Well, my "rev B" hinge just broke

You mus have opened it up very fast for the display aluminum to bend. But I hope Apple fixes that flaws in their $1400 notebook.

I thought the hinge issue was only with rev A?! Rev B's also have this problem?

Gadgetman99 said:

I thought the hinge issue was only with rev A?! Rev B's also have this problem?

Click to expand...

Yes, Rev A and B. Rev A also had heat issues which I believe Apple also covered somehow.

I know a Rev B owner who had his hinge replaced. I sold mine but had (confirmed) very little play in it when I did sell it.

I have a rev b with a loose lid. There was over an inch of slack in it. I took it to the Apple Store and the "genius" had no clue what I was talking about. In fact, I had to show him the replacement criteria on the site. They fixed it after that under warranty. I'm glad I wasn't somebody who didn't know about the issue.

Gadgetman99 said:

I thought the hinge issue was only with rev A?! Rev B's also have this problem?

Click to expand...

Unless someone can show proof of a case/hinge redesign, A, B and Rev C seem to all have the same hinges. I've used A's and B's, both felt cheap and developed "slop" in the hinge in a very short time. Avoided the C and am waiting for a complete overhaul in design for the hinge, the heat issues and the trackpad upgrade to a glass trackpad.

A,B and C have the hinge issue.

mcpryon2 said:

I have a rev b with a loose lid. There was over an inch of slack in it. I took it to the Apple Store and the "genius" had no clue what I was talking about. In fact, I had to show him the replacement criteria on the site. They fixed it after that under warranty. I'm glad I wasn't somebody who didn't know about the issue.

Click to expand...

I just got my MBA rev B last week. There is a bit of slack in the screen but every one I check has some slack. I did take mine to the Apple Store to have it checked and the "tech" told me that it was within "normal Specs". So not much I can do to counter the diagnosis. Hopefully it will hold up for the next 3 years, which is as long as I keep a computer. However, I am apprehensive about the screen and probably won't use my MBA as much as I planned. I'm hanging on to my Macbook (core duo) a bit longer. Now where is the replacement criteria?