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Post #9 by webb3201
Source ForumMacNN
CategoryPowerPC
Post DateSun, 29 May 2005 - 21:10
Original URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050612084131/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=258017
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Originally Posted by Spliff
Aren't the G3 iBooks prone to logic board failures? Any G3 iBook you buy will probably be out of warranty, so $300 seems like a waste of money.



Prone to failures is hard to quantify. I have not seen any major reports other than a batch of g3 800s that are actually still under coverage based on some problems. I know of at least 12 iBooks in the 500 to 700 range that are still running great after 3-4 years of heavy use by one of my associate groups. I think that 300.00 for a capable writing machine is not a waste at all.
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