Hi Apple gurus n sifus.. Noob question here. Can the casing of the Macbook been replaced with a new one. If can where and how much since there a a few Apple authorised dealer and vendor around the town? This is bcos a fren of mine is selling his Macbook for, and I might considering buying it for my sister. FYI the Macbook is out of warranty already and it has a 'kaput' battery on it. Need to plug in the external battery to ensure that it is 'on'. Thanks for all the help.

Macbook was released in May this year and i am pretty sure the warrenty still covers it.....

double check the serial number in www.apple.com/support

there is a box on the bottom right.....see if u still have any warrenty....

Sorry 1000X..Upon closer inspection, its an i-Book, and not Macbook as I mentioned b4. My mistakes.sorry again. Can the casing/cover still be replace?

This post has been edited by danielwan: Nov 6 2006, 11:36 AM

no problems.....everyone makes mistakes.....

if your friend is not selling the iBook really cheap....then u might as well get one from Garage Sale......coz from your description, your friend's iBook is kinda in a bad condition.....

if u insist on getting your friend's unit, try asking for a quotation from VR tech for your battery....
i dont know if it is feasible to change your iBook casing......might as well call VR tech and ask about it too.....

VR Technology Sdn Bhd
Megan Avenue II, Ground Floor,
Block B-0-7,
No. 12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,
50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2163 2020

Thanks alot lotgotZ. That has been really informative for me. Will checkout the VR tech once Im back in Malaysia end of this month. Thanks again.

dude... y dont u juz go to http://www.applemalaysia.com.my. Click the Store tab... and u can find the list for all service vendors.. and pick the one closest to home..

oohh...didnt know u are not in malaysia....

u can go to the apple centers in the country that u are in now.....

maybe it's even cheaper than getting the thing fixed in malaysia......

goodluck

BTW , shouldnt there be a replacement battery program for all iBooks/Powerbooks. I guess he did not replace his. Its F.O.C , and you might get a new battery. I am not sure which model of iBook you're talking about

I'll recheck again with the replacement batteryand the model of iBook as well again soon. But I think its expired already, since she did mention that it might gonna cost me around RM700++ for me if I want to get a new battery. BTW Im in Brunei lotgoZ.

for Brunei, please
Dial 800-111 first; when prompted, dial 800-708-5413

got it from http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html

i think they dont have any URL....

Hi again.. re-check the iBook already. Here are the spec:

Model : iBook
CPU : Power PC750@600 MHz
Memory : 640 MB. Memory #1:128MB/ Memory #2:512MB
Graphic : ATI RAge Mobility 128. VRAM : 8MB
System serial : 1423TU-LPz-FF10

My question is this a worth buy? The price my fren is selling is BND500 equvalent RM1250 (if the currency is /0.4). And FYI again the battery are totally kaput. How much it is to replace a new battery and hence can Apple Malaysia do a restoration/ replacement as the clip on the casing has loosen as well.

I'm soOOo into these iBook and intended to get it for my sister for its beauty! Mine? I'll wait patiently until Leopard come out as I really wanna get a MacBook with core duo now! Pls..anyone comment on it.

Sorry double posting!

This post has been edited by danielwan: Nov 18 2006, 08:22 PM

I think it's not worth it, you can find better spec of iBook with price below RM2000.
I sold my 933Mhz iBook/640MB RAM/80GB HDD/estimated 3 hours battery at RM2k, my friend sell his 933Mhz iBook/640MB RAM/40GB HDD/broken case/estimated 3 hours battery at RM600.
Case do make a different dude.
You can find better spec with lower price, be patient and keep on searching.

Goodluck, Cheers.

i also have a kaput ibook g3 800 battery... is it eligible for a replacement or trade in at least? need to buy one soon.. getting tedious to have to reset the date everytime i power on...
cheers

do check it at support.apple.com