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ebackhus · 10-17-2005, 02:22 AM

Laptop repairs tend to be prohibitively expensive, so much so that most just get tossed or thrown at techs. You can try buying a new bulb and installing it yourself if you're feeling ambitious.

The other side is tossing. How do you decide if it's worth it?

1. How old is it?
2. Is it in ANY way upgradable?
3. What generation is hardware?
4. Is it a Dell? (Sorry, I just really don't like Dell.)
5. Is it essential to my work/school?
6. Can it be salvaged for parts?

10-17-2005, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,146 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Laptop repairs tend to be prohibitively expensive, so much so that most just get tossed or thrown at techs. You can try buying a new bulb and installing it yourself if you're feeling ambitious. The other side is tossing. How do you decide if it's worth it? 1. How old is it? 2. Is it in ANY way upgradable? 3. What generation is hardware? 4. Is it a Dell? (Sorry, I just really don't like Dell.) 5. Is it essential to my work/school? 6. Can it be salvaged for parts? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.