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On 14 Dec 2006, at 14:17, mike karthauser wrote:

> hi alistair
>
> On 14 Dec 2006, at 13:44, Alastair Moore wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend an apple repair place? Ideally not Western as
>> they seem rather steep. Doesn't need to be an official apple store,
>> just someone who might be reasonably priced. I got a new dvd drive
>> for my powerbook and having following destructions from
>> www.ifixit.com, I now have a powerbook that turns on but doesn't beep
>> and doesn't light up (can hear discs spinning though).
>>
>> Oh and 10 spare screws that I didn't have before I pulled it apart.
>> And some odd bits of plastic and an extra bit of metal too.
>
> we've had great success with the powerbook fanatic, a regular poster
> on mac uk list (lowend mac's mail lists)
>
> his name is malcolm cornelius  - pbfanatic at fireflyuk.net - http://
> www.pbfanatic.co.uk
>
> he saved me from slow hell last year when a simple drive swap went
> hideously wrong (and hes waayy cheaper than western)
>
> HTH
> mikek

Cheers everyone for the suggestions! I'll chase up a few of these  
people and see what comes of it!

Alastair