I have a 4 year old HP laptop with a faulty battery. It's maximum battery usage is 12 min and it will not charge while running. Generaly, it's a pretty fast computer though. Is there anything useful I can use it for?
note: I have a newer PC that I use all the time so I don't want to buy a new (very expensive) battery for the laptop. There was also no recall on the battery or pc, so I'm stuck with it.
Thanks for the help.
2007-02-14 15:58:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I'll give ya ten bucks!
2007-02-14 16:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moment you buy a PC or notebook, the price will depreciate (In a accounting book, every year depreciate 20%), hence, it will be quite sad to know the price you can fetch if you are lucky (Don't waste time on ebay).
With the new Vista and ever so demanding software avail within these 4 years, it will even more challenge to get a buyer.
My recommendation is to donate to schools or charity organisation. Painless and you will feel better as a person...
2007-02-14 16:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by who_owned_a_PS2_V3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batteries in a laptop are like the batteries in a car... they do wear out after awhile. So buy a new battery and then you are back in business.
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2007-02-14 16:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you still want to keep it, try taking the battery to a battery shop like battery world. I don't know if they all do it but some will refurbish a battery.
Otherwise you could sell it as spare parts, and try to recuperate some of your costs.
If you are interested in selling it, email me (thunderbox666@yahoo.com.au)
2007-02-14 16:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by thunderbox666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may well be worth it to seem into the topic matters you've and attempt to fix it with a touch guidance. The device is operating sluggish in all likelihood because it truly is loaded with courses that are eating me mory like its warm chocolate. some steps that you could take to attempt to velocity up your pc will be to cleanboot it and shrink the quantity of digital memory thats getting used. for sure, the values of the computer declines in fee over the twelve months, so through promoting it to the save, they are going to provide you below what you obtain it for. You not in any respect recognize what quantity someone will provide for it on ebay. notwithstanding, they'd no longer be chuffed because of the computer ailments that your device is experiencing now. in case you've been planning on promoting your pc, it may well be mandatory to sparkling it up, per chance reinstalling the operating equipment. convalescing the fashion of the computer will enhance the overall fee of it.
2016-11-28 03:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by strait 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could always load up an old version of windows or a smaller OS like linux and turn it into an interactive photo album
2007-02-14 16:03:48 · answer #6 · answered by muffasa0 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet would be to sell the laptop on ebay.
If it has tv out, you could use it as a media pc.
Another option is you could donate it to charity and get a tax deduction.
2007-02-14 16:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. This computer either needs to be repaired or replaced. Take it to the store you bought it from and compare prices before you make you next move.
2007-02-14 16:03:05 · answer #8 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the expanse of the battery is putting you off try here....http://www.global-batteries.co.uk/advanced_search.php?osCsid=88040ea7f5a11a75450dcaed206dfe54
2007-02-14 16:06:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just use it like normal at home. network it with the other computer and use it for music downloads and such. if it gets a problem with it then you don't have to worry about your pc having the problem.
2007-02-14 16:02:50 · answer #10 · answered by gas_indycar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not try and sell parts of it on ebay?
People will buy anything on there now-a-days.
2007-02-14 16:06:11 · answer #11 · answered by xano 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