[Nottingham] OT: Laptop repairs

[Rohaq]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 08:20, Peter Adams <praest76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I have an Acer laptop here that's recently stopped acknowledging any
> attached USB devices as well as it's own keyboard and track-pad (which
> I'm guessing are attached via internal USB connection?) I suspect the
> USB controller has died, but my knowledge of the internal workings of
> laptops is limited.
>
> Has anyone got experience of the local Newark or Nottingham laptop
> repair places and can recommended one? I can't really afford to
> replace it at the moment and would rather get it repaired if possible.
> My girlfriend is currently stuck using her old laptop which lost it's
> portability when the screen fell off.
>
> There is a place advertising £75 laptop motherboard repairs but I'm
> wondering if that is too good to be true.
>
>
Just to warn you it might cost you a lot more than £75: That's probably just
for a diagnosis, with parts and labour on top.

Due to the highly integrated nature of the hardware most of the time, the
replacement part is the motherboard. If they can't locate one from a dead
laptop with a good motherboard, that can cost a fair bit.

-- 
Rich
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