Hinge broken on iBook, got to change the screen?

[disconap]

It's a lot easier than it looks in those pics, it's just time consuming.

Also, anyone working in a laptop that doesn't know the screw configurations very well would be well, well served to use the "cardboard method" that most DIY mechanics employ when working on cars: mark up a large piece of cardboard with each step (numbered REALLY helps, as you will end up approaching the same sections of the hardware more than once) and a rough outline, and push the screws through roughly where you pulled them out from. This is essential to me when I work on one of my ibooks, as there are really so many steps, and though a screw may fit somewhere, it doesn't mean it SHOULD be there, and can damage components/boards (not to mention that you then have another section that requires a longer/shorter screw). Just a bit of helpful advice.

 

[blusnwflk]

Broken bezel x2

I had a similar problem.... my screen started coming apart from the frame, and apple told me that they would have to replace the entire screen ($1000... or so). I took the Ibook to a techroom and they replaced the part for $250... then last week the screen separated from the frame again and this time the pixels of the display were distorted. I took the computer back to apple... again no help. and then returned to the techroom to hear that the bezel again broke in two places. The replaced part is only covered by apple for 90 days after install... mine broke and I noticed it 93 days after it was replaced.

Now, I don't know if it is just me, but it seems like this piece should not be breaking for so many people...and after nothing! Has anyone looked into the incidence of this, and thought of maybe a class action lawsuit if there is enough support. Sorry! I don't know much about this, but I feel that we pay a lot of money for the apple products and they should not break for no reason. Also, the new Macbook has a completely different hinge and set up, so I have been told, so is Apple aware that they had a faulty product???

Help! I am going to have to buy a new computer and feel that I have been cheated!