Same problem with my 14X.  Left hinge just froze. I went to open it and "snap"..."crunch".  Isn't it funny that Dell claims to know of few if any broken left hinges when one can see in the forum that they are numerous.  I baby my computers and my $2200 14" Alienware laptop is no exception.  Anyway after owning three Alienware laptops and one desktop I'll be buying another one real soon NOT.