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renovatio07gsxr
Jun 30, 2008, 02:30 PM
My motherboard went out on me on my G3 iBook. The shop quoted me at $400 plus to fix. Is this true? Can I fix it myself or at least buy a motherboard and have them fix it. They are saying its $300+ for the board and $100 for the labor. Any ideas?


robbieduncan
Jun 30, 2008, 02:37 PM
Doesn't sound that far fetched. Apple logic boards are expensive and paying for professional labour is always expensive.
Eidorian
Jun 30, 2008, 02:37 PM
You'd be much better off using that money on a newer Mac.
renovatio07gsxr
Jun 30, 2008, 02:38 PM
Is there a alternative?

You'd be much better off using that money on a newer Mac.

Yeah if its that much to fix it yeah.
robbieduncan
Jun 30, 2008, 02:40 PM
Look for a replacement logic board on eBay or somewhere like iFixIt (http://www.ifixit.com/Categories/G3-12-Inch-iBook/50). You are really going to be better in the long run putting that towards 50% (or more) of a new MacBook though...
Eidorian
Jun 30, 2008, 02:41 PM
Is there a alternative?



Yeah if its that much to fix it yeah.The components and labor do truly cost that much. I strongly suggest that you don't try to replace the logicboard yourself either unless you're extremely comfortable working with small electronics. Even I won't touch the internals of an iBook.
renovatio07gsxr
Jun 30, 2008, 02:53 PM
Ok what about all my itunes and some of the other stuff how do I go about getting that off and putting it on another computer?
robbieduncan
Jun 30, 2008, 02:56 PM
Ok what about all my itunes and some of the other stuff how do I go about getting that off and putting it on another computer?

Well, you'll either need a working computer or pull the harddrive and attach it to another machine. Of course you should have backups, replying on the disk not dying is a really bad plan.
Eidorian
Jun 30, 2008, 02:56 PM
Ok what about all my itunes and some of the other stuff how do I go about getting that off and putting it on another computer?I've taken iBooks apart (http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/) to salvage their hard drives. I warned their users that they weren't going to have their iBook put back together.
renovatio07gsxr
Jun 30, 2008, 03:00 PM
Alright what about refirb. Macs any places you guys suggest?