hi, i'm at an absolute loss !! i've got an Acer laptop and recently one of the hinges seized up and broke the cast alloy mounting flange that attached to the chassis.
in my quest to find out what i can do i've been told a couple thngs -
1 ... i need to replace the whole screen (which is crap, cos i've managed to get the hinge out)
2 ... "you need to be an Acer dealer to get parts ... but even tho we are, you cant buy the hinges" .... WTF ??!!!!!!!!!
3 ... "ahhh ... your laptops 3 years old ??!!! you should just replace it ... here, this ones $1900 and is nearly the equivalent to what you've got" ....

now i've found hinges on the internet here and there but cant actually find ones that suit my laptop .... so hear lies my problem

i'm really hoping someone could possibly help point me in the right direction ........

much much muuuuuuccchhhhhh appreciated if you can.

cheers in advance