Recent content by BigD

I've delt with http://www.storksystems.com/ for a couple of years and I've always been satisfied.

Keep your receipts. The company I work for bought a few Sony monitors, LCDs and a couple notebooks. They were all nice and generally did what they were supposed too. The biggest problem we ran into everytime we needed warranty repair service we had to provide proof of purchase and it was...

You have to replace the board with a system board designed for that notebook model. You can buy it from Dell spare parts or search ebay or go to a vendor that specializes in notebook parts such as parts-people.com or stork systems for example. I wouldn't expect the board to be that expensive...

dunno the particulars, but it happened recently to a client of mine at an airport and I had to replace a cracked LCD.

You'll pay 30% more then pretty much any other brand to get if fixed. I work on alot of IBM laptops and many of the repairs I do are due to accidents like drops, getting them jammed in automatic doors, and spills. IBMs are just like any other laptop as far as components go, they're just...

The company I'm doing work for now doesn't have thousnads of these, more like 250-350 units. Items 1 and 2 that you mention above are problems I see consistantly with the 40s and 41s.

It only takes a drop of liquid to kill a system board. If I were you, I would buy a new laptop and part out your damaged laptop on ebay to help cover some of the cost of the new system. As far as component costs, $500 for a laptop systm board from a reputable dealer or manufacturer's...

I use windex and a paper towl, or If I have some laying around the office the spray Hood cleaner.

I carry a toolbag :) I use xcelite 99-series nutdriver/screwdrivers , it saves me alot of space/weight over craftsman tools with, IMHO, the same quality if not better. They can be pricy though. http://www.jensentools.com/product/group.asp?parent_id=99 I have found this mini ratchet...

Except for the windows keys, this keytronic keyboard looks pretty much just like the IBM model M.

It is possible that the mono cartridge is defective. Return your black cartridge for a replacement and see if that solves the problem. If not then return the printer.

well, see if they itemize...maybe you can a few bucks there :D

If you itemize your taxes, you could donate them to Goodwill or a church or other charity for the writeoff, or see if your area has a mini-merchant type paper and list it there.

I'm still using the floppy drive from the Trigem 486 I bought in '94.

yeah, I've returned a couple of things and never had a problem. I'm not sure, I imagine the restock fee is based off the price you paid.