This morning I checked my email and discovered a little something called Gordon v. Apple Computer, Inc. wherein if you’ve bought a PowerBook/iBook and had the power adapter fail within the first three years after retail purchase: congrats, bitches, it’s time to get paid!
At first I was skeptical, and I am still not sure how they got my email address. (Apple, maybe? It doesn’t say.) I had also just sold my old PowerBook for parts on eBay this week, and shipped it out yesterday. However, I made note of the serial number! Good going, because my PowerBook was one of the affected ones and made me eligible for money.
After digging through Gmail, I figured out that I had purchased my PowerBook in July 2004 and first ordered an additional power adapter from Apple in November 2005. That means I can get… $40. Considering I paid $79 (+tax) and the cost of overnight shipping with FedEx, that’s lame, but hey whatever.
I probably won’t see the money for many months, so it’ll be exciting to forget about and then receive a check in the mail someday.
