Inspiron 5150 Owners – rejoice!

A Tech article with View Comments posted 20 October 2006.
Tags: laptop

I got a letter on Friday telling me that my just-past-extended-warranty Dell Inspiron 5150 that died of overheating would be repaired for free by Dell. Apparently, they decided to settle the class action lawsuit, rather than fight the legal battle (which they would have lost, as my overheated lap and broken computer can attest).

So instead of a painful call to technical support involving a woman trying to sell me a new battery (hint: when the computer won’t start with or without the battery, it’s probably not the battery), I told them to send me a box, and they said “OK.”