Just purchased T61 on eBay - has hinge issue

I just bought a T61 on eBay. It is nice in every way except that it has the loose hinge problem. There is about 1" of play, or looseness, at the top of the screen. There is no mfr warranty on the unit, but the seller gives a 30 day warranty. I like the unit, but I don't want it to be a money pit. I bought this unit because I heard that they were built like a bank vault, and I figured that if any used notebook was worth buying, it would be this one. Now, I'm having second thoughts.
I'm wondering how long before the hinge problem makes the thing unusable? It's not really a problem now but would be if it gets worse.
I ordered memory for the unit and was planning to upgrade to Win 7 64bit, but, after reading here about the hinge problem,
I'm not sure if that is wise.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Depending on one's priorities and budget, they could go one generation back to T60/p, or ahead to T400/500 and W500 which are all far more depndable machines than nVidia-based T61/p units.
There's a zillion of threads on this forum, Bill Morrow's thinkpad forum and all over the Internet on nVidia chips failure...do some research before making your next move.
The issue at hand is fixable only by motherboard swap, regardless of what anyone will tell you...there is *no* fix for the original batch of GPU chips.
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
In daily use: R60F, R500F, T61, T410
Collecting dust: T60
Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
Non-ThinkPads: Panasonic CF-31 & CF-52, HP 8760W
Starting Thursday, 08/14/2014 I'll be away from the forums until further notice. Please do NOT send private messages since I won't be able to read them. Thank you.

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