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DATE	2013-12-04
FROM	Elfen Magix
SUBJECT	Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] laptop repair
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Yes, sending it to a shop is going to cost a= n arm and a leg to get it fixed. But how about fixing it yourself?=0A=0AI d= one head (the whole screen assembly) and LCD Panel Assembly replacements by= buying the parts from ebay. Thus far I spent $150 on fixing 3 G3/G4 and 2 = old ThinkPad heads and doing swap/repairs myself. I have also done head and= panel repairs for friends and charge around $100 to swap them, telling the= m where to go (ebay) to get the needed items. Newer Apples are the hardest = since now they are gluing the damn cases together and you need to heat them= to loosen the glue (esp. with the macbook air!). Newer Dells are bitches t= o open, but they are doable, its a matter of having the right tool for it. = HPs/Compacs and Toshibas are much easier to deal with.=0A=0A=0AIts easier a= nd cheaper to buy the head than it is to buy the LCD panel. In the latter y= ou need to open up the head, remove the panel and see on the back of the pa= nel what kind it is. Two of the same laptops may have different panels whic= h requires different support circuits inside the head so you have to get th= e panel specific to that laptop. But if you just swap the heads, all of the= circuits are already inside and it does not matter what panel it is. You d= o need to keep in mind that the connectors should match, and you can ask th= e seller and swap digital images with him on ebay to see if his laptop head= connectors matches yours.=0A=0AK&R still open for today?=0A=0A=0A=0A______= __________________________=0A From: einker =0ATo: hangou= t-at-mrbrklyn.com =0ASent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:17 AM=0ASubject: Re: = [NYLXS - HANGOUT] laptop repair=0A =0A=0A=0AI agree with Rob. LCD Panels wi= ll cost you more than the damn thing is worth, if you can even find one=0A= =0A=0A=0A=0AOn Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Paul Robert Marino mail.com> wrote:=0A=0ABuy a Lenovo ThinkPad lol.=0A>No seriously screen rep= air is the hardest thing. If the screen itself is broken unless you can fin= d a salvaged screen on eBay or some similar site it will cost you far more = for a new screen then a new laptop.=A0=0A>=0A>On the bright side it may be = a the cable some times you can find the wiring harnesses online but your be= st bet is to bring it to a certified repair location and have them check it= out because they can get the parts cheaper. But be warned you are best off= if you know what the problem is in advance because the may try to get you = to buy more parts than you need.=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>-- Sent from my HP Pre3= =0A>=0A>________________________________=0A> On Dec 4, 2013 7:26, Ruben Saf= ir wrote: =0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>I'm so anoyed at myself. I = dropped my laptop and the screne isn't =0A>working now. Any recommendation= s for HP Laptop repair? =0A>=0A>Ruben =0A>=0A>=0A=0A=0A-- =0ARegards, =0A= =0AEvan M. Inker --1078491548-86607249-1386177128=:15412 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo= nt-size:12pt"> I would have to disagree here. Yes, sending it to = a shop is going to cost an arm and a leg to get it fixed. But how about fix= ing it yourself? 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gran= de,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> n> ily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;= background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I done head (the= whole screen assembly) and LCD Panel Assembly replacements by buying the p= arts from ebay. Thus far I spent $150 on fixing 3 G3/G4 and 2 old ThinkPad = heads and doing swap/repairs myself. I have also done head and panel repairs for friends and charge around $100 to swap them, telling them wher= e to go (ebay) to get the needed items. Newer Apples are the hardest since = now they are gluing the damn cases together and you need to heat them to lo= osen the glue (esp. with the macbook air!). Newer Dells are bitches to open= , but they are doable, its a matter of having the right tool for it. HPs/Co= mpacs and Toshibas are much easier to deal with. =3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvet= ica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transp= arent; font-style: normal;"> (0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helve= tica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-st= yle: normal;">Its easier and cheaper to buy the head than it is to bu= y the LCD panel. In the latter you need to open up the head, remove the panel and see on the back of the panel what kind it is. Two of the same la= ptops may have different panels which requires different support circuits i= nside the head so you have to get the panel specific to that laptop. But if= you just swap the heads, all of the circuits are already inside and it doe= s not matter what panel it is. You do need to keep in mind that the connect= ors should