[DM-MUG] Laptop Repair

[Robrt Craddick]

Yipes! I may have to rely on duct tape until the next budget cycle 
comes!!



On Friday, May 28, 2004, at 09:56 US/Central, Jon Thompson wrote:

> Yes I do work on machines, and have talked to him off list.
>
> Unfortunately, it sounds like the screen enclosure is damaged, which 
> cannot be replaced without replacing the expensive screen inside.  The 
> problem with these machines is that the screen enclosure is epoxied 
> together, and the only people I have seen successfully take one apart 
> is Apple themselves.
>
> The cost of a new 15" screen can run between $500 and $1200 for the 
> part alone, which goes a long way toward a much more resilient 
> Aluminum powerbook (which is not glued together, BTW).
>
> -- 
> Jon Thompson
> Jon Thompson Consulting
> jon@mac-consultant.com
> (515) 360-0250
> On May 27, 2004, at 5:06 PM, Ray Bowler wrote:
>
>> At 4:51 PM -0500 on 5/26/04, william wharff wrote about Re: [DM-MUG] 
>> Laptop Repair:
>>> Does anyone know where a good place in DSM or Iowa City from where I 
>>> can get such physical repairs done??
>>
>> I am not sure but Matt Wheeler in DM might do something like that. 
>> Contact him at   <maccelerate@earthlink.net> .
>>
>> I don't know if Jon gets into this or not but he is on the list.
>> -- 
>> Ray
>>
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