Yay! Very useful info! Paul
>Yes, this is unfortunately a common occurrence. Be very glad that you have it >under warranty. Apple charges around $700 -1100 for this repair (if it's not >under warranty), depending on the mood of the tech you talk to.. > >IMHO, this is highway robbery, considering the high cost of the machine. And >here's the REALLY ugly part..The truth is that Apple manufactured the hinge >mount using pot metal, which is why they fail so often.. I kid you not. Pot >metal on a space age titanium laptop. Doesn't that make you sick. I'd like to >be the boss of the engineer that make THAT decision!! > >On a lighter note... We at Wegener Media realized last year that this was >going to become a real issue, so we have engaged an engineering firm to >develope better replacement parts. You can see a short note about it (very >short--we spend our days doing repairs and little time working on the >website) on our site.. I was astounded that the Titanium would have such a >piece of $*@!T in it, so we spent the big bucks designing a replacement part, >using a military alloy that is 2 or 3 times stronger than the original pot >metal. > >This isn't an advertisement board, and I'm not meaning to make a blatant ad >here, but hey, you asked. > >Thanks, >David > > www.ibookparts.com > www.wegenermedia.com > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
