Re: backlight blown on grx 570
Ted Serreyn <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.hardware.sony |
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| Organization | Serreyn Network Services, LLC |
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Naw, that expired in April, at the 1 year mark. Ted On Sat, 2003-06-14 at 12:04, J/ wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-sony mailing list: [email protected] > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://returntonature.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-sony > Linux-Sony Documentation: http://returntonature.com/linux/phpwiki -- Ted Serreyn 262-363-9265 Serreyn Network Services, LLC http://www.serreyn.com/