.

[@jessica49arrow]

@@emilywood6830 he just making sure he gets some business after u get an hp laptop 🤣

[@LickyFreaky]

That's pretty cool, having only one guy on that big area is a bit uncanny tho. 9/10.

[@rudrapratapsinghrajawat5270]

My 2019 HP LAPTOP right hinge broke exactly like this. And it happened in 2021.

[@Jerrick24]

What kind of HP laptop was it?

[@rudrapratapsinghrajawat5270]

@@Jerrick24 ​ its model name is BR104TX, i5 8-gen cpu, 2 gb radeon graphics, 8 gb ram, 1 tb hdd. but i have upgraded it with 500gb ssd which improved its boot time drastically.

[@Ivan-fr7xc]

Or you can open the laptop and adjust the hinges pressure with a wrench or pliers, so it will last for much longer.

[@TrashPandaPirate]

Used to own one of these. It served me a solid 3.5 years of high-school abuse. Idk where it is today but its probably still working.

[@RRareGaming]

Too late... I shouldve got this video recommnded last month Edit: it happened to my 8yo hp laptop

[@3Pairs.]

I've repaired so many of this poor design HP laptop lol, I used to tell everyone to avoid hp at all cost because of the hinge problem, this channel is a hidden gem

[@BoxySonic]

Me currently watching this video on that exact laptop with that exact crack 👁👄👁

[@SalemTechsperts]

RIP

[@Ultra_instinct_-user]

​@@SalemTechspertsbro my acer laptop is having the same problem it is cracked how can i fix it

[@BoxySonic]

Update: I have since bought a mini PC so the problem is no longer relevant

[@pbj315]

I work at a laptop repair shop and we get a lot of those HP's. A lot of them have that exact hinge failure. Same with some chrome books and other makes but I can't really remember them off the top of my head.

[@SalemTechsperts]

It was so common that there was a class action lawsuit against them for it, not sure how it ended up though.

[@pbj315]

@@SalemTechsperts really, I didn’t know that!

[@garyg3916]

its the plastic casing AND .. hinges are torqued way too tight prolly manufact issue , i had a heck of a time to loosen himge assembly besides being odd sizes ? metric ? besides dirt/dust doesnt help ..u may be able to squirt just a dab of safe lubricant? mayb petro grease ? something safe , as to not damage electrics ?

[@ugunga]

Owned a couple of hp laptop with black and silver plastic backplates, this has never happened to me before and you don't want to know how many times ive opened and closed it

[@SalemTechsperts]

I'm glad to hear that yours survived, but the hundred or so that came into my shop did not 😔

[@MrX-un8cz]

my hp laptop is made mostly out of aluminium now it's is very light and easy to carry, unfortunately the aluminium chassis also act like a giant passive heatsink

[@A27M_CROMWELL]

LOL

[@RaphaelConstantinou-i4j]

same

[@sounddrill]

this absolutely happens on plastic dells too

[@SalemTechsperts]

Indeed it does, but for every Dell I see with this issue I see at least 10 HP's.

[@TheNamesArif]

But it's dell, so

[@Unboundiing]

Happened to my ryzen 7 2700u. Was already having processor issues though so wasn’t a massive deal

[@Rainaman-]

Hp haven't learned anything over the years. Hands down the worst laptops together with Acer

[@SalemTechsperts]

race to the bottom

[@PieStudios]

Don’t buy a plastic laptop, problem solved.

[@SalemTechsperts]

That's a good start but generally plastic laptops fit the budget range and that gives the consumer no choice (because they don't know better to just go on eBay and buy something used and more durable.)

[@zNoah]

If you have a laptop store nearby, you can just move the screen around and see if there's any flex

[@PieStudios]

@@SalemTechsperts or just buy when laptops are on deep sales. Got a Ryzen 5 HP ENVY for $449 lol. You just have to be savvy.

[@enzoperruccio]

​@@SalemTechsperts I don't care if it's more durable, i want something that's brand new and hasn't been messed with. Plus most of the reasonably priced stuff is close to 10 years old and about to break at any second.

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@enzoperruccio 2020 10th gen i7 Dell Latitude's with 1 year warranty's are going for $250 on eBay. "About to break any second" except they aren't because they're more durable LOL. People like you keep me in business buying these BrAnD NeW $250 laptops 😂 Thank you!

[@Techlevel1534.]

Hp was a really good brand. I don’t recommend them anymore. I have a Hp laptop from 2006 and it doesn’t have a single crack. It looks like they are buying cheap materials now.

[@frackert]

The other thing I noticed is that the mounting points for the hinges are brass, around molded plastic. I see those brass threads break off from the case all the time, causing the damage.

