>Hi everyone, new to this list. >I bought a PB 5300 off of ebay a month ago. >(24/500/256 colors) No battery, but power supply. >Had to have power connector on back fixed, as >connection broke loose from solder. The repair place >said this is quite common with powerbooks, especially >the new ones. Is it?????
I hope you didn't pay too much to have it fixed unless they did it under the Apple REA Program? I guess it's a good a time as any to point out here once more that the Apple Repair Program is set to end in just a few weeks from now. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30425 > "DISCUSSION > > Note: The PowerBook Repair Extension Program will concluded on 2003-09-30." If you had it fixed elsewhere, I'm not sure how that will affect its coverage under the program as there were a few other components that were fixed/exchanged as well. For Free! Like the motherboard, screen, and one or two other items. For anybody else that has a 5300 or 190, it would be good for you to read this Apple Document and look inside the battery bay to see if there is a number stamp within. But even if there is (like mine had & was through the REA once) apparently they (Apple) had tried to simply re-solder the power connector joints for some. This clearly didn't last, so I was able to make the argument that they didn't repair it properly and tried to take a shortcut. So they took it in again and that time replaced everything. But if you've had it re-soldered by a non-authorized Apple Tech, and there were no numbers stamped inside the battery bay, that may be a moot issue too and void the program or part of it? Of course, if it was by an Apple Authorized Tech, and they charged you, then you may have something more significant to gripe about because maybe 'the repair place' should have known about the REA Program. Hope this helps. Dave Rodriguez 87984 Heather Drive Springfield, Oregon 97478 D -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
