10-18-2008, 03:42 PM
I've done the iBook hard drive replacement 3 times. The first time will take probably 2 hours, maybe more, and is a little bit harrowing.
Given the high cost of a new battery, the price of a new hard drive, and the PITA of disassembling the iBook, I really think you're better off buying the cheapest refurb MacBook for $799. You will have a machine far more capable than the iBook.
Figure that you can probably sell the iBook for $200 even in its current state, and that replacing the battery and HD would cost perhaps $175, and the cost difference to have a spankin new, super fast MacBook just isn't that much. Just my $.02.
Given the high cost of a new battery, the price of a new hard drive, and the PITA of disassembling the iBook, I really think you're better off buying the cheapest refurb MacBook for $799. You will have a machine far more capable than the iBook.
Figure that you can probably sell the iBook for $200 even in its current state, and that replacing the battery and HD would cost perhaps $175, and the cost difference to have a spankin new, super fast MacBook just isn't that much. Just my $.02.