BurningDoom wrote:The only big name store that I pass every day in my town for computer repair is Best Buy.
FTFY
I guarantee there are small shops, people that post stuff on community bulletin boards, or Craigslist posters in your area that fix computers. If your area is big enough to have a Best Buy, there's no way it would be able to handle PC repairs for everyone. I know we're ragging on you a little bit, but just because it isn't a vintage game system that's no longer made doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a look see to check if it is fixable by a knowledgeable person.
AppleQueso wrote:I guess I just find it kinda baffling that you don't seem to have any interest in even learning any of the simple stuff you could use to take care of your own computer issues in the future.
Do you find it baffling when people don't know how to repair their car or fix their cooling system, too?
There's a difference between "I don't know how to do that" and "I'm not willing to learn how to do that."
You said you know how to do basic stuff like "installing new ram". If you can install new ram, you can install any other piece of hardware. If you can install Firefox, you can install Windows. This stuff is made to be user friendly. If you refuse to even attempt to learn stuff that is no more complex than installing ram, then I absolutely do find that baffling.
BurningDoom wrote:I don't trust myself to do any repairs on a computer because I don't have the know-how.
It's not like understanding the workings of computers is some sort of innate knowledge. How much do you think I knew when I first started messing with this stuff?
The only thing that separates you from average "computer geeks" is the fact that your average "computer geek" knows how to use google to troubleshoot problems. That's it.
I really don't mean to be ragging on you, but come on here. This stuff is easy, and will save you literally hundreds if you take the time to learn some of it.
AppleQueso wrote:I guess I just find it kinda baffling that you don't seem to have any interest in even learning any of the simple stuff you could use to take care of your own computer issues in the future.
Do you find it baffling when people don't know how to repair their car or fix their cooling system, too?
There's a difference between "I don't know how to do that" and "I'm not willing to learn how to do that."
You said you know how to do basic stuff like "installing new ram". If you can install new ram, you can install any other piece of hardware. If you can install Firefox, you can install Windows. This stuff is made to be user friendly. If you refuse to even attempt to learn stuff that is no more complex than installing ram, then I absolutely do find that baffling.
BurningDoom wrote:I don't trust myself to do any repairs on a computer because I don't have the know-how.
It's not like understanding the workings of computers is some sort of innate knowledge. How much do you think I knew when I first started messing with this stuff?
The only thing that separates you from average "computer geeks" is the fact that your average "computer geek" knows how to use google to troubleshoot problems. That's it.
I really don't mean to be ragging on you, but come on here. This stuff is easy, and will save you literally hundreds if you take the time to learn some of it.
You're completely twisting this into something it's not. You act as if I am some backwards hillbilly or something that's completely opposed to learning anything new. If I was, then I wouldn't have even gotten to the RAM stage.
Once the computer is already broken and the damage is done, it's a little late to learn and even if I did I would have no Google to look it up. When you're car breaks, you don't suddenly become a mechanic. These are skills and knowledge that you have to learn. I don't know why you find it funny that I think you have to have some innate knowledge to work on computers, because frankly, you do.
I find it baffling that a grown ass man finds it necessary to rag on someone for not knowing something. I thought we got past that juvenile stuff after grade school ended.
Nobody expects you to be a computer nerd. But you have a computer you paid a considerable amount for less than a year ago. You bought at BB, so I'm guessing you paid between $400-$700 right? And it "broke." But you admit you're not a computer nerd. So you don't really know how broke it was. Instead of finding out, you just went out and spent probably another $400-$700. That part is baffling. To me. Think of it like this, would you want to do this annually? Drop that kind of cash every year on something maybe you didn't have to?
I'm ok with computers. But if I hit a snag and don't know, then I'll google my issue or ask here for help. Admittedly I'm very cheap and run my computers into the ground. But you say you didn't have a way to google. Fine, I have a backup laptop. You don't. But honestly you don't know anyone with internet access?
Again, maybe some folks are giving you a tough time -- but the baffling thing is not that you didn't know how to fix it yourself. It's that you didn't want to even find out if it was fixable from someone who would know. You'd rather just drop the dough on a whole new laptop. Less than a year after you did that last time.
noiseredux wrote:Burning, I think yr taking it wrong.
Nobody expects you to be a computer nerd. But you have a computer you paid a considerable amount for less than a year ago. You bought at BB, so I'm guessing you paid between $400-$700 right? And it "broke." But you admit you're not a computer nerd. So you don't really know how broke it was. Instead of finding out, you just went out and spent probably another $400-$700. That part is baffling. To me. Think of it like this, would you want to do this annually? Drop that kind of cash every year on something maybe you didn't have to?
I'm ok with computers. But if I hit a snag and don't know, then I'll google my issue or ask here for help. Admittedly I'm very cheap and run my computers into the ground. But you say you didn't have a way to google. Fine, I have a backup laptop. You don't. But honestly you don't know anyone with internet access?
