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LG Philips 13.3" LCD LED backlit panel

wei — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:46:36 +0800

Item(s): LG Philips LP133WX2 (TL) (D1)

Package includes: LCD panel only

Price: RM500

Warranty: nil, DOA only. Please check the model you want before buying, no return if incompatible.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM/Reply

Age of item: Brand New

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Item(s) conditions: Brand New, still in manufacture wrapping.

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Reason for sale: bought the wrong model.

SOLD

wei — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:20 +0800

Item(s): Apple iPhone 2G 8GB
Running OS 3.1.2 Unlocked & Jailbroken.

Package includes: iPhone & USB Cable

Price: SOLD

Warranty: 7days personal. Do not cover software.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 1yr++

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Item(s) conditions: A lot of scratches at the back casing. Otherwise is working fine. Go get a casing to cover it up and its good as new.

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Reason for sale: cash

Do not use the scratches as excuse to lowball the price. Discount already given on the condition.
Reply only if you are keen. Thanks for your understanding.

Steve Jobs as CEO of the decade

wei — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:17:11 +0800

Read it here:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/technology...rtune/index.htm

QUOTE

There couldn't be a greater choice for this award than Steve. The man has literally changed the face of three different industries including his own. To accomplish something like that is truly mind-boggling. Throughout this whole decade he has created products that people feel as if they need and has kept not one, two, or three but four industries chasing Apple to keep up with the success they have with their products. He was and is the hero for Apple turning the company's direction in a full 180° towards success. If Apple is not the dominant force in the tech, they are most damn certainly in the top three, and they have Steve Jobs to thank for that. He is the real life King Midas...seriously, make this man a gotdamn crown already!!

Alert on using 3rd party battery & power adapter

wei — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:29:33 +0800

The cases I received that caused by power adapter & battery are increasing at alarming rate, I would like to alert all Apple users in this forum about this matter. Do not fall for this cheap products, even if it's given warranty and so called OEM or Apple.

Very Important:
There are no such things as OEM product from Apple. It's either Apple or not. Not Apple means it's 3rd party or compatible model only. As Apple DO NOT resell bare parts to consumers in retail.

Here's a few cases I would shared with you:

Case#1:
OEM Battery for MacBook white
Owner original battery dead. So he went and bought a cheap OEM Battery. Upon using a few days. The MacBook refuse to detect and charge any battery at all even the owner has then bought a used original battery. Meaning the MacBook is currently only working with charger only. And the repair required replacing the whole logicboard, the on board charging component has gone faulty due to over current from the battery.

Case#2:
OEM 85W Charger for MacBook Pro
Owner bought this charger first few usage it's fine. After just a day or two usage on his MBP 2.4Ghz (Alu), the trackpad stop working when using the adapter. Also notice static/current shock all over the aluminium casing. Then he tried the same adapter on a MacBook white. No shock (cause of plastic body), but USB mouse won't work properly. He did not test further and already asked for refund.

Case#3:
OEM Battery for MacBook Pro
As usual original battery died after extensive usage in few years. Owner then bought OEM battery. Things works fine for few weeks. Then one day the his MacBook Pro refuse to boot up. After diagnose it was the battery causing over current and burned the logicboard. Repair cost him over RM2k.

There are a few more cases, but not handled by me so I will not put them here.

I'm not intend to harm anyone business here. But I would like to warn all Mac user to be smart and alert on these issue. Sure you save few hundred on buying these products, but in the end you might have to pay more when the damage is done on your unit.

Some explanation on why these product is cheaper/causing issues.

Chargers:
They look alot like the original. But upon inspecting carefully, you should notice the wordings on the adapter is not as sharp as the original. Also one type of the OEM charger have plastic grounding knob.

How does the adapter ground itself with a plastic knob?

You do know grounding is meant to protect you and your device from surge. So meaning there wont be any fuse jump should there be any overcurrent/ short circuit happen on the adapter.

Why Apple charger cost so much?
#1 The design. Apple paid their engineer, designer, marketing ppl to invent and market the product. They even pay to patent the design. Then lastly package it nicely in a box for you.

For "OEM" they just copy. Maybe uses cheaper component (I can't testify). No packaging (just plastic wrap).

#2 Apple also give you the long cable and short adapter.

OEM give you 2 pin plug that need a converter. Some doesn't come with any connector.

#3 See all the icon and logo on the adapter? They meant the adapter are being tested to met such standard. And in Malaysia, SIRIM review the item and allowed it to be imported. All that cost $.

But for those OEM one, no one can testify. Those logo and terms are merely "copy".

Battery:
It's either the battery are being refilled/refurb, meaning the the exhausted battery cell are removed and replaced. It's unknown what type of cell they uses. But according to Apple they design the cell and manufactured by their appointed factory.