[@yeong126]

I have a Envy 13 laptop and it happened twice for me. Neither changing the frame nor epoxy glue won't work. Eventually I drilled holes through the entire frame and fixed it with bolts and nuts. The silver color of the frame matches the theme too.

[@garyg3916]

heat . ? may make the plasitic brittle ? over time ..😮😢 yeah brass anchors . ?

[@garyg3916]

the hinges during manufacturing are torqued too tight , i loosened an lubed .. but really hav to dink wit it ..?😅

[@livinglifewithshariah]

My laptop fell under the bed many times, and this happened to it. I was like what the fuck

[@kr1ner467]

Thinkpads🤤🤤🤤

[@SalemTechsperts]

🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@garyg3916]

Depends ..😅

[@g1rld1nn3r]

I mean modern ThinkPads are quite crap, had so many ThinkPads with soldered ram fail

[@mg86_]

I experienced the same issue with a similar model of that black hp laptop. The plastic inside holding the screw nuts pretty much disintegrated

[@bill_thesciguy]

I have an acer that i used to use and it just kinda gave out one day, laggy, slow, stuttering visually, ps4 level fan noise. (2011 Acer Aspire 3)

[@hexshadow6647]

I have a silver top hp laptop and it's lasted several years and i mean several. Pretty sure it'd older than I am.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Older HP's were designed with more durable plastic. This issue is fairly recent, the past few years when they started cost cutting and using cheaper, thinner plastic.

[@polandman07]

Are the HP OMEN gaming laptops affected? Edit: mine probably isn't because it has a different type of hinge but what about other models

[@SalemTechsperts]

No the Omen actually has a really good hinge design, and it's built with thicker plastic.

[@tahminaakter5302]

Everyone: its such a big problem! Its so expensive to fix! Me: vibing with the doors elevator music

[@paul_109]

I once used my t60 thinkpad (that i mainly use for my Car-diagnostc software) to hit a wasp sitting on my dashboard. I dropped it thousands of times and store it in my cold and moist garage and this thing just keeps kicking. By far the best work-laptop 35€ can get you

[@pham3383]

Thinkpads dont break They break when you want them break

[@SalemTechsperts]

These newer ThinkPad's frying USB-C ports like no tomorrow though :(

[@Butterscotch_96]

You could also not buy HP. Two companies I’m never buying from ever again. Razer and HP.

[@toetie2019]

‘You’re opening it wrong’

[@SalemTechsperts]

Ahh a fellow Steve Jobs fan 😂 My exact words further down in one of the other comments.

[@LEGEND_SOUBHIK]

​@@SalemTechspertsI just buy hp omen gaming laptop can this happend with if it what I can do now😢

[@garyg3916]

Jaws of Life ..?

[@malikailashchouhan1728]

Just last week one of my hinge of my laptop broke so i glued it back with powder and superglue and saved my self a 100 dollars

[@kyle51895]

I have a 2014 HP Pavilion laptop that survived university and work every day, without hinge issues. I don't use it as much anymore because my work supplies my laptop now, but did a RAM and SSD upgrade to the HP and it's still an awesome laptop.

[@confused.cat.]

Yep, depends on how you use it, some spoilt kid will break even a macbook in few months, while people who actually use their laptops like normal human being and gently, can generally make a laptop last atleast long enough to point where it becomes slow and they have to replace anyways.

[@SushiMannn]

but ive owned an HP laptop since 2017 and its only problem was that: the screen broke lol

[@Sphyxx]

My Lenovo T430 lasted me solid decade until I finally decided it was time for an upgrade

[@alexflosho]

And Acer. And basically any plastic laptop.

[@SalemTechsperts]

yep

[@contytub]

Took the words out of my mouth ... a old thinkpad is like the undead... put a bunch of parts together and it never dies

[@bland9876]

My friend is still using my old Thinkpad from 2012

[@deadrooster9343]

hp generally sucks ,bought once in 2012 never after that.

[@SalemTechsperts]

I started my career because I bought a piece of shit HP in 2008 and had to deal with repairing it because I was too poor to buy another one. Thanks HP!

[@deadrooster9343]

@@SalemTechsperts I think mine was Envy model with beats sound. after 2 months the colors in the screen were melting ( or at least looked like it ) took it to warranty 3 times with a span of one week each time and same issue would happen. they changed the entire laptop and gave me a new one that new one lasted 2 months and again same issue 😂 after that again another 3 times repair and i finally snapped and asked them to give my money back. got the money back went and bought a Lenovo ideapad Z500 , knock on woods its been 10 years and it is still working. But even lenovo is now getting bad my Legion y530 has a couple of cosmetic issues now.

