My hinge has broken and is out of warranty - can someone help with the best way around this?

dzci

HI guys

as per the attached picture the hinge has completely gone, i need to either know how much acer is going to charge to fix this and how long it takes or if someone could advise the part numbers to rectify this . thank you

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/684833/my-hinge-has-broken-and-is-out-of-warranty-can-someone-help-with-the-best-way-around-this

Yesterday the owner of a new Swift had a broken hinge on one side, bought it from Amazon who claimed Acer will charge $250 for replacement of the hinge assembly and the front bezel. So I would say the same for your laptop; $250.

replacement parts are cheap:

Front bezel $20.
Hinge set $20.
LCD top back cover case $32.

Could not find a back cover on the web but should not be more than $30, (only the mechanical parts are considered).

Labor is estimated at $150, you cannot do this yourself. Depending on how old your laptop is I suggest let Acer repair it. It won't affect the performance unless a hinge support was ripped from the motherboard and broke an IC.

If you don't want to invest $250 for an old laptop you can try to patch it together with HD 2 component epoxy cement and Super glue gel. I did that a couple of months back when my hinge came loose (Aspire5, 2019) but you won't be able to close the lid anymore (no travel)😐️