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...o The Laptop Specialist Whether you need your laptop for work or play, when it comes to a laptop repair, experti...

2. Repairs Service
... your laptop and diagnosed whats wrong with it, we will contact you with a fixed price quotation. This will include the cost of labour and any parts. No repair is carried out until we have your permission. All our work carries a minimum 30 days peace of mind guarantee but please check out...

3. Prices
... your laptop up from your preferred address, we inspect the fault and the delivery back to you is included.  Any parts or additional labour required is then competitively quoted by our engineer.  If you need a quicker turnaround, you can pick either the SOS Express or our Sameday pi...

4. Problem
... My laptop is dead My screen is not working My screen is flickering / my screen is faint My laptop smells funny One of the ports on my laptop is broken I've spilt a drink on my laptop My laptop is making funny noises My laptop seems to be getting reall...

5. Tips
... your laptop Follow these simple tips and you'll be amazed at how a bit of TLC and some commonsense will keep your laptop healthy. Eat i...

6. About Us
...pairs laptops as a sideline - laptop repairs, servicing and supplying laptop parts is our business - we're 100% focussed on this! We've grown into a succ...

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8. Corporate Repairs
..., The Laptop Specialist! Not many companies specialise in the support of laptops. As well as su...

9. Sony Parts
... Sony laptops are at the cutting edge of technology and design, with mostly good vendor support for end users which is re...

10. Data Back-Up Service
... your laptop is in for repair, we can duplicate your existing hard drive data such as your My Documents, Pictures and Music to an external 120Gb USB hard drive. This service in...

11. Backup or else!
...r, (a laptop, desktop or a company full of computers) are: ‘Backup, backup, backup’. Everyone talks about backup: relatively few of us do it but it’s vital that we do. So what i...

12. Managing Battery Life
...7% of laptop users said they wished their batteries lasted longer. Since then, a lot of research has gone into improving the battery power and life span, they are indeed m...

13. Faulty Laptop Adapters
...aulty Laptop Adapters People can risk their life let alone that of their laptop daily by continuing to use...

14. Failing Nvidia chips
...r the laptops plagued with the faults such as; The notebook does not detect wireless networks and the wireless adapter is not detected in the Device Manager. There is no video on the computer LCD panel or external monitor. The notebook has no power and no active LEDs. The notebook does not start. The battery charge indicator light does not turn on when the battery is installed and the AC adapter is connected. The notebook issues a single beep during boot indicating no power. The external monitor functions but there is no image on the notebook LCD panel. If the end user was lucky, the faulty system would be covered under the very model specific extended warran...

15. Laptop Power Issues
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16. Before you sign on the dotted line
...nt on laptop sales but the one that we keep being asked about is the free laptop when you sign up to mobile broadband. Here are some questions to co...

17. Who can you trust?
...iring laptops. The findings initially highlighted that engineers were misleading the laptop owner on the faults and subsequently overcharging for work undertaken. More alarmingly though the engineers were then seen to hack into the personal data within the machine copy this data ...

18. Is it really no fix no fee?
...o the laptop is a write off which might be no fee but a new laptop is going to be a lot of money. Somewhere along the way we’ve created a huge divide between companies trying to hide costs (as above) and some high street retailers charging an exorbitant flat fee to fix any unit which ensures they cover all their costs. Why don’t we just face facts - couriers cost money, engineer time costs money, new parts cost money. If we simply looked at these costs and were open about these we might just end up paying for what we’ve actually received. So free really isn’t free. But some companies offer good value for money whilst actually paying for the service you receive. Surely that’s what you should really be looking for....

19. Simple is best – a laptop for the techno-phobe
... of a laptop aimed at these novice users. Alex (why Alex – we’ve no idea why either) has been launched by the Broadband Computer Company aimed at getting those who most fear PCs online and up and running. Using a...

20. DIY port repair
...g DIY laptop repair attempts and this example is a cracker. We received a laptop in today requesting a DC port repair. On inspection the e...

21. Laptop alert
...o any laptop owners out there. Using a power adapter in this state is not only dangerous to you but also to your laptop. Please don...

22. You dirty laptop
...iving laptops in this state and simply cannot understand why the laptop has overheated and died.   The fan on this laptop had si...

