Repair or replace Lenovo Laptop?

AndyPix

toshi wrote: »

It is not about the brand, but about the make, in terms of durability, get a (refurbished?) business model. The construction quality is *completely* different. Sorry but all of consumer model construction quality is fairly c**p.

Business Grade Notebooks.
Elitebook (HP) Thinkpad (Lenovo) Latitude (Dell). Some business models such as HP Elitebook laptops sport military standard casing.

(Obviously, the latest, thinner, lighter models are less durable... )

Reference Only: https://www.encore-pc.co.uk/laptops

Please do your own research. Don't forget to get an SSD model at 2019!! A lot of experts here will assist you to get the best deal for you.

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But I wouldn't write the one off you have now - that would be a terrible waste.
Repair it

grumpycrab

arciere wrote: »

connect it to an external monitor and use it like a desktop computer.

If you cannot use it like this, find somebody who can.

that

Having a brief look on ebay, looks like the hinges are just under £10 and screen is under £60, but a touch screen is around £90. Not sure which plastic is broke and will have to look it up yourself.

Did the hinge and the plastic, or just the plastic, as it could bring the cost down?

Elika0215

that wrote: »

Having a brief look on ebay, looks like the hinges are just under £10 and screen is under £60, but a touch screen is around £90. Not sure which plastic is broke and will have to look it up yourself.

Did the hinge and the plastic, or just the plastic, as it could bring the cost down?

Oh! I looked up the hinge for the specific model number and could only find this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-hinges-der-left-Lenovo-700-15isk-5H50K85932-35044283/282857672466?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

Edit2: I've found some. That helps, thank you.

that

Elika0215 wrote: »

Oh! I looked up the hinge for the specific model number and could only find this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-hinges-der-left-Lenovo-700-15isk-5H50K85932-35044283/282857672466?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144

Edit2: I've found some. That helps, thank you.

you may need the screws with the hinge ?

The hard bit is not to tighten the screw too much, but also not to leave it loose either.

motorguy

grumpycrab wrote: »

If you cannot use it like this, find somebody who can.

... and whos willing to pay more than spares or repairs value of it?

Seems remote.

Elika0215

that wrote: »

you may need the screws with the hinge ?

The hard bit is not to tighten the screw too much, but also not to leave it loose either.

So, the cheap hinges, sub-£10, are from Asia whereas the cheapest EU based supplier costs £30. I've had some bad experiences with products from the far-east so am going to dismiss that for now.

That leaves me with a bill in the region of £220 instead of £250. I'll keep researching as the more I can chip away at the repair costs, the more desirable this option becomes.

Thanks again for all replies to date.

arciere

Elika0215 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies and votes.

I think option 1) I need a laptop. I can handle light repairs using YT videos but that's my limit. If something doesn't go to plan, then I'm stuffed!

Can I tap in to your experience of laptop repairs? Is there a particular brand that you've found to be the most sturdy and good general quality? I'm talking about casings as I think most processors, ram and gfx cards are universal.

I'm sorry I've just seen this.
As a general rule, the cheaper the laptop, the weaker the plastics. We used to sell lots of Asus, so statistically those were more common in the repair lab.
But overall I think that HP under a certain price (£300 more or less) and Acer have been the worst.

arciere

Before you buy anything I would suggest you take the laptop apart first.

Many hinges don't actually break, what does break is the plastic area that the hinges are fixed to.

If the plastic is weak, other areas may also break, so before you order the parts, disassemble it as if you already had the parts (or ask whoever is doing the job to do it) and make sure that all the components can be reused and re-fitted.
This will avoid unpleasant last-minute surprises where you find out that apart from A and B, you also need to buy C and D, which would have made the repair uneconomical in the first place.

arciere

EveryWhere wrote: »

If you don't repair it, what else will you do with it? £650 down the drain?

In 2019, it's not just about SSD, but PCIe x 4 SSD(x2 at a minimum).

So my vote would be for repair. £650 over eighteen months is ridiculous. My current laptop is nine years old.

I've sold countless broken or semi-broken computers on eBay, while I agree that 18 months for a laptop is too short, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will end up in the bin.
Some laptops are actually worth more for spare parts than as a working device. If you can get £200 from it, plus the 250 you would save from the repair, that's 450.