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All Dell Laptops should come with metal hinges

300 points posted to Accessories (Keyboards, etc.), Laptops by rajesh_rs 05/24/07

I have noticed that the Dell laptops are not as rugged as Lenovo or IBM Thinkpad. I would love to buy a Dell laptop which has metallic hinges which can hold firm and not vibrate when I am typing or moving my laptop around.

skylarkguy
05/24/07
Metal hinges can also be smaller.
hardball
05/24/07
Hinges are metal - just covered in plastic casing (at elast on our Latitudes and Precisions)
eaglewonj
05/25/07
My XPS m1710 does have metal hinges. As mentioned by hardball, just remove the plastic cover and you will see the metal hinges below the protective cover/ What particular model are you having the issue with? My hinges seem amazing.
cpu64
Jul 28
All the hinges ARE metal.. And they're very strong. The problem is the anchor design on the plastic bezel. its not designed to survive the stress that the tight hinges produce during open and close.
 
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