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12" Powerbook LCD Display Issue
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Senior User
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Austin, Texas
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Can anyone give me an estimate on how much it would cost to fix this?
I have a 12" Powerbook and the backlight in the LCD no longer works. You can see the text and everything - but it's like viewing an iPod without a backlight. As you can imagine, it's rather frustrating. Would I need to replace the LCD? Should I grab one off of eBay and do it myself (even though I've never touched or replaced the compenents of a computer besides the RAM) or take it to my Apple Genius Bar and let them fix it? Any estimate on what it would cost to repair this?
Thanks!
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Los Angeles, California
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The backlight for the LCD?
Er.
$300? $400? Somewhere in that area.
Is your PowerBook still in warranty?
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Linkinus is king.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Actually, it belongs to a friend of mine. He's thinking of just selling it as-is, and letting someone else fix it. It's a 1GHz G4 processor with 1.25GB of RAM, 40GB HDD, Superdrive... with Tiger installed. I was thinking of buying it myself and replacing it if it didn't cost me an arm and a leg. He's thinking he could still get $500-600 for it... is that too much to ask?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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If you don't fix the backlight it would work great in clamshell mode.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Call AppleCare of visit a genius bar and get a quote.
Best way to find out. 
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: there are days when I wake up and thats exactly my question
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Originally Posted by volcano
Can anyone give me an estimate on how much it would cost to fix this?
I have a 12" Powerbook and the backlight in the LCD no longer works. You can see the text and everything - but it's like viewing an iPod without a backlight. As you can imagine, it's rather frustrating. Would I need to replace the LCD? Should I grab one off of eBay and do it myself (even though I've never touched or replaced the compenents of a computer besides the RAM) or take it to my Apple Genius Bar and let them fix it? Any estimate on what it would cost to repair this?
Thanks!
A new Display would be expensive. But you can buy a backlight bulb and put it in yourself.
Find it here: http://www.wegenermedia.com/lcdpage.htm (for example). Its 70 USD. But check first if only the cable is broken.
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