Replaced the wife's iBook
Hello,
Well, my wife's 600MHZ G3 iBook apparently couldn't withstand a water spill. The computer was closed and the water did not spill directly on it...or so we thought. We wiped it off and that was it. But, stupidly, we did not open it up to see water had gotten on the keyboard. It wouldn't boot for days, even after dry time. So, I took it to the Apple store in KOP (PA) and they said "ummm yeah, it looks like the logic board, and Apple cahrges a flat $699 for that repair."
So, I said "Umm...yeah..time for a new 'book" (unfortunately, my wife dropped the same 'book earlier this year, causing me to have to replace the hard drive. That was a nice way to spend $100).
Long story short: We ordered a 1GHZ 12" G4 iBook. I decided not to upgrade the RAM because she uses it lightly. The only additions were an Airport Extreme Card (see my other thread) and Apple Care. Should be here next week. She was running Panther pretty well on the old one...I'm thinking this should run it much faster.
Well, my wife's 600MHZ G3 iBook apparently couldn't withstand a water spill. The computer was closed and the water did not spill directly on it...or so we thought. We wiped it off and that was it. But, stupidly, we did not open it up to see water had gotten on the keyboard. It wouldn't boot for days, even after dry time. So, I took it to the Apple store in KOP (PA) and they said "ummm yeah, it looks like the logic board, and Apple cahrges a flat $699 for that repair."
So, I said "Umm...yeah..time for a new 'book" (unfortunately, my wife dropped the same 'book earlier this year, causing me to have to replace the hard drive. That was a nice way to spend $100).
Long story short: We ordered a 1GHZ 12" G4 iBook. I decided not to upgrade the RAM because she uses it lightly. The only additions were an Airport Extreme Card (see my other thread) and Apple Care. Should be here next week. She was running Panther pretty well on the old one...I'm thinking this should run it much faster.
Comments
It is a nice machine. I'm sure she will like it.
I got my 1GHz 12" PB earlier this year and it has been great. Aside from the crippled video card I have no complaints.