Life of laptop after system recovery

ashli_2

Hi, I have a techie type question, and being completely unknowledgable in such matters I'm hoping you clever people can help me!

I have had a few problems with my laptop's performance and a problem with the power jack meaning the lead has to be in exactly the right place for it to work. It froze up completely at the weekend. I have performed a full destructive system recovery and now it seems to be working perfectly (except for the power jack).


My question is, as the laptop is over two years old, is it worth expending the money to get the power jack fixed or is the laptop inevitably on it's last legs? Will the system recovery extend the life of the machine significantly or is it just a short term fix?

Thanks!

gonzo127

really depends on the laptop in question as that will generally determin the cost of repair but also the spec if its worth saving,

for example, you can pick up a new laptop for ~£300 at the moment or a refurb for ~£250 ok they are not the 'best' spec but they are good enough for most peoples usage, and could quite easily be better spec than a 2 year old laptop which cost £400, when taking this into account with a repair cost it might be better to buy a new one, however on the other hand if your laptop cost ~£600 2 years ago and the repair cost is only £50 you would probably be better repairing

kwikbreaks

The system recovery will have no impact on the life of the machine at all. It will have cleaned a load of clutter off the machine which would probably be slowing it down. Windows being Windows that clutter will return.

Don't forget to use Windows Update and install an AV because it will be way out of date on security patches and probably has either no AV or an expired trial.

ashli_2

That's really helpful, thanks.

It is an Acer aspire, I think it cost about £350-400. Probably not worth the expense then!

Thanks for your help.

gonzo127

well it still depends as in some places and for a lot of models a replacement power socket can be less than £10 and usually less than £5 taken this with the fitting from a local independant repair shop might mean the repair is under £50 and if it has been fine up until now and you feel a lot happier since you have done the factory restore then it coudl very well be £50 well spent

of course only you can make this choice but it would at least be worth a quick google of the model number of the laptop to find out how much the replacement is - or to phone up a few of the local repair shops in your area to get a quote

Hammyman

ashli wrote: »

My question is, as the laptop is over two years old, is it worth expending the money to get the power jack fixed or is the laptop inevitably on it's last legs? Will the system recovery extend the life of the machine significantly or is it just a short term fix?

Thanks!

I charge £30, most do it under £60 and there used to be a guy on Ebay offering a service for around £45. The laptop is fine and the spec is more than sufficient for 99% of users.

Periodically give the fan a good blast out with an air duster and it'll be fine.

Hammyman

gonzo127 wrote: »

well it still depends as in some places and for a lot of models a replacement power socket can be less than £10 and usually less than £5

From CPC they're usually around £1. Budget on an hour or two at the most for labour. Certainly better than spending £300 for a new bargain basement laptop that'll be lucky to see the warranty out.