Apple has very reasonable repair policies. My son’s G4 PowerBook, age 5+, developed a screen issue. A total rebuild (involving fixing anything that’s found to be subpar) had a flat fee of something like $325. Your newer machine shouldn’t be much more. If you like your machine, that’d be a great way to get it back, assuming one of the Apple Store Geniuses can’t fix it right then and there.
On the other hand, the current crop of Mac laptops is super delectable. I would not fault you for upgrading. I’m sorely tempted myself... but am holding out for quad-core.
Thanks for input. I’m currently in Asia. So hoping the Mac guys here can fix it or ship it to be fixed. No Apple store here, just authorized dealers.
The 325. you paid to repair seems very resonable. Would be great if they could fix it here.
Pardon my ignorance, but when is the quad-core expected?