[Ti] Ti hinges (again !)

[Kynan Shook]

I'd say that the hinge design change was motivated much more by outward 
appearance than anything else.  The way the hinges stick out in the 
back on the Ti isn't particularly aesthetically pleasing.  If they were 
fault-prone, Apple would have made a change in the design with one of 
the Titanium revisions, such as thickening or widening the metal.  The 
Titaniums were reworked inside several times for various reasons 
(increased cooling, making better use of available space, making the 
hard drive upgrade easier, etc.).  If it had been perceived as a 
problem, the hinge design could have undergone some minor changes; 
however, all models use the same hinge.

Robert Nicholson <robert at elastica.com> writes:
> If as you say the hinges weren't fault prone on the older Ti models why
> do you then think that Apple went with a different hinge design in the
> new models?