On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 12:19 AM, Dyna wrote: > Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a couple > grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't reward such > banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If Apple had > treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5 years- instead > their greed has completely lost me as a customer.
No one's stopping you from going to a Service Provider and letting them fix it. You needn't shell out for a new powerbook if you don't want to. Big difference between your motorcycle and your powerbook: it's going to be DECADES before your motorcycle is obsolete. Many many MANY decades. Hell, you'll probably run out of places to buy or find parts before your motorcycle is obsolete. Your PowerBook, on the other hand, has a much shorter life span. If you're good to a computer, and upgrade it, MAYBE you can get a single decade of usefulness out of it, and in many cases that's stretching it. Two big things: I have access to Service Source, and believe me, it's not THAT big of a deal. If you're technical enough to be self-servicing a motorcycle and a ham radio, Service Source isn't going to be a big help to you; all it does is show you how to take the thing apart and put it back together, it doesn't show you how to fix your motherboard with a soldering iron, nor does it give you any information that would allow you to figure it out. Similarly, I'm betting your motorcycle manual doesn't show you how to disassemble the starter, machine new gears/sprockets, and put it back together.... at least, the manual for my 1963 Ford Falcon doesn't. Comparative to a car or motorcycle, computers ARE throw-away items. You use them until their usefulness runs out, then you buy a new one. This is not unique to Macs; my LC II is about as useful to me today as my TRS-80 was when I bought the LC II; that is, it's not. Motorcycles and cars, however, probably won't be obsoleted in your lifetime OR your children's. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
