[Macpartners] replace a disk in a recent model G4 powerbook?

[John Canfield]

The old G4 Titanium I just refreshed with the $99 320GB drive is running like a champ! I even tricked it into installing Leopard (10.5.8). It runs the latest Safari and iTunes just fine. Top of the line when new, this eight year old machine is still proving itself an exceptional value!

Of course, it can't run the newest software that requires an Intel processor, and other intensive programs are better suited to faster machines, but it's a shame to discard something that for a small investment can still be very useful.

Your Professor certainly deserves a new MacBook Pro, and should probably buy one. So then, spend $99 on a new disk for the old computer and try your hand at replacing it. If successful, you may find it handy as a spare.

John-Elmer


On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:18 PM, Thomas S Pixton wrote:

> I take all our Macs over to the Apple store at the Cambridgeside Galleria.
> MIT PC generally don't service Macs. However, the cost up repairing an older
> G4 Powerbook may be high and won't yield a very good machine. Far better
> value to purchase a new MacBookPro.
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>> Hi - I have a professor whose G4 (aluminum) powerbook's disk seems to be
>> dying/dead.  I can boot off an external disk, and can open a terminal
>> window and do an ls on the disk, and it shows part of it, then stops.
>> I've tried running several different disk repair tools, and it tries to
>> access the disk but then freezes, and I have to force exit the
>> application.  Assuming the problem is the disk (93G), does anyone know
>> approximately how much does MIT charge to fix it?  Thanks. - Mark
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