Intel G5? G5 is motorola, intel is intel.
Sent from my eyeFone On Sep 2, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Dennis Faulkner <[email protected]> wrote: > > To me, Apple Care is well worth it. I had a aftermarket 4 year > extended warranty on my original bondi-blue Imac (I miss you bondi- > blue) - and between years 3 and 4 it gave a couple of glitches in > the screen, and died. The logic board had to be replaced. The > extended warranty firm picked the computer up, fixed it, and mailed > it back. I didn't even lose any of my info. > On my G5 Imac with the Motorola chip (last of the ones before > switched to Intel chip) my computer suddenly died. I paid the $50 or > whatever warranty deductible, and my G5 was replaced with an Intel > G5. I "lost" some of the extra RAM I had in my original G5, but got > a newer machine that is comparable. > Also, I do call AppleCare occasionally with questions, as I need > to do now. I accidentally installed Leopard on my machine, and need > to uninstall it, and replace it with the correct update to Safari. > My biggest gripe is that I don't trade in my machines every 3 > years - I want the ability to keep Apple Care in effect for many > more years to come - I feel for a nominal fee that Apple should > extend Apple Care out to 8 or 10 years - when I buy a computer, what > I want is the relationship. I want to be able to get my computer > fixed fast, at very little cost to me at the time. > > Dennis, San Diego > > > > > On Wednesday, September 02, 2009, at 10:00AM, "SteveC" > <[email protected] > > wrote: >> >> AppleCare is like any other insurance or emergency supplies - if >> you don't >> buy it, you will probably need it. If you get it, you will have a $- >> suck >> that you never use. :) >> >> Apple stuff is really like a Mercedes or BMW in terms of lasting >> quality. I >> have actually never seen a problem as bad as my 17" iMac in all of >> the stuff >> I have, and that includes some relatively "ancient" things. I never >> had >> AppleCare (or any equivalent) for my Newton MessagePad, MacTV, iMac >> G3, >> Apple IIGS, etcetc and never had a problem until this Intel iMac. >> >> IMHO, the biggest problems one can have with a system are the >> moving parts >> (basically the HD) or the display. A blown display can be an out of >> pocket >> cost of ~$150-~250 to get a LCD TV replacement (which will be >> bigger and/or >> sharper than the original display). A bad internal drive can be >> "replaced" >> with an external drive for ~$50-~$150 (which will be larger than the >> original drive). >> >> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB585 says AppleCare is $169 for >> 3 years. >> >> YMMV. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf >> Of Dennis B. Swaney >> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:09 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: My 20" 1.25ghz imac Flat screen appears to have >> apparently >> died. >> >> >> SteveC wrote: >>> I have an Intel iMac 17" and the screen went bad. So I connected the >>> video-out to my TV, placed it behind the TV, put XBMC on it, and >>> now use >> it >>> as a media center for showing photos and playing video and serving >>> music >> to >>> my Roku Soundbridge. You might want to go that route, fixing the >>> screen is >>> just waaay to expensive for some reason. >>> >> >> That is why I buy AppleCare. >> >> -- >> Sincerely, >> Dennis B. Swaney >> >> "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is >> ... oh, never mind." >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
