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Title: Laptop salvage
Post by: Keller888 on August 21, 2005, 10:49:46 am

Hey guys, I was wondering what you thought.  My old Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop just died.  The motherboard is shot, and would cost me more to fix it than to buy a new one.  Being an addicted cabinet builder, what do you think I can use the laptop parts for?  I was mainly thinking of the 12" screen, is there a way to hook it up to regular video card and PC?  What about the other parts, like the keyboard and touchpad?  Any uses out of them, or should I just sell the whole thing as is on Ebay and get $20 buck for it?  Any ideas would be great, thanks.

Title: Re: Laptop salvage
Post by: dabone on August 21, 2005, 11:18:16 am

Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Latitude-C810-Dell-motherboard-repair_W0QQitemZ6788033416QQcategoryZ60267QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)


The 8100 uses the same motherboard as a c810.

75+ shipping for repair.


Later,
dabone

Title: Re: Laptop salvage
Post by: Keller888 on August 22, 2005, 05:30:36 pm

Interesting...Thanks for the link, but the question now becomes whether I want to sink $75 into a P3 laptop, or use it to invest in a brand new P4 that will cost me around $400 or so.  Decisions, Decisions...

Title: Re: Laptop salvage
Post by: AlanS17 on August 22, 2005, 10:12:17 pm

How space is on the hard drive? Laptop drives are commonly used in "quiet PCs" (for jukeboxes, set-top PCs, etc) since they're small and make very little sound compared to their larger 3.5" counterparts.

Title: Re: Laptop salvage
Post by: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 09:28:22 am

Hrm... I'd never thought of that quiet PC concept... good to know.  I wonder how much quieter that would make a Tivo.

Title: Re: Laptop salvage
Post by: Pik4chu on August 26, 2005, 02:36:52 pm

Quote from: ChadTower on August 23, 2005, 09:28:22 am

Hrm... I'd never thought of that quiet PC concept... good to know.