From: Joel M. Sciamma (joel_at_inventors-emporium.co.uk)
Date: Tue Aug 26 2003 - 09:23:48 PDT
Ben,
> i was wondering if anyone knows of any similar problems affecting
> the powerbook lineage? i don't know anything about the innards/hinge
> construction of my G3 wall street
As Victor said, the eMate problem is a specific issue with the hinges drying
out but the WallStreet (I have two, one of which I bought with this problem)
has a weak hinge clutch design which, if you are too snappy with the screen
will, er, snap. The display cables are not affected.
Apple seem to have a fetish for making screen hinges that are too fragile
and puny. It's not like it's a really challenging engineering problem even
for it to still look good. I drool at the hinge on a ThinkPad.
So go easy when you waggle that WallStreet.
Joel.
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