So I’ve had the IBM service guy look at my laptop this afternoon. Turns out they could repair my notebook all right around here, just one teeny tiny problem: The parts.
I need a new base cover, handrest and some internal parts that got bent – which the IBM guys here think they can just bend back into shape – but that’s another matter. What’s surprising is the parts prices they have here: The base cover costs around 100€, the hand rest about 360€.
At that point, I was about ready to throw the guy out – which I did once I got through to the IBM replacement parts service in Germany. They told me the parts would cost me 15€ and 25€ respectively, without tax. So the decision is an easy one: I’m ordering all the parts I want in Germany (which are more as I don’t want anything bent back into shape…) and I’ll fix it myself – cheapest solution. Or, depending when all parts have arrived (some have a long waiting period) I’ll drive to Heppenheim and have it done by the IBM service guys in Germany.
Anyway, this finishes that issue for me.
-Jan
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