Laptop Repairs are Expensive
Thursday, September 29th, 2005I was using my laptop this morning in my Management Policies class to work on a group project. Just before the bell, I shut down my computer. As I closed the lid, I heard a sickening crunch of plastic.
The right hinge of my laptop’s screen is broken. It still opens and closes fine, but it’s so loose that it either closes on your hands or it folds back as far as it can physically open. I have to prop up the screen to use it.
It still displays fine and everything; except for this relatively minor mechanical difficulty, it works perfectly.
Unfortunately, no hardware repair for a laptop is minor. I beleive it’s out of warranty, so I did a little searching around; laptop screen repairs are in the neighborhood of $300. Just the part to replace hinge is about $70. Not counting the time I’ll be without it while it’s being repaired.
I need a working machine. *sigh* Guess I’ll have to slog on without it for a while somehow.
