Is it worth it to fix my iBook G4 or Macbook?

I have an iBook G4 that I bought used 3 years ago for 300.00. Recently it started with the "kernal panic" stuff and I took it to a guy who fixes Macs. He determined the cause to be the logic board and quote is 250.00. Then my son gave me his non-working Macbook for an estimate (late 2006) and it was diagnosed with needing a new hard drive, optical drive, and battery, for 600.00. I really don't know if these are good/fair estimates, so I'm hoping someone can give me some feedback.

Thanks!

Karin

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4)

Posted on Sep 11, 2011 5:15 PM

19 replies

Sep 16, 2011 9:58 AM in response to veggiegal

There are tutorials on the website ifixit.com It is not an easy task because almost the entire computer has to be taken apart. It is difficult and time-consuming.

Sep 16, 2011 11:44 AM in response to kennethfromtoronto

Kenneth,

veggiegal was talking about the "MB" (MacBook) when wondering about replacing the hard drive.

Unlike the iBook, replacing the hard drive on a MacBook is relatively easy (as the link I provided illustrates).

Sep 16, 2011 12:29 PM in response to Ronda Wilson

Correct; my confusion. Sorry.

Sep 16, 2011 12:37 PM in response to kennethfromtoronto

No problem.

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Is it worth it to fix my iBook G4 or Macbook?