First. Sorry to hear about your Rev A I dread the day when that happens to
be (got mine the first week of October :-) ) Have you looked on e-bay for
a newer G3 iMac for about $500?
on 5/16/02 10:30 PM, Mike Burns at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Folks,
> I went to turn the power on for my Rev A iMac last night and ...
> nothing. As if it was not plugged in. After trying some different
> outlets and checking the connection in the back, I admitted to myself
> that it was probably a power supply problem. Maybe the dreaded flyback
> transformer. I took it to a local Apple repair shop and they will do
> some diagnostics and report back to me tomorrow. The guy said he thinks
> it's the power supply too. And he said it would cost me $500 to get it
> repaired because the power supply and monitor are integrated into one
> piece. Naturally, I am in a state of depression about this, since I
> love that iMac. I've had it since the second weekend iMacs came out
> (August, 1998). So at this point I have some questions, which I want to
> get this list's collected wisdom on.
>
> #1. Is $500 the going rate to repair a problem like this, if it is a
> power supply problem?
>
> #2. Should I sink $500 into repairing this iMac? Before you instantly
> answer No, I should point out that I take pride in owning one of the
> first iMacs, to go along with my 1985 Fat Mac (anybody remember those?)
> that still works! So to me, this machine is something more than a bunch
> of plastic, metal, and silicon ("The Soul of an Old Machine"?). I'm
> attached to it. Plus I've upgraded it to have 288 MB RAM and a 45GB
> hard drive. So it would be kind of cool to keep it running as long as
> my Fat Mac has. On the other hand, it's old as computers go. Maybe I
> just need to get over it and move on to a new machine. What do you
> think?
>
> #3. If "Buy a New Machine" is your answer to #2, then what should I buy
> to replace it? Should I just bite the bullet and get a Dell, Dude?
> Just kidding!!! I love the look of the new flat iMacs, but the price
> seems pretty steep, especially considering I was not planning on getting
> a new computer at this point and my wife said "Do whatever costs the
> least money." But they are pretty tempting. If I get one of the flat
> iMacs, which is the best buy? Or should I just go with a G3 600MHz
> Graphite iMac for $999? I guess a basic question is whether the flat
> panel and G4 700 MHz procesor are worth the extra price ($1349 vs
> $999). The eMac looks like it has the features and functionality I'd
> want, but I don't know if I could qualify for an educational purchase.
> Maybe I could get a teacher friend to buy one for me.
>
> #4. I have a bunch of data on my old iMac's hard drive. Could I just
> replace the new (flat or not) iMac's hard drive with my old one and boot
> off of that? Another thing I've seen is the Wiebetech DriveDock
> FireWire interface for 3.5in ATA drive. From the description at Small
> Dog, it looks like that would work as a way to turn my old HD into an
> external Firewire HD. That would be pretty cool. Does anyone on the
> list have any experience with these?
>
> Any and all thoughts on these questions are appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Mike
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