New Laptop or Fix the Old One?

neldabg

What would you do? My 15.6 inch HP ENVY x360 fell, and it worked, but once I let it discharge, I noticed that it wouldn't turn on when I pressed the power button. I bought a 13.3 inch Dell Inspiron laptop for a whopping $750 after some tech guy pointed out that the fans of the HP laptop were bent, the hinges were a little loose, and the screen was slightly pooped out on one side. I thought it'd be best to upgrade rather than get repairs, but now I'm questioning my decision. I was doing fine before, and I wonder if I made the right choice? Honestly, I don't like the smaller screen and the 256GB space since that means dropping more money on external storage. However, many people say that once you go ssd you can never go back, and I wonder if it'd be a mistake to stick with HDD laptops. I can't decide if I should 1) Get a refund and get the button fixed at a mom & pop store, 2) Drop the $80 on an external hard drive to finish the purchase (the tech group transferring data on my laptop said that the new Dell couldn't fit all of my data), or 3) Buy a cheaper, new HDD laptop instead.

neldabg

Cutaway_Collar wrote: »

I didn't even read it. Buy new.

Do you always just buy new? Why?

Xvapor

Buy new

RoxieDawn

Buy new..

ninerbuff

My Toshiba Satellite was fine (bought in 07), but got notified that Windows Vista was no longer supported and could be susceptible to hacking. It was also running slow and I decided to get a new one. HP Spectre 360. I wanted to spend less, but when talking to my BL on the phone while in the store, he said for the price it was at, it'd likely be something I keep as long as my last one. I like it. I don't do much except watch movies or TV on it, do bills and internet forums and FB.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

neldabg

ninerbuff wrote: »

My Toshiba Satellite was fine (bought in 07), but got notified that Windows Vista was no longer supported and could be susceptible to hacking. It was also running slow and I decided to get a new one. HP Spectre 360. I wanted to spend less, but when talking to my BL on the phone while in the store, he said for the price it was at, it'd likely be something I keep as long as my last one. I like it. I don't do much except watch movies or TV on it, do bills and internet forums and FB.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Thanks for the recommendation! ^_^

Motorsheen

Fix It !

km8907

New. I had a laptop fixed before but had no choice because I was in school and had all my work on it. Waste of so much money.

cee134

Depends on what you use for. If you just use it for internet and email you don't need a new one. You will need a way to back up your data anyway thought. Most people can get away with a tablet or cheaper laptop. SSD are nice but not cost effective yet.