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Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:00 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy and Merry.
This is just a report of good news.
One of the 2 iPhone 4 phones (on an ATT family plan) in my household
was accidentally dropped and the screen badly cracked.
The cracked iPhone still worked.
We were going to upgrade to iPhone 5 anyway and just did that about 40
days earlier.
Sold the good iPhone 4 to a GameStop retail store for $190. Amazing.
Gave the cracked iPhone 4 to a 22 next door neighbor boy who has
Aspergers. The phone call to transfer phone to his name was, believe
it or not, easy via ATT Wireless. I know. That's hard to believe.
I found a booth in the nearby gigantic Tysons Corner Mall that
repaired, while you wait, iPhone / iPod / iPad broken screens, sticky
Home buttons, and some other things.
Cost of new glass screen was $80, took 30 minutes, and works fine.
Neighbor kid is very happy! He's a good guy and I help him with
computer projects.
I offered to be Santa this December and if neighbor kid could come up
with half the price I'd pay the other half for the new screen.
So this is just a report to check out all the new repair and service
facilities for iOS devices that have been opening.
I found another iPhone repair service in the Washington, D.C., region
that even comes to your home or office, did the screen replacement, and
the cost was $87.00 USD.
Denver Dan
This is just a report of good news.
One of the 2 iPhone 4 phones (on an ATT family plan) in my household
was accidentally dropped and the screen badly cracked.
The cracked iPhone still worked.
We were going to upgrade to iPhone 5 anyway and just did that about 40
days earlier.
Sold the good iPhone 4 to a GameStop retail store for $190. Amazing.
Gave the cracked iPhone 4 to a 22 next door neighbor boy who has
Aspergers. The phone call to transfer phone to his name was, believe
it or not, easy via ATT Wireless. I know. That's hard to believe.
I found a booth in the nearby gigantic Tysons Corner Mall that
repaired, while you wait, iPhone / iPod / iPad broken screens, sticky
Home buttons, and some other things.
Cost of new glass screen was $80, took 30 minutes, and works fine.
Neighbor kid is very happy! He's a good guy and I help him with
computer projects.
I offered to be Santa this December and if neighbor kid could come up
with half the price I'd pay the other half for the new screen.
So this is just a report to check out all the new repair and service
facilities for iOS devices that have been opening.
I found another iPhone repair service in the Washington, D.C., region
that even comes to your home or office, did the screen replacement, and
the cost was $87.00 USD.
Denver Dan
Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:08 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Les Streater" linernutuk
I had two Oki printers some years ago - brilliant with original toners, both got ruined when I changed to generic toner.
I now run a Xerox 9800, and wouldn't even look at generic! Quality control in toner, seals and fittings is just not the same.
You don't say which model you are using, but if its a reasonable current model, I'd suggest looking at going onto a Pagepack contract - you pay a fixed price for colour and for mono pages, but it includes all toners, drums, filters, etc., and includes full service. Eight pence for a colour page and under 1 penny for black.
Best investment I made in printing!
Hope that helps.
Les Streater
On 21 Dec 2012, at 16:55, André Boey wrote:
Does anyone have experience or opinions on using generic toner in Xerox color laser printers?
I do design work and run proofs from my studio Macs to a networked Xerox printer. The last batch of generic toner I got seems to be of terrible quality, causing streaks, uneven blotches, and even flaking right off the paper. I find this odd because I've always used generics in my laser and inkjet printers without any trouble. The Xerox is the newest, just over a year old.
I'm wondering if there's something particular about Xerox printers that make them less tolerant of generic toner. Or perhaps I just got a bad batch of toner to begin with. Any suggestions welcome. Otherwise I'll bite the bullet and get original Xerox toner.
Andre
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I now run a Xerox 9800, and wouldn't even look at generic! Quality control in toner, seals and fittings is just not the same.
You don't say which model you are using, but if its a reasonable current model, I'd suggest looking at going onto a Pagepack contract - you pay a fixed price for colour and for mono pages, but it includes all toners, drums, filters, etc., and includes full service. Eight pence for a colour page and under 1 penny for black.
Best investment I made in printing!
Hope that helps.
Les Streater
On 21 Dec 2012, at 16:55, André Boey wrote:
Does anyone have experience or opinions on using generic toner in Xerox color laser printers?
I do design work and run proofs from my studio Macs to a networked Xerox printer. The last batch of generic toner I got seems to be of terrible quality, causing streaks, uneven blotches, and even flaking right off the paper. I find this odd because I've always used generics in my laser and inkjet printers without any trouble. The Xerox is the newest, just over a year old.
I'm wondering if there's something particular about Xerox printers that make them less tolerant of generic toner. Or perhaps I just got a bad batch of toner to begin with. Any suggestions welcome. Otherwise I'll bite the bullet and get original Xerox toner.
Andre
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Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:17 am (PST) . Posted by:
"Jeff" jbturof
Thanks again!
Happy Holidays!
Jeff
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Denver Dan <denver.dan@...> wrote:
>
> Howdy and Merry.
>
> Glad you got the good diagnosis on the MacBook Pro video card.
>
> My sense is that expensive repairs on older computers are probably not
> a good investment unless you will be using the computer for quite some
> time.
>
> I did a couple of quick checks on screen repairs by non Apple shops and
> the price is around $190 USD but the warranties are all over the map.
>
> I did see one shop in Maryland near Washington, D.C., that offered one
> day turnaround and a one year warranty. Other shops offered about the
> same price and a 90 day warranty. Go shopping!
>
> Good luck and Merry.
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:35:06 +0000, jbturof wrote:
> > Sorry...I think I wasn't clear in what I wrote...
