The labor for a drive swap was for a modern 12" PowerBook, the hard to open aluminum one with a million screws.
I did the swap myself on the Pismo in all of about 10 minutes. Andrew On 1/27/05 3:07 PM, "Zoltan Batiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 27, 2005, at 7:36 AM, Andrew wrote: > >> Cost me about $240 for the same service, though with a >> Hitachi TravelStar drive (80 for the labor, 150 for >> the drive). >> --- tamara buffalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I too am looking to upgrade my PB 867 >>> my 40 gig HD is almost full (music and fotos) >>> so i went to Microcenter, >>> (which i like better than the apple store, >>> i buy all my apple gear there) >>> >>> Got a price of 200 buck to put in a 80 gig >>> harddrive(samsung). >>> >>> 150 for the HD and 50 for service. >>> seems high to me. is it? >>> >>> thanks in advance. >>> TmB >>> >>> > Remember, if you can change a light bulb, you can swap your HDD in your > Pismo and most other laptops. The Pismo, in particular, is very easy; > with the hardest part only lifting the keyboard up. The instructions > are even at Apple's support site via a Quicktime movie. It took me > under 20 minutes to swap the drive. Anyone charging more than $20.00 > to swap an internal drive, in my opinion, is a con. > > > Z > > THE BLUETOOTH (and WiFi) MASTER > -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
