PowerBook Upgrade and Repair Guides

kwiens writes "We had such a positive response from Slashdot with our Free-As-In-Beer Mac disassembly instructions last time around, we decided to do it again: We've made six more FixIt Guides, perfect for those intrepid road-warriors who refuse to trust anyone else to work on their 'Book. Now there's nothing stopping you from trying that LNO2 overclock on your PowerBook-- or just a hard drive upgrade. The new Guides have professional photos, a new GUI design, and screw guides (no, not this). Guides are now available for all iBook G3, PowerBook G3, and PowerBook G4 models (including the oft-requested 12, 15, and 17 Aluminum 'Books)."

Comments

Re:Considering how Apple treats it's customers

[nordicfrost]

I haven't paid Apple one dime in extended waranty, yet they have done more than I ever expected from a company. Once, when they screwd up a warranty replacement (it was a bit of a hassle and involved sending back the keyboard twice), they gave me a Apple Bluetooth mouse as a way of saying "We fucked up, we're sorry. Now go play with theis shiny thing". And it worked on me!

Re:I can't help but object to Apple's culture

[Ford Prefect]

While their quality is unquestionable, Apple's products perform functions not only without the user needing to understand how they work but where understanding how they work does not extend the user any extra power.

I've had my oft-mentioned iBook for a bit over six months now; it is quite probably the best computer I've ever had. Yes, it's got very little upgrade potential (memory's already at 640MB, and I don't need wireless networking) but I really don't mind.

In a way, it's like there isn't a computer there at all, just MacOS X in a handy carrying case. It just works. The battery last absolutely ages, so I'm not worrying about when it's about to run out; it's incredibly quiet, so I can work without a constant computer whir and hum; all the hardware features I need are built in, so I'm not messing around with external cards or devices, fighting with incompatible devices...

I can forget there's a computer there, and get on working with the software.

People claim that Apple is a hardware company, I think I'd disagree. with MacOS X, they're a software company - except the software has a solid, physical presence in the real world. :-)

Re:Considering how Apple treats it's customers

[cerberusss]

At least in Germany you have to pay at least 350 Euros if you want Apple to repair your 'book that is older then one year

I don't see how this is different from other products that have a one year guarantee.