I will say my prayers for your beloved iMac! I too have an original iMac, bought it the first day they appeared in August 1998. Mine works yet, but I stopped using it a few years ago.
Currently I am using a iMac G4 FP. I love this Mac as much as my first Mac 512K and my first iMac. I like the speed of the G4 chip, my other two G4 Macs (original Sawtooth Tower and Cube) are slower that the 800Mhz iMac G4 FP so it is a good buy for me. Why? The flat panel is nice but the convenience of being able to lug it around the house while being hooked to my Airport network is priceless. My wife and her iBook claims "it is nor fair your screen is larger!" is also nice to hear. The speed and transportability work for me. A PowerBook G4 would be easier to carry but is much more expensive. My opinion- Cheapest - get a refurbished iMac or a second-hand iMac. Coolest looking - the iMac G4 FP (not cheap) So far everyone has the same ideas! That is good!! the only Firewire external HD I had was the Maxtor unit. The Firewire interface died on me twice on the Maxtor unit, I did get one replaced in the warranty period. Other units I have not used. Make sure it comes with a warranty and does not need to format the HD using a special formatter before you can use the HD in it over FireWire. (such the case with the Maxtor) But being able to just place your HD and RAM into a comparable iMac also works great! I hope my input helps! Sincerely, G. -- Founder of The iMac 512 - the first web site created with an iMac. http://www.mac512.com/imac512.htm on 5/17/02 5:04 AM, Mike Burns <[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 [snip] > #3. If "Buy a New Machine" is your answer to #2, then what should I buy [snip] > #4. I have a bunch of data on my old iMac's hard drive. Could I just [snip] -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
