Look, we don’t have anything against older model Macs: some of our favorite Macs have entered the world of the discontinued. We’re all in favor keeping them running well for as long as possible. It’s unfortunate when you have to go all the way to court to make that happen, though.
That’s just what Giorgio Gomelsky has done, though. The New York resident is filing a class action lawsuit in the Northern District Court of California which says that Apple failed to properly address issues with some PowerBook G4s’ defective RAM slots. While Apple did acknowledge that some G4s had the problems and subsequently issued a warranty extension, the complainants contend that the range of serial numbers that Apple agreed to cover did not extend to all affected units—Mr. Gomelsky’s included.
The suit is asking for damages, the refunded cost of the PowerBooks, and the attendant costs and fees that come with launching a lawsuit of this kind. Will it pay off or just turn into a long and costly legal battle? We’ll have to sit back and see.
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Hope he loses and has to pay out big time!!
If I could afford a 12" PowerBook G4, I'd get it. Best. Mac. Ever.
Guys like this with these BS lawsuits should be sent to jail. I hope he loses his shirt on this one. Go buy a new laptop you cheap bastard.
Well, that's a bad habit to alway sue others for a yes or no... the funny thing is that a couple of months ago, I bought two 1Gb RAM modules for my wife's PB 15" and although it's the perfect type of RAM, her PB doesn't recognize it at all. Then I saw the Apple plan for this problem but the serial number doesn't match. I also talk to someone at Applecare services, he didn't see any other program for this trouble and he set me up an appointment with a Mac Genius at the Apple store. I think it's a matter of motherboard replacement but without any program, will it worth the cost?
Gomelsky will hire Goldberg and Goldstein Attnys.