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October 17, 2007I have a Dell Inspiron 6000. It’s a gift from OSNews’ owner, David Adams. It’s 18 months old now.
And it’s a complete and utter disaster, from a quality point of view. The screen hinges are broken. The paint is chipping off everywhere, even though the laptop never leaves my apartment. Keys on the keyboard are coming off. The battery started losing its strength within a few months, and since about 8 months, it’s been dead completely. And now, the power adapter is broken. Dead. Useless.
Conclusion: I have a dead laptop, and buying a new battery and adapter is all I can do - a total of 180 EUR. I don’t think I’ll be spending such an amount of money on this laptop.
Sounds like way too much. An AC adapter costs something like $50, doesn’t it?
Comment by thebluesgnr — October 17, 2007 @ 7:42 pm
In the US, yes. Here, it’s 54 EUR, the battery is 124 EUR. The Netherlands has high electronics prices.
Comment by Administrator — October 17, 2007 @ 7:54 pm
Would it be cheaper to ask someone to buy one over here & ship it to you?
Comment by John S. — October 18, 2007 @ 5:21 pm
You could just buy new components, If you were inclined to repair it. (i.e. new NiMH/whatever cells, capacitors…) You have the gorilla glue (polyurethane, bubbles a bit as it cures) out anyhow, right? There really ought to be little repair shops for such things.
Comment by Ankh if you love Whole Zombi Grain — October 27, 2007 @ 9:52 am