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Drilled holes and put some new bolts in my laptop to fix the hinge. Kind of looks odd but I like itπŸ˜‚

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  • 7
    Same laptop i guessed
    Same issue
    Never tough of this solution
    Gonna try (and probably break the motherboard)
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    @lumy be careful xD I popped off the whole back and drilled from the back to the front (screen open laptop on it's side) this way I was drilling from the original hinge holes outwards
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    @lumy 2nd comment they are 2.5mm bolts, 20mm long (with locknuts). They fit perfectly, but 1 of them is a little bit long interfering with the back cover so I trimmed one of the bolts by a couple mm to make it fit better (though if you can find 15mm long bolts, I think that would be a perfect fit)
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    @Letmecode Ye I looked for flat headed bolts + they will actually never touch the screen as they don't reach the actual panel, only the plastic border part which is good
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    @busuu πŸ˜‚ I have a 2011 mbp
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    @busuu try to get the EVE V. Much cheaper than a shitbook pro. Maybe you can now buy a seat from a backer. Normal Sales are after june 2017. Got mine for 1400$ with Intel i7, 16 GB Ram and 512 GB SSD. Also its got a better display πŸ˜‰

    Only problem is that you will need a usb dongle for WLAN. It has no driver for OSX
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    @MoboTheHobo It's not available for order at this point
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    @MoboTheHobo and if you need MacOS getting an actual Mac is still the easiest :/
  • 0
    I had problem with top and replaced whole top with new hinges but still base is fucked up little.
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    @lazysnail you replaced the whole top piece? Cause on my hp that includes all internal parts
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    Only that top fiber with new hinges.
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