Hi Peter, Was this a 5300 from a dealer and if so who ?
About 2 weeks ago a dealer posted a "special" on 5300's and 3400's too, and I wonder if you bought one of those ? I was tempted to get one until I saw your post. Hope to hear from you. Regards, Akhil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/3/02 6:32:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Ok, so I just got my neato 5300ce. >> > > So did I. > > It has many problems including a bad battery (or a bad power card, I can't > tell which at this point ... I'm currently using my own battery with some > success) and a crashed floppy drive. The drive ruined my "Disk Tools" floppy, > but good! > > So much for it being a "deal" ... I'm contacting the seller tomorrow by > e-mail. > > Oh, and do use a copy, not the originals, of any installation materials when > you go to install the system ... just in case. > > The hard disk comes "wiped" clean, which is certainly not a problem. > > Forewarned is forearmed ... put your "PB List deal" 5300ce under a very > powerful microscope. > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
