Re: backlight blown on grx 570

Glad I got the three year warranty w/ 5 year backlight warranty is all I
gotta say :)

J/

On Sun, 2003-06-15 at 05:53, Ted Serreyn wrote:
> 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
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > 
> > 
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