Major decision point

[ceagle]

Why do these things always happen when money is tight?

You may have read about my macMiseries lately.. with the audio and now the video freeze problems. :<
I haven't been able to do much at all online the last few days, because even with the minimum ram and no airport, I'm still getting the system freezes consistently a few minutes after startup now... *sigh*
Thank goodness I was able to get this older backup machine last year from yasha_taur ... *whew.. hugs thanksthanks*

But the dilemma is this:
I already went through the logic board recall in December last year, and Apple is telling me that the warranty on that is Only 3 Months... then it's $300 every time it breaks again... which could be Every 3 Months! ;P
I could get a whole NEW (used) laptop for that!

So now the question is:
a) pay $50 to bench-test to be absolutely sure it's the problem
b) skip that and just buy another machine, either a
c) used mac, or a
d) used windows machine

Whichever one, this will have a to a speed boost... probably to 800 or 900 minimum, since if I get a mac powerbook, I really want to get one of the last ones with the ability to boot in 9. (Any thoughts Yasha? email me?) :>

But even a used win machine would be okay.... though maybe I'm just thinking that right now because I'm so pissed at the moment with Apple only backing their hardware for 90 measly days...

grr!

Comments

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

*nods and fuzzzles your ears*
Many a company has its ups and downs in service...
The lady I spoke to at Apple just after the logic board was replaced was actually quite wonderful!
This sorta makes me feel all-the-more betrayed now, with the every 3 months $300 prospect on the table .. :/

[buran.livejournal.com]

You know, you should write a complaint to the BBB (you can even file them online) that they're refusing to replace something they've admitted is faulty. A company gets a copy of the complaint when you do this so they know that they're being publicly reported as being sloppy, and when they find out they're publicly in trouble, sometimes they suddenly snap to.