02-22-2004, 01:44 PM
I've had bad experience with Dell puters too. Power supply of girlfriend's laptop burned out and voltage peak casued motherboard damage. Motherboard replacement cost: 900$. LOL. It would be a simple matter to put a fuse protecting the motherboard. Then I would just buy a new power supply and have the fuse replaced. Cost: 50$. I went out and bought a new puter from another brand.