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    Guys I've had a shitty week. We hauled equipment to a con in a 24 foot truck and had an accident. We weren't hurt but it did crack the windshield badly. the rental company didn't have a different truck to give us for the drive home so we drove the damaged one. While we were stopped for lunch, it started raining. Water poured into the cab of the truck and drenched my laptop bag which I had in the front seat because I didn't think it would be safe to have in the back of the truck with the equipment. Long story short, my laptop is ruined. I've tried letting it dry and even buried it in rice but no luck. I HAVE to work. I've set up a go fund me and it's making me cry but I need help. I'm not even asking you girls to donate but I am asking if you would please share this link. Thank you so much. P.S. if this isnt allowed Im sorry. You can delete this. http://www.gofundme.com/my-laptop-died-help
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    Default Re: My laptop died... HELP!

    Do you have renter's or homeowner's insurance? That may cover it.
    Good luck & so sorry to hear this.


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    Im looking into my renters insurance but since it was damaged in the rental truck and not my apartment I don't think it's covered. The insurance package on the rental truck only covered damage to the truck and not anything inside.
    Quote Originally Posted by Procrasturbator View Post
    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    Did you try and turn it on?

    If you didnt stick it in an airing cuboard for a few days. Keep is hot in there.

    You can use soap and water to wash pc parts. ( yes really)
    But they have to be totally dry before use. Silicate gell can help absorb some moisture.




    However if you did turn it on then its possible you fused the mainboard in which case its dead

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    Yeah after I pulled it out of the rice bag I tried to turn it on so I'm pretty sure it's a goner. I'm just praying that I'll be able to yank the hard drive and transfer my data.
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    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    The harddrive should be fine. Just get a sata to usb cable the annoying thing is most likely everything is fine in there apart from the mainboard.

    Have a look on eBay as its just take hdd out. Plug the sata to usb in and you have a external hdd.

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    Thank you. That's very helpful
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    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/201386485649


    However give it a day in an airing cuboard. You never know

    Make sure the heating is on. Or a towel on top of a radiator.

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    In the meantime, if you do have the money for it, consider renting a laptop for 2 weeks from Rent-A-Center. I did it years ago, and paid $65 for a two-week laptop rental. Good luck.
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    Honestly, what've you got to lose by asking the truck rental place, since they let you drive a messed up truck, for some $? Worth a shot, maybe they'd come up w/some cash.
    Just an idea.
    & yea, great idea^ BF!


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    I'm definitely looking into renting one until I can get the money.

    We did ask the truck rental place and unfortunately no luck there.
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    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    Phone sex. Do all the phone sex. Talk To Me just extended their TalkChat hours to unlimited. You can do Talk Chat in between taking real phone sex calls through TTM or NiteFlirt or your other chosen platform. Texting, through Dreamlover or TTM or wherever. Do you do Snapchat? Sell premium subscriptions for nude and naughty content. Sell clips? Do a sale and/or promote the shit out of old content to get some new sales. There are lots of ways to come up with the cash that do not require a laptop or getting on cam.

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    Sorry to hear.I definately second the renting one for the time being, it is something for now so you could atleast start making money camming again and get money saved up to buy a new one you can just take it back when you have enough saved up. Good luck with it hope you get back to work soon.

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    GREAT news. Someone saw my Gofundme and sent an offline donation that was enough to replace my laptop. NOW I'm looking at replacements. Thoughts on these two?

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-...?skuId=5238500

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-...?skuId=5238500
    Quote Originally Posted by Procrasturbator View Post
    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    If you can hunny find a laptop with a 6700hq cpu. They are cheaper now 7thgen are out but are 4 cores with 8 threads. The ones you are looking at are 2 core 4 threads

    Unless your not split camming loads of sites

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    I don't split cam often and when I do its only two sites but I'll see what's out there. If you have a link to one so I know what I'm looking for that would be aeesome.
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    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigab...S_iBoC0PLw_wcB

    Its more the model as an example. Has one of the new m1 internal ssd chips 128g. And a 1tb hdd. A full 2gb gddr 5 graphics card and ddr4 for future proof

    http://www.ebuyer.com/749014-msi-gl6...jVWxoC0mzw_wcB

    I think both sites should under about the same price

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    Thank you! I appreciate all the advice so so much.
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    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    I'm writing this from my new laptop as I test my SM software! I ended up with this and I think it's going to meet all of my needs wonderfully. I'm so glad I was able to take care of this super fast thanks to really giving people. Now I just have to pull the data off of my drowned laptop.


    ETA: Oops forgot the link! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-...?skuId=5617100
    Quote Originally Posted by Procrasturbator View Post
    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    I think I just wee'd. Thats a laptop 7thgen 7500u cpu

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    Yeah I walked in with a list and it had your suggstion of 6700 plus all the other things I wanted and I didn't want to spend more than 1100 USD. He walked me right to this one said it had an even newer CPU and plus everything I wanted AND it had a touch screen which I didn't even put on my list for 1050. I think I spent 10 minutes in the store.
    Quote Originally Posted by Procrasturbator View Post
    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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    best buy credit card?

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    Glad sorted hun. Armed with the right info the sales person cant fob you off

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    Quote Originally Posted by gingerstripper View Post
    best buy credit card?
    No the owner of the convention we were working at when my laptop got ruined heard about it and offered to replace it for me with a budget of 1200.
    Quote Originally Posted by Procrasturbator View Post
    And keep at it. Get up, put on your make up, and sign on. With every second you're online comes the possibility of your next big spender. A customer could show up who will spend enough to make up for all the bad days and then some. You just have to be around for him and working multiple sites increases the chances of him finding you.


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