thefly

hey there - thanks for the recommendation about replacing the old powerbook. i'm sort of on the fence. i think i'm either going to live with the crack for a while (it's along the bottom and fairly unobtrusive), to see if it gets worse/how bad it gets OR i'm going to get a macbook (just the macbook - i don't need the power of the pro and i like the smaller size). ANYWAY, thanks especially for pointing out that replacing the LCD is hard. i know some folks were saying it was an easy repair, so i started looking into it. and i think i probably visibly blanched - as it seemed that replacing the lcd would require taking off the whole screen displaly .... which involves basically gutting the PB. not something i wanted to do.. so yea. basically, thanks for yer time - it was helpful.

there is a local apple store. i may take it back - though, i i'm pretty sure they'd cost me more. there is a local joint that is apple certified ... so i emailed them for a quote. we'll see what they say. my PB isn't really that old - just over 2 years, and it chugs along nicely (1.22 ghz and a gig of RAM). so it's got plenty of muscle for what i do - a lil statistical analysis and web design, but mostly email, web, word processing, and spread sheets.

if i did get new, i'd "just" get the macbook. i was looking yesterday, and i don't need a pro at all. my wife loves her new macbook. so yea. that's that i think. i'll try to live with the crack for a week (which is not very obtrusive so far), see what the price to get fixed is .. and go from there. thanks again.