Sunday, July 20, 2008

laptop problems

I have been noticing that a lot of the newer laptop models are becoming broken way before a person has had the laptop even a year or two. Lots of models have bad motherboards or bad screens or the hard drive is bad, and sometimes the power socket is bad. Many people have experenced this within a few months to a year or two and then they have a laptop that is a paper weight or a door stop. It is a good idea to know what is wrong with the laptop so if you decide to get that $2,000 laptop fixed you will know what it needs before you show up to the repair store and shell out even more then what it would have cost. if you didn't know what the problem was the tech will have to diagnose the problem and charge you for the diagnoses, time it takes to diagnose the problem, then charge you to get the part and put it in. Some but not all tech repair places will have an awesome workforce. Some people tell you you need a part that it doesn't need and to find out its the wrong part or tell you the cost is going to be more then what it should be to have it repaired. It is a good idea to start by buying a good quality laptop. One that wont die out within a year or 2 and that will last like the older ones that are out there. Look for one that is small enough but packs a punch that way you can take the laptop with you anywhere and not have to be limited on space. A good battery time of 3 hours or more is key since most people work away from home or go to collage and do work there like typing and power point presentations or audio recording for class. Don't just go out and buy the first laptop you see either because maybe you may end up with a not so great model. Keep an eye out for reported hardware problems before you buy. Look in consumer reports, check out the online sites, check adds and reviews and do the math so you end up with the best laptop for your dollar. A little research can save you hundreds of dollars.

Some places to check:
Consumer reports
C Net
http://www.gripewiki.com/index.php/Main_Page

It's a good idea to check several sites and get a general consensus of problems. Sometimes you'll have one lone complainer who happened to get a bad machine that slipped past quality control.

Alert Alert Alert!!!
There's some very bad adapters making their way into the UK. They are marked with a fake CE label produced in China and have been known to cause electrical shocks and fires. They tend to sell for 1/2 the usual price and are sold on the internet and discount stores.

3 comments:

Michael said...

Nice post.The laptops get very hot when it runs continuously? This is a very common problem in most of the laptops

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