I would just go ahead and get the new ones, unless you can get a huge discount on the repair. But I don't see it, like you said for the specialist even to look at it costs some money. The fixing will be expensive.
Pretty drastic for a computer that's not even 18 months old and works fine except for a faulty trackpad temp sensor.
Set up an appointment at the Genius Bar - it's free to get your stuff looked at. They'll be able to run through whatever tests are available, and if you have AppleCare, you can just drop it off at the store for repair. If you don't, the Apple Store guy can tell you how much it'd cost to fix it and whether it's worth it.
Going by what he said (total fixing cost would be around $1100), add a little bit more and that's about what the new MacBooks run for.
finder wouldn't let me delete the file because it was "in use" so the last resort was to delete it through terminal.
$320 for parts and labor to replace the topcase where the trackpad temp sensor is. It's just out of warranty and I don't have AppleCare. Not as expensive as I thought it would be, but still unacceptable considering there's nothing I could have done to mess it up. According to Apple the problem is not a 'known' issue (though there are several forums on the Apple support boards addressing the prblem) so I'll have to eat it. Still much less expensive than a new MB.
I was thinking of buying a Mac Mini. I have already a Mac Keyboard and Mouse. I also have the monitor from my wifes old G4. I mostly want the mac mini to use the iTunes, iMovie, Garageband, a photo program(iPhoto?). My wife sometimes use the computer for Photoshop and Quark(I know these will be add-ons) . And I would like to add Microsoft word and that package. The base Mac Mini, does it come with iMovie, iPhotos, and Garageband? I rarely will use those products, but I do like to play with them once in a while. I do however, use the Internet alot. I use a wireless connection on my dell right now, off of my Uncles cable connection. Will I still be able to use that network for wireless internet? Mac Mini, is it for the mostly internet using, sometimes using it for digital media type person considering I have alot of the peripherals already?
The Mac Mini is a great deal. Plus, you say you already have a mouse, keyboard and a monitor. I suggest you get it. It's a great deal. More info: http://www.apple.com/macmini/
I believe all new macs come with the above software installed. Yes, it's pretty simple - there's an internet connection wizard that will take you step by step.
I wasn't sure if the Mini came with a wireless adapter, but I checked the specs on the Apple Store site, and it does, built in. So you should be all set. Man, I want a new mac now. My Powerbook G4 is about two years old, but my wife just got a new MacBook Pro (Intel-based) from her company for work, and that thing totally dominates. She is running Parallels and ALL of her work stuff for Windows is running on her Mac. VPN, Outlook, whatever goofy ass Windows software she has to use for work, running flawlessly on her awesome new Mac. I'm totally jealous.
Why Parallels? Paying $80 for an application to run Windows when you can can do it for free with Bootcamp? Her MacBook Pro would be better served with Bootcamp... Nonetheless... you're right about the Intel Macbooks... nothing better!
Doesn't parallels run windows at the same time though? I thought bootcamp was just a boot loader to fire up one op. sys. instead of another as well as a partition manager like Qparted to resize your hard disk partitions to set aside some space for windows? I used to do the same thing with vmware a few years ago when I had to run a windows accounting package. Since then I've been furtunate enough to only run linux which is pretty similar to Mac's op. sys.
bootcamp is free and supposedly a much better version is coming out with their new OS update (Leopard?). So we'll see. buuuut, I've heard a lot of people say Parrallels is much better, for the reasons' Andy said. I believe you can run both at the same time as opposed to having to turn off and reboot everytime (hence the name, bootcamp). If you're gonna be using Windows sparingly (like just for games or whatever) bootcamp is probably good. but if you're gonna be doing a lot of work where you'll need to switch between the two, the PD is probably the best bet.
I just bought the Mac Mini. I am hoping it is the value I think it is considering I have the peripherals already.
yes, you are right. It runs it at the same time without needing to reboot. http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
I think you'll like it. I bought mine about a year ago and for the simple things I need done, it does fine. Hooking up a digital camera was a breeze. I'm sure there are more things to discover.
Anybody familiar with the Mac Mini insides? I installed 2GBs of RAM last week and I thought everything went well, but upon putting everything together again I discovered that my Mini no longer recognizes my ethernet connection. I checked the ethernet connection on my old PC and it works fine and my Mini still picks up wireless, so I think it's localized to perhaps the ethernet port. Any suggestions? I hate to take it into the shop because I know I'm gonna get killed. BTW, it took me about 10 minutes on a PC to remind myself what a great idea it was to switch back to a Mac.
I got the Mini, and so far I love it. Very user friendly, many interesting programs came standard. I used to use my dell laptop wirelessly on my uncle's network. The Mini joined the network without any effort. Two questions. 1) How do I import songs from my old iTunes library via my iPod? 2) I purchased iWork 06, does it have a MS excel like feature? In particular, my wife who is a teacher creates lesson plans, and the spreadsheet format was very easy to use. I must say, Apple does create a hard to beat product.