![]() Again we sought professional assistance to repair the defective drive. However, the DVDRW drive was found to be defective. We were advised that the problem was likely to be minor and that re-installing Windows XP would resolve the problem. “At the time of purchasing the Packard Bell Easynote.”Īt the time of purchasing the Packard Bell Easynote K5285 I resisted considerable pressure from PC World to take out extended warranty - I always do.Īfter 14 months I was unable to boot up the laptop and sought advice from PC World (the vendor) at Exeter - without success. I love this computer even with its faults. I write a successful website with this machine and it is perfect for the job, and when I want a change I just boot up Spellforce with wonderful 3D graphics. I know it sounds like I have had problems but they were all worked around. I just leave the battery plugged in even if it doesn`t hold a charge. Oh one other thing, the battery died about 7 years ago, but using the power adapter has been plenty good enough for me. The combined total for my other laptops were more than this one and each one of them only lasted about 3 years maximum. I haven`t had any problems with that since either.Īt the time of purchase I paid £1200 which was a huge amount of money but I have owned other laptops that are used as the family computer which all failed to live upto expectation or just failed. The DVDRW drive stopped working for a while until I unscrewed it, took it out and then re-installed it. The casing around my screen is cracked and missing pieces where the hinges are. ![]() It hasn`t been without its problems as nothing is. I thought the harddrive would have given up the ghost years ago but it is still rock solid even if it is only 32GBytes in size. I know its impossible to buy one now but that is a shame. This is by far the most reliable laptop I have owned. ![]() “about 10 years of use and still going strong” ![]()
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