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leetAntiqueBronzeroad595
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What are my options? $3k SGD laptop now a metal brick after 20 months

I think this is pretty common, almost every company does this. The easiest way for them to solve any hardware-related problem is to slap on a new motherboard. Easy diagnosis, quick cash. I used to own a Blade 2015 and one of the USB ports died after two years. If you come to a professional third-party or independent repair service, they would suggest you get a new daughterboard (a board that includes the internet port, USB ports, and such), and plus the repair fee it would top $200. I sent the laptop to Razer and was told the same thing. The email said it would cost around $1000 to $1500, for a laptop that already costs $2400 and two-year old that's absurd. So I just went to a repair store, waited a bit over a month for the part to arrive and replaced. Cost me $170 and worked magic until later last year I gave it away and got myself a late 2019 Blade Stealth. That said, most companies don't sell replacement parts, so their solution is to just replace everything for the cost of a ne

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Razer.Speedcr0ss
3 years ago
L
leetAntiqueBronzeroad595
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What are my options? $3k SGD laptop now a metal brick after 20 months

Gosh this is tragic.

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Razer.Speedcr0ss
3 years ago

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