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Beware cracking your Powerbook 17 screen

 


There's a salutory tale on Macnet for owners of the bright and shiny 17-inch Apple Powerbook.

This tale concerns a chap who tried to open the latch on his notebook one morning and had some trouble opening it up.

He pushed a little hard and heard a small cracking noise and when the latch finally opened he saw his Powerbook screen was broken.

Apple says the problem is his fault and he's discovered he's going to have to lash out well over one thousand bucks to fix the problem, which he believes his not his fault.

Notebooks are fragile creatures indeed, and he's discovered his insurance doesn't cover the problem either.

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