Powerbook G4 repairs locally?

[xmasfruitcake.livejournal.com]

I have a G4- about one year old. The cd/dvd drive sounds like a monster. It will not accept a disk but repeatedly (as in every 3 seconds) tries to accept one. Sounds like chewing metal. I was told by the genius bar at the Mac store it would cost about $700 because there is a slight dent on the keyboard casing which suggests I may have been responsible for the broken drive, thus making my AppleCare useless for this. I also inquired with Tekserve in NYC and they suggested about $400. I'm wondering if anyone knows anything more local and less expensive. I'd really like to have this disk drive replaced asap. Thanks!

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[twe.livejournal.com]

If you're willing to tackle it yourself, you can probably buy a new drive from iFixit (http://www.ifixit.com) for a lot less - they've got a combo drive for $150.