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Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

08-22-2004 17:17

Grats on your Powerbook, you WILL love it

(I don't visit these forums often now so replies are often delayed hehe)

Max out its memory, not only for SL but Macs generally love plenty of memory when it comes to speed. 768MB seems great.

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Azreal Rubio

PrimHead

Join date: 29 Jan 2004

Posts: 194

11-10-2004 14:58

Oh well better late than never finally got round to upgrading the memory to 768mb, and wow it made a noticable difference I now feel I can run SL comfortably on it

*does a little dance*

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Viola Bach

Pacifist Pirate

Join date: 10 Mar 2003

Posts: 143

11-12-2004 07:34

Del, good luck with your after sales service. When my G3 powerbook went wrong, nobody was in the slightest bit interested in fixing it. I went to the main dealers in London, two other places on Tottenham Court Rd and I've never received worse service in my life. I'm a happy PC camper now.

I hope you don't suffer the same thing!

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Kei Mars

z-list celebrity

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 228

11-13-2004 03:16

From: Viola Bach

Del, good luck with your after sales service. When my G3 powerbook went wrong, nobody was in the slightest bit interested in fixing it. I went to the main dealers in London, two other places on Tottenham Court Rd and I've never received worse service in my life. I'm a happy PC camper now.

I hope you don't suffer the same thing!

The Apple Service Centers are pretty crap in the UK. I'd recommend contacting AppleCare directly for a repair. Thet are much faster and offer generally much better service.

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Cosmo Drago

Pixel Dust Addict

Join date: 28 Aug 2004

Posts: 377

11-13-2004 07:06

When the hard drive died (luckily I keep regular backups, these things happen) earlier this year in my Titanium Powerbook, I took it to an Apple Service Center in the western USA. Not only did they replace my hard drive with a new one, but they also replaced the LCD screen because it had some marks from chafing against the keyboard, and replaced the outside frame because some paint was peeling. None of it costed me a cent, all because I had purchased the AppleCare 3-year extended service contract. Obviously well worth the $250 or so I paid for it. I'm definitely a happy Apple camper.

Mac fo' life!!!

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Kurt Zidane

Just Human

Join date: 1 Apr 2004

Posts: 636

11-13-2004 10:19

Allot of people end up saving money, even if their power book never breaks down. The power supplies are rugged, but it is possible to break them. I know pc or mac portable. I'll go through at least one power supply per year. (3 power supplies x 65 per unit = $195) Plus with apple care, you can call apple tech support with questions for free for 3 years. Witch is really invaluable to the new or and or intermediate user.

Lord Palmerstone

Registered User

Join date: 11 Aug 2004

Posts: 36

11-15-2004 17:23

While we're praising Apple's service...

Hard drive died on a Friday while on a trip. Called AppleCare Sunday night. Padded prepaid box arrived Tuesday. Shipped out Wednesday night from NY, arrive in TN Thursday afternoon. Drive replaced Thursday evening and shipped back out Thursday night. Arrived Friday.

Less than one week from initial call, which was on a Sunday no less.

Unfortunately I hadn't backed up, so I lost all my data. Mea culpa.

This was beyond the initial 1 year warranty, but thankfully I'd gotten AppleCare with my computer package.

Marcos Fonzarelli

You are not Marcos

Join date: 26 Feb 2004

Posts: 748

11-15-2004 17:26

From: Kurt Zidane

Allot of people end up saving money, even if their power book never breaks down. The power supplies are rugged, but it is possible to break them. I know pc or mac portable. I'll go through at least one power supply per year.

How does one break a power supply?

Heard about power supplies going out from my PC-using friends but they have a habit of overclocking so I always assumed they used more power than their power supplies were rated for.

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Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	08-22-2004 17:17 Grats on your Powerbook, you WILL love it (I don't visit these forums often now so replies are often delayed hehe) Max out its memory, not only for SL but Macs generally love plenty of memory when it comes to speed. 768MB seems great. _____________________
Azreal Rubio PrimHead Join date: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 194	11-10-2004 14:58 Oh well better late than never finally got round to upgrading the memory to 768mb, and wow it made a noticable difference I now feel I can run SL comfortably on it does a little dance _____________________ Out Of Time Architecture Homepage\| Out Of Time in Hope, Faith& Prudence Confessions of a Virtual Architect
Viola Bach Pacifist Pirate Join date: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 143	11-12-2004 07:34 Del, good luck with your after sales service. When my G3 powerbook went wrong, nobody was in the slightest bit interested in fixing it. I went to the main dealers in London, two other places on Tottenham Court Rd and I've never received worse service in my life. I'm a happy PC camper now. I hope you don't suffer the same thing! _____________________ When the Angels play music for God, they play Bach. When they play music for themselves they play Mozart, but God sneaks in to listen too.
Kei Mars z-list celebrity Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 228	11-13-2004 03:16 From: Viola Bach Del, good luck with your after sales service. When my G3 powerbook went wrong, nobody was in the slightest bit interested in fixing it. I went to the main dealers in London, two other places on Tottenham Court Rd and I've never received worse service in my life. I'm a happy PC camper now. I hope you don't suffer the same thing! The Apple Service Centers are pretty crap in the UK. I'd recommend contacting AppleCare directly for a repair. Thet are much faster and offer generally much better service. _____________________ :: Mars Japanese Gardens, Albion (99,131) ============================ :: the draGnet v4.0 the musings of a transgendered z-list celebrity
Cosmo Drago Pixel Dust Addict Join date: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 377	11-13-2004 07:06 When the hard drive died (luckily I keep regular backups, these things happen) earlier this year in my Titanium Powerbook, I took it to an Apple Service Center in the western USA. Not only did they replace my hard drive with a new one, but they also replaced the LCD screen because it had some marks from chafing against the keyboard, and replaced the outside frame because some paint was peeling. None of it costed me a cent, all because I had purchased the AppleCare 3-year extended service contract. Obviously well worth the $250 or so I paid for it. I'm definitely a happy Apple camper. Mac fo' life!!! _____________________ a work in progress...
Kurt Zidane Just Human Join date: 1 Apr 2004 Posts: 636	11-13-2004 10:19 Allot of people end up saving money, even if their power book never breaks down. The power supplies are rugged, but it is possible to break them. I know pc or mac portable. I'll go through at least one power supply per year. (3 power supplies x 65 per unit = $195) Plus with apple care, you can call apple tech support with questions for free for 3 years. Witch is really invaluable to the new or and or intermediate user.
Lord Palmerstone Registered User Join date: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 36	11-15-2004 17:23 While we're praising Apple's service... Hard drive died on a Friday while on a trip. Called AppleCare Sunday night. Padded prepaid box arrived Tuesday. Shipped out Wednesday night from NY, arrive in TN Thursday afternoon. Drive replaced Thursday evening and shipped back out Thursday night. Arrived Friday. Less than one week from initial call, which was on a Sunday no less. Unfortunately I hadn't backed up, so I lost all my data. Mea culpa. This was beyond the initial 1 year warranty, but thankfully I'd gotten AppleCare with my computer package.
Marcos Fonzarelli You are not Marcos Join date: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 748	11-15-2004 17:26 From: Kurt Zidane Allot of people end up saving money, even if their power book never breaks down. The power supplies are rugged, but it is possible to break them. I know pc or mac portable. I'll go through at least one power supply per year. How does one break a power supply? Heard about power supplies going out from my PC-using friends but they have a habit of overclocking so I always assumed they used more power than their power supplies were rated for.

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