To repair or replace
The backlight (or something to do with the LCD) in my wife's Inspiron 6000 just died tonight. The laptop is about 3 or 4 years old, and I was getting a bit nervous as to when something would go wrong with it. Alas, seems I was right.
So now the question is whether to repair it or replace it. The warranty has long expired, but Dell could repair it for starting at $159 plus whatever other fees an LCD repair costs. I did some looking online and found a new replacement LCD for $295. Then I went looking on Dell's site and noticed you can get a brand new Inspiron or Vostro (spelling?) for $450-$500 with equal or better system specs. I haven't looked for a cheaper laptop yet, but I would be surprised if I found one from a vendor that I trust. Lenovo was fairly close, coming in at $550 but you get less machine for the money.
Hmm. What do to?
(For now my nefarious plan is to let her borrow my laptop and force her to use Linux)
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