>>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 Good Lord , no ! Cruise Ebay. I bought my last color screen there for $35 or so. Mad Dog