Hmmmph! How timely. First off, let me say that I am having the same problem with my G4 iBook, which, of course, Apple refuses to admit there is a problem with so they won't extend the warranty on those boards...
But more on to your subject; my neighbor has a 12" G3 iBook which had it's first logic board die about 6 months ago. It was replaced when she took it to an Apple store and they shipped it out for repair. It came back with a cracked case plastic just above the trackpad and another cracked plastic around the LCD. I told her to complain... she didn't. Two weeks ago, it died again. She took it in and it just came back tonight... I took it apart to add a 512MB Ram module for her and found a broken piece of case plastic floating around under the keyboard... nice. Then I noticed that the Num Lock LCD on the keyboard was mashed over under the num lock key... also nice. I fixed the keyboard and removed the case plastic piece. After firing the machine up for about 30 seconds, it immediately began exhibiting the symptoms of a bad logic board again... the more we rebooted and the longer it ran, the worse it got. I think it's completely disgusting. There is no way they could have tested that machine for any length of time after they replaced the logic board. If this problem is still persisting even after they've admitted a problem, why have they not fixed the problem on the boards that are out there so it doesn't continue? I could rant on and on about this. The past few years, Apple hardware has gone right down the tubes. I still have a COlor Classic, SE30, PB3400, PowerMac 7300, and Wallstreet which are all running flawlessly with never any problems. I can't seem to keep new iBooks running for longer than 6 months to a year though... G3 or G4. I like the machine, and I will keep using it, but I back up VERY frequently and trust it about as far as I can throw it. Apple has left a very bad taste in my mouth. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
