Posted by HyperFocus on July 22, 2009, at 15:38:46
In reply to Computer broke AGAIN, posted by Dinah on July 22, 2009, at 12:10:54
Laptops are so cheap now that unless it's under warranty it's probably better to replace them with a new one that try to do any major repairs. I spent a lot to get the board replaced on my Dell and my friend who sells and repairs them says I should have just got a new one. Everybody should have some sort of external backup done as regularly as possible. a 4GB flash drive is cheap and reliable (no moving parts) and can fit a gigantic amount of personal data and there are programs that can backup not just files but email and bookmarks and such. So when you need to switch machines you can get back up and running relatively quickly.
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