OEM type, these are the dangerous one. They look alike, but internally lack of the controller chip and microprocessor that help to maintain the battery health. So anything goes wrong Mac OS won't able to get the info from the battery. When things goes wrong it's already too late.

Why Apple battery cost so much?
More or less like the charger. But these battery include more technology than the charger. It has built-in chips that check the health of battery. Keep info as of model, date of manufacture, manufacturer, serial number, charge cycle, charge remaining, amperage and etc. It also support Apple battery update should Apple decide to release an update.

I do not know does those OEM batt have similar functions. Also original battery from Apple come with 12months warranty (thanks xaw5126 for clarifying).

If you have bought any 3rd party/ OEM charger or battery, do share your experience.

[SOLD] iPhone 2G 8GB

wei — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:30:39 +0800

Item(s): Apple iPhone 2G 8GB

Package includes: USB cable & hard case.

Price: SOLD to a nice gentleman

Warranty: 7 days personal

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh (other location can arrange)

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 2yr

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Item(s) conditions: Used, protected by hard case since day1. No dent or crawl mark. All function working. OS3.0 unlocked.

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Reason for sale: cash

[SOLD] Apple MacBook Black 2.4GHz

wei — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:10:34 +0800

Item(s): Apple MacBook Black 2.4GHz
This is the early 2008 model, highest end spec & the last batch of black macbook. 800Mhz bus speed, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Superdrive, Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor.
Official spec page

Package includes: charger only.

Price: SOLD (firm, best, non-nego, lowest)

Warranty: 7 Days personal.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 1yr+

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Item(s) conditions: Pre-installed with 10.6. The screen, keyboard, logicboard was replace right before the warranty expired. Now the whole thing is almost like new, even the protection plastic is still intact. Battery charge cycle is 27 only.

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Reason for sale: cash.

[WTS] Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2.2Ghz @ RM3k

wei — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:06 +0800

Item(s): Apple MacBook Pro 15" Core2Duo 2.2GHz
This is the late 2007 model.
120GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Superdrive, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 128MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual-link DVI.
Official spec page

Package includes: charger only.

Price: SOLD (non-nego, best price, lowest.)

Warranty: 7 days personal warranty. No ACPP.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 2yr

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Item(s) conditions: Used, recently changed logicboard, other component are tested ok. Rubber foot missing (just get yourself a cooler stand/ ball). Minor scratches at the bottom case.
Battery charge cycle around 250. Battery last about 2hr+ with normal work.

Reason for sale: cash.

[WTS] iPod Touch 1st gen 16GB @ RM500

wei — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:35:50 +0800

Item(s): iPod Touch 1st Generation 16GB

Package includes: box, manuals, earphone & USB cable.

Price: Going for RM500

Warranty: 7 days personal warranty.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: not sure

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Item(s) conditions: Everything works except there're small gaps on the top, right and lower part of back casing. Minor scratches at the casing. No scratches on screen. But the screen have some white spot. Do not affect functionality.

Running latest 3.1.2 OS.

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Reason for sale: cash

[SOLD] iPhone 2G 8GB

wei — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:31:38 +0800

Have a used iPhone 2G 8GB for sale.

Package includes: USB cable & a cozip case to cover the scratches, no box.

Price: SOLD

Warranty: 7 days personal warranty.

Dealing method: COD

Location of seller: Sg Buloh

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: 2yr

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Item(s) conditions: Everything works except the silent button. Cosmetic is not good. There are scratches at the back and the silver frame. No scratch on screen. But there's a small white dust trap in the touch screen (see pic). Does not affect functionality. OS 3.0 Unlocked and jailbroken. Battery last a day with multiple calls, wifi and music.

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Reason for sale: Extra unit

[SOLD] Apple MacBook White Core2Duo 2.0Ghz

wei — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:42:34 +0800

SOLD already thx.

Apple game page

wei — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:22:17 +0800

Hmm... apology if this get mentioned before, neither I heard anyone talking about it, anyway no harm sharing it if you haven't noticed. I stumble on this page under Apple.com:
http://www.apple.com/games/
The layout of the page is very unique, unlike other page under apple.com
Take a look how Apple took time to polish this section. Even the game trailer page looks awesome like Movie Trailers.

I will close this if it was mentioned before.

Mac OSX Update 10.5.8

wei — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:16:17 +0800

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/appl...1058update.html

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What’s New in this Version
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for:

- compatibility and reliability issues when joining AirPort networks.
- an issue that could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences.
- issues that may affect Bluetooth reliability.

This update includes Safari v4.0.2 and will upgrade your system to Safari v4.0.2.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Add 4 Finger swipe to Pre-2008 MacBook Pro

wei — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:42:08 +0800

All I did was replaced the top-case with the Early 2008 model and swap out the AppleUSBMultitouch.kext and it works. Love the new function added to my unit

Can't wait to try handwriting later.

details of the hack can be found on this forum.

