Spare parts for powerbook G3

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Spare parts for powerbook G3

The screen of my powerbook G3 is severely damaged by accident. So I contacted my nearest Apple reseller to find out that there are no spare parts any more for this "old" machine. I just would like to know if this a local problem or are the new G3 parts sold out worldwide ?

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Posted on Aug 2, 2007 1:09 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 2, 2007 5:12 PM in response to Marc DG

Try eBay. There seems to be lots of spare parts on there.

I picked up a fully working G3 Powerbook for $43 on eBay !

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Answer 2

Aug 2, 2007 5:42 PM in response to Marc DG

New parts are no longer available.

But there are folks who have discovered the "large chunks" you can quickly separate a computer into are worth more as parts than as complete systems. Complete screen unit for powerBook G3 is a commonly-available part. There are three different ones for the WallStreet PowerBook alone.

eBay is one place where some of those parts are available. Tested parts with a modest warranty are available from online sellers and repairers of iBooks and Powerbooks with their own web sites. Full repair service with warranty is also available.

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Sagesse

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Aug 3, 2007 2:57 AM in response to Marc DG

Welcome to Apple Discussions, Matt DG!

E-mail me at Sagesse63 ATTY gmail DOTTY com. I may be able to help. It is against the terms of use for me to talk about a direct sale here on the forums.

(Please do NOT spell out my e-mail address in any form other than the one I have used above.)

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Answer 4

Aug 3, 2007 7:53 AM in response to Marc DG

You can join LEM-Swap for buying & selling Mac stuff. http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap
After you join, post a WTB (want to buy).

From time to time I've seen posts by users who are selling parts & pieces of non-operating/damaged powerbooks. Don't know if they will ship outside the US.

 Cheers, Tom

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