Imac PSU Died Need a replacement one 614-0445

[round2it]

One of our imacs died and it is the psu (tested with a working one)

 

does anyone one have one lying around that they might want to sell

 

 

the part number is 614-0445 i think the 614-0444 will work also

 

not bothered if its used just need it to be cheap or does anyone know of a repair service for the psu

 

thanks in advance

[crofmmv]

I use the http://www.thebookyard.comfor any parts out of warranty.

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Ebay will be your best point here. Bookyard are £98 and my regular suppliers are all asking for £100+

 

Get one fron Hong Kong on eBay for around £70

[AntonioRocco]

I think it's only fair to point out that parts claiming to be from Apple available on eBay from locations in China will almost certainly be fake, copies or stolen. You may think you're getting a 'deal' in the short term because of the cost but in reality you're only going to add to your problems sooner or later.

 

Ultimately it's choice but if you're an employee what would be the reaction if something went drastically wrong and the problem was because of the parts you bought?

[southhamster]

+1 that. Some things I don't mind buying generic but PSU'S are not one of them. It's frustrating the difference in price though.Genuine HP laptop PSU'S can be as low as £15 for the G0 type but 2 or 3 times that for others.

[difinity]

The main reason stuff from China is cheaper is because they sell without tax and duty and the shipping is subsided by the Chinese government. They also sell a lot of pulled stuff as they recycle lots of ewaste. One of the worlds largest sellers of second hand TV boards is in China.

 

Yes they can fake stuff and yes they can make super cheap laptop/desktop power supplies but these power supplies are made by Delta and everything is on show. I'm not saying they can't be faked, but i highly doubt it, they are not a high volume item and if you purchase through ebay or Aliexpress you're covered by their guarantees anyway.

[mdrabble]

+1 for the bookyard had a couple of bits from them in the past.

[AntonioRocco]

Apple keep a very tight rein on all parts made by (with or without their partners) and sourced by Apple only. Anything else is either a 3rd-party refurb, copy, fake or stolen. The potential upside of 'Apple' parts sourced from China is of course their cost. The potential downside is, if they fail, will they fail by themselves or will they cause another genuine Apple part to fail also? If that happens - and I've seen it happen - you're down the proverbial creek in more ways you can imagine and all because you want to cut costs.

 

I'm all for cutting costs but not when it's going to cost you.

 

My 2p.

 

Antonio Rocco (ACMT)

[difinity]

Whilst we all wouldn't touch a sealed non genuine Apple charger, these Deltas would be difficult to fake. Whilst not impossible, they are not a high volume or high cost item. The ones I see are either pulls or repaired/reconditioned pulls. Genuine Delta power supplies are made in China as are the majority of Apple stuff anyway.

 

I'm interested to know what you've seen fail due to non gen parts, apart from the obvious fake chargers.

 

I repair down to component level and apart from their love of glue and the trickiness due to their love of aesthetics, there's very little difference between Apple and other manufactures apart from a few custom ICs.