On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 08:11 PM, Matthew B. Dwyer wrote: > Well, while ripping my bartender's CDs to my Powerbook 550 I spilled > some > beer on the keyboard. Tekserve has cleaned it up and says the logic > board > must be replaced to the tune of over $600. Wow, expensive beer. > Tekserve has > been very helpful, but I'm just wondering if anyone has experience > with this > sort of thing (logic board replacement, not beer spillage) and has > advice; > such as finding cheaper parts, etc.
$600 is a fairly decent price for such a part. I've seen it more expensive. Much more expensive. Pbparts.com lists the part at $699... for cheaper, you may want to look on ebay for a 550 that's nonfunct that can be parted out, or some such. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
