WhAt should I do when a Mac turns useless!

[husayno]

Hello everybody!

I am referring to my Imac DV blueberry when suddenly turns off while im in the middle of using it, then realising that something is wrong with that day. Hoping my mac is not sick, bringing it to the supplier that may help but just found out that its logic board and crt is dead.

I own this lovable mac for 4 years and helps me a lot to live.

what do you think can i do after this. Any idea except of doing it as a trash?

[Maverick]

can't you have it repaired?

can't they replace the logic board and crt?
sayang naman... probably cost a pretty penny.. but i think it's worth it to have it repaired...

[katorse]

i don't know if theres any comparison but i think had the same experience with my bondi blue imac. ynzal replaced the video card, then priced at 8T (if my memory serves me right)

[Dinkydoo]

baka nga video card lang ang problema. as Maverick said...sayang naman!

as katorse mentioned, bring it to ynzal to be checked.

[elbert]

Logic board and CRT dead? That's the entire computer! If that is the case, I would go for this solution:



Hey, if Steve Jobs has a couple of them himself, why not?

No Fish Tale: Swimming in Macs*


[Edited on 11-26-2004 by elbertc]

[husayno]

oh... maybe.. why not ask to ynzal... thanks

[Jughead]

You can still salvage usable parts like the RAM, L2 cache and video cards amd PRAM battery (I bet they still work) and use it in your other Mac/s (if you have) or reserve it for use in a future Mac. You can also sell those parts.

[husayno]

thanks guys.

but im very willing na lang if theres someone in the group who wants to buy the whole mac. the unit is still in the supplier waiting to be pick up. I havent check it with ynzal repairs yet (as they advised to do). Please u2u me.

all the parts of course intacts including rams and others. ohh, did i mention that its dvd/cd slot-loading drive not functioning anymore?

[Edited on 11-28-2004 by husayno]

[maryannemoll]

elbertc, who made that aquarium?

[penmanila]

that's the famous macquarium, of which there have now been several generations. if you want to build one (you'll need an old desktop--actually, a compact or all-in-one--mac, of course), check out the links in this page:

http://www.lowendmac.com/compact/macquarium.shtml

[Edited on 11-28-2004 by penmanila]