Blogging may be slowed because I have a $2300 laptop with two broken $5 cover hinges. Hard to keep the lid open and the monitor titled at a usable angle. And, of course, any movement of the laptop — like to my lap — makes whatever Rube Goldberg arrangement I’ve configured inoperable.
NewMexiKen admits this 32-month old computer has been dragged around the country and been a workhorse, but I’m still irritated that they used what appear to be plastic hinges. Previous desktops lasted 4½ years each. And, in fact, the latter HP is still going stong after 7½ years.
For the record, the computing part of this Toshiba Satellite seems to work great. External hardware is the problem — the hinges, a speaker that shorts out, a broken key, an original power pack that died, a battery nearly dead, stuff like that. Am I expecting too much after this amount of time?