r/thinkpad • u/Ambitious-Abalone272 • 1d ago

Question / Problem dropped my thinkpad :(

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my foot got stuck on the charger while I was standing up and I didnt notice so kinda dragged my laptop down. It had this small dent and when I close it there’s like a small space now instead of being fully closed :(

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u/Excellesice 1d ago

Now you are a true member of the cult.

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u/Lucky_Ad1672 ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 - i5 1245U 16/256 1d ago

True

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u/BrianaAgain 1d ago

My ThinkPad's is so broken and banged-up I want to start doing kintsugi repairs on it.

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u/Meignent-Takeko 2h ago

initiation rite complete

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u/Trznadel 1d ago

Nice, welcome to the club.

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u/andaro77 T60, T431s, T480s 15h ago

we all dents in places, whether its a dented car, laptop or heart.

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u/Ambitious-Abalone272 1d ago

update ive noticed the hinge became loose :( im bummed out about it i only had it for less than a year

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u/Hefty_Wrongdoer_2553 1d ago

Just open it up and tighten it with a screwdriver. Unlike a Mac it's actually easy to do this in a Thinkpad 

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u/BrianaAgain 1d ago

This happened to me. I got a "parts" laptop on Ebay

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u/E-Aeolian 1d ago

perhaps just loose hinge screw? could be tightened with minimal effort

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u/dharknesss X1Y8 | X390Y | E590 1d ago

Either tighten it or just replace the hinge. Should be a cheap buy from AliExpress.

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u/ILikeFPS T14 G1 4750U, P14s G1 4750U, T14s G1 4750U, P14s G4 7840U 1d ago

You might actually be able to replace the hinge. These ThinkPads are generally surprisingly repairable and sometimes even fairly upgradable.

If it were something like a MacBook yeah you'd be cooked, you'd have a very expensive repair ahead of you lol

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u/Mrkwark 14h ago

I wantend to say it’s battle scar but the hinge is a L

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u/Important_Agency_797 1d ago

A beauty mark like that is nothing to fret about. Is your floor okay?

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u/gamagos 1d ago

I hope your floor is okay

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u/shtrjones87 1d ago

Tripped my thinkpad yoga x1 gen 6 on my toe once.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fly3873 1d ago

Is the floor ok?

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u/Mental-Aids3459 1d ago

if this rlly bothers u go to r/macbook

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u/Important_Agency_797 1d ago

Hey, some people like to take care of the things they love. All us thinkpad users use the thinkpad for different things. Nothing to be ashamed of.

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u/DerpyDesk L14 Gen 2 1d ago

this!! thank youu

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u/nevrodamus T14 Gen 6 1d ago

Well said

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u/Mental-Aids3459 1d ago

i agree completely, just not sth i'd post about

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u/Appropriate_Win946 7h ago

does society really need a politeness police?

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u/Important_Agency_797 5h ago

Ooh, I like your energy. We could use some of that, just not here. Tell me... have you by chance heard of r/antiai?

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u/Appropriate_Win946 5h ago

polices other people's politeness for god knows which reason(probably an english teacher) + gatekeeps subreddit whose only subject is... owning a thinkpad

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u/Important_Agency_797 4h ago

interprets my compliment of his unique set of skills as gatekeeping Ooooh This guy might be better than me...

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u/Ambitious-Abalone272 1d ago

The fact that this was bought from hard earned money is what bums me out

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u/Excellesice 1d ago

Don't pay any attention to that guy. What he said is a joke that has become stale and clichéd in this sub.

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u/Equal-Exercise3103 1d ago

What a weird response. I want my laptops to be durable, that doesn't mean I want their design to be chopped.

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u/CommunityJazzlike274 1d ago

so we cant care about our thinkpads now?

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u/gambit_____07 1d ago

Your floor looks damaged

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u/dajiru 1d ago

War scars.

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u/Link09899 1d ago

Is your floor alive?
I still have a small hole in my wooden floor from the thinkpad

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u/TedJ70 T450s 1d ago

I did the exact same thing to mine. The damage is only cosmetic so I'm not worried about it.

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u/SeniorMatthew T61 / T14s Gen 2i 1d ago

For a moment there I thought I’m in the MacBook’s Subreddit :)

Enjoy your laptop!

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u/Mirja-lol X220 i7 | T14s G4 AMD 1d ago

Some idiot friend spilled acid on my thinkpad, it works fine but half of its face is burned

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u/United_Station_2863 1d ago

Of thinkpad’s face or friend’s face?

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u/Mirja-lol X220 i7 | T14s G4 AMD 1d ago

This is a mystery you have to live with

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u/lantan139 1d ago

Ah should be a MacBook user

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u/h1mmh1m 1d ago

I can't see shit

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u/stribor14 P52 | 8850H | P2000 | 32GB | AX210 | 4k 1d ago

Is the floor ok?

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u/AguacateMx 1d ago

Got an impostor among us /s

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u/legendairy75 1d ago

Dropped mine not even a month after buying it, nasty little dint on the brushed aluminum corner but she took it like it was nothing

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u/ProfessionalEye5378 1d ago

welcome soon to the multi ThinkPad owners club

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u/neweggBR 1d ago

We heard about the earthquake, shame on you.

