That's disappointing after all that - my 840AV came in a similar state (although it cost ~ $30 AUD some time ago), like yours complete with rattling inside and pieces falling out inside the case. The long power switch smashed off the motherboard's power switch, and the faceplates too were coming off. Ended up having to cannibalise an 8500 case to merge the parts into one good case.
They seem be to fragile machines both inside and out - having fragile plastic, and requiring me to replace al the motherboard caps to be reliable once more. Some of the caps were leaking so badly (worse than any Mac I'd come across), I wasn't sure if I'd need a whole new board.
They seem be to fragile machines both inside and out - having fragile plastic, and requiring me to replace al the motherboard caps to be reliable once more. Some of the caps were leaking so badly (worse than any Mac I'd come across), I wasn't sure if I'd need a whole new board.