No I think its just cheaper, if it was stronger you normally would have a metal plate or the entire base would be metal. The only time I have seen those fail was actually the hinges themselves and not the attachment points. If the metal plate or base somehow got severely damaged I doubt it would cost much more to repair and its still unlikely to damage anything else.
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grue@lemmy.world 1 week agoAs far as I am concerned, it’s purposefully weakly designed, because these break a LOT.
Could be sacrificial because the plastic case is cheaper/easier to replace than whatever else would break instead of it were stronger.
Tabzlock@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Wogi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Probably more so cheaper to mold the plastic case with weak threads than any other function.