why can't i do markups like this?

so, one of my laptops has been running a little warm, the puppy chewed the power cable, and the kids spilled some sprite on the keyboard.

although not a serious multi-thousand dollar unit, it.'s a decent laptop, a cpl years old now, and was under a grand at best buy new. of course i upgraded the ram since they never put enough in w/o raising the price way more than the cost of the new ram. but, i digress.

so, the kids killed my keyboard. a sprite incident left me with some keys that stick now and again, or if you type w/o looking, you'll end up noticing that random letters are missing from what you "thought" you typed. so, i figured i'd at least check and see what a new keyboard costs.

then, i noticed that unless i had my laptop on a solid flat surface with plenty of airflow (you know, how you should always use them) that it would get hot and lockup. since i often used it sitting down, or on the couch, the lack of airflow would cause it to lockup.

then there is the puppy thing. right at the base of the ac adapter, it's a little bit sparky when the wire moves. they chewed my wife's adapter in the middle of the cord, so i was able to mend that somewhat. so with this one, i just unplug it before i move it since i cant move the computer w/o overheating it anyway.

well, since both my wife and i often need something more mobile and reliable than what the hp dv5000 i have provides, we looked into buying all the parts to get everything back to 100%, which means both computers need adapters, batteries, and keyboard. turns out, replacement parts are marked up like no tomorrow. cheap price to get the laptop, but they get you back on the parts..

so, we figured it was a good time to pickup a couple of the dell mini 9 (insperon 910) units. she has white, i have black. as my hp is upside down underneath the mini9, i type this post.

so, back to the point. the laptop cant be purchased in the same cart as the keybard, fan, adapter, but it should be about 120 to 150 bux.

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CPU fan assembly Pavilion 42.45 0.00 42.45 1 42.45
407857-001 Part is in stock.
Keyboard assembly - 88 keys 101-key compatible with Windows key - Integrated 10-key numeric keypad Pavilion 70.30 0.00 70.30 1 70.30
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AC adapter 65-watt - Input voltage 110-240VAC, 50-60Hz - Output voltage 18.5VDC, 3.5A - With power factor correction PFC technology - Requires separate 3-wire AC power cord with C5 connector 65.55 0.00 65.55 1 65.55



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Order subtotal (USD): 178.30

add the battery to that, and it costs more than my insperon 910 new.

to add some fun to that, they also offer a cr203Part you are ordering

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407807-001 Part is in stock.
CPU fan assembly Pavilion 42.45 0.00 42.45 1 42.45
407857-001 Part is in stock.
Keyboard assembly - 88 keys 101-key compatible with Windows key - Integrated 10-key numeric keypad Pavilion 70.30 0.00 70.30 1 70.30
417220-001 Part is in stock. View a picture of this part.
AC adapter 65-watt - Input voltage 110-240VAC, 50-60Hz - Output voltage 18.5VDC, 3.5A - With power factor correction PFC technology - Requires separate 3-wire AC power cord with C5 connector 65.55 0.00 65.55 1 65.55



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Order subtotal (USD): 178.30 2 batter for $77.30
this particular battery can be found at walmart less than 5 bux, or on the internet in bulk for about a dollar.

that's some serious markup. can i go to mcdonlads, get hired at 6 bux an hour, then ask for 66 bux an hour? i wouldn't mind flipping burgers for 66 bux an hour. might be kinda fun. you know, like high school with a useable paycheck.