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I just dropped my laptop
Erm....it still appears to be working, but I've really bashed the hinge, and it wont shut.
Now last time I had a techie issue lots of people offered help!!!!
Can it be saved? Please I need it!!!
Please don't advise claiming on the house insurance, because we dont have any.
Any other ideas, greatly appreciated, and I will thank you personally!!! lol
techie stuff yes i can do but that needs looking at probable, sorry cant be of more use.
its a physical thing and without looking at it or knowing total building specs.......
sorry
Never mind!!!
It was worth a shot!!!
Teach me to drink, and try to turn the dvd player off, and carry the laptop by the bottom!!!!
A disaster waiting to happen!!!
Probably cost as much fix as a new laptop. most have the hinges built into the case so a lot of work and a new screen case and/or lower case.
Might help if you can put a picture of it on here
Where do you live?
If you dont have house insurance im on my way round with my swag bag.
How many others do not have contents insurance?
Or am i just that clumsy that i warrant having insurnace lol.
Too far from you to warrant you coming an robbing us!!!
The only thing worth anything is my DVD collection, but that will take you so long to get in your swag bag (993 at the last count) it wouldnt be worth it.
I suppose you could try nicking the parrot. But if you value your fingers, you maybe dont wanna do that!!
Thats a lot of car boot stock. :shock:
Parrots dont fetch much down the local market so not worth nicking really, well not worth losing a finger over anyhow.
how about if its ferked you take out your insurance and claim in a fortnights time?
How dare you suggest my parrot isnt worth much!!!
How many parrots do you know shout 'F**k off you dozy bint'
out of the window!!!!
Tsk!!
hi redangel you could try typing your computer type into the well known buying/selling site there are hinges for mine at a very reasonable price smile
No idea about your laptop Red... sowee! redface
But I'm wondering why on earth anyone wouldn't have house insurance? dunno
Am I just particularly anal about these things? I have buildings and contents and I thought you had to have it. Is that only if you have a mortgage? Would you not get house insurance even if you rented?
I thought house insurance was compulsory? Apologies... am clueless about this sort of thing, but I assumed it would work like car insurance. Have a car - must be insured. Is it not compulsory?
I mean if you have no insurance... what happens if there's a fire? You wouldn't get anything for all of your possessions. I don't have many things of value, a lot are sentimental... but for the material things that are necessary at least they'd get replaced.
Oooooookay... I'm starting to sound like my mum... am leaving now! bolt
lol :lol: :lol:
Apologies for the hijock! surprisedops:
Building insurance is compulsary if you have a mortgage and you lender will require proof of it......but contents insurance is not.....
Quote by poshkate
Building insurance is compulsary if you have a mortgage and you lender will require proof of it......but contents insurance is not.....

Cool! Thanks PK! kiss
Quote by Dirtygirlie
Building insurance is compulsary if you have a mortgage and you lender will require proof of it......but contents insurance is not.....

Cool! Thanks PK! kiss
ohh for once I've been able to give useful advice.......rather than just chat rubbish....:bounce:
Basically.....your lender wants to know that if your house falls down you are insured to rebuild it and so they won't lose any money, but they aren't bothered about the contents cos carpets, curtains and your personal belongings don't mean anything to them.... biggrin
Quote by poshkate
Building insurance is compulsary if you have a mortgage and you lender will require proof of it......but contents insurance is not.....

Cool! Thanks PK! kiss
ohh for once I've been able to give useful advice.......rather than just chat rubbish....:bounce:
Basically.....your lender wants to know that if your house falls down you are insured to rebuild it and so they won't lose any money, but they aren't bothered about the contents cos carpets, curtains and your personal belongings don't mean anything to them.... biggrin
I figured buildings would be mandatory but it just never occurred to me NOT to have contents insurance! I've got my mortgage insured too! lol
But yes... useful advice... thanks! :D
I am with a large high street lender and i did not have to show proof of my cbuildings insurance, i was aware that i should have done and i only got written confirmation of my cove some 4 weeks after moving.
The advisor even ticked the box on the relevant form for her having seen my proof of insurance! i just kept quiet and carried on.
Parrots with ASBO's next then lol
Quote by se7endriver
I am with a large high street lender and i did not have to show proof of my cbuildings insurance, i was aware that i should have done and i only got written confirmation of my cove some 4 weeks after moving.
The advisor even ticked the box on the relevant form for her having seen my proof of insurance! i just kept quiet and carried on.
Parrots with ASBO's next then lol

