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Re: Notebook Repair
said by MJimLay  :I just called one of my local shops and they can fix it for $125 or so. I don't know. By the time I upgrade the hard drive and ram.... I'd be up to the same price as a new laptop.... and I'm sure the battery on this one will need replacing soon as it's 3 years old now. Sad but true. Unlike desktops, notebooks are still not very upgradable at a decent cost versus value rate. I have known folks who replace their notebook when the battery goes in 2 to 4 years, as by then, combined with the price of a new battery, upgrading ram, hard drives, etc., with no ability to upgrade the motherboard/chipset, makes this a tough proposition to recommend.
No matter what the value of your notebook was initially, almost any $400 - $500 lappy will easily beat it, plus you have a warranty to boot.
This may not be a popular thing to say, but frankly, I look at "owning" a notebook as being more like leasing a car! You get it for a couple of years or so and then move on to a newer model...IMHO, one should never, ever, ever look at a notebook as an "investment", and should only buy the features and level of performance to match one's immediate to short-term future needs.
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