Rock and a hard place

[khaosworks]

So what the hell do I do?

They replaced Cassandra's LCD screen, which made the problem less acute, but didn't get rid of the problem. She still fritzes when I jar her, or try to move her screen - which is fine but that means I don't dare move her while working on her and also means that she's not stable and could fritz at any time.

Which leads me to think that it's the logic board that is the problem as diagnosed earlier - which they didn't replace. Now, if I got the local AppleCenter (at Funan) to replace the logic board it won't be covered by the shop warranty, and that'll cost me probably over S$1000. If I send it back to Best-Denki (who hold the shop warranty), they'll take another fucking month and probably won't solve the problem again - and that month I don't have.

Do I live with the problem? Buy a new Powerbook? Pay the S$1000?

The alternative my gut is leading me to is to say, live with the problem until I finish up what I need to finish using Cassandra, pay the local AppleCenter the S$1000 to fix her, forget getting an iMac, and just buy/build a PC when I reach the US. Maybe this is God's usual un-subtle way of telling me to forget the iMac indulgence.

Comments

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

If you're going to be a student, buy the new one after you get your student ID and shop at the apple academic store.

[sumtt.livejournal.com]

I agree 100% with springheel jack. The academic discounts on computer hardware means that you'll end up paying a much cheaper price for a new ibook once you're registered on campus. Plus, you might get a few more freebies thrown in as well such as a printer, etc ...

[eviltofu.livejournal.com]

oooh yes yes academic discount! find out how much it is!

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Actually, the discount isn't all that much - just about US$100 off the unit price for most Macs.