I'll have it back by morning.....

[Randell Floyd]

Can I borrow your XDA and GPS for a overnight trip? I'll keep it safe don't worry...




and after telling him not too let the battery drain he managed too bleed it dry.



Any ideas at what price I should charge him for breaking it?

[Norky]

Any ideas at what price I should charge him for breaking it?

Two thumbs and a kneecap

[slugs]

i use remote control software with my xda called pocket controller from soti www.soti.net

can you see enough of the screen to get though the inital setup screens. you will need to do them to get it connected to a machine

[Michael]

Any ideas at what price I should charge him for breaking it?

The cost of a brand new one?

[Tomahawk]

If you can't find anywhere that stocks the part, or find a decent priced repairman then I would say charge him for a new one and let him have the old one.

[DR]

I'd give him a slap to be fair.

Whenever I borrow anything - if I mark/damage/hurt it - I would make sure I replace it.

Is it insured with O2?

I'd claim the full price from Expansys

[GoNz0]

what a piece of crap if it breaks from draining the battery..

[MurphmanL]

Ive had one of these, they dont break if the battery drains thats absurd.
Since the device has non volatile memory it does however lose all settings and data stored in flash memory if power is severed for longer than the backup battery can sustain (about 20 minutes).
Im guessing by the looks of the pic above it's been mistreated a great deal, or dropped possibly by accident or something, yup i'd charge for a brand new replacement from expansys, and possibly go for an Exec if u can withstand the extra bulk

[Norky]

what a piece of crap if it breaks from draining the battery..

Lots of devices do

[MadduckUK]

and after telling him not too let the battery drain he managed too bleed it dry.

i dont see a connection between the battery and what your showing us in the pic?

[Jonny M]

The point is he let the battery drain *and* screwed over the screen.

Charge him the full cost of replacement through O2.