Quick laptop repair question

[FCCstandards]

He's right. There's step by step instructions all over the place. I watched my son replace the screen in his. It's really pretty easy.

The son of BeetleYoda prob. Has a leg up on me.

[Spazzmatazz]

See? Even kids can do it. Many Chinese boys do it all day.

And fccstandards, thank us by telling us who's the chick is in your avatar.

My son is 22.

[FCCstandards]

No one has ever figured out my AV's name. We did searches. She's internet pic legend. I have no idea.

[balloon knot]

No one has ever figured out my AV's name. We did searches. She's internet pic legend. I have no idea.

the future mrs. balloon knot

[renchfrieswith]

My son is 22.

No one has ever figured out my AV's name. We did searches. She's internet pic legend. I have no idea.

Damnit!

[renchfrieswith]

And? Did you fix it?

[stevhorn]

It's very simple to replace a laptop screen...a few screws. a couple of cables and you're done. A couple of walk-throughs on the web, a half hour of your time, and a hundred bucks or so saved.

[itpdude]

I'd never take a computer in to Best Buy or any repair joint because those pimply, smelly, no-pussy-getting, Adam-Lanza-wannabees WILL look through your shit.

Whether you have questionable porn, homemade porn, personal files, financial information, love-letters, or even personal writings that may be considered disturbing, those fuckers WILL look through your shit.

Look, these are people who support Anonymous. Think on that.

Do your own work unless you have a very good friend who knows how to do it that you can pay it done with YOU THERE. It's not that difficult to do.

[FCCstandards]

And? Did you fix it?

it can wait until after Christmas

[RH Goatcabin]

[Vashier]

I enjoy fixing my systems when they die. I had a great 21 inch crt back in the 90's. only problem was they had a screen coating that scratched if touched. There was no way to replace the cover that had the coating so I sanded the shit off with a fine rubbing compound and buffed the plastic out. Saved a great monitor that cost a ton back then. I ended up giving it to a buddy in the mid 2000's that still uses it.

[renchfrieswith]

I'd never take a computer in to Best Buy or any repair joint because those pimply, smelly, no-pussy-getting, Adam-Lanza-wannabees WILL look through your shit.

Dude, I worked at a computer store as a salesman for over two and a half years. I could get along with everyone there, but I was one of the very few who wasn't a 100% socially awkward geek. Most people in there used their lunch breaks to play World of Warcraft. The customer service guys were the geekiest ones and some of them were downright creepy.

They had NAS running there with a ton of storage, on which they would put people's files after they came over with their computers to get them fixed. The premise was that they made backups of people's files before they started working on their computer, which is a good thing. The bad part of it was that they'd actually go through their personal files and photos to see if there's something interesting to see there. One of the guys showed a home-made sex video on his phone of someone that he pulled off a computer he worked on. He told me they would keep sexy photos and videos of people in a shared folder, so that everyone could view it.

Fucked up and creepy shit, and this was at a big, major store.

This is why I just take my loss when a hard drive dies within the warranty period. I just smash it up with a hammer and dunk it underwater before I throw it in the trash. It happened twice to me and it kinda sucked that I lost a few bucks on it, but I care more about my privacy.

[DogStar69]

My kid knocked my HP laptop off the couch, now the screen looks like a spider web. But no visible cracks. Are they able to fix that?

That spider web look is cracks, go buy a new one. You can get a decent Win 7 or maybe even 8 for about $400 especially on sale after Christmas.