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eMac Repair Extension Program Announced

Apple has announced an eMac Repair Extension program for eMacs that were sold between April 2004 and June 2005 and are experiencing scrambled and/or distorted video, no video, or no power. Users who feel that their eMac may be affected by the issue can learn more about the program by visiting the program's site.

This issue was initially brought to light on various discussion boards and was highlighted in a page 2 story. A common issue with the affected Macs were bulging and cracked capacitors on the logic board.

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~Shard~ Avatar
262 months ago
Great to see that Apple hasn't completely forgot about the eMac. I wonder if we'll ever see a revamped education solution utilizing the new Intel chips...
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262 months ago
Thats good news! :)
My (old) school has a bunch of eMacs. None of them have the problem yet though.
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bobber205 Avatar
262 months ago
This is AWESOME news!

I know some people and my school who have problems with there eMacs.

Sweet. :D

My old high school had some troubles with video cards in several machines that were about 3 years old. My mentor had them sent in and fixed.
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ITASOR Avatar
262 months ago
LOL ITASOR!

have there been problems with them? :eek: :confused:

I haven't seen any threads...

:rolleyes:
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ITASOR Avatar
262 months ago
I can see it now....the "Yellow MacBook (white) Repair Extension Program". :p
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