[Duo2400] Re: Replacement PB Duo 270C active matrix screen?

[Mark Semon]

>>>Hi --
>>>
>>>Somehow the active-matrix screen on my trusty old PowerBook 270C 
>>>got busted (physically broken, shattered glass, not just 
>>>non-functioning). I'm hoping to find a replacement screen, but I 
>>>don't really want to sink a whole lot of money into it, when I 
>>>could apply that same money to something considerably more modern. 
>>>What am I likely to pay for a used screen?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Bart Brown
>>
>>
>>Bart, expect to pay anywhere from 100 to 200 bucks for a screen for 
>>your machine, depending upon which vendor might have it. I looked 
>>at one or two and didn't specifically see the 270c screen, but I 
>>would say that's a good price point.
>>
>>It's likely you could find a dead 270c for that much or even less, 
>>and that would the route I would take if it's a machine I just had 
>>to keep, and coulnd't afford to replace.
>>
>>This happened to me last year and I saw it as an opportunity to 'go 
>>new'. Something to think about.
>>
>>Mark


>2300c's and 280c's go for a lot less than that on eBay, and you can 
>just transplant your harddrive.
>
~ Larry

That's a good point Larry. I hadn't realized that the duo's had that 
much compatibility. That'd be a much cheaper way for Bart.

Mark