I always figure that a laptop is good for about 2 years. Anything you get beyond that are bonus years, but I certainly wouldn't put much money/effort into repairing a laptop after the 2 year mark. That being said, I usually get more than 2 years out of my laptops, but I baby them, so they have really easy lives, but I still wouldn't put much into any of them except the one that is under 2 years old. Brian On 10/10/2014 09:42 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > it is a 3 year old compaq. not that old! > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:39 AM, > wrote: > > How old is the laptop and what brand? > > > > On 2014-10-10 11:35, Michael Havens wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:14 AM, > wrote: > > My question is what is the computer used for? Are you using it > for your Linux from scratch project? > > > Well.... what happened is I was using my laptop as my main computer > (which I have since learned is BAD); I was running everything > through > it. Then the card reader didn't work. No problem, I rarely use that > feature anyways and I got a USB Multicard Reader/Writer. Then > certain > keys started not working (and things were progressively getting > worse). No problem, I got a USB keyboard/mouse. Then when I was at > the airport to go to FL I found the internet switch didn't work. > Time > to take it to a repair shop. Well, I can still use it for finances > until I get it to a shop when I return from Surfside. Then the fan > wasn't working. Then I got back from FL and took the computer to a > repair shop.... SO I then took my Linux from Scratch computer and > turned it into my central computer. This means I'll have to get > another computer for Linux from Scratch and start all over with > LFS. I > told the lady at the repair shop about the fan, the dropping > keys, and > the internet switch (forgot about the reader). She got back to me > yesterday and said that the fan was working just fine and that the > keyboard needed to be replaced. I inquired about the internet switch > and she said it was a part of the keyboard. I'm now thinking > that the > card reader is a part of the keyboard too but I don't know. > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss