[Cube] I joined with a dead cube.

[Kunga]

Let this be a lesson to all who read it, running any computer without  
a UPS is a recipe for disaster. They coast almost nothing and will  
save you hundreds or thousands of dollars over their lifetime. I am  
constantly amazed at how many people don't have a UPS between their  
Macs and the wall. INSANE!

k

On May 27, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Lou Hosta wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm brand new to this list.  I've had a Cube (note the past tense)  
> that I really enjoyed using.  One sad day there was a thunder way  
> off in the distance, somewhere that wasn't even close to my house.   
> Anyway, there was a phone line surge that killed my poor Cube.  It  
> has a 450 mHz processor with almost 1 gig of RAM and everything  
> else is original as the day I bought it.  I took it to an Apple  
> Store and got a quote on what it would cost to get it fixed. For a  
> new Logic Board ($627.72), New Rage 128 Video Card ($147.4), and a  
> new DVD-ROM Optical Drive ($296.47) and labor ($90.10) the grand  
> total comes to $1161.69.  OUCH!!
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions, ideas, input like going on to  
> eBay to get spare parts.  I'm a bit apprehensive to do this so if  
> you have had any experiences buying logic boards via eBay, I would  
> like to know about it.
>
>
> Thanks for the help and welcome.
> Lou