Review of $159 Linspire computer. Yep, $159 for a new computer, keyboard and mouse.
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
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tommyrot - Mar 10, 2006 10:38:24 am PST #7490 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Atropa - Mar 10, 2006 2:26:10 pm PST #7491 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Is there any way to replace a single key on a laptop keyboard? I now have a work laptop (a Dell Latitude D600, whatever that may mean), and the "n" key is missing. As in, ripped completely off the keyboard. I can still use the letter "n", it just takes poking at the little empty space until the sensor notices, but that's, well, aggravating.
Anyone?
tommyrot - Mar 10, 2006 3:17:26 pm PST #7492 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Depends on the keyboard. Perhaps you can find a similar (junked) Dell and grab one of its keys.
If the keys just snap in and out, maybe you could take a key that's not used too much and use it to replace the 'n' (but I'm not sure I'd try it without knowing for sure that the keys can just be snapped in and out).
Eddie - Mar 10, 2006 3:19:17 pm PST #7493 of 10003
Your tag here.
the "n" key is missing
Jilli, I called Dell and they said that if the laptop is still under warranty, they will send you an entire new keyboard to replace it. The part is customer-servicable.
I got a direct number for you to call them. It's 800.822.8965, option 1, then x.7288538. They'll want either the Service Tag or Express Service Code from the machine.
Hope this is helpful.
ETA: If you do find a spare key, here's a howto on installing it [link]
Atropa - Mar 10, 2006 4:29:36 pm PST #7494 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, I called Dell and they said that if the laptop is still under warranty, they will send you an entire new keyboard to replace it. The part is customer-servicable.
Hmm. While tempting, I'll have to check with my boss as to what company policy is about warranty services. But thank you for finding the link on how to install a spare key! That's probably my best bet, at this point.
Tom Scola - Mar 11, 2006 2:08:46 am PST #7495 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Refurbed iPod Minis are back on Apple's store: [link]
HiddenSky - Mar 11, 2006 7:56:08 am PST #7496 of 10003
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
I had a key that popped off my old Toshiba laptop and wouldn't reseat itself. I found a spare keyboard on eBay and transplanted only the key I needed, avoiding having to swap out the whole thing. The mechanism was similar to the Dell link above and it only takes a couple of seconds to fix.
DCJensen - Mar 11, 2006 12:44:49 pm PST #7497 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Pix - Mar 11, 2006 5:33:03 pm PST #7498 of 10003
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Feh.
My Xbox is apparently one of the bum ones. Less than two months after Drew gave it to me, it's telling me that it can't read all the games and refuses to spin up. Cheap-ass Microsoft claims that this is somehow not their fault.
Bite me.
Anyone know of a way to fix the thing without coughing up $79, or am I screwed?
meara - Mar 11, 2006 5:37:44 pm PST #7499 of 10003
Dude, that SUCKS, Kristin!
Um, I have no helpful advice, sadly. The warranty isn't any good?