Broken Laptop options

OspreyO · 9 Dec 2011 at 15:17

Friend of mine spilt a drink on her laptop, Toshiba Satellite C660-1LD wondering whats the best thing to do with it. Its so new getting parts off another machine doesn't seem likely.

beermonster · 9 Dec 2011 at 15:19

Purple shirts do a repair service £50 plus parts, or claim on house insurance.

OspreyO · 9 Dec 2011 at 16:04

A repair shop isn't really an option since you'd almost buy a new laptop for the price of the repair.

PhillyDee · 9 Dec 2011 at 19:38

What drink, did you try and turn it on after it was wet, has it had plenty of time to dry? Sugary drinks - very bad.

DJMK4 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:22

Stick it in an airing cupboard after it occurs for a good while (few days) to dry out.

Just make sure it was turned off and not turned back on after the spillage!

OspreyO · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:46

Tea or coffee I think. No they kept using it till it wouldn't turn on any more. The motherboard is gone in it. Repair shop has looked at it and want a huge amount to fix it. Basically its not an economic repair.

I was more thinking of clever ideas to get around this, use/sell the parts, source a used motherboard etc.

andy_mk3 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:51

If you can get the parts yourself cheap enough then fix, if not then sell. Simple.

DJMK4 · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:04

What about looking on ebay for a similar laptop, spares or repairs, and just make 100% sure the motherboard in the laptop works?

If you don;t think its worth it, sell the laptop on ebay as spares or repairs and put it towards a new laptop.