Resurrecting Your Computer
Most people think that when their computer slows down, freezes, gets the blue screen of death, is not bootable, or is way too slow for them, that it is time to buy a new computer. I’m of the opinion that that is the time to see what can be done to repair it. To me, buying a new computer is like buying a new car.
Most people, when a car gets on in miles, decide to junk the beast and buy a new one, instead of clinking in $2,000 to $3,000 to repair it.
Looking at it logically (eliminating emotional and aesthetic reasoning), a new car runs anywhere between $15,000 to $30,000 for a standard low to medium priced car. If you plunk down $3,000 and the car lasts for over a year, you have recouped your money and perhaps saved some, based on the longevity of the car’s functionality.
The same holds true for a computer. Some computers can be repaired back to heath for less than $100. Others will cost somewhere between $200 and $300. In rare occasions, it may go up to $400. It all depends on what the problem is. Even computers that are not bootable can be brought back to life. And lost data can be recovered.
All one needs to do is make a few minor changes, either software or hardware wise. If you go and buy a new computer, you need to pay for its purchase, load all your data onto it from your old computer, install all your application programs from your old computer, install all peripheral software (printers, digital camera, external micro card readers, and others) from your old computer, and then re-establish Internet connectivity. You also need to worry whether your old software and peripheral equipment is compatible with the new computer’s operating system.
The only time that I would go and buy another computer is if the speed and the functionality of the computer that you have does not match your needs.
Call me for a free estimate of how much it will cost to get your computer back to top notch shape. I will also tell you whether your computer is really worth fixing.