As of last summer though Apple was still keeping
it's promise
of repairing defective 5300's. Mine hadn't yet had the case repaired
and they replaced the whole outer casing under warranty, including
shipping both ways. Not bad service for a near 7 year old laptop.
IIRC, the extension program on the 5300 is good for 8 years from the date
the 5300 was discontinued.
Unfortunatly, if the tech manual for the 1710AV is to be believed, the
repair program only lasted 5 months for it (August of 98 to Dec 31 98).
-chris
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