Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-18 Thread Joe Crow
The chair recognizes Jeff Drummond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Make it good... > I'd say "crap component" accurately describes the Pismo LG CD/DVD drives. > I know people who are on their third drive. :/ On my second, and it just crapped out a few weeks ago. So, soon, I'll be on my third. It's almost a

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-17 Thread Jeff Drummond
Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >On 11/16/03 5:48 PM, "Peter Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the >Cybertrough: > >> -- "Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core >> return. It costs $790 without one. " >> >> I think you are more accurately describing

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 11/16/03 9:59 PM, "Dan K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > I'm not up on the latest, AASPs were really getting jerked around with > the implementation of Apple's newly imposed terms of a year or so ago. > Hopefully Apple's lightened up (Kyle, even a little?) since then . . . >

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Dan K
Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core >return. It costs $790 without one. So what happens is that when you go to >send the core back, Apple dings you for shipping both ways and the full >value of the item if you don't get

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11/16/03 5:48 PM, "Peter Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- "Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core > return. It costs $790 without one. " > > I think you are more accurately describing Apple's problem in the first > place - $790 for a slim dvd 2x-6x ???

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 11/16/03 5:48 PM, "Peter Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > -- "Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core > return. It costs $790 without one. " > > I think you are more accurately describing Apple's problem in the first > place - $790 for a

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Peter Stein
-- "Here is where the problem arises. That module is about $330 with a core return. It costs $790 without one. " I think you are more accurately describing Apple's problem in the first place - $790 for a slim dvd 2x-6x ??? I don't dispute your facts, I suspect that any computer company that inst

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Laurent Daudelin
technician. If I agreed to bring it in the same day they would receive the >>> replacement, he agreed to have me take the DVD-ROM module back. So, I did >>> agree and I got back my DVD-ROM module and I'm waiting for the replacement. >>> Not too bad, after all. If I had s

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
ement, he agreed to have me take the DVD-ROM module back. So, I did >> agree and I got back my DVD-ROM module and I'm waiting for the replacement. >> Not too bad, after all. If I had spoken to knowledgeable people the evening >> before, I wouldn't have had to go

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 11/16/03 3:17 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: >> On 11/15/03 1:18 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the >> Cybertrough: >> >>> Apple wanting to take away your cd rom is wrong and stupid, >>> you use it for cds until the new one arri

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
And actually, the next day, I called MicroCenter back and pleaded to a Mac technician. If I agreed to bring it in the same day they would receive the replacement, he agreed to have me take the DVD-ROM module back. So, I did agree and I got back my DVD-ROM module and I'm waiting for the replac

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-16 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
On 11/15/03 1:18 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: Apple wanting to take away your cd rom is wrong and stupid, you use it for cds until the new one arrives. What's the problem with swapping the old drive when the new one when it arrives? How in any way po

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-15 Thread Laurent Daudelin
enter back and pleaded to a Mac technician. If I agreed to bring it in the same day they would receive the replacement, he agreed to have me take the DVD-ROM module back. So, I did agree and I got back my DVD-ROM module and I'm waiting for the replacement. Not too bad, after all. If I had spoken to k

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-15 Thread David Ensteness
Nice to know the reason why behind all that. I figured it was reasonable but I never understood the logic behind. David Here are a couple of reasons why. When a replacement is shipped and the customer gets a new one, the old/damaged optical drive has to be sent back to Apple as a dead core, t

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-15 Thread Kyle Hansen
On 11/15/03 1:18 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > Apple wanting to take away your cd rom is wrong and stupid, > you use it for cds until the new one arrives. What's the problem with > swapping the old drive when the new one when it arrives? How in any > w

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-14 Thread Geoffrey Loeffler
I explained the problem and they said they would order another one for me on AppleCare. What got me upset is that they quoted me 4 to 8 business days before receiving the replacement DVD-ROM module. But worst, they insisted to keep the one I had for the exchange. That's bad because if I ever

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-14 Thread Jeff Drummond
a >visit to MicroCenter here, in Fairfax, VA. > >I explained the problem and they said they would order another one for me on >AppleCare. What got me upset is that they quoted me 4 to 8 business days >before receiving the replacement DVD-ROM module. But worst, they insisted to >keep t

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-14 Thread Kochkodin
enter here, in Fairfax, VA. I explained the problem and they said they would order another one for me on AppleCare. What got me upset is that they quoted me 4 to 8 business days before receiving the replacement DVD-ROM module. But worst, they insisted to keep the one I had for the exchange. That

Re: Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-14 Thread Kochkodin
t to MicroCenter here, in Fairfax, VA. I explained the problem and they said they would order another one for me on AppleCare. What got me upset is that they quoted me 4 to 8 business days before receiving the replacement DVD-ROM module. But worst, they insisted to keep the one I had for the exchange

Reasonable turnaround time to replace DVD-ROM module?

2003-11-13 Thread Laurent Daudelin
m and they said they would order another one for me on AppleCare. What got me upset is that they quoted me 4 to 8 business days before receiving the replacement DVD-ROM module. But worst, they insisted to keep the one I had for the exchange. That's bad because if I ever need a CD in the coming wee

Re: DVD-ROM Module

2003-02-28 Thread Joe Ellis
- Original Message - From: "Demetrius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: DVD-ROM Module > Hi, > >After finding out that I have the dreaded DVD-ROM Module-M7931 > (DRN-80

DVD-ROM Module

2003-02-28 Thread Demetrius
Hi, After finding out that I have the dreaded DVD-ROM Module-M7931 (DRN-8080B), and seeing my drive is slowly dying on me I have one more question. Since I have never had repairs done on my computer before, do I need to bring my Pismo along with the module or can I just bring the module

Smartdisk/VST DVD rom module for Lombard

2003-01-15 Thread -=\(* Josh Watkins *\)=-
Does anyone know where you can find these things anymore? I have looked up and down the internet, and Buy.com had them, but are on back order or something either way I can't find it on their site, only through bizrate.com...people on Ebay want a kidney for one of them and then want to sell the Deco

Re: Overheating Pismo DVD-ROM module

2002-11-14 Thread Jon Glass
on 11/13/02 11:02 AM, JW Travis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My recently acquired Pismo 400 can't play a music CD more than about 20-30 > min. without serious dropout of the audio with concurrent noisy > "head-seeking behavior" (it sounds like its completely confused as to where > the tracks are)

Overheating Pismo DVD-ROM module

2002-11-13 Thread JW Travis
My recently acquired Pismo 400 can't play a music CD more than about 20-30 min. without serious dropout of the audio with concurrent noisy "head-seeking behavior" (it sounds like its completely confused as to where the tracks are). Eventually it stops spinning, then restarts repeatedly. After remov