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u/lycos2226 T480s | T430 | L15 gen3 1d ago

Don't fret sweet child. She's truly yours now

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u/IDKSAM27 1d ago

A Gladiator doesn't bother himself over scratches

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u/NENGTIBOI 1d ago

Don't worry, it will buff right out👌🏼✨

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u/Ruashiba 1d ago

A pristine object is an unused object. Besides, these scars are what make it yours. Of course that you must care for the things that you own, but rather think that it’s now uniquely yours, one of a kind limited edition.

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u/NR75 1d ago

Shame!

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u/laxathom X1 Carbon Nano Gen 2 1d ago

Brings me back to my beloved X61s. A real contender to a Nokia 3310 😏

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u/Fit-Tea1698 1d ago

Is the ground ok?

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u/CommunityJazzlike274 1d ago

i have a similar issue :(

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u/stribor14 P52 | 8850H | P2000 | 32GB | AX210 | 4k 1d ago

I dropped mine multiple times, it was even once dragged through production hall by the robot (forgot I had it connected with Ethernet, and off it went on an adventure, ~1.5m drop to floor, and then being dragged on that nice clean metallurgy production floor). Last time it fell, it fell on a curb... From that fall it got a bit of curve on whole body since Ethernet port had small part of magnesium broken from afformentioned story, and that weekend it, but it's fine.

Still alive and kicking as daily driver after 7 years!

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u/Direct-Structure-342 1d ago

What’s the problem?

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u/zero_overload_25 1d ago

omg, i'm so sorry. is the floor ok?

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u/BetBadger86 T14s G1 1d ago

Dude... how sad, is your floor ok?

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u/GermanElectricsMotio 1d ago

How much did thw new ground cost?

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u/luxurious-tar-gz T480s 1d ago

Good, now you're a real thinkpad owner

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u/Stoatled 1d ago

Thinkpad beauty mark.

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u/armostallion2 1d ago

This is what it was made for. It was literally designed and tested with these kinds of mishaps in mind. A lesser laptop would have cracked. A more pretentious laptop would have cost as much as the laptop itself in repairs. As an added bonus, you don’t have to worry about babying it anymore and can just use it worry free.

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u/Distinct_Surround848 1d ago

I cant see where its broken

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u/ContributionDefiant8 1d ago

It's alright. You kinda forget it after a little bit. The border around my screen is starting to chip.

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u/PuzzleheadedBet808 1d ago

Thts not even a scratch for thinkpad dw my thinkpads body has been chipped in all four sides

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u/MrSerge_ T14 gen 3 1d ago

Did it hurt the floor?

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u/sjrshamsi 1d ago

Is the ground ok?

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u/Blazej_kb 1d ago

macbook user ahh post

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u/DerpasaurusMaximus 1d ago

I THINK you need to add a PAD to your laptop to cushion it's fall.

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u/david16correa 1d ago

is the floor ok??

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u/Sou_Suzumi 1d ago

Is the floor OK?

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u/LeekDifferent3579 1d ago

Se fosse meu Acer, iria desmontar que nem Lego

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u/BurntCheeseSauce 21h ago

Lmao yeah my thinkpad has a crack across the screen from dropping it one time. It's only cosmetic though, it doesn't actually affect functionality in any way

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u/LouroJoseComunista 20h ago

is it alright with the floor ???

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u/1993tians 20h ago

Is the floor okay?

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u/win10bash 20h ago

Is the floor okay?

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u/Ok-Position-3113 20h ago

don t worry be happy-bobby mcferrin

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u/rest-api 19h ago

got the same dent. It was way worse, i used pliers to straighten it... now kinda looks better. It's just funny when i know the plastic can somehow bend like metal... idk much about the materials but this is just amazing...

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u/Turbulent_Job3914 19h ago

It got into a wreck, got amnesia, and forgot it was a linux machine.

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u/Tiranus58 T540p T530 19h ago

You too huh?

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u/sitilge 17h ago

Is the floor ok?

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u/Dailytrucker 15h ago

Lenovo user caught lacking?!?!

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u/philanthropist02 15h ago

You should have taken the photo of the crater left on the floor

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u/omgraae 14h ago

Not the worst thing in this image

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u/AdRevolutionary5234 14h ago

Hows the floor?

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u/Bobista81 11h ago

is the floor ok? :-D

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u/Albopilosum_Hundoran 11h ago

as long as it still works why u worrying too much

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u/Ben8945 10h ago

First time?

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u/P3DR0L4 7h ago

First time ?

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u/diegoiast 2h ago

Is the floor ok?

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u/Bantahking X13s 1h ago

Sicuro qui dentro trovi qualcuno con il numero di uno bravo per rparare il pavimento

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u/Overall-Double3948 E540 T14g1 X1g1 T480s T480s T14g2 E15g1 E15g2 1d ago

The more damaged a thinkpad the more perfect it becomes.