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IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« on: March 05, 2015, 11:09:35 PM »
Daughter's Toshiba Satellite L850 has blown the motherboard (from water)
everything else (appears) OK
not keen on sourcing a part from overseas so does anyone know where I could get one here in Australia?
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2015, 05:02:31 AM »
If it's seen water, I reckon I'd bin it. You could spend the money and effort on a new m/b, and still not get it going.

Is it covered under your household insurance?
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2015, 06:50:01 AM »
The Toshiba repair agents are located in Milton.

Aliva Pty Ltd
3 Marie Street, Milton
07 3505 5030

We use them at work and they are very good.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2015, 06:53:04 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on March 06, 2015, 05:02:31 AM
If it's seen water, I reckon I'd bin it. You could spend the money and effort on a new m/b, and still not get it going.

Is it covered under your household insurance?

+1.  use the money to buy a new laptop... not worth the pain...
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2015, 06:57:33 AM »
It's worth getting a quote. We've had a couple resurected after coffee spills for not too much coin. The 850 is a fairly basic job internally.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 09:02:30 AM »
For $150 - 300 you can buy a used one of that model...

if the motherboard is more than $50 I'd not bother.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-L850-Damaged-Screen-Intel-Core-i5-White-For-Parts-/151607791601?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item234c874ff1
$50 = damaged screen.. perfect.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 06:00:00 PM »
yeah I'm giving that owner of the damaged laptop a call to see what they want to take it off the market this weekend and I'll do a screen swap and transfer the data
Otherwise yeah the others are right, might just get a new one at those prices.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2015, 11:54:39 PM »
Brand new Lenovo, HP, Acer quad cores etc at JBhifi the other day for $330 > low $400's.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2015, 08:14:35 AM »
Quote from: edz on March 07, 2015, 11:54:39 PM
Brand new Lenovo, HP, Acer quad cores etc at JBhifi the other day for $330 > low $400's.

IMHO any laptop under about $1K is simply not worth buying.
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2015, 08:25:15 AM »
Probably not worth it, though we did get 4 years out of the last one, so at about  $3.60 a month for a 15" laptop it was reasonable value for our home use . ;D
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2015, 08:32:27 AM »
Get a mac book , you can get those silicone keyboard condoms for them.
I can even remember how many times I've spilled a drink on mine in 10 years almost and never had a drop get into it
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2015, 03:08:27 PM »
Quote from: MrBitchi on March 08, 2015, 08:14:35 AM
IMHO any laptop under about $1K is simply not worth buying.
paid $450 for a Toshiba lap top nearly 6 years ago, needed minor repairs to the keyboard and there was Toshiba located in Perth, so I imagine they will be located in most cities - oh yes this reply was from the same lap top that cost a lot less than $1000
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2015, 08:35:03 PM »
Quote from: MrBitchi on March 08, 2015, 08:14:35 AM
IMHO any laptop under about $1K is simply not worth buying.

Bought my Toshiba Satellite on e bay 3 yrs ago for $400...been working ever since.....but can understand if you or someone else uses one for business or gaming etc, but I use mine to store photos and surf the web..  horses for courses ??
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2015, 10:19:41 PM »
She is in uni for film & tv so this one has good graphics and has been pretty good otherwise
missed out on that damaged one on ebay so we're going to play safe and get the quote from the repair agent and probably take that route because.......
found out today she has not been backing up the drive......
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2015, 10:29:38 PM »
Quote from: Mallory Black on March 08, 2015, 10:19:41 PM
She is in uni for film & tv so this one has good graphics and has been pretty good otherwise
missed out on that damaged one on ebay so we're going to play safe and get the quote from the repair agent and probably take that route because.......
found out today she has not been backing up the drive......
Of course she hasn't she's a teenage girl!
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Re: IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2015, 06:53:38 AM »
Quote from: gronk on March 08, 2015, 08:35:03 PM
Bought my Toshiba Satellite on e bay 3 yrs ago for $400...been working ever since.....but can understand if you or someone else uses one for business or gaming etc, but I use mine to store photos and surf the web..  horses for courses ??

A Toshiba Satelitte Pro is a business grade laptop. If you can get one cheap all the better.


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paid $450 for a Toshiba lap top nearly 6 years ago, needed minor repairs to the keyboard and there was Toshiba located in Perth, so I imagine they will be located in most cities - oh yes this reply was from the same lap top that cost a lot less than $1000

Unfortunately they really don't make them like they used to. In recent years the low end laptops have become throw away items.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2015, 06:56:07 AM by MrBitchi »
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