My ‘book is broke

The display on my Powerbook’s packed up. Why do these things always happen when you’re broke?

Update, 28 Sept

Oh dear. After much Googling it seems pretty obvious that the fault is an inverter board, but speaking to my local Apple Centre it’s much less straightforward than that. I have to drop the ‘book into them and after three to five days, they’ll be able to tell me if it’s the inverter or not. If it is, they’ll order one, which takes three to five days. Once it turns up, the actual fitting is an hour (at £60 per hour), but they need three to five days to get round to it. Just as well I don’t use the ‘book every day for work!

*cries*

11 Responses to “My ‘book is broke”

  1. David  on September 27th, 2005

    I take it you’re back from holibobs then?

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  2. Gary  on September 27th, 2005

    Yep. I hear you’ve moved?

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  3. David  on September 28th, 2005

    Pretty much.

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  4. gusto  on September 28th, 2005

    Give up and get one of these: http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/334/C4745/

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  5. Gary  on September 28th, 2005

    Niiiice. The Vaio screens are fantastic, too.

    I’ve ordered a Mac Mini to tide me over instead. Was planning to get one anyway, although not quite so soon.

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  6. gusto  on September 28th, 2005

    I can’t decide what to get to replace my aging Dell. I’m seriously considering a Powerbook although the price is a little offputting.

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  7. Gary  on September 28th, 2005

    Have a look at the apple refurb store. They had a current spec 17-inch job for £1350 earlier today, compared to £1850 for a brand new one. Similar savings on the smaller models too.

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  8. gusto  on September 28th, 2005

    That’s still quite expensive, though.

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  9. Gary  on September 28th, 2005

    YES BUT IT IS 20% LESS

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  10. Squander Two  on September 28th, 2005

    Oo, careful with the caps lock, madam.

    Anyway, do they allow you to take three to five days to decide whether their bill’s reasonable, then three to five days to decide whether to pay it, then three to five days to write the cheque, then three to five days to give them the cheque?

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  11. Gary  on September 29th, 2005

    I think you know the answer to that already.

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