match, and you can ask the seller and swap digital images with h= im on ebay to see if his laptop head connectors matches yours. = eue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-col= or: transparent; font-style: normal;"> color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica = Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparen= t; font-style: normal;">K&R still open for today? caNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt;"> rial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> e=3D"1"> old;">From: einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> =3D"font-weight: bold;">To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com tyle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:= 17 AM Subject: Re: [NY= LXS - HANGOUT] laptop repair er"> I agree with Rob. L= CD Panels will cost you more than the damn thing is worth, if you can even = find one r clear=3D"none"> clear=3D"none"> 43yqt81847"> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at = 8:52 AM, Paul Robert Marino <=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:prmarino1-at-gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"= mailto:prmarino1-at-gmail.com">prmarino1-at-gmail.com> wrote: ear=3D"none">=0A gin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-= left: 1ex;">Buy a Lenovo ThinkPad lol. No seriously scree= n repair is the hardest thing. If the screen itself is broken unless you ca= n find a salvaged screen on eBay or some similar site it will cost you far = more for a new screen then a new laptop. =0A ar=3D"none">On the bright side it may be a the cable some times you can fin= d the wiring harnesses online but your best bet is to bring it to a certifi= ed repair location and have them check it out because they can get the part= s cheaper. But be warned you are best off if you know what the problem is i= n advance because the may try to get you to buy more parts than you need.r clear=3D"none">=0A Verdana,san-serif;"> an> (153, 153, 153);">-- Sent from my HP Pre3 le=3D"color: navy; font-family: Prelude,Verdana,san-serif;"> e=3D"width: 75%;" align=3D"left">=0AOn Dec 4, 2013 7:26, Ruben Safir < rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:mrbrklyn-at-panix.com" targ= et=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:mrbrklyn-at-panix.com">mrbrklyn-at-panix.com>= wrote: =0A =0A clear=3D"none">I'm so anoyed at myself. I dropped my laptop and the screne= isn't=0A working now. Any recommendations for HP Laptop= repair?=0A =0A Ruben=0A ne">=0A lear=3D"all"> -- Regards, "none"> Evan M. Inker=0A = --1078491548-86607249-1386177128=:15412-- --1078491548-86607249-1386177128=:15412 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would have to disagree here. Yes, sending it to a shop is going to cost a= n arm and a leg to get it fixed. But how about fixing it yourself?=0A=0AI d= one head (the whole screen assembly) and LCD Panel Assembly replacements by= buying the parts from ebay. Thus far I spent $150 on fixing 3 G3/G4 and 2 = old ThinkPad heads and doing swap/repairs myself. I have also done head and= panel repairs for friends and charge around $100 to swap them, telling the= m where to go (ebay) to get the needed items. Newer Apples are the hardest = since now they are gluing the damn cases together and you need to heat them= to loosen the glue (esp. with the macbook air!). Newer Dells are bitches t= o open, but they are doable, its a matter of having the right tool for it. = HPs/Compacs and Toshibas are much easier to deal with.=0A=0A=0AIts easier a= nd cheaper to buy the head than it is to buy the LCD panel. In the latter y= ou need to open up the head, remove the panel and see on the back of the pa= nel what kind it is. Two of the same laptops may have different panels whic= h requires different support circuits inside the head so you have to get th= e panel specific to that laptop. But if you just swap the heads, all of the= circuits are already inside and it does not matter what panel it is. You d= o need to keep in mind that the connectors should match, and you can ask th= e seller and swap digital images with him on ebay to see if his laptop head= connectors matches yours.=0A=0AK&R still open for today?=0A=0A=0A=0A______= __________________________=0A From: einker =0ATo: hangou= t-at-mrbrklyn.com =0ASent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:17 AM=0ASubject: Re: = [NYLXS - HANGOUT] laptop repair=0A =0A=0A=0AI agree with Rob. LCD Panels wi= ll cost you more than the damn thing is worth, if you can even find one=0A= =0A=0A=0A=0AOn Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Paul Robert Marino mail.com> wrote:=0A=0ABuy a Lenovo ThinkPad lol.=0A>No seriously screen rep= air is the hardest thing. If the screen itself is broken unless you can fin= d a salvaged screen on eBay or some similar site it will cost you far more = for a new screen then a new laptop.=A0=0A>=0A>On the bright side it may be = a the cable some times you can find the wiring harnesses online but your be= st bet is to bring it to a certified repair location and have them check it= out because they can get the parts cheaper. But be warned you are best off= if you know what the problem is in advance because the may try to get you = to buy more parts than you need.