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Article #131Re: PowerBook 5300 Door
From: Brandon Lucas
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 00:00
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> In case anyone is at all interested, after talking to Jo Naylor (new > person in charge of cleaning up the dealers), I had another go at getting > a replacement door under warrantee (for when the door I bought dies) and > got another resounding "No" from local dealers. I then phoned Apple in > Sydney who informed me that the _only_ warrantee caims for PB 5300s that > they would entertain were those covered by the 7-year extended warrantee, > but no others. To say that I was surprised is putting it mildly! > > The 5300 is still a very nice machine, just a pity about the company behind it. When I sent my 5300c for service, I got it back within 3 days, and they fixed teh door for free. Plus I have not had any problems except for the power cord. I think my 5300c is a great computer. I have not any problems that wouldn't happen on my desktop, ie...system software, extension problems.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107dd4,d4b620ebca001d83 X-Google-Attributes: gid107dd4,public X-Google-Thread: 10b5e3,8a7ba7c4a63e3e48 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b5e3,public From: blucas@iquest.net (Brandon Lucas) Subject: Re: PowerBook 5300 Door Date: 1996/09/20 Message-ID: <blucas-2009961720090001@ind-010-237-154.iquest.net> X-Deja-AN: 184290600 sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) x-nntp-posting-host: ind-010-237-154.iquest.net references: <umbilicord-2008961950020001@news.earthlink.net> <martin-2108960632040001@newshost.cyberramp.net> <paul-2208961016090001@newshost.anu.edu.au> <clt-2408961126230001@metro.ucc.su.oz.au> <paul-2508961021580001@newshost.anu.edu.au> <323B6189.4775@magna.com.au> <paul-1609961137410001@newshost.anu.edu.au> organization: Sunshine Promotions newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.portables,aus.computers.mac