IT Guys- Where to get Toshiba Laptop parts in Aust?

[Mallory Black]

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?

[GeoffA]

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?

[MrCruza]

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.

[paceman]

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...

[MrCruza]

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.

[Bird]

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.

[Mallory Black]

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.

[edz]

Brand new Lenovo, HP, Acer quad cores etc at JBhifi the other day for $330 > low $400's.

[MrCruza]

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.

[edz]

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 .

[dales133]

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

[fishfinder]

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

[gronk]

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 ??

[Mallory Black]

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......

[dales133]

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!

[MrCruza]

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.

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.