I have two Acer Aspire [protected] laptops and both of them have cracked at the left hinge. Reading the posts it appears that Acer is unwilling to acknowledge the breaking as their design problem. Too bad! Both of my units have functioned well and I had a good feeling about Acer products. After reading all these posts my feelings about Acer support have certainly been negatively affected. I have decided to add my comment to help show this is not an isolated incident. Hopefully a prospective Acer purchaser will see this site and make an alternate purchase. Thanks to the people who added comments about parts sources and repair techniques.
