>>51023961After trying to call him again, I go to his house and confront him about it. He breaks down crying, and offers what seemed to be a sincere apology. I demanded compensation for it. I even told him that I'd take monthly installments.
5 years later, still collecting $10/month payments from him for the laptop, which is probably only worth 100 bucks now.
A few weeks ago, he lost his job, and asked to borrow a laptop so he could "fill out job applications." I offered him my shitty old Chromebook.
A week ago, he called me and said that he'd spilled vodka on the Chromebook. I checked it out, and the thing still runs perfectly.
Even Chromebooks have higher build quality than expensive HP laptops.