Help with laptop

Technics · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:26

My sister has recently broke her laptop and when she took it to PC World they said the ribbon going into the display was damaged and wanted to charge £200 before they even attempted to sort it out.

So my question is how is easy would it be to change it myself?, as that sounded damn expensive to me. I have built a pc myself so i have a reasonable amount of knowledge, i assume a laptop is pretty similar. Also are new ribbons easy / cheap to get?

Technics

BuToNz · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:42

Ribbons are normally part of the LCD, hence the stupid price. LCD screens can be anything from 80quid to 200quid, depending on the size and resolution. If you've ever taken a laptop apart you'll be fine at replacing it. Just make sure you take your time and look for any hidden screws/removable bezels.

Technics · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:00

Thanks for the help

icysniper · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:44

use an external monitor i got a 19" one cheaper than getting it fixed and it works fine, get a mouse and another keyboard

J.B · 26 Sep 2009 at 21:51

The ribbons are normally fairly cheap, can be very fiddly to connect though and laptops take a delicate balance of being gentle and forcing them apart,

What are the symptoms?