--- Sidney Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seeing ever more 2400s bite the dust on list, I'll > come in from shadows in > the form of a generic reply to various death symptom > problems posted on > list.... Now seems like a good time to relate my summer's experiences: My 2400 NewerTech G3 was sent in to MCE for a bigger hard drive and cardbus upgrade. It worked fine (new hard drive was much faster) for one month, then died. I returned it to MCE with a note saying I understood that the problems may or may not have anything to do with their previous work. Due to a mix-up at MCE, they installed another new hard drive and returned it otherwise unrepaired. They were very apologetic for screwing up. When I sent it back to MCE they determined that the G3 board from Newer was defective. They had me call Newer to arrange to have a replacement sent. Although I had no warranty or proof of purchase (I bought this machine used in early 1999), they replaced the board with new one at no cost to me. I did have to wait a couple of weeks, however, as they said they were have QC problems with a batch of these boards and were checking them all out before sending any out. Finally, the sent the replacement to MCE. The 2400 came back a few days later and with the exception of having to reinstall MS Office programs which somehow got corrupted, everything has worked fine. The computer used to run VERY hot, and would shut itself down after a couple of hours on warm days in my office. Now it runs warm, but never too hot to touch or to shut down. Losing the computer for about 6 weeks was hard to take, but alls well that ends well. I give very high marks to both MCE and Newer for standing behind their work and products. As far as 2400s being tempermental or fragile, my machine travels a lot, banged around in a briefcase, almost always on sleep mode. This treatment has never seemed to bother it. I run OS 8.6, BTW. YMMA. I too would like to see a modern G4 subnotebook from Apple, but in the meantime, I love this little workhorse. Tom Colbert __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
