PC Parts Needed!(DireWolf20 pack) 400$-500$ budget
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or just, you know, do research and find yourself a reputable laptop repair specialist...one not named "geek squad"Just a warning but NEVER bring your laptop somewhere to be fixed. Everyone of my friends that's tried end up with a broken PC ... Waste of money. Just fix any broken things your self
i work in IT, the last thing i want to do when i get off work is open up a laptop. they're tiny, they have tiny screws, and tiny little souls that i would crush. i'd rather pay a guy to get in, get out, and be done with it.
I repair my own, as ling as I can reasonably get the parts. So far the worst I've had to do was replace a cpu cooling fan assembly... If I'd had the money I would have upgraded to the faster CPU as well, since that was possible on this laptop.
I'm not afraid of the "No user serviceable parts inside" stickers, since I've worked in the industry for 30+ years. In fact, I ought to see if I can get a stack of the stickers to put on my own projects as a joke
When i say take it someone, I mean don't take it to something like PC World or anything. They tend to break stuff
Also, as stated above, stay away from Geek Squad, and extended warranties for that matter. I bought a couple of laptops about 4 years ago at Best Buy, and opted for the 3-year extension on both. A factory warranty from HP at the time was cheaper and guaranteed 24 hour replacement service, but I figured Best Buy was only 15 minutes away...
When I had to take one of them in for work after a niece spilled water on it, they just sent it to HP, without replacement, and it took 8 weeks.
Also never trust anyone who charges $50 to add ram to your system. It's easy enough to do yourself if you read and follow directions.
I don't work on cars because they're dirty and stuff, even though as a teen my dad made me do everything myself to learn how (he's a retired mechanic... We rebuilt the engines in a couple of my first beaters).
That's probably what steered me to radio as a hobby, electronics as a career and then computers when they first became available.[DOUBLEPOST=1396728269][/DOUBLEPOST]
Holy crap. $50 to add ram!? Its easy to do
The company I was with at the time had a "Home Technology" employee program at 0% interest so I upgraded the wife and myself.
nice, for me it was motorcycles and cars that drove my initial exploration into electronics.
i came from poor means, but i wanted a loud stereo in my car in high school. i built my crossovers and modified an off the shelf amplifier, and a very dangerous capacitor array lol. oh crap, my engine computer's solder points are cracking and causing problems? I can fix that!
i'm working on an arduino project for my motorcycle currently. it's got some crazy features i'd rather not go into because of "
" factor, but...bluetooth for a google glass hud displaying fuel/air ratio, rpm, and speed. Wow... Nice, I'm still thinking about looking into electronics, I love it when i was young, And i made a robot a while ago (little robot coded by a friend and built by me,) it's just a ball, We only got it to dance. never finished it... But it was made with a arduinonice, for me it was motorcycles and cars that drove my initial exploration into electronics.
i came from poor means, but i wanted a loud stereo in my car in high school. i built my crossovers and modified an off the shelf amplifier, and a very dangerous capacitor array lol. oh crap, my engine computer's solder points are cracking and causing problems? I can fix that!
i'm working on an arduino project for my motorcycle currently. it's got some crazy features i'd rather not go into because of "
Furfur is there a Dell or HP laptop you could suggest?[DOUBLEPOST=1396817360][/DOUBLEPOST]
Actually it's a matter of preference. My brother likes using a laptop more than a desktop.
Wise words. Bolded the really wise words. I was offered to have the "tech guys" at the store I bought my laptop from "activate my copy of windows 8". I was all like "How long would that take you?" and they said "we'd have to keep it overnight but it'd be ready sometime tomorrow". I took it home and had the whole thing set up in under a minute. Yeah, sure, you gonna charge me a bit for it too, guys?
Ohh sorry. I've been inactive these days I've been gaming too much and only remember to check the forums every nighttime. And by then I'm tired as hell! Anyway. If you have found a PC. Tell me but just a warning, toshibas (not all models) are known to get very hot. My toshiba stays at 80c and overheats at 90cSo any suggestions or do you need more time?
and I'd help look for one if you want. If your getting one and haven't found one yet that is.What kind of laptop? Like a laptop you use for internet or something that you can play games on?
my brother is going to be doing the same thing(MC and League Of Legends) as I so i laptop that my brother can play on.