hot power adaptor Plus other repair woes

[Ritz, Daniel]

Kynan Shook Wrote: 
> I'd recommend checking to be *sure* you didn't buy AppleCare; their 
> database is nowhere near foolproof.  At the AASP I work for, we get a 
> machine that is denied warranty coverage probably a couple times a 
> month (a fairly small percentage, but not something that we are 
> unaccustomed to).  There are a wide variety of mix-ups; 
> computers that 
> are under 1 year old that the reseller didn't register for the 1-year 
> warranty after it was sold, AppleCare plans where the 
> registration card 
> was never sent in (assuming it was one that was not handled by the 
> reseller automatically), AppleCare plans where the reseller forgot to 
> send in the registration, computers where the registration 
> was sent but 
> it just didn't make it into Apple's database, whatever.  We just take 
> the original receipt for the machine, the AppleCare receipt (if 
> applicable), and fax 'em in to Apple; they're good about correcting 
> their mistakes (and other peoples').
> 
> "Ritz, Daniel" <daniel.ritz at transcore.com> writes:
> > I call Apple to invoke an Apple Care case and they say I am not 
> > enrolled.  They offer me
> > a 'flat fee' repair, which means for approximately $340 
> they will fix
> > anything that would be a warranty repair, if the unit was 
> still under
> > warranty.  This was on 10/5, and I decide to check my credit card
> > statements 'cause I am still convinced that I DID enroll for Apple 
> > Care.
>

Should have sad "still WAS convinced..." because I checked my CC statements and only the combo drive charge was found, never followed up on the Apple  Care once I got the quote of its price...
Wilhelm Wanders wrote


> Hey Daniel,
> 
> how long did your lcd screen last you, or when did you 
> actually realize 
> that there was something wrong ?
> My powerbook is running 24/7 and although the screen turns 
> off after 3 
> minutes i can already see some weaker spots on some corners ...... 
> well, it is now almost 3 years old ...
> an estimate of lifetime of the lcd screen would help to calculate 
> future cost for me =)
> 
> william
> 
> 
> On Apr 20, 2004, at 10:44 AM, Ritz, Daniel wrote:
> 
> > My block has outlasted two LCDs!  (Back light blew, and now 
> the bottom 


The backlight went while the unit was under its 1 year warranty and apple replaced the lcd half of my Ti.  I could tell because the hinges where painted grayish/white on the new lid, as opposed to metallic paint.

The 2/3 blank problem came up after transporting the unit, no notable rough housing occurred.  Must have been 14 months old.  For a while, tapping it with the right 'english' would get the unit to refresh the entire screen, but the bottom 2/3 would not be active and would fade back to the "old ink jet in the rain" washed out look and be very dim.  Before this problem, I saw no problems that I can recall.


Daniel