My ibook g4 died... suggestions?

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okay so my iBook G4 with panther died. they said that they could fix it for 800 dollars. I go to school for photography and i really need a computer asap. Is it worth it to get it fixed or would it make more sense to just buy a cheap macbook or even a refurbished one? I was hoping to make it with my ibook until i graduated (in a year and a half) but because the computer is almost four years old I feel like it's not worth it to keep trying to fix it.
I could really use some opinions because I have no idea what to do!
 
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There's no way I'd pay $800 to fix that machine.

$950 will buy you a refurbished MacBook from Apple, with the standard 1-year Apple warranty.
 
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I'd recommend a new computer also
 
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Yeah for $800 you could use that to go for a newer macbook refurb. At least you have a nice paper weight now :p
 

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Like the others said, it's not worth that much to repair that. Get a New or even Refurb Macbook.

Who said it was dead and would cost that much to repair? What is wrong with the iBook?
 
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the apple store said it would cost that much... the monitor/screen was already broken and then i kinda spilled some water on the keyboard... and then i cried
 
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Like the others have said, it's not worth spending $800 to fix the iBook. It sounds like your best bet would be a refurbished Macbook.
 
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I had the same thing happen to me with my ibook before I upgraded to a macbook. I was, however able to get it to boot just long enough to wipe the hardrive. I would defiantly go with a refurbished macbook, $800 is a lot of money just to repair an ibook, and you can most likely find a refurbished macbook for $950. Another suggestion is to take apart, remove your hard drive (since you have sensitive data on it) and sell the rest of the ibook on ebay as broken. I was able to do this and got over $200!...hey it's better than a paperweight!
 
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How has it died? What are it's symptoms?
There are some fixes if it's the logic board.
 
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There's no way I'd pay $800 to fix that machine.

$950 will buy you a refurbished MacBook from Apple, with the standard 1-year Apple warranty.

Personally I wouldn't wish a new macbook on anyone. Their build quality is less than exceptional, their lcd's crack very easily and their keyboard is beathtakingly bad. The macbook pro seems to be better but I haven't had use to use one for an extended time.

I would recommend getting the old ibook fixed on look into getting a good used g4 ibook
 
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My LCD hasnt easily cracked and my keyboard infact is pretty nice to type on... and yes my poorly built macbook is over 15 months old ;)

(With that in mind, id agree with the others, get yourself a referb macbook or similar)

~~ TS ~~
 

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The Macbook is no worse in build quality than the iBook. I can break any display or ruin any notebook out there if I really wanted to and get rough enough with it.

The keyboard on the iBook is excellent. It takes a day to get used to it, but after that I love it.
 

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