You can get 233MHz iMacs on eBay for very little money � that�s probably a better option than paying similar money for a repair.
The eMac is very good for the price, but one minor caveat is that the current generation systems have a very noisy fan in them. Because the eMac was designed down to a price Apple penny-pinched to the degree that there is no temperature sensor in them which could be sued to control the fan speed � so it�s on all the time and has to be capable of keeping the system going even when it�s 40 deg C or more outside. Therefore it�s much bigger than needed most of the time and very noisy. Bad design flaw in my view, but doesn�t retract from the fact that in every other way these are good systems for the price (unless you compare with the bang for buck you get with PCs at this price point, which is another story, but on this list I think we can assume that people want to buy Macs!) Nick -- Nick Collingridge - Zapp Computer Consultancy From: Stuart Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:21:11 +0000 To: "Mac UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 2 Questions for you iMac experts > I hope someone can help me with these: > > 1) My iMac 233Mhz has just died. Power just went as though the plug > was pulled, no startup or any sign of life. Lead and power are fine > but nothing getting through. Any ideas on what this might be and does > anyone know of a good reliable Apple repairer in NW London or > thereabouts? Kind of sounds like a power supply issue but not really > sure. Probably is, and if so, not economic to repair. > > 2) I've been thinking of replacing the above with a newer iMac, though > funds are somewhat limited. Does anyone know if you can replace the > combi drive in the iMac with a superdrive type drive (i.e. > DVD-R/CR-RW)? I would have thought it should not be a problem as it > is now a standard internal drive, but a Mac rep at John Lewis said not > possible. Is Apple really still crippling the upgrade options in its > machines (not question 4, just a comment). Have you thoought of an eMac - better bang/buck ratio than iMac, and ISTR people definitely putting SuperDrives in them. Stuart -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
