We get requests for laptop batteries and AC Power Adapters every day. Why? The laptop won’t power up, or the battery won’t charge. Believe it or not, the problem might be the Power Jack on the laptop itself.

Have you ever bumped into the power cable while it was plugged into your laptop? Do you forget to take the power cable out of the laptop when traveling?   Read the rest of this entry »

Most Dell laptop batteries have a test light/button that allows you to see how much charge the battery presently has and how many charge cycles are left in the lifetime of the battery.

To check the remaining battery charge, press the button & release. The number of lights that appear will tell you charge amount. If all 5 lights come on the battery is nearly 100% charged.   Read the rest of this entry »

The answer is yes. Lease return computers are the best value for your dollar.

Companies lease computers rather than purchase them because of the tax advantages. Lease payments can generally be expensed entirely while purchases need to be depreciated over 60 months. For that reason the vast majority of computer equipment used by big business is leased not bought. And that is great news for you.   Read the rest of this entry »

Buying a used laptop rather than new can save you big bucks if you know what you are doing. Stick with the best equipment. Do not buy a used consumer version of a laptop like those sold a big box retailer. A notebook that you buy for $300 that was only $500 brand new is going to be nothing but trouble.

Instead, buy a used business machine   Read the rest of this entry »

I love gadgets. I want them all and I want them now. Despite the speed at which technology advances the time-to-market for consumer electronics seems be slowing. It was months ago we saw Michael Dell playing with his Mini 5 or Dell Streak. And if I remember correctly, it was approved by the FCC In January or February. Now, according to Lionel Menchaca’s blog last   Read the rest of this entry »