If he fixes it for less than the cost of a new one ...

Post #322,929 by drook 3/15/10 2:09:08 PM Reply	If he fixes it for less than the cost of a new one ... That's not a ripoff. Laptops are nearing the price where they're disposable. If it weren't for the fact that I'd have to start over setting up everything how I want it, I don't know that I'd bother getting it fixed. I realized my old laptop is like an old car. Sure, a new one is better in every way. Except that the old one is paid for. If I can get it fixed for half the price of a new one, and it keeps going for another couple of years, I'm good with that. -- Drew
Post #322,931 by folkert 3/15/10 2:17:34 PM 3/15/10 2:21:33 PM Reply	Well, do like I do... I transfer the image from one laptop to the other. You remember doing it over IM years ago with me right? Its exactly the same thing with a new laptop. Transfer and make Linux happy again "resetting it" and letting it auto-configure everything again. Last year early I moved configs out of the way and let Debian SID re-autoconfigure things. Glad I did, now everything is managed from normal tools now included in GNOME and KDE. Or are you talking about Windows? Edit: In any case with Linux... you only have to export the package list on the old box, import the list on the new box and do a proper upgrade. Then just copy your homedir in its entirety and voila new and old the same. Edited by folkert March 15, 2010, 02:21:33 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #322,932 by drook 3/15/10 2:21:04 PM Reply	Ubuntu But with this laptop not working, how do you propose I transfer the image to a new one? -- Drew
Post #322,933 by folkert 3/15/10 2:22:29 PM Reply	its still a hard disk. Can you ssh into it? Or is it completely borkened?
Post #322,941 by drook 3/15/10 4:01:43 PM Reply	Could probably SSH But I'd still rather have it fixed. -- Drew
Post #322,959 by folkert 3/15/10 9:42:54 PM Reply	What I am saying... If you can SSH into it... you can transfer the image. Sorry I suggested it.

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