Thank You Lenovo
I normally don't do this but I have to in this case. In early January my laptop screen hinges finally gave way. I have owned my current laptop for over 2 years now but it is still going strong. So I was saddened by this and even more saddened when the repair cost in South Africa was going to be astronomical, and thus had to contemplate the stressful task of buying a new laptop soon. I did some research online and found out that the hinge problem was actually a design defect on most Lenovo IdeaPad Laptops. When I got back to the US to start my spring semester I called up Lenovo USA and they offered to do the repairs for free. This was great. What even better is that I shipped it to them the next day and got it back in about a week delayed due to the heavy snow. I got it back, it was all cleaned up and looked just like new and they had also updated my bios, so my webcam actually works now in Linux and Windows , and cleaned out the dust inside. Now it runs quiet and looks great. The biggest issue I had is that the core2duo inside still is good for a while, it has been pulling its weight even though technologies have changed in the last 2 years. I commend Intel for that. The laptop also has 3GB of ram which I still do not use effectively as I use about 1.9 GB on a heavy day.
Thank You Lenovo for fixing my Laptop for Free!! As in free Ice Cream, everybody loves it!
When my S10e lenovo starts acting up, I'll ship it lenovo USA.