not having much luck with laptops. I have an HP which has a cracked screen so i bought another from a job lot a few months back it is a Fujitsu. So the second laptop developed a fault as well. The charger did not seem to be working si i took it into my local PC shop. They ordered me a new charger but it turns out it is not that and they will not refund me for the charger as they say it was my diagnosis of that fault. They gave me another number and said it would need a full strip down job and they do not do that. So what do i do here do i get a new screen for the first laptop ( does anyone know an average cost) or do i try to get the second laptop fixed.

Given the high cost of repairs (parts and labour) against the relatively low cost of laptops, I'd say get a new laptop.

cut your losses.
Accurately describe the units you have, with all their faults and put them on ebay. There is always someone on ebay who likes to tinker and will buy bits.

Put the money towards a new laptop with a warranty.

I would have to agree that it is normally cheaper to replace, unless it was not a particularly cheap one or the problem is obvious and simple to correct. If you buy a laptop with a warranty then most problems not caused by mistreatment can be fixed and by the time the warranty period is over, you might as well get a new one, as it will probably be better than the broken one anyway. Presumably the second fault was not of your own doing like the first?

Have you thought about attending a computer fair? Might pick up a good deal on a laptop.

i have replaced a laptop screen before - a costly exercise when i wired it in badly.

2 dead screen for the price of 1/2 a new laptop

buy a new one.