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[osangrl]

Well....ive had the misfortune of having my hard drive wiped out. My screen went black last nite. Its gone. Called the company, they are coming to pick up my baby tomorrow, at a replacement cost of 600, 000 won. Is this normal?
I was shocked.

bright news is....i won't be posting for a week, or very much anyways cause i don't have a computer.
Im miserable but many will be soooo happy.

And i don't need any posts like "why would you buy a sony?" because ive heard that before. I got a good deal, and im computerly enept thats why i purchased it.

[snufalufagus]

600,000 is in the extreme's of replacement cost.

What does your warranty say and cover ? Is this outside warranty coverage ?

If it's only a bad hard drive you can replace the drive itself with a brand new one under that price. How large (in GigaBytes) is the drive ? Unless it's 80 GB or so I would be hard pressed to pay that money to replace the drive, unless they're replacing the entire system. It sort of depends on what is wrong.

If you don't want the drive to be setup just like a brand new one with all the bells and whistles that come with a proprietary system you can get a new drive (ASSUMING It's actually needing to be replaced), and install an OS from scratch ... but you admit lacking the skill

Come to Seoul and I can fix it and install whatever OS and whatever software you want ....

I'd ask more questions before shelling out 600 K ...

[Bulsajo]

That sounds like a ridiculous price for a laptop HD replacement, even if it were an 80GB one.
80GB Laptop drive [Bear in mind these are Cdn prices.]

Even with service charges for installation and transfer of data it seems very excessive.

At 600,000 I'd find a geek who could do it cheap, or just put it on the shelf and go out and buy a desktop.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Taking work home? Making too many photocopies? Frequent trips to foreign countries or embassies?

[Derrek]

[Mankind]

Considering the OP, pun intended. You are getting screwed so bad theres a lineup.

Unless this is all under warranty call someone else. Why not take it to the base to get it fixed?

HAND

[osangrl]

Its no longer under warrenty....and they just picked it up. They have to replace the whole system and its from America so ,,, something to do with parts.

i wished i had read all ur comments earlier...but since i don't have a computer at home i couldn't read these until now.

screwed...line up... haha good pun.

if im getting screwed...thats fine...im used to it.

*sticking the gun to my head

[Mankind]

[osangrl]

thanks.

i get my baby back in 10 days. Expensive month, new handphone, new computer, and two tickets to Samui baby.

talk soon y'all.

[osangrl]

update....so far the cost is up to 489, 000 W if it stays there i will be really happy.

fingers crossed.

[FUBAR]

[SarcasmKills]

I had my VAIO Hard Drive replaced in December at the Sony Service Center in Yongsan... came to something like 370,000...

[Mankind]

I think you 2 above need to talk before you go out again.

HAND

[osangrl]

darn it i new i was getting screwed.... now they say it may be unfixable.... and i already paid for the hard drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[osangrl]

I got it back today! YAY

Its faster, cleaner, everything! It cost 490.... but i don't care its mine, and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

But all my movies, survivor episodes and pictures gone. gone. gone.