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I got a MAC.... but it has a dead pixel.

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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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http://www.jscreenfix.com/
Flashes the pixels from blue to red to green up to 60 times a second. Some are fixed after only 20 minutes, others are fixed after 6-14 hours.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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If I didn't have to wait long on the phone and I could understand my tech... I would be very happy too even if it takes them days to fix a problem
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GotJDM?
ya, I've tried restarting three times. Still there.
I don't know if this will help, http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

My guess is no, but it's worth a shot.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RicoD
If I didn't have to wait long on the phone and I could understand my tech... I would be very happy too even if it takes them days to fix a problem
It's all relative. Dell's support has been much, much worse. HP and Compaq's support is....don't bother. At least when we owned them.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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$2300 for a computer?

1995 called, they want their prices back.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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$7600 can't even get you a mac without dead pixels? :ugh:
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by spankaveli
$7600 can't even get you a mac without dead pixels? :ugh:
That was probably the worst, not remotely funny use of the whole $7600 thing. -10/10
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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well the first hour I spent playing around. Then I added widgets, set-up all my web sites I go to, logged into all the fourms, put some pictures from my PC on, put some music from PC on, downloaded some small programs, put Word and photoshop on, bought Photo Mechanic and installed, mad e anew AIM name for work and added a bunch of people... etc
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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So, uh...did you flash the pixel yet?
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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no... why should I have to fix it. Its brand fuckin new. I calling Apple store in the AM>
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