=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>-- Sent from my HP Pre3= =0A>=0A>________________________________=0A> On Dec 4, 2013 7:26, Ruben Saf= ir wrote: =0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>I'm so anoyed at myself. I = dropped my laptop and the screne isn't =0A>working now. Any recommendation= s for HP Laptop repair? =0A>=0A>Ruben =0A>=0A>=0A=0A=0A-- =0ARegards, =0A= =0AEvan M. Inker --1078491548-86607249-1386177128=:15412 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo= nt-size:12pt"> I would have to disagree here. Yes, sending it to = a shop is going to cost an arm and a leg to get it fixed. But how about fix= ing it yourself? 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Gran= de,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> n> ily: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;= background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I done head (the= whole screen assembly) and LCD Panel Assembly replacements by buying the p= arts from ebay. Thus far I spent $150 on fixing 3 G3/G4 and 2 old ThinkPad = heads and doing swap/repairs myself. I have also done head and panel repairs for friends and charge around $100 to swap them, telling them wher= e to go (ebay) to get the needed items. Newer Apples are the hardest since = now they are gluing the damn cases together and you need to heat them to lo= osen the glue (esp. with the macbook air!). Newer Dells are bitches to open= , but they are doable, its a matter of having the right tool for it. HPs/Co= mpacs and Toshibas are much easier to deal with. =3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvet= ica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transp= arent; font-style: normal;"> (0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helve= tica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-st= yle: normal;">Its easier and cheaper to buy the head than it is to bu= y the LCD panel. In the latter you need to open up the head, remove the panel and see on the back of the panel what kind it is. Two of the same la= ptops may have different panels which requires different support circuits i= nside the head so you have to get the panel specific to that laptop. But if= you just swap the heads, all of the circuits are already inside and it doe= s not matter what panel it is. You do need to keep in mind that the connect= ors should match, and you can ask the seller and swap digital images with h= im on ebay to see if his laptop head connectors matches yours. = eue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-col= or: transparent; font-style: normal;"> color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica = Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparen= t; font-style: normal;">K&R still open for today? caNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt;"> rial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> e=3D"1"> old;">From: einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> =3D"font-weight: bold;">To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com tyle=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 9:= 17 AM Subject: Re: [NY= LXS - HANGOUT] laptop repair er"> I agree with Rob. L= CD Panels will cost you more than the damn thing is worth, if you can even = find one r clear=3D"none"> clear=3D"none"> 43yqt81847"> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at = 8:52 AM, Paul Robert Marino <=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:prmarino1-at-gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"= mailto:prmarino1-at-gmail.com">prmarino1-at-gmail.com> wrote: ear=3D"none">=0A gin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-= left: 1ex;">Buy a Lenovo ThinkPad lol. No seriously scree= n repair is the hardest thing. If the screen itself is broken unless you ca= n find a salvaged screen on eBay or some similar site it will cost you far = more for a new screen then a new laptop. =0A ar=3D"none">On the bright side it may be a the cable some times you can fin= d the wiring harnesses online but your best bet is to bring it to a certifi= ed repair location and have them check it out because they can get the part= s cheaper. But be warned you are best off if you know what the problem is i= n advance because the may try to get you to buy more parts than you need.r clear=3D"none">=0A Verdana,san-serif;"> an> (153, 153, 153);">-- Sent from my HP Pre3 le=3D"color: navy; font-family: Prelude,Verdana,san-serif;"> e=3D"width: 75%;" align=3D"left">=0AOn Dec 4, 2013 7:26, Ruben Safir < rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:mrbrklyn-at-panix.com" targ= et=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:mrbrklyn-at-panix.com">mrbrklyn-at-panix.com>= wrote: =0A =0A clear=3D"none">I'm so anoyed at myself. I dropped my laptop and the screne= isn't=0A working now. Any recommendations for HP Laptop= repair?=0A =0A Ruben=0A ne">=0A lear=3D"all"> -- Regards, "none"> Evan M. Inker=0A = --1078491548-86607249-1386177128=:15412--