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iBoaterer[_2_]

December 13th 11 06:43 PM

Why I Like Apple Products, continued

In article ,
says...

On 12/13/2011 11:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In articleAYmdne9Leao94XrTnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@earthlink .com, dump-on-
says...

Had a 9:45 AM appointment at Apple this am, gone by 10 AM

Diagnosis...bad video card
Solution....replace main logic board (motherboard). Video card
permanently attached to motherboard.

Problem Description/Diagnosis
Issue: Customer states machine has garbled video
Steps to reproduce: Physically observed. Fail Nvidia test
Proposed Resolution: Replace MLB
Cosmetic Condition: Normal wear
Known Liquid Damage: No
Check-in Required: Yes
Username: na
Password: na
Would the customer prefer to create a temporary password while their
computer is being serviced?: No
Estimated Turn Around Time: We'll call you within 48 hours
Mac OS Version: 10.7.2
Hard Drive Size: 200 GB
Memory Size: 4 GB
iLife Version: 09

Employee ##########

Repair Estimate
Item Number Description Price Amount Due
661-4960 PCBA MLB 2.4 GHZ REV2 $ 487.5 $ 0.00
S1490LL/A Hardware Repair Labor $ 39.00 $ 0.00

Total (Tax not included) $ 526.50 $ 0.00

A $526.50 repair at no cost to me, and machine is out of warranty...it's
almost four years old.

Basically, I'll have a brand new machine when I get the laptop back this
week.

No you won't.

Another peek at his ignorance.

It's OK for Apple to be anti-union, but not Walmart, because he likes
Apple products.

He must be the only person on the planet that hasn't heard about the
nets they had to put up to keep Chinese workers from jumping to their
death in the sweat shop that supplies Apple parts for notebooks, phones
and iPads.

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