[@PanFriedWeegee]

Doors jam omg

[@SalemTechsperts]

🎼🎼

[@samuelclark16]

TFW your parents get a $300 one from Walmart and the cpu has a max of 8 gb ram and 512 gb storage

[@Wojtek_-oz4mt]

I was taught to do that for every laptop, in primary school in the 00's. I'm surprised more people don't know to do it

[@SalemTechsperts]

For some people it's instinctual to crank it open without thinking

[@daydream605]

Sigh... Back in 2008, i thought theyd of aorted this by now.

[@magmatri-studios]

Huh good thing I have a Spectre x360 from 7 years ago since it has an all metal body.

[@oostersam30]

I have a ZBook G5 from ~2017? and that one is very very very solid

[@LayaVulpes]

Huh, so I need to buy new parts? Thats wierd, cuz Im welding it and rebuilding the shell so it holds it better than original..but I guess Im doing this wrong, from the start :p

[@SalemTechsperts]

Hey if it works for you, that's all that matters. As my boy Tavarish says, "Build it Better"

[@gowron277a]

Don't buy a shitty HP for one.

[@SalemTechsperts]

I see a surprisingly large amount of people that get gifted these because they're super cheap and the person buying it isn't informed.

[@gowron277a]

@@SalemTechsperts Exactly.

[@HELLO_TH3RE]

This is so true my hp laptop have this same problem + heating+ no issues when I send it for service

[@Gameplayer55055]

As I know only MacBooks are immune to that problem

[@burr5171]

It looks the same but mine is made of aluminium alloy or some shit should I worry about this now fs?

[@bobowon5450]

i've repaired countless of those shitty hp laptops. avoid at all costs

[@rohitsaswadkar3182]

My HP 15bs576tx broken hinges after 2 years. Every repair shop only suggesting to change for duplicate body@6k and HP original @12k instead repair. So I done repaire it myself using lot of m seal and fevi quick... It's lasted for 3 years 👍 and shifted on new thinkbook.

[@patrickreinaldo1434]

Well, it already happened. But thanks for the tips

[@ThatAnimatronicPerson]

This happened with the top hinges on my old hp laptop

[@SalemTechsperts]

You and a billion other people :(

[@garyg3916]

yep .. the sqeaky wheel ..always .. needs sumthin ? 😮😢😅

[@paulsd9255]

So this is where the format more or less got its start

[@LSPD-Officer-Rhonson]

Bruh I actually had this HP laptop and both of the hinges broke first the one on the right and then the one on the left!!! I had a Lenovo idea pad 305 before and it did not have that issue. Terrible build quality

[@SalemTechsperts]

rip

[@lowskill6406]

Bro give at least useful tips, if you open your laptop (by taking of the back cover) you can see a screw at the connectors, just lose a little bit and it will definitely last longer. Sorry for my bad English

[@SalemTechsperts]

Your English is very good. This video is meant for the average consumer that doesn't even know what a screwdriver is 😂 I have plenty of tech-tips on my channel but this was directed at a casual viewer.

[@aresez64]

The literal only reason to own a MacBook for the go:

[@AtomicNuke-gn3qm]

FR Tho I'm a tech guy and a I HAAATE HP. $750 for a laptop with a Ryzen 5 3500U? WTF

[@SalemTechsperts]

You're paying for the brand name! Oh wait....😂

[@transgrl]

HP and Dell are garbage, both don't honour warranties and both make poor quality products

[@SalemTechsperts]

Dell's business division is actually pretty good, just their consumer division is terrible. HP just blows all around.

[@stormyday849]

Lmao I was watching the video above this one and I was like ha I have an HP laptop made of silver I'm invincible and then I watch this video then i was like oh shhhhhit

[@SalemTechsperts]

Just like Pokemon types, we all have our weaknesses.

[@glacius]

moral: throw your laptop and buy a better laptop

[@Nathaniel2256Studios]

The hinge broke twice on my HP laptop, the first time, we welded the hinge, second time, we replaced the entire hinge. EDIT: In August, I bought a new Asus laptop.

[@raphyjr920]

Just save your money, don’t buy HP

[@xwxo]

similar problems with acer and lenovo. seems to be just a general plastic laptop problem

[@SalemTechsperts]

indeed

[@TheDragonGuyYT]

Or when your HP laptop breaks you could get a framework laptop

[@SalemTechsperts]

yes

[@kittenzrulz2314]

Sadly it's too late for me, my hinge got destroyed then the power connector broke.

[@garyg3916]

wouldn't be surpised if M.B. is cracked or broken ..? 😮😢

[@ADHDegree]

Huh. Saw that i had the same model of laptop, thought to check, and sure enough there is a crack right on the ethernet port

[@SalemTechsperts]

I see it on literally every single plastic HP laptop that comes in. It's interesting.

