Dropped my Powerbook today broken LCD, what should I do?

[033]

I forgot to zip the laptop compartment of my backpack. Soon as I got outside of my house, it flew out and the LCD cracked. Wegenermedia and Techrestore do the repair for $650-699.

Do you think I should repair it or sell it on Ebay? I could get a new Powerbook from school with the education discount for 2000 probably.

Today is my freaking birthday.. and my car system just got jacked 3 days ago.

Machine stats:
Powerbook G4 1GHz 15"
768MB
Superdrive 2X (flashed firmware)
60GB
Couple cracks, bottom left of casing is a little bent out, but could be glued back in
Left hinge is broken
Radeon 8700 (I think)

[Lt Major Burns]

ouch.... thank christ i can't pick up my mac :P it'd be dead by now....

theres a water damged pb 15" going for $500, on ebay uk. most of it's fine, it's just the lcd, i assume?

[HateEternal]

Awww man that sucks. Does the computer still work on an external Monitor?

If you are like me you will use this as an excuse to get a new computer (if you can afford it). My PC got killed last week when we had a thunderstorm, somehow our router got hit (nothing else in the house was hurt, lights, clocks, video game consoles) by a surge and fried, it then took out every NIC directly connected to it, but the PC's were fine. In my room however, I have a 5 port switch, which 2 of the 5 ports don't work anymore but the rest do, my PowerMac was not harmed but my PC doesn't work anymore. It isn't the power supply, i tried it in another computer, it works fine, it has to be the motherboard. Although I could just replace the motherboard, I feel that if i replace it other things could be broken, like RAM and CPU. So now is my chance to justify getting a new PC.

I actually was planning on just living with Virtual PC, but I have a lot of course work next semester and stuff for work that I will need to do on a well performing PC. I would also like to be able to play games, when I get a chance.

So i guess the point of the rant is, I am kinda pissed that it died, especially because it was bad timing, but I am happy because now I get a new one

[033]

I have a P4 3GHz..... and it works with a monitor still. TechRestore is 699 + 100 to fix the hinge........... a new Powerbook would be 1999 w/ education discount. I think I could get 500 for my Powerbook.. so it's either 700 to fix it or 1500 to buy a new one ... :/

[033]

No votes?

[ngcomputing]

Originally Posted by 033

No votes?

If you decide to replace the LCD, it is fairly easy. Be sure to do some google searches for companies that have spare parts...and make sure to read the warranty / return / shipping and restocking policies before you buy.

Also, check the Apple Store refurbs, I belive you can still get an educational discount from there. I bought my G5 Duel and saved $700 and haven't had a lick of trouble with it.

Worst case, you could just close it up, plug in an LCD, keyboard and mouse and have you a really compact desktop computer