I got my broken laptop back today. It took 12 days round-trip to have the repair do nothing. While I was waiting, I ordered an off-brand power adapter from eBay for $13, shipping included. I plugged it in and it works. The power jack is very use, but for now it is working with the [...]
Here’s an update on my Toshiba Satellite L305-5921 warranty repair fiasco. The online status at the repair depot remained unchanged since Friday. Three updates appeared today including one that said “Sent to tech room”. I was hopeful that Toshiba decided to honor the warranty on the laptop. I emailed the repair depot the following: — [...]
For several years, I have purchased motherboards, peripherals, and all sorts of computer-related parts from www.newegg.com. They have a great website, great prices, and excellent service. I purchased my Toshiba laptop there in April of this year. Since Toshiba refused to cover my failed power jack and power adapter under warranty, I turned to New [...]
I purchased a Toshiba Satellite L305 laptop in April of this year. Three weeks ago the power jack stopped working correctly. I had to gently position the plug just right to make it work. Within a few days the plug developed a short. I can no longer power on my laptop at all. Ok, nothing [...]
I realized my post on favorite websites a few weeks ago had a list of web sites that were not clickable-links. Here is the list again, with some additions, and links. Grace Road Church - http://www.graceroadchurch.org Bible Gateway - http://www.google.com Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org Internet Archive - http://www.archive.org Hack A Day - http://www.hackaday.com Mashable - http://www.mashable.com Ars Technica - http://www.arstechnica.com Net Vibes - http://www.netvibes.com [...]