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Seoul: Place to get laptop fixed?

 
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usaenglish13



Joined: 15 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:27 am    Post subject: Seoul: Place to get laptop fixed? Reply with quote

My laptop isnt working, looking around on the internet I think it might be "motherboard failure."

Where is a good place to get this fixed? I live near Hanti station.
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chris_J2



Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:35 am    Post subject: Fix Laptop Reply with quote

Try 'I Plaza', Yongsan. Several floors of computer repair & retail outfits.
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egrog1717



Joined: 12 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you know exactly what's wrong with it, order parts online (Ebay is your friend, lol) and it'll be a hell of a lot cheaper (and quicker) to get things fixed...
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Maneki Neko



Joined: 15 May 2009

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which make is it?
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

egrog1717 wrote:
If you know exactly what's wrong with it, order parts online (Ebay is your friend, lol) and it'll be a hell of a lot cheaper (and quicker) to get things fixed...


Replace the motherboard of a laptop!! Laughing Good luck with that!!

To be honest, if it is a fatal hardware breakdown, and the thing is out of warranty, you might think about getting a nice new shiny laptop. Or desktop.

The only thing that can be easily fixed in laptops is RAM and hard drive. Other stuff is costly and maybe impossible.

Desktops are cheaper to buy and much easier to fix and/or upgrade. When you leave Korea you can sell a desktop pretty easily to another foreigner you know or here on Dave's buy/sell/trade forum.

I've sold two desktops to Dave's members with no problems.
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juane414



Joined: 20 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's not that difficult to take apart a laptop and replace stuff, even motherboards. I've done it a couple of times. It all depends on what laptop you have.
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T-dot



Joined: 16 May 2004
Location: bundang

PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If its an old laptop, just buy a new one.
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Adventurer



Joined: 28 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:02 am    Post subject: Re: Seoul: Place to get laptop fixed? Reply with quote

usaenglish13 wrote:
My laptop isnt working, looking around on the internet I think it might be "motherboard failure."

Where is a good place to get this fixed? I live near Hanti station.



Well, my laptop isn't working. I am not going to bother trying to repair it.
The keyboard has some problems. I think you're probably concerned about retrieving your data. It can cost a pretty penny to fix a laptop.
I would recommend folks backing up their computers. I am not sure how much it would cost to repair one. Laptops are not so easy to take apart.

Backing up data helps those who have damaged computers just get another one.
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