[G4] busted audio-in port

[Steve O'Neill]

Has the Griffin iMic been discussed?  $45 (incl shipping) is cheap insurance 
against soldering accidents.  It would most likely be an improvement, also.

Mel wrote:
> Cameron,
> Not to seem unsympathetic to your plight, but I don't think Dell or HP 
> would approach this any differently. It's just not cost-effective to 
> stock board-level replacement parts for rare occurrences like this. Your 
> best bet is to take your soldering iron (or let someone you trust do it) 
> and replace it yourself. Just be careful not to overheat the board. I 
> doubt the part is expensive; Allied or Industrial Electronics probably 
> has them or could order them for you. The cost will be in the labor, not 
> the part. You just need to find one that matches the hole pattern and size.
> Mel
> 
> On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 08:03 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> 
>> No doubt this isn't covered by the standard 1-year warranty,
>> so does anyone know how much it will cost to fix this? I should think it
>> would be as simple as taking the connector block off the motherboard and
>> soldering a new one on, but this is Apple, after all.
>