They always seem to break just when you need them most: setting off on a business trip; needing to get a report in the next day; just when you're in the middle of bidding on an auction etc. etc. The laptop slips out of your hand and you end up with a broken laptop screen or some other damage.

Having a broken laptop that looks like it's not repairable is really hard. But if you're technically minded, you might be able to buy a broken laptop on cheaply, and use it for spare parts to repair your computer. Take a look at this list of broken laptops currently on sale for parts ...

Broken Laptops

See the full range of broken laptop computers and accessories

An alternative is to sell your broken laptop rather than just putting it at the back of a cupboard. Sell it on to someone who can use it and use the money yourself towards getting a new one.

Just remember to remove the hard disk if your computer is so far gone that you can't even get into it to erase your data. If you can clean up the hard disk you'll probably get more money for it when you sell.