Loose rivets
8th Jan 2009, 02:31
It's a Sony VGNCR510ER, the laptop that I would have liked when I was buying mine, but it cost too much. On sale here as 'On floor' model, $645. As is.
Trouble is, it don't go. They thought it did, but it don't.
The screen seems to be active, but has no back light. One can just see some change as it is turned off etc.. Intriguingly, it has two controls to turn off the screen, I wondered if it might just be one or both of those. I offered $345, and it's being put to the manager.
What kind of fault causes this on a new machine...one that has been bolted to the display for all of its life? Hinge wiring used to be one culprit, but not on something that has the lid fixed in the up position, surely?
My last Vaio was an insurance write-off, the 1,350 quid board I was able to breath life into for nowt and I've used it for 10 years, so I'm pre-enthused about performing the same trick with this. Trouble is, that it's got one of those formed ally cases, in posh red...hard to open without marking, I would guess.
The other thing was a Sony GPS U94T $199. At half price, it seems a heck of a deal. Anyone know if Sony present a good interface on this model? It'll show yer pictures, play videos and make toast, but is it a good tool to navigate with? One would think that had to come first.
Trouble is, it don't go. They thought it did, but it don't.
The screen seems to be active, but has no back light. One can just see some change as it is turned off etc.. Intriguingly, it has two controls to turn off the screen, I wondered if it might just be one or both of those. I offered $345, and it's being put to the manager.
What kind of fault causes this on a new machine...one that has been bolted to the display for all of its life? Hinge wiring used to be one culprit, but not on something that has the lid fixed in the up position, surely?
My last Vaio was an insurance write-off, the 1,350 quid board I was able to breath life into for nowt and I've used it for 10 years, so I'm pre-enthused about performing the same trick with this. Trouble is, that it's got one of those formed ally cases, in posh red...hard to open without marking, I would guess.
The other thing was a Sony GPS U94T $199. At half price, it seems a heck of a deal. Anyone know if Sony present a good interface on this model? It'll show yer pictures, play videos and make toast, but is it a good tool to navigate with? One would think that had to come first.