HP Pavilion dm-4 1050ea broken hinge

152bobby

Hi,

Not exactly sure if this is the correct part of the forum for this question !!

I have a HP Pavilion dm-4 1050ea laptop with a broken hinge and since it broke, I have had it in its laptop bag ever since.

It's practically brand new, as I never really used it a lot, I know it's reasonably old in how many years old it is.

So I am on a quest to try and fix it and actually use it again, as it's reasonably a high spec laptop (for me anyway).

I think I have found genuine replacement hinges on eBay, but can I find anyone that will do such a repair...no I can't.

There is a video I found on YouTube and there is a guy actually repairing the hinges on the exact same laptop, but there is no way I would attempt this.

Anyway, I'm looking for advice on if it is worth getting this fixed, if it's a big job for someone who knows what they are doing etc etc.

I am in the Reading/Wokingham Berkshire area and I'm willing to travel if anyone knows of a person or company who do such repairs.

I have attached a few photos of the broken hinge.

Thanks

EndlessWaves

Looks like it's 8-9 years old so it's not worth spending much on it at this point. You can buy a similar laptop half the age for under £150.

I can't help with how much work it is and how much it'd cost to pay someone to do it but it seems unlikely to be worthwhile.

It looks like the hinges for an HP dm4 are about a tenner so it might be worth attempting it yourself, or giving it to a friend or family member who fancies a go.

152bobby

Thanks for that, I may give it a go myself.  I'm surprised that I can get a similar spec for £150, I must be looking in the expensive shops !!!

152bobby

These are the specs of this laptop, I'm going to shop around and see if I can indeed get similar spec one for £150 !!!

Product Name
dm4-1050ea
Product Number
WQ063EA
Microprocessor
2.26 GHz Intel Core i5-430M Processor
Microprocessor Cache
Level 3 cache 3 MB
Memory
3 GB DDR3 (1 x 1024 MB   1 x 2048 MB)
Memory Max
Supports up to 8 GB DDR3 memory
Video Graphics
Intel HD Graphics
Video Memory
up to 1274 MB total available graphics memory
Display
35.5 cm (14") diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView Display (1366 x 768)
Hard Drive
320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
Multimedia Drive
SATA optical drive: SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Network Card
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth wireless networking
802.11 b/g/n
Sound
Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard
Full size island-style keyboard
Pointing Device
HP Clickpad supporting Multi-Touch gestures with On/Off button
PC Card Slots
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or xD Picture cards
External Ports
1 VGA port; 1 HDMI port; 1 stereo headphone-out; 1 microphone-in; 3 USB 2.0 ports (3rd shared with eSATA port); 1 eSATA   USB port; 1 RJ45 ethernet portDimensions
34.08 cm (L) x 22.8 cm (W) x 2.5 cm (min H) / 3.22 cm (max H)
Weight
1.968 kg
Power
65 W AC Power Adapter
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
What's In The Box
HP TrueVision Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone (VGA low-light)

EndlessWaves

Three random links to places selling refurbished laptops, plenty that are faster than yours for under £150:
Bargains
Cheap Professionally Refurbished Laptops From Encore - The Industry Experts  | Encore PC
CeX (UK) : Stock search

152bobby

Thanks for that, it's helpful.

EndlessWaves

I can't vouch for the companies as I've never used them myself, but it should give you some idea of what's available.

152bobby

I'll tell you what, I'm going to use it as a tray for eating my pizza when watching the F1 GPs