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Broken Laptop screen

  • 05-09-2006 1:42pm
    #1
    CmcC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi, I have my laptop over three years. Bought it in Aldi, its a Gericom, never had any problems with it at all however my screen was broken recently.

    Its completely splintered and I was wondering would anyone know of a repair shop in Dublin city centre that carries out this kind of replacement?


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  • #2
    tvbrat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 184 ✭✭tvbrat


    CmcC wrote:
    Hi, I have my laptop over three years. Bought it in Aldi, its a Gericom, never had any problems with it at all however my screen was broken recently.

    Its completely splintered and I was wondering would anyone know of a repair shop in Dublin city centre that carries out this kind of replacement?

    Hi CmcC
    We have sent laptops from my job to this lot and they fixed them for us
    I dont know about this brand, ours were IBM's

    quote from their website
    We have full LCD and Flat Panel Repair capability which we carry out in our specialist clean rooms. end quote

    http://www.computersunlimited.ie/
    phone + 353 1 8306495
    address 90 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, Ireland


  • #3
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Have dealt with them in the past too,it will work out cheaper for you to buy a new laptop.............


  • #4
    tvbrat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 184 ✭✭tvbrat


    majiktripp wrote:
    Have dealt with them in the past too,it will work out cheaper for you to buy a new laptop.............

    majiktripp is right, it would be cheaper to buy a new laptop
    Just checked with the lads in work, most of the repairs were hard drive related.

    If there is info you want to get off the machine
    it may work with an external screen and a usb h/drive

    or you could remove the drive and with an adapter put it into
    a desktop.

    Yeah Majiktripp is spot on, replacing the screen with labour costs would be more expensive


  • #5
    Spipov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭Spipov


    yeah. i second that too. however, if u were skilled enough, u can always remove the lcd, read the part number and get one from ebay (there might be some there) and put it up again. i recently did that for a mate's samsung 12.1" :)

    no warranties, but at least wasnt junked! :)


  • #6
    inode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭inode


    And if you do buy a new one you can always sell that laptop in parts on ebay. some keyboards go for 50EUR alone


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  • #7
    CmcC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭CmcC


    Thanks for the info, the screen is still viewable but has big black blobs here and there and they are begining to get bigger.

    Its really surprising that there isn't a company that does simple repairs considering the explosion in laptop ownership. A friend had recommended trying to take out the lcd screen and sourcing a new one as Spipov recommeded. think ill try that. Cheers


  • #8
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    It will be a tough job as a screen alone will probably run you €150-200...is the laptop even worth that much really?


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