I have a Dell Inspiron 7010 thats a pretty good machine overall. Today my sound isnt working.. hmmmm odd I think. I come to find out that there is what is called a sense switch pin inside the headphone jack that is suppose to tell if the headphones are plugged in or not. Well, if I plug and unplug my headphones 10-20 times with a jiggle I might get the internal speakers to work. Then, I come to find out the GD audio jack is part of the motherboard. So if I want to fix this thing, I would have to drop $135 for a new MB. REALLY? There are seperate compononents (speakers, usb ports, power jack, etc) that are so easily swapped out for $5-10 bucks. Why did Dell decide that the audio needs to be soldered to the GD MB... grrrrrrrr... I think the stoner spokesman guy that used to say "Dude your getting a Dell" shouldve said "Dude Dell is going to screw you hard."
/rant