Do plastic laptop covers put a burden on the screen hinge?

The clutch within the hinge does have a limit of how much weight it can support at different angles. With that said I haven’t seen broken hinges caused directly by the few ounces added by snap on cases. If you are using sheets of steel or lead then thats a different issue ;-}

The cause of failing hinges is more to do with heavy opening and closing so the clutch surfaces become polished and if grit gets in ground down. To be clear here we are talking hundreds of times in a day! If you are more in the 50 times (25 each way) I doubt you’ll encounter that. The other cause is bangs! So the hinge pair is no longer in align.

Maybe people how have the thicker case think its more bang/drop proof so they don’t take the care and the cases can also hide damage.

OK, so in my opinion this is a reach!

So what do I use on my systems? I use a Black, Red & Yellow carbon fiber skins! I prefer the tactical feel and the grip they offer. And in a pinch somewhat bullet proof ;-}