Do you trust computer repair people??

[4Dude]

You might not after seeing this (http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/marketplace/geeks.wmv)! (26 Mins)

Im not surprised by anything i saw on that vid!!

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[Hard Core Rikki]

Last time an uncle trusted one, they changed his GPU with a cruppier one (all without notice or relation to the requested repair, of course).
I had my way with them, getting a lawyer friend on it, and got a free geforce in the affair, curtesy for not taking the matter further ;)

[Shinigami-Sama]

this is why I do my own stuff, along with most of my families

its really not hard...
I don't under stand why people don't take the 45 min it takes to hunt down a couple resources and do it themselves

or find out if their friends know how to fix stuff

[CWR03]

Not everyone knows how easy it is to troubleshoot and repair a computer. A friend of a friend took a PC into a Best Buy, who replaced the power supply for a whopping $200 ($140 for the supply plus $60 for the service). I found the identical supply on TigerDirect.com for $15, and the tools to test both the power supply and the motherboard for a total of $30. The original problem wasn't even with the power supply at all, but was instead the motherboard.

Another friend of a friend had a crashing issue and took the PC to a small, independent store. They replaced his ATI All-In-Wonder 9800 XT with a GeForce 4 MX 4000 and told him it was an upgrade to fix the crashing, which turned out to be a bad stick of RAM.

[legoman666]

Indeed. (older) People sometimes seem amazed at how much random crap I know about computers. (which isn't even all that much). Then I tell them that I built my own computers. Half the time, theyre amazed that you can buy individual computer parts seperately.

I mean, they only go together one way. You can't put a stick of ram in backwards. You can't plug the sata drive connector in upside down. The CPU says on the package what socket it is and motheboards say what socket they are. sigh.

anyway, I trust no one but myself with my computer. Hell, I won't even let other people use my computer, much less poke around inside.

[Zach]

Indeed. (older) People sometimes seem amazed at how much random crap I know about computers. (which isn't even all that much). Then I tell them that I built my own computers. Half the time, theyre amazed that you can buy individual computer parts seperately.

I mean, they only go together one way. You can't put a stick of ram in backwards. You can't plug the sata drive connector in upside down. The CPU says on the package what socket it is and motheboards say what socket they are. sigh.

Yeah, it's amazing how these "older people" can't even use the technology they themselves invented. [/sarcasm] :D

[JohnnyMalaria]

anyway, I trust no one but myself with my computer. Hell, I won't even let other people use my computer, much less poke around inside.

Amen to that. Just me and only me. Not even my wife. Not even with the most limited account.

But, I never used to like lending my toys to friends as a kid. So I didn't!

[setarip_old]

@Zach

Hi!Yeah, it's amazing how these "older people" can't even use the technology they themselves invented.Then again, some of "us" might surprise you ;>}

[Zach]

Nah, I was just sprinkling in some good-natured sarcasm. Judging from your comment, I'm probably on your team in terms of age, so like you, I helped invent this technology teenagers think I'm clueless about being that I'm an "older person." :D

[4Dude]

I had my way with them, getting a lawyer friend on it, and got a free geforce in the affair, curtesy for not taking the matter further ;)Im glad you were able to make things right :)