Hi there: My late 2006 iMac (IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAMLion as of one week ago/purchased September 2006) figuratively blew up yesterday morning: screen freeze-ups, bizarre screen "activity" (that looked like what I'm guessing a bad LSD trip would be like) or no booting at all, just a black screen. (It also refused to boot from the 10.6 disc.) I had been in the midst of adding a commercial music CD to iTunes while simultaneously exporting an audio file from Audacity.
I did manage to get it to reboot normally, once. The audio CD import blew it up again, this time without my doing anything else. I took it to the local Apple store where my "genius" said that because it wouldn't even bong for him, let alone begin the boot process, the logic board was the likely culprit, with a repair/replace pricetag of about $378. A local independent Mac repair shop quoted me about $500 (based on an emailed description), while also saying that given its age I should replace it and that trading in would give me some credit toward a new/second-hand machine Yeesh. This I do not need. So I *think* I have four choices: 1. Do nothing; double up on my wife's computer 2. Repair it 3. Extract the HD and get a second-hand machine 4. Extract the HD and get a new machine #4 is financially out of the question. #3 is also financially out of the question, though maybe not quite to the degree as #4. #2 may as well be financially out of the question. #1 is logistically out of the question. So, what I'm wondering is: - Do I have any other options? - Is it possible there's some other problem instead? - Would there be a way to use the thing as a display if I could find something like a Mini or whatever to do the functional bits? Or even get at the data on the HD from an external source? - What might I expect to have to pay for the repair? Is the Apple Store's $378 reasonable or not? - Do I have any other options? - Is anyone here handing out $100 bills? Or even a good big Scotch or two? - Do I have any other options? I'm reluctant to buy second-hand since I feel I'd be buying someone else's problems, and...well, I don't like any of the options I can think of. As always my thanks in advance! *************** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 ghz/2 g RAM/Snow Leopard IMac Core 2 Duo 1.83 ghz/2 g RAM/Lion -- 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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
