Endless Paradigm

Yes I've done the thing that all laptop owners dread. I've cracked the screen. It was in it's bag, a high quality Targus laptop case I'll have you know, in the back of the car. As my dad drove out of the carpark at school the bag slid across the rubber flooring in the back of the car and into the door. The back seats have been taken out the car to turn it into a van so it just slid. Now, about 2/3 of the way up and slightly to the left of center there's a tiny little crack. The screen still works fine but the backlighting and colours aren't quite right around the crack. Every time I move the screen it gets ever so slightly bigger.

FUCK!



I know it's not really visible but it starts in the bottom right corner of the EP logo and spreads out downwards and outwards.

Now onto my question. Does anyone know of anywhere other than eBay to get laptop screens for cheap? Also does anyone know if the Toshiba Satellite A300 series use the same screens across the range? The reason I ask is low-end Satellite A300 screens go for roughly £50-60 on eBay whereas a screen advertised as for my model (A300-1BZ) are about £70-80.

Also looking at my S.M.A.R.T. status it looks like I should replace my hard drive soon as well. The load cycle count has exceeded Toshiba's recommended life span and the power-on ours are also approaching the recommended life span. That and a re-allocated sector count north of 100 is worrying me a bit. Then again this laptop has had a pretty hard life. I'd be seriously pissed of if it died because I like it so much and I'm off to Uni in September and too hard up to by a new laptop before going.

Oh well...

Quote:Now onto my question. Does anyone know of anywhere other than eBay to get laptop screens for cheap? Also does anyone know if the Toshiba Satellite A300 series use the same screens across the range? The reason I ask is low-end Satellite A300 screens go for roughly £50-60 on eBay whereas a screen advertised as for my model (A300-1BZ) are about £70-80

From what i could, the £50-60 ones are used, unless you found some other ones, i found these ones EBAY

also £70 isn't that bad, when my screen broke i had to fudge out £80-90 to fix it, you generally won't find them any cheaper then those £50 ones

Oh man... I can just imagine what it sounded like. I've fudgeed myself over so many times. Once I was trying to be quiet, tiptoeing through the house, and I stepped on my brand new DS (back when it first came out and was expensive as hell)   Would have cost nearly as much to get it replaced as it would have to get a new one, since I had no hardware knowledge.

I feel for you. Since I can't give any recommendations, here's a free bump.

* Hellgiver prays for PSPKiller's screen

Thanks guys! My ex London Gang Tech Guy friend is going back to London next week to see his family. I had a chat on the phone with him earlier. He said he'd ask around to see if anyone has "sourced" a laptop similar to mine that could "donate" a screen. It's either that or I chance it on eBay and buy a possibly incompatible screen and fit it. For now I just need to keep it as still as possible.

Funnybutrandom Wrote: [ -> ]From what i could, the £50-60 ones are used, unless you found some other ones, i found these ones EBAY

also £70 isn't that bad, when my screen broke i had to fudge out £80-90 to fix it, you generally won't find them any cheaper then those £50 ones

I don't really mind if it's used. As long as it works and it's not scratched to hell. I've got a lot of things that need money spending on at the moment such as the car and a holiday in a fortnight's time. I really didn't need this...

PSPkiller Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks guys! My ex London Gang Tech Guy friend is going back to London next week to see his family. I had a chat on the phone with him earlier. He said he'd ask around to see if anyone has "sourced" a laptop similar to mine that could "donate" a screen. It's either that or I chance it on eBay and buy a possibly incompatible screen and fit it. For now I just need to keep it as still as possible.

Funnybutrandom Wrote: [ -> ]From what i could, the £50-60 ones are used, unless you found some other ones, i found these ones EBAY

also £70 isn't that bad, when my screen broke i had to fudge out £80-90 to fix it, you generally won't find them any cheaper then those £50 ones

I don't really mind if it's used. As long as it works and it's not scratched to hell. I've got a lot of things that need money spending on at the moment such as the car and a holiday in a fortnight's time. I really didn't need this...

then don't fix it until afterward

it's not a mortal wound by any means

there is a chant for bruises maybe it will work to heal your screen
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HEAL HEAL TAIL OF TOAD! ~~~ \(*^*)/

That sucks hope you get it fixed.
*-EsTi- chants along with kchan

-EsTi- Wrote: [ -> ]That sucks hope you get it fixed.
*-EsTi- chants along with kchan

*300 chants along with kchan

Baawww~, sucks hope you get it fix'd soon/~! :'(

My gosh that suxxx.....I would have died if it would have happened to my alienware!!! Damn....

and ofcourse

*xKGx chants along with 300, -Esti- and kchan for PSPkiller's Laptop....:D