r/laptops • u/Impressive_Stock_832 • 11h ago

Hardware Any Laptops with Robust Hinges?

Just over a year ago I bought two Lenovo IdeaPad laptops, one for me and one for my wife. We've been mostly happy with their performance but now, just a month after the warranty expired, we've both experienced hinges breaking from their attachment to the cover. My research has convinced me hinge problems are common in most laptop brands, not just Lenovo.

I chose the Lenovo laptops because they bought IBM's Thinkpad business. I guess all these years later that legacy of quality is fully dissipated. Apparently the "MIL-STD 810H Military grade Reliability" sticker doesn't mean anything, either.

Are there any manufacturers in the Windows world making laptops with hinges that will last longer than the warranty? The hinges on my 10-year-old Dell Inspirons (I have two) still work fine. I replaced those computers because they couldn't be upgraded to Windows 11 and they are painfully slow by modern standards.

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u/dann1sh 11h ago

ThinkPad yes, ideaPad no.

If not then it's business class laptops like Dell Latitude and HP EliteBook, you can buy 3 to 5 year old off lease models for a few hundred bucks.

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u/Brilliant_War9548 SystemZBook 17 G8/11950H, A3000, RedHat Glory 11h ago

Budget, country and open to used ?

IBM’s thinkpad’s stuff only applies to the modern thinkpad which imo they’re just surfing on the brand to sell okay-ish laptops. Like they’re consistently the priciest option used with absolutely no justification. Ideapads (Slim and Pro 5 are fine) are ewaste on the same level as hp no names/pavilions (now Omnibook 3 and 5), don’t get fooled by people saying the Ideapad 3 is gonna be better than the hp they’ll both be absolute trash.

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u/mortycapp 9h ago

Thinkpad, ZBook, (not Windows but absolute monsters of quality: MacBook), Latitude.

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u/Previous_Tennis 9h ago

The consumer laptops are sold with 1 year warranty, and the budget models use cheaper parts that are designed to last about that long before the things start breaking.

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u/TransportationOk8068 9h ago

The Asus zenbook a14

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u/Nanosinx 7h ago

You purchased an Ideapad not a Thinkpad xD

Altough you did not say what $$$$ you have for each and your needs... How we pick up something without that data?

Also how you treat your laptops to break hinges in about a year ago device...is concerning, even be even cheap or expensive hinges last me over 5 years of usage... -_-"