Adding IR for Mac Pro

wei — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:28:30 +0800

It's always puzzled me why Apple don't want to include this feature to Mac Pros while they have it on all other Mac. Anyway, I'm not here to argue about that.
I had a chance when I received a faulty iMac to salvage the IR board, read on to find out more.

Visit my Flickr set for more photos

[SOLD] Apple PowerMac G5

wei — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:12:26 +0800

I have 4 units of PowerMac G5 for sale they are the first gen 1.6GHz single proc model.

Item(s): Apple PowerMac G5 1.6GHz

For the working units' spec:
PPC G5 1.6GHz (M9020LL/A)
PC2700 (333MHz) 4GB maximum RAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Official Spec page

Going for RM999 each. Last unit available.

3 days personal warranty. Unit come with power cable only. Without any RAM & HDD.
Please expect some light blemish & dust. The units has been tested with pro tools and Apple Diagnose tool.

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Empty G5 casing of same model available. You will get empty casing only with front panel still intact.
Going for RM400 each. 1 unit available

ALL SOLD

[SOLD] Cheap Apple MacBooks 13.3"

wei — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:09:37 +0800

All SOLD to good home. Thanks!

[closed] MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz Santa Rossa RM4000

wei — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:21:14 +0800

closed

Apple Mac Service, Maintain & Repair

wei — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:03:55 +0800

Get your Mac servicing done right.

I'm providing on-site, off-site servicing for Macs. Contact for more details.
Get 2nd opinion on your repair.

Contact me cleary stating your mac model, spec, what's include/exclude.

Contact Method: PM

Successful deal:
Cola - purchased MacBook
Mufasa - refurb dead MacBook
jlchai - purchased dead Airport Express
logkotz - received dead ipod mini
non-lyn member - received powerbook 15" for service
MightySmiter - purcahsed MacBook
Maizi - received MacBook Pro for service
Justinexpressburn - sold refurb iBook charger
jhulencherag - received iPhone for LCD repalcement
cktan27 - received PMG5 for service
cktan27 - received iMac G5 to convert to ATX powered
non-forumer - received ibook g4 for service
non-forumer - received powerbook 15" for service
non-forumer - received MacBook Pro for service
non-forumer - received MacBook for service
ree - received iPhone for repair
n3uro - received MacBook for service
non-forumer - bought MBP
(the list is no longer updated due to growing numbers)

Have a nice day.

iMac TV 20"

wei — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:03:18 +0800

I've recycled an iMac G5 20" into a LCD monitor with TV input. What I did was gutted out all the unwanted boards and stuff. Left the LCD and speakers. And I drive the LCD with a matching driver board. The board come with DVI, VGA, S-Video, Composite & TV-in.

Here's the photos:

Visit my flickr set for more photos.

iTab Mini (2009 Project)

wei — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:08:52 +0800

Feb-March 2009
Planning for next projects.

Week 1 April 2009
Gathered parts that's ready with me. That include:
- PB 12" body and cables.
- A unknown condition 12" LCD.

Week 2 April 2009
Bought a faulty PB 12" parts from a friend and salvage the boards that I need.
Fixed the power button onto the PB bottom casing.
Send top casing out for laser cutting.

Week 3 April 2009
Planning for soldering some cables this week.
Here's the rough planning of how the parts going to be placed:

Here's the top casing after laser-cut:

Week 4 April 2009
Did a quick assemble test with a faulty screen:

looking good.

I can't believe I've done soldering on 14pins for the mini-vga. One steps closer to video-in!
Video-in are more practical for me as I'm going to use this as my troubleshooting companion.

Week 1 May
Testing the component placement inside the casing:

Previous idea of having the battery in vertical can't work. So I have to change a few things. Remove some metal frame. Now I barely have enough space to work.

Also I've placed order for the touch panel, one of the most crucial component of this project. Hopefully the OS X driver really works.

Hopefully this is final layout:

Week 3 May
Received the touch panel but came with missing USB controller. Was misunderstood that there's a layer of protective film to peel off.

Requested for replacement and more waiting to do.

Week 5 May
Received the replacement USB controller. The OSX driver that came with box doesn't work. So google guided me to updated driver and I got it working
When I have the touch layer in the case, the extra spacing are causing some issue. But I've found a workaround for it. Still busy with it at the moment.

Trying to sell a PowerBook G4 to gather funding for MacBook logicboard.

june
I cracked the first touch panel and purchased the 2nd set. A lot of hassle with this seller. Anyway that solved but longer waits for replacement.

Also pick-up few macbook logicboards. Didn't get to use them on this project as I always get request for board replacement on client's macbook, so I've used most of them. Bought one 2.16 C2D board coming from Russia, hopefully this will be the final parts.

July
Received the LCD kit and here's the test shot on post #2.