on 8/2/02 7:34 PM, Esver Camacho at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just found that my PowerBook G3 (Lombard)'s sound board fried! No > sound from speakers, no sound from sound port in the back, no sound > when resetting PRAM. Anyway, I'm considering two options - the cost > of fixing (one quote is $200 for the part and $90 for labor) or the > cost of buying another PowerBook (floor models and used models > TOTALLY acceptable). I don't know about the new iBooks yet as I've > had limited exposure to them and I know I don't want the TiBook > because of its delicate nature. > > I just upgraded my current PowerBook with a 40 Gb hard drive, a PC > slot Airport card (Orinoco Gold) and it has 320 Mb RAM. It's running > quite well at 400 Mhz (Mac OS X 10.1.5) so the lack of sound is the > only problem. I really don't want to spend over $1400 for a > replacement if I don't have to. > > Any ideas? Go with the repair it's cheaper. If the Powerbook you have now works fine stay with it! I still have my 3400 and it a real workhorse!
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