I'd really like to get another iceBook, but I've had some rather bad experiences with them in the past. The first notebook I ever owned was a 600MHz Rage128 model and two hard disks went bad in it. When I had the first one replaced, the repairman honestly botched the machine up royally. My sister is the one who had the work done and I suppose she didn't bother to actually look at the work.
But the second disk went bad after a few years, too. Then I picked up a clamshell iBook, and it, too finally let its disk go bad while in my mom's care. I don't know if it really just died or if she treated it poorly though. I can find the ones I want fairly cheap... about $100 to $125 for well- cared-for iBooks. The thing I'm wondering is that now that I know better how to care for and use a portable computer... were my experiences with iBook hard disks common or can I purchase one of these computers with enough surety that my hards disk won't give up the ghost on me without warning? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
