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Re: Firewire woe...
      11/01/12 08:55 PM
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Just as a foot note,

Apple dont want to mend your old Mac.
They want to sell you another one.
So the price is ridiculous.

Sony & IBM owners take note, this attitude to pricing is not exclusive to Apple.

So back to the iMac:-
Logicboards for iMacs vary greatly, but few top £400.
The labour cost should not be any more than £100
If it does, ask the "engineer" why it takes SO long to replace a board and listen to the excuses.....

Any repair that is more than 50% of the current value of a working example, is highly questionable.
If you have a black-back or silver back iMac , you have a machine with some value, even if its faulty.
So consider flogging the broken machine for spares.
If you have a white iMac, give it away. Its not worth the hassle of flogging it.

With Mr Visa and Mr Barclaycard about to remind everyone that Christmas comes at a price, there are about to be some good deals on 2nd hand kit......

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* Firewire woe... MarkOne 11/01/12 11:00 AM
. * Re: Firewire woe... Dave B   12/01/12 10:23 AM
. * Re: Firewire woe... MarkOne   11/01/12 11:39 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... Guy Johnson   11/01/12 08:43 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... Scope   11/01/12 08:55 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... . . . Delete This User . . .   11/01/12 11:09 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... Guy Johnson   11/01/12 08:00 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... desmond   11/01/12 08:04 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... porthoss78   11/01/12 05:10 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... buggymusic   11/01/12 02:07 PM
. * Re: Firewire woe... MarkOne   11/01/12 04:53 PM
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