DT&T $150
Shipping both ways: $40+
$200 minimum for repair.
The DT&T is just replacing your I/O board with one they previously repaired..which is fine, just don't think you are getting a 'new' one.
If you like your 2400, the $200 is probably worth it. I wouldn't add a G3($300-500) on top of the repair cost, not with iBooks under $1000. Thought you could drop a 20GB drive in there at the same time for the cost of the HD, maybe $100 max...but only if you really need the room.
Conversely you could shop for a 2400 similar to yours. Used 2400s are selling for what, $250-300 or less?, maybe without the RAM or most likely without the bigger HD....but you could then part yours out or sell it DOA for $100. Net cost reduced..and yes it may GLOD also, then you just do it again...as 2400s drop in price. The options vary a bit if you know how to swap memory or HD yourself and it's just the logic board repair you're stuck on.
This gets to be a harder question as the 2400 really begins to show its age, but then again it's a killer machine for what it will do for $300 or so. ;-)
To really complicate your choices there's a 2400/G3 on eBay with a $500 Buy it Now price. I'm not a big fan of the Newer G3, but this seems like a nice bundle for the price. (Caveat, I have no personal knowledge of the machine) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3410476141&categor y=14908
Heck I've got three 2400s, two of which I probably ought to sell, just can't get my Garage Sale list built for the mac2400 For Sale page.
Well, I did say FWIW.... :-)
Good luck...
oh dear, my 2400c finally got the GLOD
This is a stock 2400 in very nice shape with 80 mb ram and a 10gb toshiba drive (from ti-book).
i don't have a g3 in it. but i do have a 2nd battery and a nice wireless card and a dockking staiton for it
DTT , Brian, says he is 99% sure it is the I/O board. I assume this is the same power I/O board others have had replaced. He says $150 and i should be up and running.
If i had a G3 upgrade to install now would certainly be the time to add one.
Anyone got any G3 upgrades , or any other fixes i can attempt?
It seems to me that if i were to get another of these $300 2400's from ebay or this list that i would be getting the same old powerI/O board and not a new one.
ANy thoughts on the viability of this old 2400? thanks... Bon
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