Hey everyone...
I just wanted to ask a question about the amount of tension in the hinges on your AlBooks (17" specifically, but my wife has a 15" so I am curious about that too).
To me, the screen seems rather loose on my 17" and the screen on the 15" seems tight. Both machines can be opened when sitting on a table by lifting on the lid without the bottom part lifting up with it. Obviously, the "looser" 17" does this correctly too.
However, with the 17" PB screen open at a typical viewing angle (about 10 to 20 degrees from the vertical orientation), if I lift it by the bottom portion and tilt it back toward me (around a 45 degree tilt) the screen will swing down. Be careful if you try this - it can swing suddenly and possibly hit you in the head, or (even worse) damage the screen!!
Does anyone else have a powerbook like these that is loose enough to do this?
Thanks!
Jeff
I just wanted to ask a question about the amount of tension in the hinges on your AlBooks (17" specifically, but my wife has a 15" so I am curious about that too).
To me, the screen seems rather loose on my 17" and the screen on the 15" seems tight. Both machines can be opened when sitting on a table by lifting on the lid without the bottom part lifting up with it. Obviously, the "looser" 17" does this correctly too.
However, with the 17" PB screen open at a typical viewing angle (about 10 to 20 degrees from the vertical orientation), if I lift it by the bottom portion and tilt it back toward me (around a 45 degree tilt) the screen will swing down. Be careful if you try this - it can swing suddenly and possibly hit you in the head, or (even worse) damage the screen!!
Does anyone else have a powerbook like these that is loose enough to do this?
Thanks!
Jeff