On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 11:28 PM, Don wrote: > Knock on wood, I haven't had any paint or hinge problems and it's an > "old" Ti 400 > which gets used several hours a day. Makes me suspect the skin acidity > or related > issue. i think that hinge problems are more likely to happen to people who do not shut their screen from the center of the display... eg: a person closes their display from the right corner only - causes excessive torsional stresses possibly encouraging a hinge to bind due to the angular pressure - SNAP!