Re: backlight blown on grx 570

Yah, 1 year?  Wasn't the screen supported by the warranty?

J/

On Sat, 2003-06-14 at 07:56, Ted Serreyn wrote:
> I have been running linux on my laptop on the grx570 for over a year. 
> Purchased in April of 2002.
>  
> I just upgraded it to 9.x about a month ago.  A Couple of days ago,
> when I came home, my screen on my laptop was black.
> Closer inspection showed that it wasn't really black, just very very
> dark.
> So I paid to call tech support, they walked me thru a bunch of things
> with no success.
>  
> I did not have time to ship it back for repair, so I went shopping.  I
> ended up with a GRV680, so I can still use all my accessories
> including second drives, port replicator, and floppy.
>  
>  
> Costs of repair are estimated at $700.00 for a new screen, plus
> shipping and labor.
> Costs to replace with a referbrished unit is around $1500.00.
> Cost to replace with a new GRV unit $2400.00.
>  
> So the answer for me on the lifetime of a laptop was just over a
> year.  Understand that my laptop gets extremely heavy use.  My keys
> were just about worn off from the use, and I have a tendancy to keep
> it on for days at a time on my desktop.
>  
> The good news is the GRV with the linux drive just came right up and
> reconfigured a few things and now appears to be working for the most
> part.  (I still need to check wireless/pcmcia cards).  It does have a
> slightly lower resolution screen, but still 16.0 inches big.
>  
> If there are any questions about this, please feel free to email me.
>  
> Ted Serreyn
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