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Laptop bummers

Started by Weston Feb 18, 2005 at 4:50 PM 2 replies 1k views

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Feb 18, 2005 at 4:50 PM

I had recently bought a Sony Vaio S260 laptop, and I loved it. One night I went to go touch the USB port mouse to turn off the screen saver, then that's when I felt a static shock. The shock must have traveled through the mouse and messed up something, because it wouldn't turn on after that. Luckily I had a waranty that would replace my laptop, so I got the same thing, but with more memory and a faster chipset. Within a week, I shocked this one as well and the same thing happened. What surprised me was that I touched the lock attached to the side of it and the shock wasn't nearly as powerful as the first. I tried pressing the reset button according to the instructions, but nothing helps. It doesn't do anything when I touch the power button. Is this a design flaw in the computer (shouldn't there be a ground to protect against this?), or is static really that harmful? I plan on replacing this computer with something else from Best Buy, any opinions?

Toolmaker

Feb 18, 2005 at 4:52 PM

I'd go for warranty again, and yell this time at them that it broke again... Try again, and next time it happens, demand your money back, as it broke 3 times in a row.

Toolmaker

Luckless

Feb 18, 2005 at 5:29 PM

Try and push it to 4 broken ones, and get a replacement AND your money back, :P

Weston

Feb 18, 2005 at 9:19 PM

4 broken ones would have to break some kind of record, right?
Anyway, screw the Sony S Series. I exchanged it for a Toshiba. It has the same features plus some extra goodies. The downside is that it's much larger and heavier.

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