Hi and thank you very much for any help. What's a fair price to sell my Laptop for? (Very SLIGHT issue from suspected bent pin on motherboard)
A few months ago, I almost dropped my laptop off my desk, but I caught it mid air so it never hit the ground, however the headphones were plugged in and one of my hands that caught it, just happened to grab the area where the headphone jack plugs in. Right after this happened, I was concerned that I might have damaged the headphone jack from the tension when I caught it, but after testing it, the sound played flawlessly with no crackling, etc. Also, the headphone jack is still just as tight as before, straight, and does not look or function damaged in anyway. So I thought I got lucky. I use the laptop for at least a few hours everyday and it wasn't until about a week later that at a random time, the sound from a youtube video or music I listened (online or off) went into slow-motion for about one second, then returned to normal.
This only happens randomly about 1-2 times per week and I usually do at least a few hours total everyday between youtube, movies, games, etc. For such a slight annoyance it really is too bad that there is no easy fix besides a motherboard replacement or risking bending a pin on the current motherboard.
Is it likely that this problem will only stay with the sound, or can more new problems be created in the future by continuing to use a damaged motherboard?
I don't have the experience or want to take the chance of replacing the motherboard, so I am considering selling it to someone tech savy, and in this case, how much should I ask for?
The laptop is one year old and I bought it brand new for $1,300(on sale): ASUS ROG 14inch with Ryzen 9 -5900HS, RTX3600, 6 GB VRAM, 1080p 144hz screen, 1TB Solid State Hard Drive, 16GB DDR4 RAM (model GA401QM-211.ZG14)
BTW, this was my first PC after a lifetime of mac, so I was just simply happy at how much better everything was, and didn't research that I didn't need a Ryzen 9, and so I should have saved money getting a cheaper CPU with maybe a RTX3070 instead of the 3060.
Thanks for your help.
A few months ago, I almost dropped my laptop off my desk, but I caught it mid air so it never hit the ground, however the headphones were plugged in and one of my hands that caught it, just happened to grab the area where the headphone jack plugs in. Right after this happened, I was concerned that I might have damaged the headphone jack from the tension when I caught it, but after testing it, the sound played flawlessly with no crackling, etc. Also, the headphone jack is still just as tight as before, straight, and does not look or function damaged in anyway. So I thought I got lucky. I use the laptop for at least a few hours everyday and it wasn't until about a week later that at a random time, the sound from a youtube video or music I listened (online or off) went into slow-motion for about one second, then returned to normal.
This only happens randomly about 1-2 times per week and I usually do at least a few hours total everyday between youtube, movies, games, etc. For such a slight annoyance it really is too bad that there is no easy fix besides a motherboard replacement or risking bending a pin on the current motherboard.
Is it likely that this problem will only stay with the sound, or can more new problems be created in the future by continuing to use a damaged motherboard?
I don't have the experience or want to take the chance of replacing the motherboard, so I am considering selling it to someone tech savy, and in this case, how much should I ask for?
The laptop is one year old and I bought it brand new for $1,300(on sale): ASUS ROG 14inch with Ryzen 9 -5900HS, RTX3600, 6 GB VRAM, 1080p 144hz screen, 1TB Solid State Hard Drive, 16GB DDR4 RAM (model GA401QM-211.ZG14)
BTW, this was my first PC after a lifetime of mac, so I was just simply happy at how much better everything was, and didn't research that I didn't need a Ryzen 9, and so I should have saved money getting a cheaper CPU with maybe a RTX3070 instead of the 3060.
Thanks for your help.