broken laptop hinge

[tgoff]

I have a system76 laptop that is about 4 years old. It is a 15" and I believe it is a Serval, but I am not 100% sure. At any rate, after a few years of very good service, and some unfortunate falls over the years, which had cracked the plastic around the hinge, the actual metal hinge itself has broken. Now I cant really close the laptop for fear that I will make it worse. I am sure I am way outside of any warranty I once had, and I am thinking I may need to get a new laptop finally, but I was wondering if there was any way to order a new part to fix it up?

Also, I was wondering if the newer models have better hinges. I have seen the same thing happen on two friend's Dell Latitudes, so it seems to be a big problem with laptops of that era. It looks like System76 and other manufacturers have a different style of hinge now, but I didnt know if this was the reason. Hopefully it is.

Thanks

[tgoff]

Actually, it looks like my laptop is a gazelle... it looks just like the pictures in the post: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ighlight=hinge (yeah yeah, I should have searched more before posting). Anyway, I guess Ill go ahead and follow the advice there and email system76 directly.

I know I should remember what model laptop I own, but with like 4 moves, downsizing and getting rid of paperwork, having my laptop stolen and returned by the police after being used as evidence, and changing my email provider so that I no longer can find the receipt, I'd say its at least somewhat understandable...

[Eldera]

I should remember what model laptop I own,

If your machine is not too old, the display panel for the 76 driver may tell you the model. In Lucid or before, click System > Administration > System 76 Driver.

In Natty or Oneiric, type "driver" into the search box and choose System 76.

[tgoff]

thanks, the system 76 driver did the trick and told me my laptop is a gazelle value.