23. Rattling laptop . . .
... of a laptop that was making a rattling noise and was no longer powering up. It turned out that it was just the port that needed resoldering which was very...

24. Inflight Wi-Fi
...t!...

25. Overzealous use of technology
... down laptops that had been stolen from the school. The scheme worked however the schools forgot to shut down the software and it continued to take pictures after the laptop was returned to the students.  Lets hope  this invasion of privacy is something we will not have to look forward to in ...

26. Don’t advertise your laptop
... your laptop at your side in plain sight is not the smartest thing to do; unfortunately, it attracts the menaces of our society.  A man...

27. Laptop Charms
...m for laptop’s too. Ladies if you simply can’t do without your fashion accessories and want to ‘bling’ up your laptop a bit then this is for you. Juicy Couture has broug...

28. Laptops are greener…
...ut it Laptops use less electricity, so is it time to give your desktop the boot? There are disadvantages, you might get square ...

29. Laptop versus Notebook

30. AMD on the advance
...h the laptop market. Sources within AMD said the company's latest microprocessors are expected to be included in 109 mainstream laptop models compared to 4...

31. No Fix No Fee – Recycle Me
...ce on laptops that do not get repaired because our customer has decided to call it a day on their machine.  What then happens to that laptop?  So now we are offering no fix no fee, we simply recycle the unit, ensuring it doesn’t end up in a landfill, and with the WEEE* recycling directive stating that laptops can no longer be disposed of...

32. Bamboo Laptops
... like laptop manufactures are taking recycling to the next level. Both Dell and ASUS are starting to use bamboo as an...

33. USB 3 for laptops
... that laptop users in particular might need to upgrade their hardware to see much benefit over current technologies such as eSATA. Tests were carried out which comprised plugging a known brand USB 3.0 external har...

34. Typist refuses upgrade to laptop
...use a laptop over his 1929 typewriter. He took a break from the den for 8 months and when he returned, the long-standing sign that read "In the event that there are no desks available, laptop users must make room for typists,...

35. Laptop Lilo
...; the Laptop Lilo is an inflatable laptop stand which is made of a heat resistant material capable of enduring temperatures of up to 80’c – so there’s no chance of it melting. It has a special air flow design that not only keeps your laptop well ventilated...

36. World's fastest drive for laptops
...e for laptops." The Momentus XT, which can hold up to 500GB of capacity in a 7200-rpm package, will become available for the first time as an upgrade in Asus laptops. Hybrid drive architecture combines nonvolatile, solid-state flash memory and traditional disk drives. Flash memory ...

37. Hot New Gadget
...argus Laptop Charger is the hot new gadget on the market, for more details click here http://bit.ly/czoY5c ...

38. Would you switch?
...their laptop for a touch-screen tablet like the iPad. The iPad, which went on sale Friday selling from £429, is expected to be a huge hit with gadget fans. Shoppers in the US snapped up a 2 million iPads in the first 60 days.  It will be interesting to see how the iPad fares in the next month. ...

39. Hitachi announces thin laptop hard drives
...nto a laptop, tablet, set-top box or TV near you very soon. ...

40. Google Chrome focussing on laptops
...ative laptop sector. Chrome is being designed around 10-12” tablets/netbooks and laptops, the emphasis being that the users of such devises are out and about, rarely desk based and connecting to the internet...

41. A good old blockage
...their laptop was not booting and this happened suddenly.  Well it didn’t take us long to discover why as the fan was completely blocked causing the lapt...

42. Toshiba go 3D
... Disc laptop on sale in Japan in July. The company's Dynabook TX/98MBL is based around a 3D system from graphics-chip maker NVidia. NVidia's "3D Vision" system combines one of its ...

43. Privacy for Laptop users
...using laptops out and about privacy has become more of an issue. If you have sensitive information that you are reading but d...

44. The laptop of the future?
...lltop laptop sounds like a very futuristic gadget but this could be the way forward. German designer Evgeny Orkin’s ...

45. Wireless laptop to your TV
... your laptop to its new new 7700 Series LED Eco TV or to its BDP7320 Blu-ray player without the necessary wigit currently required with other brands/models. This is great news as it does not limit yo...

