Dead Netbook

My netbook has gone to a different place. That place being my closet, as I ponder what to do with the dead thing. It's over a year old, has never been dropped, and has never really seen heavy use, but it fails to power on, yes, even when plugged in.

Technical support was no help. I know it is out of warranty, but I thought they might know some way to jump start it besides the power button. They suggested I reinstall the OS. Which from my experience would require the device to power on. Then they sent me an email asking me how to rate support. Which I tried, but their server seemed to be having an issue contacting their database AFTER I filled out my survey.

I guess my expectations were a bit high. My old laptop, which is again in use, is quite in the elderly stage of laptop life. I've gone into the details on it's quirks and issues in the past, and it's not gotten any better. But, it boots up and runs when I hit the power button.

For the most part my heavy old laptop, or my Android e-book reader/tablet doesn't measure up to the netbook. So, for the time I'm going to have to do without, a new device isn't in the budget. Or so I keep telling myself as I shop for laptops.