Edit: Found one, thanks to the Anadtech FS/FT forum and JungleMan1 =)
My fiancee was working on her final exam papers today, and happened to spill some Diet Coke all over the keyboard. It's a rather old Dell, had Windows ME on it. I'm currently 1200 miles away (she doesn't attend the same school, and I'm interning, to boot), and I can't really determine the extent of the damage from here.
1) Any suggestions to fix the ah heck? The only diagnosis she's been able to make is "it won't turn on". I also heard her hit it (lightly, I hope) a couple of times while we were on the phone. She tried seeping out the cola goodness, but I don't think that was enough. Do you think it's probably a lost cause?
2) If yes to #1, where would you recommend for a cheap, refurb laptop? She uses it for Internet (surfing, research, email, assorted games) and school work ( Word Processing, Charts, Graphs). So nothing heavyweight. A desktop would definitely be cheaper, but she can't fly that home with her over the summer. It also needs to be "friendly" - I can't help her with it in person. It's kind of urgent, I'd like to have it waiting for her when she gets back from Spring Break - or even better, have it delivered while she's home and has time to get comfortable with it.
Thanks in advance,
Josh
My fiancee was working on her final exam papers today, and happened to spill some Diet Coke all over the keyboard. It's a rather old Dell, had Windows ME on it. I'm currently 1200 miles away (she doesn't attend the same school, and I'm interning, to boot), and I can't really determine the extent of the damage from here.
1) Any suggestions to fix the ah heck? The only diagnosis she's been able to make is "it won't turn on". I also heard her hit it (lightly, I hope) a couple of times while we were on the phone. She tried seeping out the cola goodness, but I don't think that was enough. Do you think it's probably a lost cause?
2) If yes to #1, where would you recommend for a cheap, refurb laptop? She uses it for Internet (surfing, research, email, assorted games) and school work ( Word Processing, Charts, Graphs). So nothing heavyweight. A desktop would definitely be cheaper, but she can't fly that home with her over the summer. It also needs to be "friendly" - I can't help her with it in person. It's kind of urgent, I'd like to have it waiting for her when she gets back from Spring Break - or even better, have it delivered while she's home and has time to get comfortable with it.
Thanks in advance,
Josh
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