Indicdental PB damage! Repair, buy new one, or Wait?

[itsbetteronamac]

Hey somehow my 1.67GHz PB 15" just got a huge dent in the lower right hand corner (pushed in on the coner poped out on the sides), while in it's timbuk2 bag. I almost had a heart attack! So, now what do I do? Should I get it repaired for $350 and void my warrenty? Sell it on ebay, and buy a new one, and just take the hit? or Sell it on ebay, and hope they introduce one at Paris? If they introduce new ones at paris I would be ok with out a PB for awhile, but I can't wait any longer than that.

So, what would you do.

[tekmoe]

Hey somehow my 1.67GHz PB 15" just got a huge dent in the lower right hand corner (pushed in on the coner poped out on the sides), while in it's timbuk2 bag. I almost had a heart attack! So, now what do I do? Should I get it repaired for $350 and void my warrenty? Sell it on ebay, and buy a new one, and just take the hit? or Sell it on ebay, and hope they introduce one at Paris? If they introduce new ones at paris I would be ok with out a PB for awhile, but I can't wait any longer than that.

So, what would you do.

maybe you should buy a laptop that is made of plas-tique? :o

[wako]

go look at some completed listings on ebay and see about how much you would lose. I think if you take a loss of 500 bucks its still worth it because atleast you will still have another year of warranty when you buy another one.

[Sun Baked]

You can always look into replacing the bottom case yourself, usually around $230US.

[itsbetteronamac]

Thanks for your help... I am going to the apple store to see what they say, but I doubt that they will say anything of value. It looks like I am leaning towards takingthe hit and sell it on ebay. And then maybe waiting a week to see if a PB is announced at paris.

[wdlove]

Taking you PowerBook to the Apple Store would be my recommendation. That way you will have a clearer idea of your options. If it's around $250, I would go ahead and get it fixed.

[itsbetteronamac]

So I went to the Apple store, and the guy told me so much stuff. First if I was going to get it repaired by Apple they would chage me $800+! And that if I was to get my Notebook repaired by someother company it would NOT void my warrenty. Also, once I told them that it was in the bag when it happened, he said he would almost guarrenty that Timbuk2 would pay for the damages, and that if they don't... if I bring in all the letters and convo's I have with them he will help me get the money. So, I'm thinking that if Timbuk2 gives me money, I will probably just sell, and then buy a new one at paris. (if one comes out.) But, until then I am still not completely sure.