Worth repairing?

Weychin SG

Hi everbody!

I need some advice on my acer laptop which went dead on me and would'nt boot up or even turn on again, despite attempts to switch it on!

I question is it worth the trouble and expense to repair it again as the laptop is more than 3 years old and I've changed the motherboard and wiring a few months ago and warranty covered no more than two months.

If it is, in your opinion, still worth the repair, is there any repair shop that offers a longer warranty period?

Also, will I be able to retrieve any data stored in the old laptop? I'm not exactly a IT dinosaur but almost!

Hope to hear from you and thank you all in advance for your kind input !

Any advice will be kindly appreciated ! Thanks again!

Call4ljw SG

Hi everbody!

I need some advice on my acer laptop which went dead on me and would'nt boot up or even turn on again, despite attempts to switch it on!

If it is, in your opinion, still worth the repair, is there any repair shop that offers a longer warranty period?

Also, will I be able to retrieve any data stored in the old laptop? I'm not exactly a IT dinosaur but almost!

Hope to hear from you and thank you all in advance for your kind input !

Any advice will be kindly appreciated ! Thanks again!

If you have to keep repairing it, then it will be more worthwhile to get a new one. Laptops now easily cost under $1000.

Provided that the HDD isn't dead, you could open up your laptop to transfer the data. But if the data is not important, then just forget about it.

Regards.

Weychin SG

Thanks you for you quick answer!

By the way, do you mean physically take out the HDD? Pardon me asking ,how to I then transfer to the new laptop? are there any interfaces or cable to transfer them to the new computer?!

Sorry for the ignorance!

Another question, will I be able to transfer my Norton subscription to the new computer, or is the subscription computer unit dependant?

SBS7484P SG

Buy an external HDD casing.

But first find out whether your laptop HDD uses an IDE or SATA interface.

Then proceed to purchase the correct portable drive casing.

Plug it in and transfer your data to your computer as you would with a thumbdrive or external hard drive.

Screw the Norton subscription - it's one of the worst antivirus programs out there.
At times we classify it as a virus even. It's a resource hog and doesn't do anything properly.

Use Microsoft Security Essentials with Windows 7 in-built firewall, and learn to surf smart to prevent intrusions and infections.

Weychin SG

Buy an external HDD casing.

But first find out whether your laptop HDD uses an IDE or SATA interface.

Then proceed to purchase the correct portable drive casing.

Plug it in and transfer your data to your computer as you would with a thumbdrive or external hard drive.

Screw the Norton subscription - it's one of the worst antivirus programs out there.
At times we classify it as a virus even. It's a resource hog and doesn't do anything properly.

Use Microsoft Security Essentials with Windows 7 in-built firewall, and learn to surf smart to prevent intrusions and infections.

Thanks! You have been most kind and helpful!

I sorta share your sentiments on Norton being a resource hog!

SBS7484P SG

Hence, surf smart. Don't open dubious e-mails and don't click on random weird links.