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Fare thee well, ye olde MacBook.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

A famous Beatle once stated, “all things must pass”. There comes a time when great things must settle down and move on. That time has come for one of the most successful computer models in history…the MacBook (not to be confused with the MacBook Pro). Yes. Today marks the official day when the MacBook has been discontinued. Farewell my old friend.

Now, the cheapest Mac notebook on the market is the amazing MacBook Air. Obviously, Apple see’s the MacBook Air as the future of their notebook line. The MacBook Air is truly a technical achievement, and starting at $999, it is more affordable than ever. Despite its current shortcomings (limited HD space, no optical drive…), the MacBook Air is a marvel. Oh yeah, HELLO THUNDERBOLT!!  If you don’t know what Thunderbolt is, read this article from Gizmodo.

Still, to me, nothing can replace the simplicity and convenience of the old MacBook…except the 13.3″ MacBook Pro :-)

At the time of its release, the MacBook was, quite simply, a revolution not only for Apple, but for the notebook industry.  Let’s face it, Mac OS X was awesome with a PPC processer, but with the Intel processor, the darn thing just soared.  My old MacBook (purchased in 2007) still runs circles around some of my friend’s newer Windows based computers.  The only flaw that I truly felt with my MacBook was the fact that its integrated video card was not that great.  Sure, not being able to play Portal on my MacBook sucked, but that’s what I have an Xbox for.

Let’s not be sad of that fact that the MacBook will no longer be around, let us all celebrate it.  Here is to looking to the future…

Farewell ye olde MacBook.

 

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iResQ 10% Coupon / Discount for a Great Cause — EXPIRED

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Hi everyone,

I am really excited to offer this opportunity to our customers. What’s the catch? Well, there isn’t really one. If there is one, it might be that you’ll have to put in an extra minute of work to get a discount. When it comes down to it, however, you will be helping to make a difference in the fight to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

This 10% discount is valid until June 11, 2011.

Here’s how to get the discount, and then I’ll give details after for those interested:

  1. 1. Place your iResQ order (skip this step if you’ve already done that).
  2. 2. Go to this website and donate any gift amount (min $5) to sponsor my friend (and repeat iResQ customer) Aaron in the Tour-de-Cure Kansas City.
  3. 3. Once your donation has gone through, forward the email confirmation to brian@iresq.com – Please include your iResQ order number.
  4. 4. I will refund your credit card or your Paypal 10% of your product repair amount – sorry but I can’t apply the discount to shipping.

Before you ask, yes the donation is tax deductible to my knowledge. If you want to make a bigger donation than $5, that would be amazing, but I can only give you a 10% discount.

This is a great deal for you! Let’s say you have a 15″ MacBook pro (Aluminum) with a broken screen. Our price for that repair is $299. By donating $5 or more, you will get a $29.90 refund back on your credit card. Most importantly, you will be helping the the 25 million Americans affected by diabetes and over 79 million at risk for developing diabetes.

We care at iResQ. We have folks on our staff (including owner) who have diabetes. I personally have several family members that are affected or were affected.

You can find details about the Tour-de-Cure program from their website: http://tour.diabetes.org/

My friend Aaron is of course taking part in the Kansas City ride, where he will bike 60 miles.

 

Here's a map of his route

Here's a map of his route.

I encourage anyone interested in the program to check out the site (linked above) and donate or participate.

Back to work! On a side note, we’ve been seeing tons of broken iPad 2′s. Everyone be careful with those things, but know that we’re here to repair your iPad 2 if you need us.

