[ltp] T61 hinge is loose
Shannon McMackin
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:03:52 -0500
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Yep. They bought the technology but it's apparently difficult for them to
reproduce it...
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>
>> Markus Grunwald wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> after a good year of using my T61, the hinge of its LCD panel is quite
>>> loose: I can wiggle the LCD by about 5mm to 1cm at its top side.
>>>
>>> Has anyone of you made the same experience? I thought an IBM "business"
>>> Thinkpad with this proud price wouldn't have this problem... I think I
>>> handled it very carefully, too...
>>>
>>>
>> I didn't know IBM was making ThinkPads a year ago. Lenovo bought that
>> line about 3 years ago. As I understand it, product quality has dropped
>> since then.
>>
>>
> Correction: They bought the ThinkPad line almost 4 years ago.
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Yep. They bought the technology but it's apparently difficult for=
them to reproduce it...<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 27, =
2009 at 1:33 PM, James Knott <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:james.=
knott@rogers.com">james.knott@rogers.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class=3D"Ih2=
E3d">James Knott wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Markus Grunwald wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hello,<br>
<br>
after a good year of using my T61, the hinge of its LCD panel is quite<br>
loose: I can wiggle the LCD by about 5mm to 1cm at its top side.<br>
<br>
Has anyone of you made the same experience? I thought an IBM "business=
"<br>
Thinkpad with this proud price wouldn't have this problem... I think I<=
br>
handled it very carefully, too...<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I didn't know IBM was making ThinkPads a year ago. Lenovo bought =
that line about 3 years ago. As I understand it, product quality has =
dropped since then.<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br></div>
Correction: They bought the ThinkPad line almost 4 years ago.<div><di=
v></div><div class=3D"Wj3C7c"><br>
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