# need immediate computer help, big problem. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 6, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244 "2006-12-06T08:19:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/21 "2006-12-07T07:36:56Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Sc1chik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sc1chik/32/7243_2.png) [@Sc1chik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sc1chik)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/22 "2006-12-07T07:41:55Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > ha. you should have seen me. > > to be honest, this couldn’t have happened at a worse time (i’m sitting in the computer lab now), but i’m not going to complain. i really didn’t need to see you…i have a perfect mental image of you losing it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/23 "2006-12-07T08:31:01Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > That’s impressive. As much as I think Apple’s gay, their hardware and software really is better. I dont know about that… 700 for a logic board? god damn, you can get a pretty much top of the line pc incl. monitor and printer for that much $$$ I’d be firebombing the apple store if they didn’t honor the warrenty ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/24 "2006-12-07T09:02:16Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > I dont know about that… 700 for a logic board? god damn, you can get a pretty much top of the line pc incl. monitor and printer for that much $$$ > > I’d be firebombing the apple store if they didn’t honor the warrenty that’s 700 installed at the apple store. that price includes labor. you have to remember that this is a laptop and those are retail prices. i could have done it myself for $100 or so. what top of the line PC comes with a monitor for that price? that seems extremely low. as for honoring the warranty, they didn’t have to. it’s a one year manufacturer warranty. i was outside the 1 year. they didn’t have to do shit, so there was no way i would be firebombing the store, regardless of the outcome. i just would have been real sad. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/25 "2006-12-07T19:15:06Z")
pretty much i love apple. my 1 week repair estimate was way off. i dropped it off last night. at 5:30 tonight just as i was supposed to leave work, they called me and said my computer was ready for pick up. i went and picked it up. works great!!! i \<3 apple. :tup: x 10293802198310298 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/26 "2006-12-07T19:30:01Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > 700…what top of the line PC comes with a monitor for that price? that seems extremely low. none u gotta pay to play as everyone says. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/27 "2006-12-07T20:39:01Z")
that’s what i thought. that seems more like a base to mid range model price to me. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/28 "2006-12-08T04:54:41Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > that’s 700 installed at the apple store. that price includes labor. you have to remember that this is a laptop and those are retail prices. i could have done it myself for $100 or so. what top of the line PC comes with a monitor for that price? that seems extremely low. > > as for honoring the warranty, they didn’t have to. it’s a one year manufacturer warranty. i was outside the 1 year. they didn’t have to do shit, so there was no way i would be firebombing the store, regardless of the outcome. i just would have been real sad. Umm replace a motherboard in a mac laptop for $100 hahahahahahhahahahahahah have fucking fun. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/29 "2006-12-08T05:27:08Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > i could have done it myself for $100 or so. :lol: Parts for those any Apple are so expensive it’s not even funny. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/30 "2006-12-08T06:52:29Z")
i’ve seen them for about that price on ebay. you’re not going to get one brand new for that price. and you’d have to do it yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/31 "2006-12-08T07:54:47Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > none > > u gotta pay to play as everyone says. are you kidding me? [http://www.dell.com/content/products/results.aspx/desktops?~ck=anav&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&a=22~0~66&navla=22~0~66](http://www.dell.com/content/products/results.aspx/desktops?%7Eck=anav&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&a=22%7E0%7E66&navla=22%7E0%7E66) [http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store\_access.do?template\_type=computer\_store&landing=desktops&category=hp\_pavilion&aoid=1425](http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&category=hp_pavilion&aoid=1425) [http://www.e4me.com/products/catalog.html?type=bundles](http://www.e4me.com/products/catalog.html?type=bundles) There are TONS of deals out there on PC’s… these only took me 5 mins to find. All the latest technology… they arent an alienware or XPS machine with quad SLi (also overpriced IMO) but still good rigs ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/32 "2006-12-08T08:03:57Z")
Did you just use emachines and hp in the same breath as “good rigs”??? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/33 "2006-12-08T08:09:48Z")
lol Emachines are sweet if you want to get a new mobo…when the powersupply blows it the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244/34 "2006-12-08T09:37:11Z")
:shrug: I got an emachine from crazyjon a few years back and it still works great… never had a problem with 'em never had a problem with HP either actually, my old 500mhz pavilion from high school is still getting used [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-immediate-computer-help-big-problem/21244.md?page=1)