Laptop help?

Ewan_C · 3rd August 2005, 12:46 PM

I have a laptop from Tiny, seemed like a good idea at the time, high spec and a cheap price. Now the power supply is fucked and the cunts at Tiny have it so that you can only buy the power supplies from them due to the type of connection from the laptop to the power supply...

Does anyone know if its possible to have the connection on the laptop changed so I can just buy a universal power supply from the shops?

I have opened the laptop up and it seems the connection should be easy enough to have a new one soldiered on.

Since Tiny are going bust I really dont want to have to relie on them to replace the part...

Keerin · 3rd August 2005, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ewan_C

I have a laptop from Tiny, seemed like a good idea at the time, high spec and a cheap price. Now the power supply is fucked and the cunts at Tiny have it so that you can only buy the power supplies from them due to the type of connection from the laptop to the power supply...

Does anyone know if its possible to have the connection on the laptop changed so I can just buy a universal power supply from the shops?

I have opened the laptop up and it seems the connection should be easy enough to have a new one soldiered on.

Since Tiny are going bust I really dont want to have to relie on them to replace the part...

haha, tiny! haha. sorry. i can't help at all, but i had to laugh at you buying a tiny pc. does it have aol on it too?

sorry. i don't think you can do that, to be honest but if they are going bust and can't help you in the future, with your guarantee being null and void then i suggest you try it anyway!

I_got_a_mohawk · 3rd August 2005, 02:52 PM

I opened up my old tiny to find that all the ide ports are GLUED in, as are the ram chips, thats a bit crap!

I'd try and get someone who knows about computer electronics to have a look at it, it should be doable anyway

DissolveD_JameS · 3rd August 2005, 04:22 PM

You poor bastard. I bought a Tiny PC about 5 years ago. I didn't have any credit fot the hire purchase so I got my mum to buy it for me.

Bloody salesman convinced her to get an extended warranty for £20 a month, asshole.

Less than 1 year later Tiny went into liquidation, my extended warranty was void, however, the payment contract was bought over by a nother company - so I still had to pay for it.

Oh yes, then the hard drive jammed and I had to have the entire tower replaced, they did it for free but due to the warranty being void I had to pay a carriage fee of like £55

AND they never gave me the Windows XP installation disks. Just had it pre-installed on the machine so I had to acquire my own copy when I formatted it later.

So yeah, don't expect help of any kind from Tiny. The company itself is just a name for all the old stock that keeps getting bought over like franchises, nobody is in it to uphold the reputation of the company - they just want some cash. Bastards.

hooligan · 3rd August 2005, 04:35 PM

all of you buy apple computers from now on then, no more problems.

Keerin · 3rd August 2005, 05:21 PM

yeah, cos apple are amazing. they even made a mouse with more than one button!

http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/gallery

is that not the worst designed piece of shit ever?

pixelsink · 3rd August 2005, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Keerin

yeah, cos apple are amazing. they even made a mouse with more than one button!

http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/gallery

is that not the worst designed piece of shit ever?

not really.

The millions of Beige PC cases are the worst designed pieces of shite ever!

humndislocation · 3rd August 2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by I_got_a_mohawk

I opened up my old tiny to find that all the ide ports are GLUED in, as are the ram chips, thats a bit crap!

That's why I'll never buy a PC pre-built, and always build my own.

No annoying crap programs shitting up my hard drive

No rip-off, soldering CPU to the motherboard to make a quick buck bullshit

Also, cheaper.

humndislocation · 3rd August 2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EpiClectic

not really.

The millions of Beige PC cases are the worst designed pieces of shite ever!

what

Rebelius · 4th August 2005, 02:24 AM

hehe.... humungo-dragon. Those things are bigger than a lot of children!

I've got a normal size Scorpio. It's still massive. When I move into halls next year, i'm scared it'll crush the desk!

and anyway, the asus vento is worse than beige!

Keerin · 4th August 2005, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebelius

hehe.... humungo-dragon. Those things are bigger than a lot of children!

I've got a normal size Scorpio. It's still massive. When I move into halls next year, i'm scared it'll crush the desk!

and anyway, the asus vento is worse than beige!

horrible!

Allen1uk · 4th August 2005, 10:02 AM

you can get uni. chargers from pc world, i got one when mine broke, but toshiba replaced when they seen it was a design fauilt so i have 2 lol

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Ewan_C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 795 Band: Freedom Is Terror	Laptop help? I have a laptop from Tiny, seemed like a good idea at the time, high spec and a cheap price. Now the power supply is fucked and the cunts at Tiny have it so that you can only buy the power supplies from them due to the type of connection from the laptop to the power supply... Does anyone know if its possible to have the connection on the laptop changed so I can just buy a universal power supply from the shops? I have opened the laptop up and it seems the connection should be easy enough to have a new one soldiered on. Since Tiny are going bust I really dont want to have to relie on them to replace the part...

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3rd August 2005, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,756 Band: Spengler	I opened up my old tiny to find that all the ide ports are GLUED in, as are the ram chips, thats a bit crap! I'd try and get someone who knows about computer electronics to have a look at it, it should be doable anyway

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DissolveD_JameS Restrained Abuser Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,264 Band: Dissolved	You poor bastard. I bought a Tiny PC about 5 years ago. I didn't have any credit fot the hire purchase so I got my mum to buy it for me. Bloody salesman convinced her to get an extended warranty for £20 a month, asshole. Less than 1 year later Tiny went into liquidation, my extended warranty was void, however, the payment contract was bought over by a nother company - so I still had to pay for it. Oh yes, then the hard drive jammed and I had to have the entire tower replaced, they did it for free but due to the warranty being void I had to pay a carriage fee of like £55 AND they never gave me the Windows XP installation disks. Just had it pre-installed on the machine so I had to acquire my own copy when I formatted it later. So yeah, don't expect help of any kind from Tiny. The company itself is just a name for all the old stock that keeps getting bought over like franchises, nobody is in it to uphold the reputation of the company - they just want some cash. Bastards.

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hooligan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,722	all of you buy apple computers from now on then, no more problems.

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Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,193	hehe.... humungo-dragon. Those things are bigger than a lot of children! I've got a normal size Scorpio. It's still massive. When I move into halls next year, i'm scared it'll crush the desk! and anyway, the asus vento is worse than beige!

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Allen1uk Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Glasgow Posts: 217	you can get uni. chargers from pc world, i got one when mine broke, but toshiba replaced when they seen it was a design fauilt so i have 2 lol