Tony, Remember the new 800Mhz iBook is a G4 not a G3 for $1099.
Mark > A couple of weeks ago I posted re the broken screen on our iBook. > > After doing some research, replacing the LCD on our iBook doesn't seem to be > a realistic option. > > The cost a new screen runs around $350 - $400 (this for DIY installation). > I'm pretty comfortable fooling around with the innerds of PCs, but I'm not > sure if I want to tackle replacing an LCD; especially when the part costs > $400. > > There's also the option of installing a used screen. I've never purchased > used computer parts online -I have a "gut" resistance to it - but a lot of > people swear you can get good deals this way and still purchase safely :-) > I'll continue to see if I can locate one. > > According to the Apple web site, Apple charges $823.95 to replace the > screen, and I just got a quote from MacTown for $859.99 . Considering the > rapidly dropping prices of laptops, the repair doesn't seem to make economic > sense. > > I can order a refurbished G3 iBook from Apple for $679 (and new G4 800mhz > for $1100) Also, since cost is a major consideration here, I can't ignore > the fact that everybody and their brother has windows laptops on sale for > the Christmas season. > > So, unless I locate a used screen, it looks like our broken LCD iBook is > dead and I'll be making a unplanned purchase of a new laptop for Christmas. > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20031206/1b654464/attachment.html