46. Batteries catching fire
...es in laptops and mobile phones may overheat and catch fire.  When current batteries are charged quickly, minute lithium metal fibres (dendrites) can form on carbon anod...

47. Universal adapters
...s for laptops.  Either people try using one with the wrong volts/amps or they tape it up and hope for the best. Neither is healthy for the user or the laptop. If the laptop no longer recharges, you either n...

48. Tips for online safety
... have laptops specifically for their children, some have one per child.  A question often asked whilst its in for repair is the best on-line security.  The...

49. Feeling hot hot hot
... this laptop was feeling hot – it didn’t take our engineer long to find the route of the problem. Look at t...

50. Durability of SSD's
...ing a laptop off the roof of a building and then trying to load the Intel SSD from an external enclosure.  ...

51. New full size netbook laptop
... mini-laptop but don’t want to have to type on tiny keys, well now Toshiba have introduced a netbook with a ‘full size’ keyb...

52. Hotspot Laptops
... Vaio laptops, each of which can create a local wireless hot spot.  Both series now include Sony Share My Connection technology that can give web access to up to five a...

53. Laptops home alone
...f all laptops stolen in the UK are taken from homes compared to France 22%, the US 18% and Germany 17%.   We here often the reason for buying a laptop over a...

54. Toshiba celebrates 25 years of laptop production
...ls of laptops this week to mark their 25th anniversary of manufacturing laptops. They first put on sale the T1100, which was the world's firs...

55. HP launches Laptop for children

56. Useful tips for laptop users
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57. Sony Vaio laptop recall
... your laptop is one of the affected models and to download the update....

58. Power saving LCD sells out in only 1 day
...fe of laptops by reducing energy consumption. Click here to see a demonstration of this latest LCD.  ...

59. Keep your laptop cool
... your laptop stays cool with one of these trendy cooling pads. With 3 fans that run through the usb connection and costing less than £10 its definitely ...

60. In-car laptop chargers
... your laptop, then these in-car charges are a great item to keep you mobile for longer. With all the different tips on offer, most mak...

61. You Tube moves to TV
...their laptops. You Tube has now decided to try and conquer the TV market with the launch of Leanback. The technology serves up a constant stream of video's, whilst learning about the viewers likes and dislikes in or...

62. Universal laptop adapter
...n any laptop, tablet or notebook? Well the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) are in the process of trying to make that happen. A couple of t...

63. A laptop that will stay awake longer than you
...h the laptop at £349 you are looking at 7 hours which is still very good. This of course is also based on what you use the laptop for. If you sit watching movies all day, that usage will be dramatically reduced. We think the exterior is stylish too, its light and small so not a bad little laptop. ...

64. Swiftpoint mouse
...e for laptops thats upto 40% more efficient than a touchpad. Click here to see a video of the new mouse in action and to find out more about t...

65. A curved laptop?
...for a laptop. Its creators claim the 3-D display will offer a more natural image with less risk of eye strain in its curved form than if  the display was flat. The other advantage of course is the better ventilation to all the key components, but I would think this would only be the case if the machine was sat on a desk. The prototype device can be seen in action on YouTube, have a look ...

66. New laptop speaker
...aptop....

67. The future of laptops
...y our laptops/tablets look so what does the future hold for the common laptop? How about laptops with multiple screens or slide-out keyboards as well as co...

68. An intelligent laptop?
...TWyA...

69. Charging your laptop wirelessly
...rging laptops. They are looking to develop a medium-power wireless charging specification with a maximum output of 120 watts which should be enough for wireless charging of devices like laptops and netbooks. Wireless charging ...

70. Lock that laptop down
... your laptop, well what about this newly released Laptop Locking Station ($80) to help make sure that your laptop is always right where you left it: on ...

71. Do you really need that technology?
...a new laptop. We’ve had a laptop in for a broken screen replacement this week. Normal screen replacement is £130.00 all in however this has a touch scree...

72. Keep your laptop snuggled
... your laptop in an unsubstantial bag.   We see laptops in all sorts of bags, suprisingly even carrier bags but this was actually in a laptop ...

73. Your bed is not an ideal place
...eated laptop to the cause of a fire that did $10,000 worth of damage to a house on Friday in America. Police said an investigation into the c...

