So much for getting the screen fixed
By snowy
@snowy22315 (195500)
United States
July 28, 2025 5:33pm CST
I was in Richmond today and the potential costs and problems of getting the screen in the laptop fixed really put me off it diagnostic fee, possibility of having to send to China for the screen if nothing here fits etc. Nothing is cheap anymore. However, I did find a nice replacement laptop very similar to what I have now quite reasonably priced in Amazon .and the great news is it will be here Thursday
I will give my son the old happy and see if he can repair it. It can be a back up or could be sold if he is successful
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
@LadyDuck That laptop is OK, but not high end, With my luck something else would break on it, and then you would be out the money you spent on the screen~
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
Yes, the one I am buying seems very similar to the last one,
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@LadyDuck (482877)
• Italy
29 Jul
@snowy22315 Often trying to fix something is wasted money.
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@dfollin (26487)
• United States
29 Jul
@snowy22315 I live in Stafford about a little over an hour from Richmond. I go there every 3 months to see my Oncologist.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
@dfollin Oh, I thought you lived in Chantilly Stafford is about an hour give or take from here .depends on traffic if course
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@rakski (147722)
• Philippines
29 Jul
I have that one laptop that needs a new screen. They told me it will take a while to find one since it was an old model and almost every month there is a new and advanced model coming out, that they do not do much parts already of the olfer ones.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
I didn't know they were so specialized. I thought they were basically interchangeable
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@rakski (147722)
• Philippines
30 Jul
@snowy22315 I thought so too, but they have different one for each model or maybe some model share the same
@RasmaSandra (88629)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul
Best of luck to you and do check out Amazon,
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
I have already ordered one. It should be here Thursday
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@Deepizzaguy (113709)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul
I am happy that you will be getting a replacement laptop soon.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
28 Jul
Me too .I would have rather fixed the old one, but not be..unless my son can do it
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@LindaOHio (199754)
• United States
29 Jul
Oh yay! You will get a new laptop. I hope it works out for you.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
Thanks, I hope so. I think it is similar to the one I have now.
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@GardenGerty (165629)
• United States
29 Jul
Sometimes fixing things just feels impossible, or unreasonable.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
It would be just my luck they would have to send to China for a screen and it would take 3 weeks!
@FourWalls (78439)
• United States
29 Jul
Yeah, that’s the bad thing…it’s become cheaper to replace than to repair. That used to be the way Circuit City was: charge you more to repair something than to buy a brand new one. No wonder they went out of business with nonsense like that.
I’m sorry you had to get a new one, but I’m glad you did find one that’s inexpensive and that you’ll have quickly.
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
Yeah, I think it will be very similar to the other one. The lady that was in there before me paid 527 for hers!!
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@wolfgirl569 (121858)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jul
I am glad you found a good priced new one
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
28 Jul
Thanks, yeah quite similar to what I have
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@garymarsh6 (23824)
• United Kingdom
29 Jul
Great call glad Amazon comes to the rescue again!
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@JESSY3236 (21008)
• United States
29 Jul
Yeah getting stuff fixed isn't worth it anymore. I'm glad you found one on Amazon.
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@sw8sincere (6056)
• Philippines
29 Jul
Giving your son the old laptop is a great idea.. nice to have a backup if it gets fixed.
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@Ineeddentures (13313)
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29 Jul
Glad you found a replacement Laptop.
Probably a better idea than paying a lot of money to get the current laptop fixed
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@snowy22315 (195500)
• United States
29 Jul
Yeah, I agree. Plus I get a whole new Microsoft Office subscription
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@Traceyjayne (4909)
• United Kingdom
29 Jul
It’s a shame you have had to buy a new laptop but I guess your son will be happy to get the old one.
@aninditasen (17615)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jul
Repairing a laptop is not economical these day. It's better to purchase a new one.
