[Scottish] fun with laptops

[William Anderson]

William Anderson wrote:
> for those who were there last night and wanting a status update, the 
> Latitude is doing well, considering it had a pint of lager poured over 
> it - admittedly accidentally!  The keyboard isn't responding in the 
> slightest, but it fires up, trackpad and buttons work, and I'm using it 
> over rdp right now.
> 
> So not quite as bad as it first may have seemed :)

In case anyone's still worried about The Laptop That Took The Pint, the 
keyboard is responding nicely even without the bath I threatened it with 
(one of the keyboard screws stripped - bloody soft Dell screw heads).

Just as well really, as Dell got back to me today with an out-of-warranty 
service call quote (they wouldn't do it under warranty) to RTB the laptop, 
replace the keyboard, and return it to me - £250 ex VAT all in ... 
*shocking*!  Oh, and they wouldn't sell me the keyboard as a spare part, 
presumably non-user-servicable from their point of view, despite the four 
screws marked "K" on the underside ...

Something to bear in mind at the next ScotLUG meeting, Keep Those Laptops Safe!

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