Laptop Screen Breaks

I am reading this article where the author answers the question of what the user should do when his laptop screen breaks?

He says that when the user starts his computer and hears some mechanical sound, make sure you turn if off because it could be your hard disk destroying data. In case there is no sound, it is likely that the hard drive is good and the monitor is the only one affected. If you don’t see anything on the screen, try plugging the laptop to any monitor and see if it works.

This should work for the time being especially when you haven’t budgeted for such an accident. The most logical thing to do is call your manufacturer’s support and inquire for a replacement. In most cases, the author says that the cost of changing your laptop screen is more expensive than buying a new laptop. In his case, his Lenovo X60 should cost him around $435 dollars. Wow, that is expensive.

Anyway, I think that if you are buying an expensive laptop like the Lenovo tablet, you better invest in an insurance policy probably from Best Buy to cover your expenses. The extra few hundred dollars should make sense when your laptop cost 2,000 dollars and up. Also, try looking for spare parts and used parts from Ebay and have a professional technician do the labor of changing your laptop. I don’t think you should buy a brand new laptop screen since your entire notebook parts are all second hand items already.

Go ahead and read the article here.