That's if you buy new parts from Apple. When the LCD on one of my Toshibas died, rather than giving $1000 to Toshiba for a new one, I got the part for $149 on eBay and put it in myself.
Of course, in the 10 or so laptops I've had in the last decade and a half, only two have ever had issues. My old PowerBook 145b ran without a hitch for 6 years, and probably still works today (its in a box somewhere in the garage). My 1-year-old G4 is almost a year old (6 more weeks) and is absolutely flawless. If it did die in say another year though, I'd probably be better served by either sending it to MacFixIt if the issue was something minor, or putting the price of AppleCare (and the parts value of the G4) toward the price of a newer, faster book. I already wish for a better video card and a bit more speed from my 12" PB (I can't play "Blackhawk Down" without ANOTHER 32MB VRAM and "DOOM III" looks to be well out of my hardware range). Don't get me wrong, I wrangled with the decision for a while too, but in the end, I'll use this PB for a few more years if it lasts (seems like it will), but if it died, I'd rather get a new one if the cost of repair was too high. Andrew On 12/17/04 8:48 PM, "Kyle Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/17/04 7:04 PM, "Andrew F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the > Cybertrough: > >> Depends entirely on the price of the warranty. For $400 I wouldn't buy >> AppleCare, but at $50 or $100 I would. Of course, it doesn't cost $50 or >> $100, so I'll roll the dice on my 12" G4. At least if my jewel does go >> South, that $400 I saved on AppleCare is almost half the price of the >> current iBook, which except for some video features I don't use and its >> smallish hard drive is actually more powerful than the 1GHz PowerBook that >> is now only 1-year-old. > > Yep. Good idea. If I sent you a parts price list on that book you would > have a cow. The LCD is over $500. The Board is $700. If *any* single part > breaks on it it will cost far more than the Applecare policy (battery and > RAM excluded). > > Kyle H. Hansen -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
