Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:57:44 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sony laptop repair ? Message-ID: <20000719145744.E79232@PacHell.TelcoSucks.org> In-Reply-To: <20000719172809.G18295@pir.net>; from pir@pir.net on Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 05:28:09PM -0400 References: <pir@pir.net> <200007192055.VAA37668@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> <20000719172809.G18295@pir.net>
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On Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 05:28:09PM -0400, Peter Radcliffe wrote: > Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> probably said: > > could buy an up-to-date model for about that and didn't believe that > > the drive or motherboard were faulty, they charged me #90 to get the > > bits back (including battery which I really shouldn't have sent along > > in the first place). > > > > The moral ? Assume the worst I think. Agree a price up front before > > sending them anything. > > I was told you can't get a quote before you send it off :/ > > It's looking more and more like I'll be buying a refurb Z505 and > keeping an eye on ebay for a 505T* with a dead motherboard/whatever > that I can swipe the screan from and repair it myself, later. Tried to find the part number of the screen itself and just try to buy it ? May take a bit of time, but over the years I made good success that way. > > *sigh* > > THanks, > P. > > -- > pir pir@pir.net pir@net.tufts.edu > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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