On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Melissa PollaK <[email protected]> wrote: > $350 to fix a 4-year-old Dell laptop with Vista operating system. Or, just > buy a new one? > > Any advice would be appreciated.
My first response is to buy a new one. I don't know how long manufacturers estimate a user will own a machine and it's possible that 4 years could be the length of time. In that case other components may also be reaching the end of their useful lives and having already sunk the money into one repair you would talk yourself into continuing to repair just to justify your first decision. My 2 reservations: 1. Have you backed up your hard drive? If you need to use data, or you have drafts of your writing, that are on your hard drive and you can't get at them anyplace else, then fixing your old computer might be worthwhile than buying a new one and trying to recreate what you lost on the old one. 2. The $350 isn't a real number and is serving as a high margin or even as a deterrent to getting it fixed. If a Best Buy or big box chain quoted you the $350 it might be worth your time to find an independent repair store for a quote. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
