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Safest Technique for Opening/Shutting the iBook
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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There's a fair amount of resistance when I press down on the screen half of the iBook to close it and when I open it back up. This leads me to wonder what the best method of opening and closing it would be. I assume that using both hands is a good idea so that pressure is equal on both sides of the screen; I also conjecture that it's best to grasp the screen down closer toward to hinge as opposed to the top.
Any thoughts on this?
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Just open it. Don't think about it, it really doesn't matter. I won't fall apart or anything.
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The iBook is strong enough that you can flip it open with one hand, or do the two-hand thingie. Hate to keep hounding you as it seems you're concerned about your iBook (which can be a good thing).
But they're made to take a little roughness. Don't go rolling it down a flight of stairs (unless it's a clamshell, those models were as tough as tanks).
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what is the safe method to open one of these:
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Originally posted by Randman:
The iBook is strong enough that you can flip it open with one hand, or do the two-hand thingie. Hate to keep hounding you as it seems you're concerned about your iBook (which can be a good thing).
My question is not so much "Would doing x immediately break my iBook?" nor "Is this expressly forbidden in the manual?" but rather "How do I maximize the lifespan of my iBook, its hinges and casing? How do I take especially good care of it?"
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Dip your iBook in oil to extend it's hinge life.**
**this, in turn, will destroy your iBook performance.
DON'T BE PARANOID. YOUR iBOOK WILL LAST.
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Originally posted by rozwado1:
Dip your iBook in oil to extend it's hinge life.**
**this, in turn, will destroy your iBook performance.
DON'T BE PARANOID. YOUR iBOOK WILL LAST.
Uh ... yeah, thanks. What I think I'll do is grasp it on both sides and push the case open with my thumbs. When closing it, I think I'll try to apply equal pressure on both sides of the back of the screen with my fingertips. That should be okay.
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I open with my thumb on the button and one hand near the clasp. I grasp it with a cavalier attitude and flip it open quick like that's what's up.
I close it by keeping my hand near the clasp while it's opened, and just using one finger to slam it closed. I usually finish the closing process with a short quip. Lately it's been "Booya!" but you may also try "What's up now?" or "Oooooooh... You like that?"
The fact is, it's very hard to break with everyday use. Your iBook will be out of date and nearly useless (like mine) before the time you have to worry about it falling apart structurally.
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
That said, it doesn't matter if you use the two-hand technique (one bottom one top) because it is, in effect, the same thing as the table pushing back on the bottom half of the iBook.
Don't be too paranoid, cause that's when you spill coffee all over it 
I know from experience.
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Don't lay a pen in front of the LCD and then close it... don't pry the machine open with a screwdriver.
You don't need to worry about the hinges--They don't go bad on these things. I have yet to see an iBook that I've thought "hmm--that's a bad hinge." I have, however, seen broken display bezel braces--which manifests as a gap between the LCD and the iBook logo. i.e. don't drop the thing. I see FAR more bad DC-in boards from people tripping over power cords (half the plug is still stuck inside or the colors change when you wiggle the plug).
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Originally posted by rozwado1:
I open with my thumb on the button and one hand near the clasp. I grasp it with a cavalier attitude and flip it open quick like that's what's up.
I close it by keeping my hand near the clasp while it's opened, and just using one finger to slam it closed. I usually finish the closing process with a short quip. Lately it's been "Booya!" but you may also try "What's up now?" or "Oooooooh... You like that?"
hahahahahahaha
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