there is no doubt these things are cheap cheap cheap and only getting cheaper..
I'm looking at getting a Quad Core laptop to replace 2 i'm using right now, and it's going to cost less than half what one of them cost me when it was new. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Andrew Farnsworth <farn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Don Delp <nesma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> >> wrote:I can't say about your area, but you'll probably end up paying for 2 >> hours labor at $50 to $90/hour. They'll take the computer apart, look >> for anything obviously broken, then put it back together. This may >> actually fix the problem if something has been dislodged. Otherwise, >> you'll need to get some spare parts for your model to see if you can >> figure out what's damaged. >> >> In the end, you're down 2-300 and the computer still acts up. Might >> be a good time to take advantage of Christmas sales. >> >> On the other hand, you might check Google for a disassembly guide for >> your model laptop. They've gotten easier to work with in the last 10 >> years. You might be able to get it apart and back together and find >> that it's working again. > > I will second the statement that you should look at buying a new laptop. > Unless yours is a high end laptop (i.e. >$1000), you will be better off > buying a new one and junking the old one. > > Andy > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en. > -- -Todd -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en.
