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Old Jul 4th, 2004, 01:35 AM   #1
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Someone is selling a 12" iBook G3 500MHZ, 10GB, 192RAM, CD ROM and I am wondering if I should purchase it with a problem it has. He says that there is a 1" x 1" area on the LCD that is brighter then the rest of the screen, is this the LCD or possibly the video on the motherboard?
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Old Jul 4th, 2004, 07:44 AM   #2
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The only way to tell would be to run it from another monitor.
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Old Jul 4th, 2004, 07:45 AM   #3
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BTW what are you gonna spend on this?
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Old Jul 4th, 2004, 09:26 AM   #4
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$400.00...I think it's a good price.
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Old Jul 4th, 2004, 11:20 AM   #5
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wow... $400?? that might be worth something to look @. Depending on what you need to seriously do, I think that might be a steal. How is the batt life?? also, run that 2nd monitor as someone mentioned. But, to do some simple surfing and maybe some word pro?? nice.

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Old Jul 5th, 2004, 07:54 AM   #6
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I agree, buy it!
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Old Jul 5th, 2004, 09:42 AM   #7
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I just bought it for $368.00 shipping included, we'll see how it is. Here is what I am getting and the problems.

-iBook G3 500MHZ
-10GB
-198RAM
-CD ROM
-battery that lasts about 1 hour and 45 minutes
-Adapter

Problems *nothing serious*
-the backspace key is missing but still works
-there is an area on the LCD that is a little brighter then the rest.

That's it, I think I got it for an excellent price.
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Old Jul 5th, 2004, 12:16 PM   #8
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What a deal!

That's awesome!! And, if the display problem is the system itself and not the LCD, it should be covered under Apple's iBook Logic Board Repair Extension Program. Congrats on a great purchase!
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http://www.pbparts.com/shop/nkbp.html

The above adresse will leed you to a seller for individual key . if you need "Delete" they are presently out of stock. Good luck with your new portable.

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I just bought it for $368.00 shipping included
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