[ltp] OT. After effects of thunderstorm.

[Kelvin KAN]

IBM was not charging you too much.

My previous Fujitsu S5582 IDE port for DVD, and keyboard port were 
broken (all on motherboard).

I bought the laptop itself for USD1800 in 2002.   Fujitsu quoted me a 
charge of USD1200 for the motherboard, plus USD100 labor, in 2004, when 
the mkt price for a complete 2nd-hand unit (not merely the motherboard) 
was about only USD800.

That's why I switched back to IBM T42 w/ 3yr wty (600E -> Fujitsu -> T42).



Christopher Sawtell wrote:

> Greets Listers,
> The LAN connection on my R40 ThinkPad is now very heat sensitive, and 
> only lasts for about 5 minutes before stopping.
> To repair it, IBM want to sell me another system board at a cost of about
> $NZ1000+gst. That's somewhat more than the R40's actual value.
> ( Fortunately I was sitting down when I heard that number. )
> So does anybody know of a competent repair shop who could replace the 
> Network
> I/O chip for a more resonable cost?
> I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who has a R40 which is 
> non-functional for some other reason so I can cannabalize it for spares.
> Connection to Linux - The t/p runs it.
> ..
> C. S.