[ale] [OT] Mac hardware maintenance

[tom]

I've gotten into my kid's iMacs over the years, but not the eMac. Assuming 
the same engineering concepts apply, I'd guess you should have no major 
problems getting in and out when performing a swap dance. At the machine's 
age, I'd wonder a little about the investment of time, but the learning 
opportunities are good.

Of course, if you can get to a true Apple store and ask questions, that 
might be advantagous.

I for one would be curious how this little adventure plays out should you 
be so inclined...

On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, JK wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A couple of years ago I bought an eMac for my stepson.
> It's one of the all-in-one units. Recently, is has started
> to freeze up at random, and the warranty period has
> long ago expired.
>
> There's an Apple service center nearby (at CompUSA),
> but it would cost $120 just for them to look at the
> machine and tell us what it would take to fix it. My
> question is, would it be reasonable for me to open
> this machine up and do the "swap out the RAM, HD,
> etc. until things start working" dance? Or should I
> leave it to the "professionals" at CompUSA? Web
> resources on Mac hardware maintenance seem to be
> pretty thin.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- JK
>
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