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Summary: laptop repair
Comment: I agree with an earlier reviewer. Many of the problems I've run into with laptops involve video components, such as the backlight, inverter, LCD screen, video chip issues, etc. They are just not covered in any real depth in this book, though I highly recommend Mueller's PC repair books. Morris Rosenthal's book on Laptop repair is better in the diagnostic and tshoot arenas and is just under 200 pages. Compact enough to carry in your backpack to repair sites. I've used it several times already and so far Morris hasn't steered me wrong.
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Summary: Very Little Laptop Specific Information
Comment: I bought this book hoping it would help with laptop diagnosis and disassembly. I was very disappointed. There is almost nothing laptop-specific in this book, and it does not cover some very common laptop problems. A lot of laptops I work on have video problems that are usually caused by a bad LCD screen, bad inverter, or bad motherboard. There is absolutely nothing in this book that helps diagnose which it could be, nor is there any info for disassembly of those parts. There is also very little info for major laptop disassembly.
Overall, I would not recommend this book unless you are looking for an in-depth description of how various hardware components work. There is very little in this book that applies only to laptops, and there is very little diagnostic help with laptop-specific problems.
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Summary: Use the book for school.
Comment: Very complete in the discription of what every part and standard. If there is something that is needed to know about computers Scott Muler is the one who wrote about it.
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Summary: Great Reference!
Comment: This book is an excellent tool to have on hand for anyone even remotely interested in working on laptops, whether for a living or just because your personal machine is out of warranty.
Very thorough, it informs you without talking down to you on numerous topics relating to laptops, from where most laptops are built, the components inside, specific things to look for when purchasing, and how to fix it if a problem occurs.
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Summary: The laptop bible
Comment: Ive been building and reparing my own PCs for the last 5 yers. thanks to Scott Mullers books. He is the most direct to the point and clear author in this field. Ive trashed 3 other books before coming across Scott.
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