should i just get a new one

yayaitsme

have an acer aspier which went nuts this weekend. screen saver went nuts so when i re started it, it says windows didnt initiate or something to that effect. tried to restart from the last good boot option and now i think its dead. when i turn it on the power lights up but nothing else happens complete black screen. should i try to get it repaired or will it be more practical to buy a new laptop.

AbsoluteIT

Would not buy new one just yet, have you tried booting in safe mode.
If you add a little more information I could give you a better response, What is your operating system, have you added any new software or hardware.

rothai

I was thinking of buying a acer but have been told that they have reliability issues, I know yours is after going belly up, but how did you find it, good or bad plus how long have you had it?thanks

yayaitsme

rothai, i personally wouldnt get one again. this is the second crash i've had with it, i managed to fix it last time. the drivers for my usb ports stopped working. in saying that i know people who have no issues with theirs at all.

Overheal

how much did it cost and how old is it

yayaitsme

Its two yrs old,was about 350 I think. It has vista.

yayaitsme

AbsoluteIT wrote: »

Would not buy new one just yet, have you tried booting in safe mode.
If you add a little more information I could give you a better response, What is your operating system, have you added any new software or hardware.

It was vista, not been able to add hardware cause of usb problems.no new software in the last couple of months

Skerries

i'd get all your data off and do a rebuild

Overheal

I would nuke it and reinstall windows. make sure you have the recovery partition (D:\) or the DVDs first.

If that doesn't do it then it's not worth investing more money into the problem: junk it and buy something new. Some places will offer to diagnose and repair your old one for free if you're buying a new one though so thats worth looking into too.