Originally Posted by screenerx
I open the laptop everytime I have to check them. They aren't that fragile as I haven't broken one in three years of working for airport security.
You are more gentle than I, but that's not suprising as I'm a bit of a klutz!
Since 2000 I've broken at least 2 laptop latches and received one (used) laptop with a semi-broken latch that I eventually broke. Brands were Dell, Toshiba, and DEC, so my klutziness is not restricted to one particular latch. Oh well.