I don't think it's the sellers fault if it crapped out only after six months.
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So, I got ripped off on Ebay
- Thread starter Toefur
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Wait, what exactly do you mean by "craps out"? What exactly is the laptop/video card doing?
Decker said:
lol, it was very painful to watch my £80 just go down the drain but I couldnt get my money back as I did it, I did think of saying it was faulty but I didnt, I get my parts from microdirect.co.uk, very good place & cheap, better to order online as there shops are ALWAYS BUSY.
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Just to clarify: the graphics card was dodgy from the moment I recieved the laptop. The problem was, there was a 30 day gaurantee on the parts... but he sent it to the wrong address originally, so I didn't actually get the laptop until 2 months after I had bought it.
Once I finally did get it, I took it out of the box to find it was in brand new condition. It looked like it hadnt been used at all, it even smelt brand new.
From the first day the video card was dodgy. It worked, but only on battery or only if I clocked the graphics card down with centrino hardware control - If I didnt do this, then no 3D games/applications (not even google earth) would run.
And, I might add, I couldnt get in contact with the guy at all.
It didnt bother me too much because it worked fine running hardware control... but I guess in the process it was just getting worse. As of last week, the display is totally screwed from the second the machine turns on.
But, given the fact that the graphics card was dodgy from the day I recieved it + how much the guy sold it for + the fact the machine was pretty much brand new = I'm pretty certain this guy knew it was dodgy.
(BTW: This issue is definately a motherboard/gc harware issue without a doubt).
Once I finally did get it, I took it out of the box to find it was in brand new condition. It looked like it hadnt been used at all, it even smelt brand new.
From the first day the video card was dodgy. It worked, but only on battery or only if I clocked the graphics card down with centrino hardware control - If I didnt do this, then no 3D games/applications (not even google earth) would run.
And, I might add, I couldnt get in contact with the guy at all.
It didnt bother me too much because it worked fine running hardware control... but I guess in the process it was just getting worse. As of last week, the display is totally screwed from the second the machine turns on.
But, given the fact that the graphics card was dodgy from the day I recieved it + how much the guy sold it for + the fact the machine was pretty much brand new = I'm pretty certain this guy knew it was dodgy.
(BTW: This issue is definately a motherboard/gc harware issue without a doubt).
It's an NEC Versa M540 1802DR. It was running a ATI Radeon 9700. Manufacturer wants $1137AU to replace motherboard.
I had a buyer for it on eBay, but that was before the video problem made the computer essentially unusable. It's got an 80gig 5400 HDD, 512memory, dl dvd burner, 1.8ghz centrino, etc. Anyone here wants to take it off my hands for a few hundred dollars your welcome.
Unless I CAN solder a video card on... heh heh. Doubt that though.
I had a buyer for it on eBay, but that was before the video problem made the computer essentially unusable. It's got an 80gig 5400 HDD, 512memory, dl dvd burner, 1.8ghz centrino, etc. Anyone here wants to take it off my hands for a few hundred dollars your welcome.
Unless I CAN solder a video card on... heh heh. Doubt that though.
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