fair enough.....but if you didn't get the insurance you may have got into problems in the future, consdering you signed something to say you did have it..... smile
I definately have got it as i just only recently asked for a policy document to be sent out.
I figured i may aswell have something from them seeing as they take a wedge of my monthly income!
sorry again cant helapwith the hinges thing but please get contents insurance.
its not alot each month but worth the world should you have a fire and lose everything.
please delete if not allowed ... but more then do a very competitive one, if you get the basic fire flod theft thing with no accidental damage ( which is what bulks the price up) they cover up to 40k basic and even cover accidental damage on audio,computer tv equipment.
sorry but its something i swear by.I had a policy , never claimed then 3 days before renewal my house was broken into, they paid out over £800 and it was only a few things knicked. makes you realise how much you do actually own.
i know it cant take the feeling and upset away but please get insurance.
xxxx fem xxx
Fem
I agree with you.
Just add up the cost of beds, chairs, tables, sofa, telly, hi fi, cd, clothes, linen, towels, crockery, cutlery, glasses, kids games and other stuff, dvd, laptop, carpets, curtains, clothes, shoes, microwave, hoover, duvets etc etc.
To buy that lot even cheaply from scratch is at least £1000, or there abouts possibly a lot more in some cases.
We had our house burn down without contents insurance we ended up in a tiny flat with absolutely nothing. Thank god for the Salvation Army they really did help.
After 12 years of homemaking we lost a lot of stuff including things such as kids school clothes and toys (it had been Christmas a week or so before.
It took almost a year for the building to be habitable again it was a very bad time from which 6 -7 years later we still havent got back to where we were.
I just thank god we all got out of the house safely and that the Mrs and I were into each other enough to whether the stress which was not inconsiderable.
As Fem says It isn't a great deal each month and though you may rue having to pay for what hopefully is absolutely nothing. At least if the unspeakable happens there is some solace.
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Fem
I agree with you.
Just add up the cost of beds, chairs, tables, sofa, telly, hi fi, cd, clothes, linen, towels, crockery, cutlery, glasses, kids games and other stuff, dvd, laptop, carpets, curtains, clothes, shoes, microwave, hoover, duvets etc etc.
To buy that lot even cheaply from scratch is at least £1000, or there abouts possibly a lot more in some cases.

Sarah.... Where? No way lol... No way! I think you missed a 0 there hun.. We are talking womens shoes??
Mike xx
Mdr
You can alter the figures as you wish, lol
I was just pointing out the basic cost!!! :lol:
Men's shoes are just as much! ok £10,000 then to keep you happy :lol:
back to laptops though, my son has a Tiny laptop and his power adapter had broke so bought a cheaper version off a site but it didnt fit right and has burnt out, I have been on the Tiny website and they have been taken over by another company and dont do adapters for it!!!!
who was it that mentioned a well known buying site as I wonder if I might get one off there if im lucky
Quote by tina1
back to laptops though, my son has a Tiny laptop and his power adapter had broke so bought a cheaper version off a site but it didnt fit right and has burnt out, I have been on the Tiny website and they have been taken over by another company and dont do adapters for it!!!!
who was it that mentioned a well known buying site as I wonder if I might get one off there if im lucky

If you don't want to risk Ebay, try Ebuyer or one of the other bulk peripheral suppliers. As long as you know the model of the laptop and check that the voltage and power ratings are the same (should list it on the bottom, something like 12v ) and it has the same connector, it shouldn't be too tricky to replace (unless they used a psu designed specifically for that machine)
Ok. The contents insurance - I had to move back in with my parents due to a bad breakup. Unfortunatly they won't bother with unnecessary contents insurance whilst the pub serves alcohol. They have different priorities.
I have now set up contents insurance. Mainly as since I moved back here, most of the expensive equiptment in the house is mine. (The parrot is seperatly insured).
I will have a look on the web for hinges. But I arn't going to hold out much hope as the hinges appear to be moulded to the main base of the laptop!!!
Thanks everyone.
Quote by meat2pleaseu
back to laptops though, my son has a Tiny laptop and his power adapter had broke so bought a cheaper version off a site but it didnt fit right and has burnt out, I have been on the Tiny website and they have been taken over by another company and dont do adapters for it!!!!
who was it that mentioned a well known buying site as I wonder if I might get one off there if im lucky

If you don't want to risk Ebay, try Ebuyer or one of the other bulk peripheral suppliers. As long as you know the model of the laptop and check that the voltage and power ratings are the same (should list it on the bottom, something like 12v ) and it has the same connector, it shouldn't be too tricky to replace (unless they used a psu designed specifically for that machine)
thanks for that, i did have a look but still couldnt find anything, so if anyone has a spare adapter that will fit a Tiny laptop model TINY N17
other numbers on bottom of laptop are:
power supply model ADP-60DB
230 volts AC
50 Hz1.0 amp
or if anyone good at searching for things like this or is kind enough to help a lady in distress then please email the link when you find it lol
no serioulsy im in distress..........my son is doing my head in asking to use my laptop.
oh and Meaty if you didnt get the hint will you please have a look if you get a spare minute please xxxxxxxxxxxx :lol:
bump for meaty lol
It always amazesesssssss me how a teck question can end up with everyone knowing you have no house insurance to someones house burning down to meaty trying but failing to be as helpfull as usual (sorry meaty you are really helpful honest) lol carry on i think its so funny how threads get so mixed up no one knows what you was asking in the first place hehehe biggrin
BTW i have no help for you apart from if it still works put a big lastic band round it to keep it closed when your not using it
:giggle: bolt
Debz xxxx
Thanks!!!!
I think its great, all that you said Debz. Everybody being helpful and lovely, and I'm in a fluffy mood today, wonderful, and generally nice people!!!
Just goes to show that when we try to be nice, we are very good at it!!!!
:thumbup:
Debz xxxx wink