on 16/10/02 07:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/15/02 11:11:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << However, I'm afraid that you won't have that much chance with your hinges. > You could try to complain again, of course, but I don't think I remember > anybody being able to get his hinges replaced after his warranty was out. >> > > Well, it was actually the same repairs- They would send the lombards in for > the processor replacement and apple would go ahead and replace the hinges > while they were at it and never explained why. Does the lombard have weak > hinges or something?
I don't remember seeing many Lombards having this problem, but the generation before, the Wallstreet and PDQ, were notorious for this problem. I think it was in part because Apple decided in the manufacturing to use very cheap metal pot to make the hinges, so it wasn't surprising that so many of them were breaking, usually after the standard 1 year warranty was over... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] benchmark n.: [techspeak] An inaccurate measure of computer performance. "In the computer industry, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and benchmarks." Well-known ones include Whetstone, Dhrystone, Rhealstone (see h), the Gabriel LISP benchmarks (see gabriel), the SPECmark suite, and LINPACK. See also machoflops, MIPS, smoke and mirrors. -- 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
