It's definitely not his fault. Scratches are usually lines. His is chipping. Dropping the machine would only dent it. The paint is most definitely defective.

All i hope is when i buy the new revision as soon as it is released, what ever it is, that they have addressed this problem and have some how made the laptop stronger and more scra…

A friends Tibook 550 fell from 1.5 meters and it spat out one of those "card" cds that was stuck into it. No damages. No worn paint, he treats it rather brutally.

My dear father spilled some healthy herbal tea (he claims not much of it) on his wallstreet's upper left speaker/keyboard area He lifted the keyboard and said it all looked dry …

Herbal tea is only good for people (so they say...), not PowerBooks... You really should stick to CD's and battery acid (in the right places that is...) Salvage the HD, take it in …

I've spilled liquids plenty of times on my PowerBooks, but it's usually only on the keyboard which can easily be cleaned out. Contrary to what Cipher said, the problem is probably…

I did the same thing a few weeks ago on my Wallstreet, but it was coffee with lots of sugar added http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/frown.gif Unfortunately the repair center said t…

Just out of curiosity, what would a repair like this cost? (Spilled my chew cup onto the keyboard)

I did not need to know that. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/cwm2/puke.gif

Hey, at least it has an uhm.. new fresh smell

The reason I say its probably only a minor problem, is that in my experience, after spilling liquid on an electrical device, I just open it up and use a hair dryer (not a good idea…

I've seen this several dozen times in the Service Center where I work. Nine times out of ten, it's only the keyboard that shorts out requiring a simple dry-out and replacement of t…

Thanks for the advice...my dad sent it in to Apple for repair using his extended warranty. We'll see what they say -if they demand payment, which they might, he'll pay .Otherwise w…

Even if it is just the keyboard... "well, we needed to replace the logic board, and the ram too..." That will be $1300 thankyou... Cipher13

GOOD NEWS! The powerbook came back today with a new keyboard, working perfectly! No charge, courtesy of Apple Extended Warranty! My father is happy which means I'm happy too since…

wassup guys.... i'm looking to add RAM to my pismo 400. i only have 64 now. so, i hopped over to ramseeker.com.....but i have one questiom--is all the ram listed under pb2000 th…

I got a 256M upgrade from 1-800-memory and it was 2-2-2 and works perfectly in my Pismo. WhenI bought it 3 months ago they were way lower than anybody else at $189.

Avoid cheap RAM. It is often unreliable. This causes more crashes than anything else. I have had good experiences with Micron RAM. The price is low and the quality is incredible.

Quote: Originally posted by mattmarshall: wassup guys.... i'm looking to add RAM to my pismo 400. i only have 64 now. so, i hopped over to ramseeker.com.....but i hav…

I, too, ordered from Micron/Crucial, and it has been perfect, not to mention at a very good price. tooki

hey guys..... i just looked into the micron ram, and it is significantly more expensive than the ones listed at ramseeker.com 128 megs is $150, 256 is over $380! right now, 1-80…

hi all, after perusing the forums and reading a bit, i still can't get the system to recognize my battery. the system is as follows: Wallstreet 266/196 mb dvd/6 gig hd w/ 9.2.2 …

Hi! You're not alone. I had the same problem with my old PowerBook G3/233 with 160 MB of RAM, OS 9.2.2. I tried everything - zapped PRAM, rebuilt hard drive, used Norton Utiltie…