I was at this tiny repair shop in Austin last summer just to ask about prices. The guy behind the counter heard my fan noise from across the room before I even said anything. He popped the back off, blew out a dust bunny the size of a cotton ball, and handed it back to me silent. I offered him $20 but he said "just keep it clean and save the money for a better SSD." Has anyone else had a repair person do something like that, or is it just me?
Honestly, my old Dell was sounding like a leaf blower for months and I just dealt with it. Last Tuesday I finally opened it up and found a wad of dust and cat hair completely blocking the fan. I cleaned it out with some compressed air and a toothpick, and now it runs quiet and cool again. The whole fix cost me maybe $6 and 20 minutes of my afternoon. Anyone else put off basic maintenance way longer than they should?
Had a Dell XPS that sounded like a jet engine every afternoon. After 3 months I finally opened the bottom panel. The fan was caked in dust bunnies. Used a $6 can of compressed air from Target. Took 2 minutes and now it runs silent. Anyone else put off cleaning their fans for way too long?
Last Tuesday my 3 year old Dell started overheating and shutting down during Zoom calls. I was about to drop $85 at a repair shop in Austin but decided to pop the back panel off first. Found a massive dust bunny clogging the fan and used a wooden toothpick to gently pry it out over 10 minutes. Runs quiet now and temps dropped by 15 degrees. Anyone else found random household stuff that works for tech fixes?