>> AppleCare made me the same offer on my 17" PowerBook one month ago >> (user >> replacement of failed hard disk). Wow, few months ago I would have paid to get the same offer. Although I must say I'm quite pleased with the new computer they gave me for not being able to replace the hard drive in a reasonable time.... silvo Silvo Conticello Albook 17" 1.67GHz/1.5Gb RAM/120Gb HD/OS10.4.3 iMac 1GHz/500Mb Ram/80Gb HD/OS10.4.3/17" display Cambridge UK