74. Safety tips when travelling solo
...oking laptop went through the scanner while he was taking off his boots, belt etc. I infact walked passed him through the security barrier and could have easily slipped his laptop into my bag and walked on while he was still faffing about. There wa...

75. Laptop to the rescue
...e her laptop to send an SOS message.   She convinced the robber that the laptop was no use to him due to the security on it.  Once he had gone, she used her feet t...

76. Laptop with power issues
...o the laptop, it is very dangerous to anyone surrounding a cable like this that is plugged into the mains.  Please do not risk anyone's life for the sake of a few pounds and sticking electrical tape arond a tear is not a fix either.   Ask a specialist which adapter is required and replace it before its too late....

77. Something for the weekend
...their laptop but 80% of our customers do not treat their battery in the right way to give out its full potential. Even from new, just months after using the laptop, the bat...

78. Monday top tips
...e the laptop powerlead stretched to reach your port, get an extension cable 3.       Use your laptop on a flat surface to avoid it falling – beds should be out of bounds 4.       Keep your cable away from walkways to avoid someone tripping over it 5.       Unplug your adapter before you put it away, never keep it plugged in in your laptop bag. ...

79. Asus launches laptop with long lasting battery

80. Laptop repairers should not need your password
...their laptop.  As a repairer, we do not generally need your passwords as we use alternative software to test any repairs carried out.  Only if our client needs us to extract data or fix a wireless issue do we need s...

81. Trojan virus hitting laptops
...ay, a laptop came into us acting funny on the web.  We immediately suspected a virus and our fears were confirmed a...

82. Laptop health tips
...ve my laptop and not suprisingly, I use it alot.  I know lots of business users like me that have laptops are ...

83. Monday's top tip - security
...f two laptops are in sight and one is locked down via a security cable, the unsecured laptop is likely to go walkies.  This morning, I simply went to Amazon and typed in laptop security cable and was happy to find f...

84. Avoid damage to your laptop
... your laptop, make sure it’s the right one and not a cheap and cheerful badged version. A customer called in last week stating that their laptop was under warranty a...

85. Which laptop should you buy?
...oking laptop that does the job but what happens when it goes wrong. So we thought we’d share with you our opinion/rating on the repair of...

86. Increasing the lifespan of your laptop
...iring laptops so we are always going to advocate the repair unless we deem it uneconomic to do so i.e. the cost of the repair far out ways the c...

87. Which is the toughest laptop?
...es to laptops, yes there are manufacturers we prefer – the ones that have great parts availability with a price tag to match but we often get a...

88. Best back-to-school laptop backpacks
...ude a laptop in their kit so how they carry around this new item is important.  We always recommend backpacks however sometimes they can do more harm than good.  I love bags witl lots of compartments but the ...

89. 7 Deadly Sins for your laptop
...ord 3 laptops booked in with us today for liquid spillage issues which has prompted me for today's blog so here are our 7 d...

90. Should you buy 2nd hand?
...;s of laptops sitting somewhere redundant as it doesn’t look as cool as an iPad. But if something is going to be half the price of something new and you are just buying it for internet use then go fo...

91. Laptop burnt by lightning
... this laptop got a big scare when lightning struck and burnt a hole straight through it! The user had the laptop plugged into ...

92. HP Laptops new technology
...n dm3 laptop. The laptop has “strategically placed vents” as well as the HP Thermal assistant. This automatically detects where you are using your laptop, whether it is on a desk or...

93. Toshiba laptop recall

94. Disabling your laptop's touchpad
... free laptop utility that solves the problem of accidental swipes of your touchpad while typing. But if you upgrade to Windows 7 you will find the two sy...

95. A travel table for laptops
... your laptop then have a look at this. This folding Laptop Table can fold in half and easily fit into any computer case or brief case, but can be made into a solid secure table quickly with out any assembly. For more information click here....

96. Laptop stickers
...a new laptop, eagerly waiting for it to be delivered, finally receiving and un-boxing it, finally getting your sleek looking machine in your hands, only to o...

97. Tiny lightweight laptop adapter
... your laptop bag being weigh down by an adapter the size of a brick? Well Cooler Master has brought out the SNA 95 wh...