My hard disk died last night after the fan stopped working, and now I guess I gotta get a new laptop. I don’t know anything about computers, so I need some help finding something that can run Minecraft decently for $400 or less.
Also, might it be cheaper to just get it repaired? Is that a thing?
It can depend on the fan a lot more. Sometimes they are accessible and standardized, other times not so much. And it is unlikely the fan is the reason for drive failures. If you had a spinning disk drive, heat might be a factor, but it would be minimal.
And you can also check youtube for videos on disassembly. 9 times out of 10, drive replacement is just removing the bottom casing and just taking the drive out. Super easy and hard to mess up