Franc Zabkar wrote:
On 22 Jan 2005 18:07:10 -0800, put finger to
keyboard and composed:


Why not fix it? The replacement cost of a motherboard that will take a
cpu and memory from a couple of years ago is what, $45 for a good one
and it will be upgradeable to the newer and faster cpu come upgrade
time.

Then there is the opportunity cost of the time involved. If it takes
one hour to replace all the capacitors on the board, and the board does
wind up being good, how much was that one hour worth?


Nobody has factored in the cost of installing the software for the new
motherboard, not to mention possible additional compatibility issues.

I did, actually.

For example, those motherboards with onboard sound, video, modem, and
LAN may need some work before all the drivers are functional. IME,
mucking about with S/W is much more problematic and time consuming
than changing a few caps.


- Franc Zabkar


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