- Jul 31, 2006
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Well, I am in charge of the technology department of my school. Everyone has to have a laptop (mandatory). Realistically, the entire school is suppose to have all tablets, but this is the first year and it is a transition year so they are allowing regular laptops to people.
its a laptop for every person from 6-12 and my school is kinda small, only being ~300 in all of those grades.
as with any amount of massive laptops given to 11 to 18 year olds, there is going to be problems. mostly software, but sometimes hardware.
The good thing about the tablets is that they have full accidental warranty, so we dont have to worry about most hardware problems.
but there are people with problems like "the pen getting stuck" and such which we can take care of without getting a brand new laptop, but for that, for example, ive been using plyers where there might be a better tool for that job.
so here came yesterday. My best friend with a regular laptop somehow managed to get the power adapter broken, as in the place to plug in it from the power cord. The plastic that held the thing in place broke. the thing was "pushed in" per say, except it was a wire, so it was wobble around. I took apart his laptop, glued the peice back and got it running in an 1hr 15. it was quicker for me to fix it than to send it in to toshiba to do it (2-3 weeks) being that every class in on the computer. (dyknow if you have heard of the program)
in the process i scratched some places that he didnt really care. I also had primitive tools, having to use a flat head to take off snap on peices, etc.
The school was so impressed that they are willing to buy a couple of toolkits. ( a giant one is ok) to let me work on other computers in the future.
So! after my story, lol, I need some toolkits that will help for disassemble of laptops look professional and easy. Looking to ask on here since i assumed you guys probably have bought these type of kits before. they are willing to spend a decent amount. after a quick google, i saw some for 30 bucks, which is a good price.
Cliffs: need some decent laptop toolkits for dissasembly. around 30ish. looking to ask on here since you guys probably have bought some kits before
Thanks in advance
Crossposted.
Sr Moderator allisolm
its a laptop for every person from 6-12 and my school is kinda small, only being ~300 in all of those grades.
as with any amount of massive laptops given to 11 to 18 year olds, there is going to be problems. mostly software, but sometimes hardware.
The good thing about the tablets is that they have full accidental warranty, so we dont have to worry about most hardware problems.
but there are people with problems like "the pen getting stuck" and such which we can take care of without getting a brand new laptop, but for that, for example, ive been using plyers where there might be a better tool for that job.
so here came yesterday. My best friend with a regular laptop somehow managed to get the power adapter broken, as in the place to plug in it from the power cord. The plastic that held the thing in place broke. the thing was "pushed in" per say, except it was a wire, so it was wobble around. I took apart his laptop, glued the peice back and got it running in an 1hr 15. it was quicker for me to fix it than to send it in to toshiba to do it (2-3 weeks) being that every class in on the computer. (dyknow if you have heard of the program)
in the process i scratched some places that he didnt really care. I also had primitive tools, having to use a flat head to take off snap on peices, etc.
The school was so impressed that they are willing to buy a couple of toolkits. ( a giant one is ok) to let me work on other computers in the future.
So! after my story, lol, I need some toolkits that will help for disassemble of laptops look professional and easy. Looking to ask on here since i assumed you guys probably have bought these type of kits before. they are willing to spend a decent amount. after a quick google, i saw some for 30 bucks, which is a good price.
Cliffs: need some decent laptop toolkits for dissasembly. around 30ish. looking to ask on here since you guys probably have bought some kits before
Thanks in advance
Crossposted.
Sr Moderator allisolm
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