Dell Inspiron 1200

and you can get a for $399 when they run the $100 off promotions as they often do so the repair is a really bad value. the $29 to extend the 90 warranty to one year is however a good value. if you are within the 90th day of your original warranty and 120 days then you can still extend your warranty. dell gives a 30 grace period after warranty expires to renew no questions asked. also, if you purchase using a credit card chances are that your credit card company has automatically doubled the warranty period. this is really a lesson about the value of a warranty on equipment that often costs more to replace than repair. i find it interesting that desktop warranties cost about the same as laptop warranties yet laptops are typically way more expensive to repair and can not be repaired with generic components like desktops can. your tied to save and you got burned. be mad about it, but be mad at yourself for making a bad decision. it is not like they picked one that was going die in just 90 days because that was the length of your warranty. having said all that, if the screen comes on when you exercise the hinge then it sounds like there is just a loose cable that needs to be re-seated. you can find buttembly details on support.dell.com... look at the service manual for removing-replacing parts.