Our laptop just died after 1 year, and of course, the warranty ended just 3 days before. The HP authorized repair centers want $400 just to look at it, and I'd have to mail it somewhere. Where is a good, honest repair shop?
Or maybe someone could help:
Model Pavillion DV7-3065dx. The battery started dying, and after I found out about the "soft restore" it was fine for a while. Now it won't even turn on, even with the A/C power adapter. I've heard that HP configures their computers just like their toners - once the ink runs down to 1/2 buy a new one or it will haunt you. I told my wife not to buy this POS, and I've been fighting with everything on it for the past year just to keep it running.
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__________________ Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes...well, y'know... - The Dude
Even though we still have a year left on our service, they would have charged me twice for the new power cord, and were no help at fudging the warranty.
$85 later and the laptop works.
__________________ Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes...well, y'know... - The Dude
if you have to spend more than a hundred bucks to repair a computer I'd suggest just getting a new one. Sure they can be costly, but with the way technology moves the new one will be much better and last a tad longer anyway. Dumping too much money on an older computer is like shining a turd. No matter how much you polish it... it's still a turd.
Unless of course you had a high end gaming type machine then it may be worth it to salvage.
The problem is it is only a year old. I got a new battery and power supply for $70 yesterday. Not quite OEM quality, but they work. Back to Best Buy to get my $85 back...
(I told the wife I had connections at Dell, but "this one plays movies...")
__________________ Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes...well, y'know... - The Dude
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