> > The nVidia problem came back negative. The card was fine---and was
> > JUST still within the time frame required to qualify. No...they
> > definitely determined it was a failing display and I think it's time
> > for me to consider my options in the case.
> >
> > Thanks all.
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , Dave C <davec2468@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >> The Genius Bar person simply repeated the Company Line that it won't
> >> be a free repair.
> >>
> >> I think many here would suggest that you call Apple support and ask
> >> to speak to a senior support person (only a senior representative at
> >> Apple HQ has the authority to say "yes" under these circumstances).
> >> Explain that the problem is only a few weeks past the program's
> >> deadline and that you would consider it fair and "the right thing to
> >> do" to perform the repair to your laptop under the program.
> >>
> >> Stranger things have happened...
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> Dave
>
Happy Holidays!
Jeff
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> Howdy and Merry.
>
> Glad you got the good diagnosis on the MacBook Pro video card.
>
> My sense is that expensive repairs on older computers are probably not
> a good investment unless you will be using the computer for quite some
> time.
>
> I did a couple of quick checks on screen repairs by non Apple shops and
> the price is around $190 USD but the warranties are all over the map.
>
> I did see one shop in Maryland near Washington, D.C., that offered one
> day turnaround and a one year warranty. Other shops offered about the
> same price and a 90 day warranty. Go shopping!
>
> Good luck and Merry.
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:35:06 +0000, jbturof wrote:
> > Sorry...I think I wasn't clear in what I wrote...
> > The nVidia problem came back negative. The card was fine---and was
> > JUST still within the time frame required to qualify. No...they
> > definitely determined it was a failing display and I think it's time
> > for me to consider my options in the case.
> >
> > Thanks all.
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- In macsupportcentral@
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >> The Genius Bar person simply repeated the Company Line that it won't
> >> be a free repair.
> >>
> >> I think many here would suggest that you call Apple support and ask
> >> to speak to a senior support person (only a senior representative at
> >> Apple HQ has the authority to say "yes" under these circumstances)
> >> Explain that the problem is only a few weeks past the program's
> >> deadline and that you would consider it fair and "the right thing to
> >> do" to perform the repair to your laptop under the program.
> >>
> >> Stranger things have happened...
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> Dave
>
Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:21 am (PST) . Posted by:
"missladybee" missladybee
The 45 battery load cycles in 6 years is probably correct. I rarely use the laptop, maybe only once or twice a year! Many times the battery ran down all the way. If I had charged it on a regular basis, making sure it never ran all the way down, would that have extended the life of the battery?
No Apple store near by. Amazon has a new battery for $21, regular $129 (which is the price from Apple online). At $21 seems extremely low in comparison, would that be a risky purchase?
--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@...> wrote:
>
> With a current charge and capacity of zero, and and I assume an age of 6 years. I would say it is done. I would check the contacts and reinstall the battery, but apparently the Coconut Battery app has read the logic circuit.
>
> Only 45 battery load cycles in 6 years does not sound correct, even for extremely light use. I use mine daily and I get about 3 years from a battery.
>
> If you have an Apple Store near by, take it in and have them check it. You can get a new replacement elsewhere, for less than you can from Apple. Do not buy a used one, and a new one will probably run you $100 plus.
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2012, at 4:56 PM, missladybee wrote:
>
> I have a 2006 MacBook 13" (White) laptop When I turned it on using the MagSafe connector the light showed green. When I unplugged the MSC, the computer shut down. I plugged it back in and left it on for awhile, it never turned orange, as it should have, since I had not used or recharged the computer in least 2 months. The computer is just like new, hardly ever used and charged occasionally. Is it possible the battery could actually by DEAD?
>
> I downloaded "Coconut Battery" software and here are the results.....
>
> Current Charge: 0 mAh
> Maximum charge: 0 mAh
> -2.147484e+09%
>
> Battery capacity
> Current capacity: 0 mAh
> Design capacity 5020 mAh
>
> Model: MacBook 1,1
> Age of Mac: 78 Months
> Battery load cycles: 45
>
> Battery temperature 29.8C
> Battery power usage: -0.0 Watt
>
> ~~~
>
> Thanks,
> Barbara E
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
No Apple store near by. Amazon has a new battery for $21, regular $129 (which is the price from Apple online). At $21 seems extremely low in comparison, would that be a risky purchase?
--- In macsupportcentral@
>
> With a current charge and capacity of zero, and and I assume an age of 6 years. I would say it is done. I would check the contacts and reinstall the battery, but apparently the Coconut Battery app has read the logic circuit.
>
> Only 45 battery load cycles in 6 years does not sound correct, even for extremely light use. I use mine daily and I get about 3 years from a battery.
>
> If you have an Apple Store near by, take it in and have them check it. You can get a new replacement elsewhere, for less than you can from Apple. Do not buy a used one, and a new one will probably run you $100 plus.
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2012, at 4:56 PM, missladybee wrote:
>
> I have a 2006 MacBook 13" (White) laptop When I turned it on using the MagSafe connector the light showed green. When I unplugged the MSC, the computer shut down. I plugged it back in and left it on for awhile, it never turned orange, as it should have, since I had not used or recharged the computer in least 2 months. The computer is just like new, hardly ever used and charged occasionally. Is it possible the battery could actually by DEAD?
>
> I downloaded "Coconut Battery" software and here are the results.....
>
> Current Charge: 0 mAh
> Maximum charge: 0 mAh
> -2.147484e+09%
>
> Battery capacity
> Current capacity: 0 mAh
> Design capacity 5020 mAh
>
> Model: MacBook 1,1
> Age of Mac: 78 Months
> Battery load cycles: 45
>
> Battery temperature 29.8C
> Battery power usage: -0.0 Watt
>
> ~~~
>
> Thanks,
> Barbara E
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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