My mileage has been much better On 2014-10-10 12:23, Brian Cluff wrote: > 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 --------------------------------------------------- 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