Should I make my friend pay for my computer?

Question

My friend is good at computers, so I asked him to add memory to computer. He tried to do so but he broke my computer by mistake.

Should I ask him to help pay for a new one? Or should I just forget about it since he was just trying to help me?

Answer 1

Don't force him to pay it, but kinda just ask him if he could help you.  

Answer 2

Well in employing someone non professional, you have to realize that you are the only one liable for damages. It's a risk you take with these kinds of repairs, so I say bite this one and move on.

How the HECK did he break your computer just by installing memory? That's an incredibly easy task!

Answer 3

Since you asked him to work on it and it was an accident...I would probably bite the bullet on this one....money can make friends enemies real quick

Answer 4

No, he was trying to help you and it was an accident. Don't make him feel bad about it either.

Answer 5

Money will come again. A good friend is hard to find.  

Answer 6

What you do is you ask him to fix what he broke. Thats all. He broke it, the apparent computer whiz that he is, he should fix it.

Paying for a new computer? That's a stretch. He should only repair what he broke and not bear the burden of a new computer.

But to the people telling you to do nothing: what the heck is the matter with them? Your friend damaged the computer. A "whoops, at least I was a saint trying to give you more memory".

Id ask your friend, at least, to pay to fix the PC. Thats not an unusual request.