As an update to my Powerbook woes from yesterday, I got a friendly call from my new pal Ken at Apple, who had the following gems to share with me:
- The powerbook was registered to some other dude (the ebay guy). He wanted to put it in my name. Cool.
- He wanted to replace both the "DC Logic Board" and the "Main Logic Board". From details here, that seemed like an expensive proposition. Bummer.
- However, it turns out the machine was less than a year old (I had assumed otherwise), so all repairs were under warranty and completly free. Awesome!
- I'll be getting the machine back well sooner than expected. Maybe Sunday, certainly by Monday. Fantastic.
- Being less than a year old, I still have the option of purchasing AppleCare, which is just a 3-year extended warranty that covers the whole machine. Interesting...
For the last 5 years, I've told friends and family to never buy extended warranties for any electronics other than a laptop computer, as laptops are proprietary, expensive, and often repaired at the whim of the manufacturer. This is obviously especially true in Apple's case. This being the first laptop that a giant mega-Corp hasn't bought for me, I'm now torn on whether or not to follow my own advice.
I've had this machine for about two months, and already this problem has occurred. I have to assume that this has always been present somewhat, as the first owner of the machine never used it, and the last month has been the first time it's seen real use.
So, am I likely to experience another failure? Sooner or later, probably. I'll likely just drop the couple hundred bucks and have some insurance that I can't get nailed for god-awful expensive repairs, rather than simply hoping for the best. I imagine that's what Apple planned all along.
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