Broken Laptop

philius

I have this laptop right, which is a packard bell (big mistake, i know), any how, it was almost destroyed in a domestic dispute of sorts, but, curious as to whether it still functions, i plugged my desktop screen into the monitor port and stunningly it still works.

Now its not a great machine, but, 2.8, 512, 40GB blah, blah, blah

is it worth getting it fixed, the screen is broken and currently only connceted by a wire or something, oh and the cd/dvd no longer works, that said i think there might be a little life in her yet, certainly even as a hand to a younger sibling to appolgies for the fact that i see them about 10 times a year.

Any, can i get a replacement case, can you recommend a person to do this, can i get a new screen, what price would i be looking at for it all, and is it worth it in your opinion.

also, the battery..........F*****

irlrobins

usually screens are expensive to replace. I'm going guess it will cost ~€500.

Someone else might have their 2c on this?

philius

yeah that would be cool.

i guess, if its in the guide lines of acceptable behaviour on the site, im tendering the job to some one who could do this.

i was thinking that maybe i could be a new shell for it or something.

Discuss.

sector

philius, to be honest man, with you needing a screen & a battery there's no way I'd get it fixed unless you can somehow get it done on warranty.....

as was said the screen will be the most expensive & duno if your brave enough to install yourself, if you've never done one it's not too handy.

anyway I'd recommend you sell off the parts & get yourself another one, either new or used with used being preferred costwise.

philius

hmmm......
warranty.

i reckon warranty wouldnt cover it getting trashed about.

you reckon 500 for the screen.

maybe if i found someone who had a similar computer, but was selling parts or something, i could replace them

i dunno,

its just something worth checking out.

irlrobins

to be honest i think it would be cheaper to buy a new one.

I think I saw a thread somewhere else where someone was quoted 650 to replace the screen. All depends on availability of stock etc...

commited

It's not worth getting repaired properly, so what i'd do...

Make a small case for it. Place inside case with power adapter. Buy 2.5"->3.5" adapter and buy full sized DVD writer.
Use as tiny desktop

philius

thats great, i actually have a desk top anyway that is a better machine, so its not a priority. 650 is a lot of money to replace the screen actually.

its just for gigs and stuff, hauling around a desktop is a load of s***

how much would i get a laptop of the same spec for second hand?

and then what about selling the parts of the laptop i had.

all advice appreciated.

commited

I'm looking to build a silent & small download rig, so I might be interested in the parts from your laptop, if it was the right price

A similar laptop second hand is about the €4-500 mark I think

philius

ok, can you keep an eye out for something decent along my lines?, and i will bring the hunk of s***, i mean, the old beauty to your doorstep and you can pick it apart like some sort of electronic vulture.

mem, hard drive, decent video card, 4 usbs, network card, and 2.8g processer are all in order, so you could easily pull something out.

the battery, as i mentioned, is a joke.

sounds good....will talk to you tomorrow about a fair price for the parts, after discussing it with my accountants of course.:D

commited

What model is the machine btw?

Capt'n Midnight

philius wrote:

you reckon 500 for the screen.

Dell sometimes have €700-800 laptop deals . I know someone who got three options on replacement screens on an IBM - €400 difference between the cheapest and dearest - all the same resolution.

I keep saying it, the price of a new screen on a laptop over a year old is usually more than you could sell the laptop for.

have a look on ebay for a similar laptop to get an idea of what yours is worth.

another option would be to buy an LCD monitor and use it as a desktop.

you need to make sure the models match if you want to pickup a doner laptop for the screen , one that someone spilt a cup of coffee over the keyboard might suffice.

philius

commited wrote:

What model is the machine btw?

eh...i will have to check that out.

its about 2 years old, (there was a 17" monitor.)

i honestly cant remember though,

is there anywhere i could look to find out?

Pics etc.

philius

Ok,

its the Packard Bell Easy Note K5285.