Again, maybe some folks are giving you a tough time -- but the baffling thing is not that you didn't know how to fix it yourself. It's that you didn't want to even find out if it was fixable from someone who would know. You'd rather just drop the dough on a whole new laptop. Less than a year after you did that last time.
Yeah, I know someone who can fix it, the Geek Squad at Best Buy, lol. It wasn't that I just decided to go out and get a new computer. It was that I decided that the cost of repairs would be close enough, so I just decided to get a new one rather than pay for the repairs.
To answer your assumption: The last computer was $300 and some change. I didn't want to dump close to that amount into it when I could get a better one for just a little more money.
BurningDoom wrote:
Yeah, I know someone who can fix it, the Geek Squad at Best Buy, lol. It wasn't that I just decided to go out and get a new computer. It was that I decided that the cost of repairs would be close enough, so I just decided to get a new one rather than pay for the repairs.
To answer your assumption: The last computer was $300 and some change. I didn't want to dump close to that amount into it when I could get a better one for just a little more money.
I swear you're just being difficult now and pretending you didn't read my post: I SAID YOU COULD HAVE ASKED SOMEONE HERE ($FREE) IF IT WAS FIXABLE. Do you have absolutely no other means to connect to internet? (smartphone, work computer, friend's computer, mom's computer, library's computer, PS3/360/Wii browser, etc?).
The answer may have been "oh yeah you just need this CD, I'll burn it for you and send it to you for free." You really have no idea cuz you didn't try.
Forget it. My point was someone helpful here may have saved you -- apparently $300. But you're too stubborn so whatever.
BurningDoom wrote:
Yeah, I know someone who can fix it, the Geek Squad at Best Buy, lol. It wasn't that I just decided to go out and get a new computer. It was that I decided that the cost of repairs would be close enough, so I just decided to get a new one rather than pay for the repairs.
To answer your assumption: The last computer was $300 and some change. I didn't want to dump close to that amount into it when I could get a better one for just a little more money.
I swear you're just being difficult now and pretending you didn't read my post: I SAID YOU COULD HAVE ASKED SOMEONE HERE ($FREE) IF IT WAS FIXABLE. Do you have absolutely no other means to connect to internet? (smartphone, work computer, friend's computer, mom's computer, library's computer, PS3/360/Wii browser, etc?).
The answer may have been "oh yeah you just need this CD, I'll burn it for you and send it to you for free." You really have no idea cuz you didn't try.
Forget it. My point was someone helpful here may have saved you -- apparently $300. But you're too stubborn so whatever.
I got that. But if my computer is completely unusable, how am I supposed to ask anyone on Racketboy anything? I suppose in hindsight I could have used a friend's computer. Didn't think of all that at time. To be honest, Racketboy was the last thing on my mind when it broke, next time I'm pretty sure this entire thread will immeadiatly come to mind.
And my phone, yeah, I'm ashamed to admit I still use a flip-phone. It has that really old and crappy mobile web on it, which only works when it wants to and it can only scroll down a page so far, it's pretty much unusable.
I don't have to worry about this again for 3 years, at least, thankfully. Extended warranty.
Also Noise, didn't mean to piss you off. You were genuinely trying to help me. Most of that other stuff was aimed at those that think it's amusing that I didn't know how to repair my computer.
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BurningDoom wrote:
Yeah, I know someone who can fix it, the Geek Squad at Best Buy, lol. It wasn't that I just decided to go out and get a new computer. It was that I decided that the cost of repairs would be close enough, so I just decided to get a new one rather than pay for the repairs.
To answer your assumption: The last computer was $300 and some change. I didn't want to dump close to that amount into it when I could get a better one for just a little more money.
I swear you're just being difficult now and pretending you didn't read my post: I SAID YOU COULD HAVE ASKED SOMEONE HERE ($FREE) IF IT WAS FIXABLE. Do you have absolutely no other means to connect to internet? (smartphone, work computer, friend's computer, mom's computer, library's computer, PS3/360/Wii browser, etc?).
The answer may have been "oh yeah you just need this CD, I'll burn it for you and send it to you for free." You really have no idea cuz you didn't try.
Forget it. My point was someone helpful here may have saved you -- apparently $300. But you're too stubborn so whatever.
I got that. But if my computer is completely unusable, how am I supposed to ask anyone on Racketboy anything? I suppose in hindsight I could have used a friend's computer. Didn't think of all that at time. To be honest, Racketboy was the last thing on my mind when it broke, next time I'm pretty sure this entire thread will immeadiatly come to mind.
And my phone, yeah, I'm ashamed to admit I still use a flip-phone. It has that really old and crappy mobile web on it, which only works when it wants to and it can only scroll down a page so far, it's pretty much unusable.
I don't have to worry about this again for 3 years, at least, thankfully. Extended warranty.
Also Noise, didn't mean to piss you off. You were genuinely trying to help me. Most of that other stuff was aimed at that those that think it's amusing that I didn't know how to repair my computer.
Another thought: couldn't you use a work computer or ask a friend in your IT department?
