I have a Dell Inspiron 6000. It’s a gift from OSNews’ owner, David Adams. It’s 18 months old now.

And it’s a complete and utter disaster, from a quality point of view. The screen hinges are broken. The paint is chipping off everywhere, even though the laptop never leaves my apartment. Keys on the keyboard are coming off. The battery started losing its strength within a few months, and since about 8 months, it’s been dead completely. And now, the power adapter is broken. Dead. Useless.

Conclusion: I have a dead laptop, and buying a new battery and adapter is all I can do - a total of 180 EUR. I don’t think I’ll be spending such an amount of money on this laptop.