Thanks and until next time,

Written by Brian

 

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Unique Twist to iPad 2 Repair

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Hello out there and Happy March Madness everyone!! It’s been a tumultuous first couple of days within the NCAA tournament. I hope your bracket picks included some upsets…who picked Lousville to lose in the first round? Anyhow, we did something pretty unique with one of our iPad 2 Digitizer Replacements per a customer’s request. Here’s the story. A customer went to the store on the iPad 2′s launch day to purchase a black iPad 2. Well, the store was out of black iPads so the customer “settled” with a white one. Not too long afterward. the customer dropped and cracked the iPad (see the “Before” picture). Once we received the unit, we were told by the customer to go ahead and install a black digitizer on the iPad and leave the white home button on. We were pretty surprised at how nice the iPad 2 looked after the repair. Just take a gander below. If you find yourself in the same predicament as the aforementioned customer, or if you have a white iPad 2 and are looking for something a little different with your brand new iPad, we can certainly accomodate. Just place an order for an iPad 2 Digitizer replacement from our iPad repair page, and fill in the form during the checkout process that you would like a black digitizer installed while keeping the white home button. Or, if you have a cracked white digitizer and just want to get it replaced with another, we can do that too!

Before


After, with the white home button.

Well, lets keep this short and sweet. Good luck with your tournament pics!

Written by Keith

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iResQ Article on CNet

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Hello all.

Somehow, I forgot to include this article in my last blog post. Matt Hickey, who is now a dear friend of ours, posted about us back in December when we repaired his iPad.

You can check out the blog article here: Forget DIY repair. Sometimes, you need the pros

SIDE NOTE: I really enjoy that CNet tech blog and Matt’s contributions; maybe you will like it too.

Here’s what his iPad looked like before we got ahold of it (Thanks Matt for the pics):

Matt's iPad from the back

In other news, we’re gearing up for a big March, and the iPad 2 launch which is rumored to take place next week. We’ve all seen the rumors… 3G on every model and the front and rear facing cameras seem to be the popular theory. Also, with a little less fanfare, new MacBook Pros are rumored for next week. Stay tuned, and let’s get that Apple stock back up! It’s been dropping over the last few days.

Thanks for reading!

Written by Brian

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Verizon iPhone 4 – A Closer Look

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Well, it hasn’t been long since Apple’s iPhone 4 was released to the Verizon Network. We were able to get one in the shop and take a closer look at the insides comparing it to AT&T’s version. We saw a significant amount of differences between the two. Below you will see a side by side image of Verizon’s iPhone 4 and AT&T’s. We noted some of the differences seen from simply popping open the back case and removing a cover over part of the internal components on each device.

KEY:

A. Frame- If you compare both versions of the iPhone, you will notice that the frame on Verizon’s version is different. I don’t want to make too many assumptions, but maybe this change in the frame is due in part to fixing the notorious antenna issues.

B. Cables- Inside AT&T’s version of the iPhone, a good amount of cables (including cables for the forward facing camera, headphone jack, and power button among others) were connected to the logic board on the top-right of the phone. These cables are missing in Verizon’s phone and are connected to the left side instead. Again, is this to solve the antenna issue of the older iPhone 4?

C. Docking port flex tail cable is slightly different in each version. It connects a bit higher on the Logic board than on the AT&T version.

D. The vibrating mechanism on the top right corner of AT&T’s iPhone 4 seemed to take a journey to the bottom left of Verizon’s iteration of the phone.

We have just scratched the surface here. This is just a few of the more obvious differences between the two devices. We have already confirmed that an unmodified AT&T iPhone 4 backplate can not be installed on Verizon’s due to the new form factor of the frame. Parts on each of these devices will more than likely NOT be interchangeable. In response, we have created a Verizon iPhone 4 repair page in addition to our original AT&T iPhone 4 repair page. As of now, we are finalizing our stock on Verizon iPhone 4 repair parts and will be ready to roll out the full line of Verizon iPhone repairs VERY shortly. In the mean time, if your Verizon iPhone 4 is broken, cracked, or not working, give us a call. We’ll be happy to give you some info on the repair options available to you.

Man, it is COLD OUTSIDE!!!! Wow. I don’t think I’ve been colder in my life. I’ll just have to remember not to run to my car after work so I don’t slip, fall, and break my precious iPhone!!!!

Until next time folks.

Written by Keith

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