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help please re buying new laptop...

Am hoping that you lovely computer literate people ill be abel to advise me on getting a new laptop...I currently have an HP Pavillion Entertainment Notebook PC dv1000 which is in the process of dying (keeps switching off & also none of the plugs for cable input work so cant use printer or download pics with camera etc) and having investigated it will cost about £300 to fix...bearing in mind that I can get a new one for £500 it seems false economy to fix it but know nothing about computers...basically I want one that has sim memory, dvd rw, wireless & windows xp bt unsure which one to get - want to spend as little as poss but without it being incredible slow. Also anyone know of a warranty that you can pruchase that is reasonable & not like the ones at PC world etc that cost a bomb...Any ideas? All advice gratefully received as know when I go to buy they'll bamboozle me with intelligent sounding stuff and I'll prob end up getting ripped off...again!
Thanks
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Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    are you sure it's not a software problem - laptops should last longer than 2 years
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • yes, the internal fan is broken & its keeps overheating & shutting down & the sockets are obvious...
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • Hi

    If you can hold of a repair manual you could probably get a replacement fan off Ebay.
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