Quote Originally Posted by koolmoe
King Monkey,

if buying a labtop i personally do not recommend dell...unless you have a dell store close to home (closer than a local best buy or circuit city) only because for dell to support a prob like wireless connectivity issues you have to send it back or goto a dell store....there goes your computer for a few days/weeks....
So last Friday the unthinkable happens. I spill coffee on my computer. I power down immediately and dry it off. I let it sit over night. The next morning I try to power it on. Nothing.

My options are: (1) send it to Dell which would cost me $270 up front just for them to look at it [it's out of warranty], (2) try to find someplace local to fix it, (3) get a new computer. I see what you mean about Dell support.

First things first, though. I have to figure a way to see if the harddrive is fried. I took it out and there seems to be no damage, but I have to test it. I shudder at the thought of losing all my files.