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July 11th, 2007 22:00

Motherboard repair cost?

Help - I just called Dell and, long-story short, their tech support folks think that my motherboard is fried. Unfortunately, my laptop is no longer under warranty and I did not purchase any support options. So, according to Dell, it may cost up to $500 to replace the motherboard. I have no idea how much a motherboard costs...? Would it be cheaper to go to my local repair guy (who manages our office computers but this problem is with my personal laptop) and have him make the repairs? Or should I wait and send it back to Dell. Time is also an issue here and it'll take about 2 weeks for my laptop to go back and forth to Dell.
 
Any thoughts are much appreciated!
 
Ah - almost forgot - I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop that's just over a year old.


Message Edited by jjc13624 on 07-11-2007 06:18 PM

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July 11th, 2007 22:00

It may be slightly cheaper, but unless you take your chances with an EBay vendor, you'll find a board will run about $400 no matter where you buy it.

http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=3772&prevaction=category&previd=141&prevstart=0

If you shop, note that there are two different boards - one has onboard video and the other does not (while you can interchange them, if you do, and have the integrated model now, you'll need a video card for the non-integrated one if you buy that).

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July 11th, 2007 23:00

I highly recommend eBay. I have bought numerous laptops and laptop parts and I always got what I am supposed to get. If you need any advice you can PM me.

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December 28th, 2017 16:00

I have the exact issue. Laptop, Inspiron 15 5000 barely a year old not used much at all and the repair coat is $400-500??? Ridiculous!

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