[COLUG] Sony support sucks for anything other then windows users...

[Duane]

On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 15:21 -0400, Pat Collins wrote:

> Simple solution.  After backing up your data, pull the drive and apply > 12
> volts to it (like +24v).  Call them back and say that the drive is dead and
> won't work at all now.

I'd do the right thing and be honest...

In any case, what are alternatives that make decent laptops (hinges etc
not just pretty looks and fast CPUs) at a decent price that won't give
you a ton of crap when trying to get warranty on a known defective
product if you want to run linux on it?

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