The tech workshop should not be trusted

Had same experience with Acer - after product (Acer One) was "fixed" HDD / Atheros Wireless issues - still having same issues; I have found that the memory was replaced and the battery - the battery stop charging... (obviously changed it with one that was at the end of its life)

Did not bother to send it back again as it took too long the first time and got it back in a worse condition.

Be warned when sending your notebook in for repairs – remove your battery and memory.

But have learned my lesson, will not purchase a grey product like Acer again.
 
That's why I LOVE my Dell. They come to me with new parts... replace... leave. No bill, no mucking about, no notebook leaving my sight... all on the next business day.
 
MBP HHD is easy, you just need to know how to screw and unscrew. Except for the screen screws on the pre-unibody models, I never managed to get them back in but it didn't seem to matter. The ifixit guide, as you mention, shows you how to easily do it. The apparent 'difficulty' is more likely a side effect of the knowledge that if you break something in the process it will be expensive and the time involved ;).

And yes, there is a great feeling of satisfication knowing you did a job that someone wanted to overcharge you for :)
 
That is why I love my Apple MBP - If the data get's corrupted by an errant technician, it is as easy as pie to restore it with 'time machine'. But, none of my Mac's have failed yet...
 
well when you have no cash then is the only option, I have replaced the left mouse button on my mouse, and reconnected the right speaker on my headphones, and fixed my PC hundreds of times... But for alot of stuff warranties fusk us over....
 
R3000 for a 6 inch cap touch LCD. lol. You can buy those from the factory @ R200 a pop.
 
It's even more satisfying when you find blown capacitors on circuit boards (motherboards etc.), buy a few new ones from an electronics store and solder them in yourself. I've done this on multiple motherboards and nothing beats the feeling of turning it on and everything works again.
 
xcalibur said:
It's even more satisfying when you find blown capacitors on circuit boards (motherboards etc.), buy a few new ones from an electronics store and solder them in yourself. I've done this on multiple motherboards and nothing beats the feeling of turning it on and everything works again.
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But its so hard to do manual soldering on circuit boards these days, the machine work is so fine....
 
Just to be clear, replacing the hard drive on a MacBook Pro is not a simple task. It involves removing more than 20 screws and being careful not to disconnect any vital cables. But if you know what you are doing then it is deeply satisfying.
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He's joking, right?

All you need for the job is a torx screw driver and half a brain cell.
 
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On my Lenovo Ideapad S10e I only need to unscrew three screws and pop the hard drive out.

I'll prefer a netbook/laptop/computer device where you can replace faulty components without a struggle rather than have the thinnest thigummyjig and have to struggle with a hundred screws just to replace some idiotic component.
 
This article looks like its meant to tell the Apple fanatics that they can really fix thier stuff on thier own, something most PC users attemps to do on thier own first anyway.
 
@#$^& letmerepair has pi$$d me off by losing rubber srew covers and feet when they shouldn't have even been working on my laptop screen. hate having to drive 30 kms to and fro for covers.
 
Owned Dells and now my First IBM Lenovo. What a pleasure to work on these machines. To replace my IBM HDD was 1 SCREW. If you need to do anything more fancy you go to DELL or IBM website and download the idiots guide and they show you EVERY naked corner of your notebook.
 
shogun said:
That's why I LOVE my Dell. They come to me with new parts... replace... leave. No bill, no mucking about, no notebook leaving my sight... all on the next business day.
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agreed, and people wonder why i only recomend them !!!!
 
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