[dc401-l] Freelance PC diagnosis and repair?

[Modus Operandi]

Hey list,

    When I started at this job, my boss thought he was being frugal by
    buying refurbished hardware without a warranty. I warned him. :)

    Now that some of the hardware is crapping out, he wants me to send
    it out to somebody who can tell us exactly what part is failing, how
    much it would cost to fix, and whether or not it's worth fixing.

    We have somebody like this who does Mac repairs. Up until now, I
    have performed all PC maintenance in-house, unless the system was
    under manufacturer warranty. Trouble is, my boss does not like my
    opinion about the refurbished systems. He wants a second opinion.

    I've stopped short of just opening the Yellow Pages and farming out
    this work to a teenager making $7 an hour, because I'd rather give
    the work to somebody cool who could use a little extra income in
    exchange for giving some vintage-2005 systems the hairy eyeball.

    I understand that this sort of work is beneath your dignity (after
    all, it is beneath mine!) Nonetheless, it would be really easy work.
    Just tell us exactly what's broken, how much you would charge to fix
    it, and whether in your opinion it is worth fixing. If the answer is
    "no," then let us know whether it's worth cannibalizing for spare
    parts. My boss will give you money -- admittedly not much, but some.

    Interested? Not interested, but know someone who would be?
    Want to use my company's old hardware to jumpstart a class in
    PC Hardware Repair for AS220's Broad Street Studio youth?

    Contact me offlist: modus at as220.org

    P.S. I'll try to make it to the Hackintosh presentation tonight.

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