Check out E-Bay, <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk," target="_blank">www.ebay.co.uk,</a> there are often components auctioned off at very low prices by dealers who no longer require them, it is very likely that you can repair it. A lot of people have a fear of opening a laptop up, it seems to be some sacred device which only the manufacturers can touch, but unless its in warranty it is often very repairable, and if the worst comes to the worst then theres a surprising lot of people around with test beds and a soldering iron, a quick look at circuit diagrams from the internet and you can fix almost anything.