Apple builds a damn tough computer...

[Claris]

Last Friday, a semi truck rear-ended the car my parents were driving. The car folded like a retard playing poker... completely totaled. My parents are fine, but it was loaded up with plenty of luggage that wasn't so lucky... with one exception.

My dad's titanium powerbook was in the rear compartment, right where the truck hit. The screen is bent over nearly double, the entire case warped and cracked, and the battery and the optical drive occupy more or less the same space.

It still works fine, except for the screen. Hook up the VGA output to a TV, and other than the haggard appearance, you'd think nothing was wrong. Apple builds a damn tough computer.

Pictures:

Not for dial-up! 1.5mb+!

Still Ticking

VGA through our Samsung TV

The wrecked car

[ June 22, 2004: Message edited by: Claris ]

[Paladin9]

Wow.  Poor G4.  So I guess you can still use it!

[MrX]

holy shit. apple should use that as an advertisement. rubbr dux eh? to bad it really wasnt because it would of popped back out!!

[Kay4u]

Apple powerbooks are very tough, i've dropped my 12" powerbook heeps of times & nothing has happened to it

[pofnlice]

picture #2...what's up with the stuffed animal sex??? (Sheep and whatever that is humping it in the lower right corner)

[Claris]

The TiBook has been repaired by Apple (for $1300) and is as good as new. I'm writing this on it right now.

[bedouin]

What parts did they actually repair?  I'm guessing the screen and enclosure (at least).  Wouldn't it have been easier for them to just give you a refurbished unit?  Assuming it was just the entry level 15" it only retailed for $1999 anyway; probably like $1799 with educational pricing -- and it's two generations old.  Its price has already depreciated to $1200-13000, or even less assuming it wasn't a superdrive model.

[Aloone_Jonez]

I think you've been ripped off, I would rather spent an extra $499 on the latest model.

Are you sure that they have'nt just given you a refurbished unit?

It sounds silly for them to spend their time and money repairing the old one, when it would be far cheaper to refurbish an old one.

[hm_murdock]

that's usually what they do in such an extreme case. they take the HD out and put it in a refurb, or just use data transfer software.

[Claris]

We did pay the extra $499 for the new model, we just saw the benefits of another relatively new and fast computer for $1300.

They repaired the original unit itself. How can I tell? Notice in the picture the aftermarket handle bolted on the back. That's still there, and since it's bolted on, its unlikely they took the trouble of removing it and putting it on a refurb. Still, the idea of refurbs being inferior is somewhat of a myth anyway.

[electro]

I would have to agree to the topic. I, being in IT, support a number of users with macs. I had a user with a new Dual G5. It was already to go and install. I loaded it up on a cart to bring to the user along with a 500GB FW external. I rounded a corner pulling the cart behind me. As I was pulling it, the cart rode up on the back of my heel. It was just enough to cause the G5 to tip over and fall off of the cart (roughly 3-1/2 feet to the ground). It fell all the way to the floor landing on the external with enough of a clamour to cause everyone to stop what they were doing to see what the heck it was (much to my embarrassement). The external was totalled. The door of the G5 cabinet was slightly marred. At first the machine would not boot.
I reseated everything, and it was fine. It made me think back to the days of the II LC's that you had to slam on the desk to reseat the cards .
At any rate, it worked. Had that been any Dell, it would not have survived..no way.
     

[ September 12, 2004: Message edited by: electro ]

[ September 12, 2004: Message edited by: electro ]