Heelllllp!

albertross_2

how old is it, which model?

Danyúl_II

Black Screen of Death?

Eek!

oops_a_daisy

albertross wrote: »

how old is it, which model?

it is a Dell Inspiron 5160 and will be 3 years old in February

oops_a_daisy

right I am really sorry but ended up buying a new laptop as it was all completely over my head :rolleyes: anyway I am now going to sell the Dell one but havent got a clue what it is worth for parts ( also need to work out how to remove the hard drive but the shop I bought the new one from said they would remove it for me if needed )

thanks for your help

albertross_2

HD - usually 1 screw on bottom (or side), and it pulls out in a slidy drawer thing.

oops_a_daisy

been offered a hundred for it including delivery on ebay - didnt realise it would be worth that much

oops_a_daisy

is £100 a good price for it

bookduck

If your are happy with £100 for a non working laptop then it is a good deal.

I might have contacted dell and taken out an extended warranty on it though

I might have tried another shop and told them that you other half "he said it is the inverter, but he is currently not in the country and so can not fix it, and how much to put one in and how much for the screen?" line.

£250 is a lot to pay for a screen + labour on a 3 year laptop, so you saved £250 and got £100 too, so think it is ok to have £350 towards a new one.

Would I have purchased that broken laptop for £100 - I don't think so as i'm a bit tight For £50 I may have if I were desperate, but it just does not have enough mem & hdd and I could get something not too shabby for around £400 with a years warranty.

Just slip the old hdd into a 2.5 usb caddy off ebuyer/ebay