Kclug Digest, Vol 37, Issue 9

[gary hildebrand]

You've discovered the high price of American labor . . .  and most repairmen
would rather replace something than "fix" it.  Or he simply doesn't want to
fuss with it, which is more likely the real reason.

We are all now in a throwaway society -- don't fix anything; just go out and
buy something new . . . something where the cost of labor is pennies on the
dollar.

Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO


On 8/10/07, kclug-request at kclug.org <kclug-request at kclug.org> wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:15:04 -0500 (CDT)
> From: David Ambs <dave at ambs.net>
> Subject: Re: Laptop repair
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> >> I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 with the back light gone out.  I have been
> >> quoted $350 for parts and $50 for labor.  Would you guys think that
> this is
> >> a fair estimate?
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> I'm no repairman, but $350 sounds pretty high for the work that's
> involved.
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> I replaced the inverter in my Inspiron 8600 just last year. I bought the
> inverter from Hypertech<I think>, it was about $45. It's very simple to
> replace if you can take the display apart. I actually replaced the bulb
> first w/o luck, it took a little more work though.
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