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ThinkPad Design: Spirit and Essence
Aesthetics: the creation and appreciation of beauty
In my opinion there is nothing more beautiful on a laptop than the thinkpads hardened steel hinges.
miahi
on Oct 7, 2012
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I found the hard way (repairing a T60 broken hinge) that the steel hinges are strong, but the part that links the hinge to the display frame is thin and made of magnesium alloy. It was so thin and small that I ended up fixing it in place with epoxy.
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In my opinion there is nothing more beautiful on a laptop than the thinkpads hardened steel hinges.