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CK_John

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4. 350 will get you a good laptop from Compaq or Acer. To me brand no longer matters

Reply to sagesnow (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2012, 11:49 PM

May 2012

everything inside is built in the same factories.

New fad of large hard drives is a waste and are technical failure prone. The average HD usage is 30GB unless your into video or music collection.

You need 3GB of memory, 120GB hard drive, and 15.6in screen runs around 350 at wallyworld.

On your current machine remove the battery hit with a hair dryer for about 5-8 min.

Lineup someone with a PC who will let you connect their usb keyboard, mouse and monitor (if your current laptop has an vga connector). This may pinpoint what is not working.

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Computercide by Champagne [View all] sagesnow May 2012 OP

sorry for your loss...sounds like a hell of a way to go out though. ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #1

I'll try it sagesnow May 2012 #2

$5 or so and worth it: struggle4progress May 2012 #3

350 will get you a good laptop from Compaq or Acer. To me brand no longer matters CK_John May 2012 #4

Maybe not... oldernwiser May 2012 #7

Thanks... sagesnow May 2012 #5

You can plug the drive into an external USB case. The laptop's probably a loss. HopeHoops May 2012 #6