[@NOT-AVAILABLE2004]

Me who almost never uses my HP 255 G7: Heh... Funny

[@SalemTechsperts]

Not my favorite G model but it's definitely built better than this. With that said their business laptops are nowhere near as good as they used to be.

[@Sonyboj]

Thinkpad gang

[@SalemTechsperts]

👋

[@sowsow6677]

i have a blue hp and this happened to me

[@Zaczoozer]

bruh you have doors music in the background lol

[@SalemTechsperts]

I searched for elevator music and it came up. It slaps.

[@ThorStiger]

Ngl I could've used this a few years ago But still good info

[@SalemTechsperts]

I'm sending good vibes to your hinges

[@PupperTiggle]

happened to my school laptop... they made me pay 500 dollars to get a new one

[@SalemTechsperts]

Damn, I'm sorry to hear this. That's messed up

[@PLATINUM_S0UL]

My hp lasting me 5 years still going

[@XeonbX]

looks like desktop computers/other laptop brands gave the L to hp

[@SalemTechsperts]

seeing as how their consumer division went bankrupt, you are correct LOL

[@bradleythirumurthi]

I do not own an HP laptop in either silver or black plastic ✌🏼

[@SalemTechsperts]

this guys laptop lasting forever

[@Tony_Re-imagined]

Or get a damn 2012 macbook pro

[@Vulpovile]

New ThinkPads are a massive disappointment. My 2005 ThinkPad has a better keyboard, mouse, build quality, and everything than modern ones. Yes, it still works too.

[@SalemTechsperts]

Absolutely, I've had more than 5 customers that were die-hard ThinkPad owners switch over to Dell because of their issues with QC on the newer ThinkPad's. It's such a shame.

[@Vulpovile]

@@SalemTechsperts yeah. Everyone craps on dell for their consumer range, but their prosumer/professional products are worth every penny

[@rolls_8798]

on god. get a latitude or thinkpad. never going back

[@SalemTechsperts]

Preach 🙏

[@bland9876]

Don't just throw it away take it to the e-cyclers and maybe there might be some components you can salvage for yourself

[@MyName-pn6td]

Latitude is a fiery beast

[@Chris.n.a]

Mini broke today :(

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

Phew, I do that anyway

[@SalemTechsperts]

Glad to hear Mr. Putin 😅

[@garyg3916]

Jaws of Life .. its a updated technique ..

[@JustinnRC]

This is why macs are great

[@SalemTechsperts]

MacBook build quality is definitely the industry standard. Their logic board design and repairability are among the worst though :(

[@Mainyehc]

… or you could buy a Mac laptop in the first place and have it last more than a decade with little to no maintenance, like my Mid 2012 13’’ MacBook Pro… The last Mac laptop that broke somewhat like these was the original Titanium PowerBook G4 from the early 2000’s, and that was because Apple was using a very new external cast hinge design, which they immediately got rid of as soon as they realized they were putting out lemons and had time to redesign the whole thing; these manufacturers - plural, as my ex’s Asus had the exact same problem and finding parts for it was a pain - have been using these shitty steel plate hinges screwed onto those tiny brass thread rings for YEARS, and yet people keep buying them. They should be classified as premature-e-waste-in-waiting and regulated out of existence, IMHO.

[@SalemTechsperts]

I daily use a Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro and I absolutely agree with everything you said!

[@Mainyehc]

@@SalemTechsperts then again, it seems Thinkpads, if we look past that rubberized coating that turns into disgusting goop but can otherwise be cleaned off with isopropyl alcohol, are pretty much indestructible, right?

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@Mainyehc Pre-2014 were indestructible before Lenovo changed design and materials. They still make some fairly reliable models but they are nowhere near as sturdy as they once were

[@crockpot5850]

i have one with silver and it used to be a chromebook. The only thing is that its litteraly 10 years old

[@SalemTechsperts]

I hope it lasts another 10 :)

[@crockpot5850]

@@SalemTechsperts i hope so

[@HelamanGile]

My laptop's built different it has a different design and I think it will last quite a few years

[@SalemTechsperts]

I hope so! The amount of waste these designs are creating is terrible.

[@garyg3916]

i too .. hav dreamt of a far away place ...😅

[@rafaelcuer2272]

Or you can preventatively open it and alleviate the tension on the hinges

[@polish_filipino]

Thought there was going to be a fix for an already broken one. I had one that broke quite a few years afo and just kinda use it for the occasional hard drive storage

[@garyg3916]

paper weight .?.😊