The winner of the Orange Computer Giveaway is...

Announcing the April winner

Read on. Winner is revealed below.

Why some laptop designs are prone to fail

I recently did a video explaining a common way that laptops break. The anchors that hold the hinges on a laptop are a weak point.

Here’s a link to the video:

• https://video.retroedge.tech/w/tYxYKEapNsxkR2gAAvfkvC

A summary of what I talk about in the video:

Light and thin consumer class laptops are not designed with durability in mind. So the area around the hinge often breaks, due to thin or weak plastic. Avoid this by getting a laptop with a more durable design. Usually this is a business class laptop, such as an HP EliteBook, Lenovo ThinkPad or Dell Latitude.

A broken laptop hinge can often be fixed… but wouldn’t it be better to have a laptop that was less likely to suffer from this problem?

The winner of the April Orange Computer giveaway is:

lizz.br****n@*mail.com

Some characters hidden with asterisks to not reveal the exact email address.

If that’s you, just reply by email and let me know your choice between the laptop or desktop computer and between Windows or Linux for the operating system.

If you didn’t win this month, you are still in the drawing to win in upcoming months. All you have to do is remain subscribed and check your emails from me to see if you won the giveaway drawing and reply to claim.

People from outside the La Crosse area are eligible to win. If you have a United States mailing address, I can ship the computer to you. If you are in the general La Crosse or Viroqua, Wisconsin, areas I can schedule to deliver the computer right to you.

Here are the two computers that the winner can choose from:

• Laptop: HP ProBook 450 G3

• Desktop: HP EliteDesk 800 G3 mini

I do have more of the HP EliteDesk mini computers for purchase, but do not have any more of the HP ProBook 450 G3. I will be getting other models of HP EliteBook laptop in soon.

You can also take a look at what else is available:

• Orange Computer: Currently Available Laptops & Desktops

Thanks for reading!

I appreciate your business and referrals.

Until next time,

— Matthew from Orange Computer