History of the Issue

Back in 2007 users of HP, Dell and some other brands of laptop noticed their laptops were failing at an alarming rate. The issues seem to be tied to one common theme; faulty display or no-display issues.

Other issues reported were:

Fix My Laptop has decided to open on Saturday mornings to further extend our service to customers. We are open at both locations:

- Northside: 130 Albion Rd Windsor, Q 4030

- Southside: Unit 4A, 46 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt, 4122

Premature death of laptops can often be traced to overheating. Research conducted and reported in the  Gartner Hardware Failure Rates report of 2006 suggests that 22% of laptops die from overheating.

Most people want their laptop batteries to last longer and here’s how to do it. You should be able to get 2-3 hours from a laptop and 5-8 hours from a netbook:

Apple Inc have recently released the iPad with the fan-fare we have become used to for new electronic gadgets of late. What is it and can it function as a "regular laptop"?. In this article I'll discuss this and more. 

Many people are concerned that their use of the social networking website Facebook can unwittingly provide criminals with information thatcould lead to their identity theft. Identity theft is where someone impersonatesyou by opening bank accounts, obtaining credit, a drivers license, etc in yourname.

In October Fix My Laptop was invited to assist with fund-raising and donated labour to help the local Brisbane Samoan community respond to the devastation of the tsunami that had hit Samoa recently.