If the screen is just extremely dark, and you can still see the shapes
of windows and such, then its just the balast or bulbs.  This is very
common in laptops.&nbsp; It&#39;s usually the balast.&nbsp; I&#39;ll buy this <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dell-Inspiron-9200-9300-9400-lcd-inverter-LTN170W-B_W0QQitemZ120149508739QQihZ002QQcategoryZ42187QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dell-Inspiron-9200-9300-9400-lcd-inverter-LTN170W-B_W0QQitemZ120149508739QQihZ002QQcategoryZ42187QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a> and only mark it up to $200.&nbsp; I&#39;ll even install it for free.&nbsp; :-P&nbsp; Or you can probably do it yourself, and save $350.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tim reid</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:bewkard@gmail.com">bewkard@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
For all you laptop enthusiasts out there:<br><br>I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 with the back light gone out.&nbsp; I have been quoted $350 for parts and $50 for labor.&nbsp; Would you guys think that this is a fair estimate?<br><br><br>

TIA <br><span class="sg"><br>Tim<br>
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