Tom,
If by "broken" hinge you mean that one side is loose, and that your 2400
is still working, this happened to mine abut 9 months ago. Apple told me
that this was not covered by Applecare since it was "mechanical". While
I as thinking about what to do, 2 months later, it died completely. This
time, they of course said to send it in. I did not mention the loose
hinge. When I got it back, the hinge was fixed; they made no mention of
it.
My advice: If you've got several months left on Applecare, start
commuting by bicycle and carry your powerbook in a case with insufficient
padding. Over time, due to the constant vibration, something will break
inside. Then have them fix it.
Jerry Krinock
San Jose, CA
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>On Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:10:22 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom
>Klinkowstein) wrote:
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>Hi Tom!
>
>>There used to be a link about this on the 2400 site, but I can't get to it
>>anymore. Does anybody else have this info about the broken hinge problem?
>
>the creator of the mac2400 site has had broken hinges and some trouble to
>get them fixed. you may ask him:
>
>Ashish Mishra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>or his "adjutant"
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>Ralph Mawyer, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>they can tell you more. I havent heard of any other broken hinge problems
>yet.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>- mathis
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