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| Thread ID: 72127 | 2006-08-31 05:59:00 | Need some help with Toshiba Troubles! | toshiba_troubles (11069) | Press F1 |
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| 481658 | 2007-03-06 09:23:00 | Don't be too hard on pixeldust Billy, we aren't we aren't all fire-breathing dragons like Mrs Billy T. :lol: Mrs T is a pussy cat really, she is only a fire-breathing dragon when chasing my tail. :groan: I have tried strenuously to raise her consumer-rights awareness over a number of years, and she now stands up for the minor to medium issues but still prefers me to handle the big ones (reckons she'll knuckle them if they gave her any lip, and she probably would too. Don't fancy going to post bail!) It is good advice to put it in writing too, in fact all my major successes have come from carefully documenting every step and every problem. Then you don't get caught up in the "he said-she said"s. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 481659 | 2007-03-06 09:24:00 | Do I have any rights if my laptop is over 2 years old? I got it around New Years 2005. | pixeldust (6619) | ||
| 481660 | 2007-03-06 09:31:00 | Too right. It's a known defect, your laptop went back for repairs previously and now the fault has reappeared. Tell them you expected to be using it for at least five years, probably way more, not just a couple. | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 481661 | 2007-03-07 01:04:00 | I got some gelp from a member of geek zone web site.... this info comes from the consumer mag members section. Hope it helps with regard to your question about expected lifetime of a computer. This is from the Consumer website (members section): "Economic life - according to manufacturers. This is the age at which, if the appliance breaks down, replacement is likely to be more economic than repair. To gather this information we asked 95 manufacturers and distributors about the useful life of 32 different appliances. Life expectancy - in our view. This means how long you should expect the appliance to last, given reasonable use and perhaps some repair. Computers * Economic life: 3-7 years. * Life expectancy: 5 years (but if you keep up with software releases, your computer may be obsolete much sooner). * Repair: Power supply. Consider an upgrade if motherboard, hard drive or monitor fail." |
andyjacobs (11070) | ||
| 481662 | 2007-08-01 08:04:00 | Hi all, I'm new to this kind of thing and my Acer laptop had issues with the "systems board". I bought it to datacom which has the worst customer service ever! the guy is not even sure it's the system board but talked to me like I was a kid :( Bought my laptop in dec 05 and thought well it's not a "reasonable" that a laptop I paid 2500 should last for!! Acer doesn't think so. I called them up and they said they only expect their laptops to last 12 months! (that's bull!) I would never ever recommend or buy a ACER ever again. anyway no one can tell me what a reasonable time is for a laptop so I'm going to the dispute tribunal. It's cost $30 but ít's a cost I'm willing to make to determine what a life of a laptop should be! |
sophanc (11071) | ||
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