17" MacBook Pro - loose DISPLAY HINGE - Is this NORMAL ?

I think this is the way the 17" Laptops from Apple
are built in general. All 17" laptops i've come
across have a display hinge thats rather loose

when

compared to the 15" and others.

Possible explanation could the due to the

dimensions

of the laptop...i could be wrong

Moral: get the 15" 😝

He He He He He - I had four 15" MacBook Pro's prior to the 17" mate.

Been there.... Burnt that - ;=)

So basically are we saying that this is normal for a 17", because I am not happy with it, a screen is supposed to stay up........no ?

Thanks

If in fact this is a common complaint, can the hinges be tightened at all, to make it more rigid and less prone to the "flop over" - hahahahahaha dont you just love the technical terms on this board - hehehehehehehe

Helpppppppp - my display lid needs a blue pill permanently - hehehehehehehehe

Thanks

anyone............?

Hello Brian, he is in the states and the apple tech said this is not normal and are sending him a box to sort out the problem.

he is in the United States - Why does the apple rep not not what he is talking about, i mean he works for apple, do you have apple tech service experience to dispute that this is a problem on these units where you cannnot use them at any angle other than horizontal..... (ill illustrate this a bit further down, my man)

ok im in the United Kingdom (Going to be on my 7th MBP ) and my 2nd MBP 17", as was my first MBP 17" is afflicted by this floppy display lid syndrome, to the extent where I cannot use a laptop stand to promote a healthy and proper viewing angle on my unit on a desk and to help the MBP breathe better through better air circulation partucularly on the underside of the machine.

I cannot lift the unit up without the screen trying to fall on my hands - This is NOT practically normal, by any standard.

I called Applecare today, explained the situation and they agreed this is NOT normal for the machines to have loose hinges, MAKING THE SCREEN FLOP OVER and said it was a defect in the machine.

So these two apple service tech reps, from 2 different bits of the world, dont know what they are talking about, eh ? - lol







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