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[farla]

So my laptop is officially fucked. I've been babying it along with one problem but now pretty much everything else has broken at once because planned obsolescence. Currently it wants me to cuddle with the power jack in order to charge. I think it's having neediness problems because I've stopped taking it everywhere with me. Well it should have thought of that before breaking its case open.

What really annoys me is none of the stuff going wrong is the actual computer part, and it's all completely fixable, I just don't have any of the tools. And no way in hell am I letting any tech people near it. I refuse to pay more in repairs than I did for the computer and I especially refuse to pay anyone any money at all to diagnose that the parts of my laptop that are barely attached are the problem with my laptop.

Anyway ordered a netbook to replace it for now. Been meaning to try one out for a while. Hopefully the power will keep working on this one until then.

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[the-neverminder.livejournal.com]

How long have you had it? Most everyone I've asked has said theirs had some major malfunction after about two years, but I definitely need mine to hold out for at least three and I'm already at one-and-a-half with no detectable problems, so fingers crossed. I don't know if they're just terrible laptop owners or if the hard drives have a pre-programmed response to self-destruct after 24 months.

Yay planned obsolescence.

[farla.livejournal.com]

I'm a terrible laptop owner, I take mine everywhere and the problems are generally at points of use like the screen hinge or power. I haven't had any hard drive failures. The other laptop lasted quite a few years easily until something weird happened to the power connection.

The self-destruct on power cables is a day over one year, but laptops should last three years and a day because the extended warranty goes that far. Pretty sure mine just wasn't designed very well.

[the-neverminder.livejournal.com]

I'm not much better, honestly. Last year I didn't take mine out of my room since I didn't have breaks between classes, but now I bring it with me almost every day. I really ought to get a case for it, but most of the ones I've seen look like they do more harm than good and cost so much I wouldn't even consider it.

That's good to know. I'm saving what money I can, but whether it gets spent on a 3DS or a new computer depends on which I need first, I guess.

[farla.livejournal.com]

I have a case built into my bag. Most of the damage is because I tend to grab it by the screen corner (the hinge was never well designed) or the plug gets jerked at an angle. And if you've been treating it well for a year, it should still be in good condition.

If you have any cheap tech services around, you could try having them look at the hinge to make sure it's right. Apparently they're often designed too tight and damage can be put off by a lot if you get it loosened, or so I found when I looked it up after mine broke. If you have well made hinge already, you should only need to worry about not jerking the power cable around.