Thursday, February 12, 2009

Cheap Mac Parts to Japan

Throughout December and January, I was experiencing a dying fan in my Macbook (a metaphor for a broken heart?). Actually, I don't know if it was dying, but when the rpms reached around 5200, my computer started sounding like an airplane taking off. It was really loud and really annoying.

I called Apple in Japan, and they said that for people outside of warranty, they offer a one price fix anything plan at an easy $400.

I ended up ordering the fan myself from PBParts.com for $29 + $7.50 international shipping. I want to plug the site because other sites had shipping alone at the $40 mark.

I followed an install guide on iFixit.com, and my Macbook is back to normal again.

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