[geeks] Powerbook LCD replacement; Windows Media suckage

[Matthew Braun]

That's pretty much what I'm hoping to do, but I'm not sure what price 
I'd pay off ebay vs the $649 or so that I found elsewhere. I found a PB 
that's being sold for parts, but last I checked, the price was near the 
$550 mark, so it would probably be about the same in the end (although 
I can see having a bunch of decapitated powerbooks making a nice and 
compact (though rather hot) XGrid cluster).

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I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."

On Nov 9, 2004, at 10:29 AM, velociraptor wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:17:22 -0600, Matthew Braun <geeks at leydenjar.com> 
> wrote:
>> Back to your regularly scheduled program...
>>
>> I had a tragedy a week ago: my 15" TiBook's LCD cracked. I have *no*
>> idea how this happened: I picked it off my bed, put my screen 
>> protector
>> on, slipped it into my Brenthaven PB bag, walked to my GF's car, 
>> pulled
>> it out, and voila: pain, sadness, cursing the fates ensued. I was told
>> by Apple that they would replace it if it didn't show signs of being
>> dropped, yet I just got a call saying it's going to cost me $1200 to
>> replace the screen. [1]
>
> Echoing someone else...
>
> I would advise buying a used screen and fixing it yourself.
> Really, it's not all that difficult aside from keeping the tiny
> screws (different sizes) ordered for re-assembly (and you
> need a torx set as well as the "normal" small screwdrivers).
>
> There are a couple of people on the list who can send you
> docs to assist, I'd bet.
>
> Likely you can get a usd LCD on ebay for 1/3 the price of
> the 3rd party cost.  Since you have the new box anyway,
> I suspect you are not concerned about the warranty on the
> broken PB--if not, just get it into decent condition for resale.
> These things hold their value *very* well.
>
> =Nadine=
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