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    Aspire 1694 hinges cracking?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by fencejumping, Sep 19, 2005.

  1. fencejumping

    fencejumping Newbie

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    I purchased Acer Aspire 1694 and less then 3 weeks lates discovered 1 cm crack on the left hinge. I can't imagine anyone could be more carefull with a laptop then I was. All the time since the purchase it was on my desk and all I was doing was opening/closing it and pressing the keys. Is it possibe that it cracked due to the stress caused by opening/closing? I hope it is not, but after closer look I have an impression the hinges are not very strong and they flex a lot.
     
    fencejumping, Sep 19, 2005
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  2. Syntic

    Syntic Newbie

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    Crap! I hope this isn't doesn't happen very often. I'm just about to purchase a 1693 :S

    Would cracked casing/hinges be covered by Acer warranty?
     
    Syntic, Sep 20, 2005
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    Mithent Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've not had such a problem with my 1694, which I've had for probably about a month now, but that's not a great example. I would presume that the hinges would be covered since if they broke the machine would be in a rather poor state?
     
    Mithent, Sep 20, 2005
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    chr1_007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi fencejumping,
    I got an Acer 1692 and that same thing has happened to me I just noticed a week ago hopefully warranty covers this.
     
    chr1_007, Sep 21, 2005
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