Why do hinges of Macbook Air break?

I own a MBA 13 inches which I bought sometime in 2008. After tthree years of using, one hinge broke after the other. I had both replaced for almost 200 bucks. This year, the left hinge again broke. I guess, very soon, the right hinge will break. I will definitely replace the hinges. I am thinking of selling this MBA and getting the newer MBA. But I am afraid that I will encounter the same problem with the Hinges. Is it a problem of simple lubrication that apple cannot solve?

The current version of the Air doesn't have hinges like yours so it probably won't break unless you really handle it poorly. As for why it breaks, I guess it's a design flaw because they changed it for the next installment.

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