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Righto, I think my laptop is going to crap itself any day. I have had it for 3.5 years, and never had a problem before now. Can anyone recommend a good place to take it into and get someone to have a squiz at it ?

If not, and best response seems to be get a new one, what would people recommend. I've never bought a computer before. All other computers I have had at home have been supplied by my workplace or my missus workplace.

Probably prefer a "desktop" over "laptop". Play the odd game here and there, but mainly used for the www and word/excel stuff etc...

Fire away people.....

If you prefer a PC rather than a laptop then build one.

If you don't know how to do that then Dedj will be getting free beers at the footy this season.

Over to you ...

SJABC wrote:Righto, I think my laptop is going to crap itself any day. I have had it for 3.5 years, and never had a problem before now. Can anyone recommend a good place to take it into and get someone to have a squiz at it ?

If not, and best response seems to be get a new one, what would people recommend. I've never bought a computer before. All other computers I have had at home have been supplied by my workplace or my missus workplace.

Probably prefer a "desktop" over "laptop". Play the odd game here and there, but mainly used for p*rn...

Fire away people.....

Fixed

Never waste your hard earned $$$$ repairing your old computer.

3.5 years is a good innings.

Trash it and treat yourself to a new model.

Wasting $$$ on repairing it will cost you.

They will fix the existing problem but there will always be another.

Buy new and expect to have another 3.5 years of trouble free .....

The computer I am posting on now was bought in 2004.
I have updated the video card and increased the RAM, and recently replaced a noisy case fan - it may need a new fan for the CPU soon.
It has passed the Windows 7 ready probe, though there is some uncertainty about a driver for my colour laser and my Canon scanner.
I'll look into that later - I'm more interested in an SSD for my laptop right now when I have checked the mobo can cope.
[ASUS had no idea, but gave me the Intel mobo model details, so I've contacted Intel.]

When this 2004 desk top dies I'll replace it, unless I need a multiple core machine, for some obscure software I don't currently use, before then.

PS: my first computer, bought in 1987 was still working faultlessly in late 1999, but fell prey to Y2K.
[I could still use it to access old data, if I set it's system clock back a year, but it was time to move on.]