Originally Posted by
jimnyc
If it were the computer that "I" use, I never would have sent it in, and would have just got a new one. The boy has like 24 games on there using the 'Steam' platform. He also has a lot of files and pictures, although nothing he couldn't live without. The $$ I'm willing to spend is higher solely because of the boy.
I like troubleshooting to the board level, not parts and modules. Ever take a laptop completely apart? What a nightmare!! And on an off note, I took an Iphone from a friend a few weeks back, with a brand new screen he gave me, and he asked if I could swap screens for him. He claimed it was easy, and just watch an 8 minute Youtube video showing how to do it. Wow, last time I do that! That thing was WORSE than taking apart a laptop!
You do know that if you get a new computer for him he can re download steam and still have access to all of his games....granted he may lose some file that were saved to his computer but he should still be able to access all the games.
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