[amayausers] Re: Disposable Computers
- From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:08:08 -0800
I can build that computer for under $600 these days
of course if its more than a year old its usually half
of what you pay for them. another crappy thing
about Technology!!
Refurbed is definitely the way to go since
most of us replace rather than repair anyway,
and then I know that this computer was gone
through by hand instead of the less personal
assembly line process that the others usually do.
I have bought at least 5 refurbished units over
the years and all are still in service.
Here's a tip to those that don't know.
when your computer is off take the side off
usually the left side when you look at the front.
and after unplugging the power cord blow out
the inside with canned air. pay extra attention
to the fans (all that you can find). and try not to
pull any of the wiring any harder than
you need to move them out of the way
for cleaning.
Dust lays on the motherboard and clogs the
heatsink on the processor and works like a blanket
holding in heat, and heat to a computer is death.
Short lived computers are usually the result of heat
problems but not always parts go bad sometime
for no reason.
I have been lucky,
I have some computers that have been around
for 10 years and still work fine. so some of us do get lucky
and I do believe that it is all luck...
Ron Vinyard
Body Cover / Magic Stitches
1-888-435-0176
420 SW H street
Grants Pass, OR 97526
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.bodycoverdesign.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Disposable Computers
>I bought an Inspiration 5150 about 1 1/2 years ago with a Pentium 4. Has a
> 40 gig HD, 512 MB Ram, 3.3 ghz processor with built in wireless ethernet. I
> got it off the refurbished site for $1200. I do all my internet and e-mail
> on it as well as some graphics. Its definitely worth the $$$ to get a true
> Pentium.
>
> Aaron Sargent
> The Linen Barn
> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Medford, Oregon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Garber" <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "amayausers list" <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:08 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] Disposable Computers
>
>
>> We bought a Dell Inspiron 1100 lap top 13 months ago (12 month warranty)
>> to do art work on.
>> It has a celeron processor. It croaked yesterday and we called Dell.
>> The first words out of the techs mouth (after being on hold for ever)
>> was "buy another one".
>> We told him no, we want to fix it. He helped us run some diagnostics
>> and determined it was the mother board that went bad.
>> The laptop cost $700, a new mother board installed would cost $650.
>> After talking to some local computer repair companies they all say the
>> celeron processor cheap computers are not worth fixing, they are "old
>> technology" and have a tendency to last just past the warranty. Its a
>> shame that Dell sells the crap. If we would have known this we would
>> have upgraded to a Pentium.
>>
>> Someone a couple weeks ago was searching for a computer....thought I
>> would pass this experience along.
>>
>> We are definitely living in a disposable society. I hate to throw away
>> a nice looking box, does anyone want to buy a frozen Dell laptop for
> cheap?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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