My laptop broke...

[BirdOPrey5]

The metal in the hinge physically broke- never seen anything like it- must have been a flaw in the metal. In the course of trying to open and close the lid more pieces ripped out.

I'm pretty upset because I hate all the current laptops out there- this was a Sony AR670 which had an amazing screen at a resolution of 1920x1200 which can't even be found anymore.

If anyone knows where I could get my hand on a used but working Sony AR670 please PM me or something- I would love to throw my current drives into something and be back to where I was. I am trying to hold out before spending big money until some new laptops with good high res screens come out. My best hope seems to be rumors of the next Mac Book Pros having Retina displays.

[KevinL]

These?

http://www.laptopteks.com/Sony/Lapto...670/Hinges.asp

Could you just replace those you think?

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks... I'll need to take a look and see if I have any chance of being able to take the thing apart to that point. At least there is some hope.

[cellarius]

Whow, but 76 bucks is quite a steep price for just a hinge

[vijayninel]

Next year there could be a number of laptop/tablet hybrids like the Asus transformer in the market. You might want to wait for one of those.

[doctorsexy]

Have you had a look on ebay....

[BirdOPrey5]

the problem is I don't think I would physically be able to take the laptop apart enough- or more specifically get it back together afterwards- to change the hinge. This would be a difficult task when I had all 10 fingers working. I've only got use of 7 these days and I'm afraid its made putting things back together far harder then it used to be.

Trying to secure a new laptop now.

[ForceHSS]

why only 7 fingers working if you dont mind me asking

[BSMedia]

Is there that much of a difference between the 1920x1200 and the 1920x1080 resolution???

I know working with limited motor skills on smaller parts has to a pain, dont you have anyone around you could instruct, hinges are fairly easy things to replace. I've replaced a few hinges before myself and i've got fat chubby fingers!

[kh99]

Duct tape.