Well, I'm very thankful to this list. Shortly after the last thread on this topic came up a couple of weeks ago I finally heard the 'snap of doom' from my display. It had been loose, and I knew it was coming, so I paid special attention to the thread. Someone mentioned that a company called PowerBook Parts (www.pbparts.com) offered a custom made hinge that was good quality steel, as opposed to the cheap metal used originally by Apple. I checked Pre-Owned Electronics (www.preowned.com) and a replacement Apple hinge was around $200 ($99/hinge). Now, I like PreOwned, but I'm a cheap bastard ;-) I backed up my hard disk and shipped off my WallStreet after getting an RMA from PBParts. USPS Priority Shipping with insurance and tracking was about $25 and took two days to get from Atlanta to Arizona. Two days after they received it I got an invoice in my email, and promptly paid via PayPal (my best option). I also asked if they thought I needed a new drive bay eject mechanism - my left battery bay doesn't seem to want to maintain contact if I flex my PowerBook too much, and we're not talking bending it, just lifting one handed or something equally stupid. The reply, was a no. The case screws may just be over-tightened. They 'passed' up an easy sale! Gosh... Honest sales people... ;-) Two days later (today) I received my PowerBook. THE HINGE IS AMAZING! It's like brand new! In fact it's probably a bit stiffer than it originally was. I'm very impressed with PBParts... A great job and service. -Chris Waldrip -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | & CDRWs on Sale! | Save on Mac software -- Shop Software Outlet.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/software.outlet.html> Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD <http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html> - - - - - PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
