First "Hal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I thought I'd offer this one up to the list before I post it to any of >> the boards or eBay: >> >> This is an Apple OEM IBM Travelstar 60GB hard drive pulled from a >> Powerbook G4. This is the high end drive that was an option on the <stuff snipped> >> expensive. I've seen them anywhere from $300-389. This one is like new. >> >> Asking $250 plus shipping or best reasonable offer.
Then Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I might be interested. The price is a little high though. I am not a >haggler either. That drive is $299 and in stock at Transinternational. >Here's why I think your asking price is a little too high and no one is >going to bite. If I were to buy the drive from you there is no warranty. >Even if Apple somehow extended the warranty to a 3rd person it would only be >a 1 year warranty. If I were to buy that exact same drive from >Transinternational I would get a 3 year warranty. So as it stands it's not >worth the risk. Now if you dropped your asking price to $180 or so I'd buy >it. I think Kyle's point above regarding warranty was about the _drive's_ warranty, not that of the PB into which the drive would end up. AFAIK, Apple won't void your PowerBook's warranty for something which they themselves describe as a user replacable item. Any AASP-types care to comment? Hal, go here <http://www.hgst.com/warranty/jsp/arma31.jsp> and see if the drive is covered directly by IBM/Hitachi's usual 3 year warranty. Though the drive shipped inside an Apple product it _may_ also be covered by the maker's warranty. If it does come up as covered, call the warranty 800 number and ask for the warranty expiration date. Being warranted makes a drive more valuable and _much_ easier to sell. Hey, I was looking at the 40GN at newegg.com, and see it described as having only a one year warranty. Dammit, whassup with that? Geez, are all drives gonna end up being covered 1 yr only? Funnily enough, the googlegear.com description showed the same mechanism as 3 yrs . . . And what about the 80GNX 80GB mechanism, has anyone seen those in stock anywhere? Price? Then Kyle wrote again: >My previous response was supposed to go offlist. I profusely apologize. Heh heh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who occasionally makes a Mail-List-Faux-Pas. <G> Plus Kyle requoted the original message a second time for the apology. . . snicker, snicker. <big G> Dan K -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
