If you’re thinking about shipping in your laptop for a dc jack repair you have a few different good options. First, I highly recommend buying a Fed Ex laptop shipping box from their brick-and-mortar store. They have removable foam cutouts that will snugly fit small and larger laptops (see picture below). They are high quality, very protective, and reusable. At the time of this writing, they are $23 usd.
Second, the original manufacturer box is a great way to ship a laptop. Most have similar foam cut outs that were made to stand up to regular shipping conditions. If you’re like me, you have that old laptop box laying around so it can be put to good use.
The third option is buying or reusing traditional packing materials. Buying a roll of bubble wrap and a custom box can work great too. I suggest you try and think overpack vs. putting just a little thin bubble wrap around the laptop and then using a box that the laptop barely fits into.
Lastly, don’t skimp out on a shipping solution. Using old amazon boxes, small boxes that you get for free at the brick-and-mortar shipping stores, and similar ideas can lead to a damaged laptop. It’s not worth trying save a few bucks when it comes to shipping a notebook.
Stephen Pomeroy is the owner of Pomeroy Computing (www.pcrepairhelp.net) and has been performing laptop and desktop pc repairs since 2005. He is an A+ certified technician with 19 years of experience in diagnosing and repairing notebook and desktop computers. He is also in his Senior year at Florida Atlantic University studying Electrical Engineering.