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How Reliable is your Mac??
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I switched to Apple last year and have a refurb iMac and a new MacBook Pro.
I haven't had any problems with the iMac, other than the fact that it's stopped going to sleep unless I manually select the option.
The MacBook Pro, which I bought in November, has had it's logic board, top case and bluetooth module all replaced already. It used to crash daily, but has been better since the transplants, though it's still not what I'd call reliable compared to my PC. Despite that fact, for some reason I've fallen for it completely and it's my daily work-horse now... despite the problems I believe I get a huge overall increase in productivity using it, and wouldn't swap it for the world now!
I haven't had any problems with the iMac, other than the fact that it's stopped going to sleep unless I manually select the option.
The MacBook Pro, which I bought in November, has had it's logic board, top case and bluetooth module all replaced already. It used to crash daily, but has been better since the transplants, though it's still not what I'd call reliable compared to my PC. Despite that fact, for some reason I've fallen for it completely and it's my daily work-horse now... despite the problems I believe I get a huge overall increase in productivity using it, and wouldn't swap it for the world now!
only 4 months so far but completely reliable! quiet, cool, and always works.
I just upgraded ram to 2 gigs and it still runs perfectly. iMac was the best decision I have made in computers since I sold the atari 800!
I just upgraded ram to 2 gigs and it still runs perfectly. iMac was the best decision I have made in computers since I sold the atari 800!
Key problem was: defected hard drives (4x in 3 years)
Accent problem was: SMU (1st time it happened to me ever since i had my iMac G5)
Accent problem was: SMU (1st time it happened to me ever since i had my iMac G5)
Only happens to me when something slows down to a dead stop lol mostly Safari.
Powerbook G4
Actually, no real reliability problems, but my PB G4 sometimes does not want to start up after I shut it down (when running on batteries). Usually, removing the battery, putting it back, and holding the power button for 5 seconds solves it (although sometimes that results in two start up chimes)
Other than that, all my macs, ever since the Macintosh Classic, have never failed on me (okay, an original iMac with a failed hard drive..., and after 9 years of service a fading screen, attached an external LCD, and it's still going strong
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Actually, no real reliability problems, but my PB G4 sometimes does not want to start up after I shut it down (when running on batteries). Usually, removing the battery, putting it back, and holding the power button for 5 seconds solves it (although sometimes that results in two start up chimes)
Other than that, all my macs, ever since the Macintosh Classic, have never failed on me (okay, an original iMac with a failed hard drive..., and after 9 years of service a fading screen, attached an external LCD, and it's still going strong
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Silly question: Is the sleep option actually activated in the control panels?
Second: Love affairs with Macs are common place, why this is has been discussed in many forums and articles, and not one of these has been able to give a complete all covering answer, but one thing is certain, it has a lot to do with the build, the execution, and design of both software and hardware...
oh, and that illuminated icon on the lid has only made it worse.....
Like a Rock
The computers, not me.
Absolutely bulletproof, and that goes for every Apple I've had in my sig. Most of 'em were upgraded in their lifespan, ran nearly 24/7, and were working perfectly when they were retired. Never had a single warantee repair or replacement, which is why I just I keep buying 'em.
Now that I've completely jinxed myself...
The computers, not me.
Absolutely bulletproof, and that goes for every Apple I've had in my sig. Most of 'em were upgraded in their lifespan, ran nearly 24/7, and were working perfectly when they were retired. Never had a single warantee repair or replacement, which is why I just I keep buying 'em.
Now that I've completely jinxed myself...
17" PB G4 (1.33) faultless since I got rid of Norton (switcher's folly).
17" iMac CD was freezing but replaced Mighty Mouse with a cheap Logitech and it has been faultless since then.
17" iMac CD was freezing but replaced Mighty Mouse with a cheap Logitech and it has been faultless since then.
pretty reliable. no kernel panics, but every now and the UT2k4 crashes (could bee the mods i have for it). Mind you i have a lot of things like uno, shapeshifter and cleardock.
G4 iBook- amazingly reliable.
G5 iMac- not too bad, but has small program crashes- mainly blame in on the fact Tiger is not as stable as Panther (iBook still runs on Panther)
Old G3 iMac (no longer with us, bless) Amazinglt reliable when I had it. Crashed all the time in OS9, but then the wonder that was 10.3 came along and it was a good chap all the time.
Here's hoping that 10.5 will make my G5 finally behave itself. Shan't upgrade the iBook until I've tested 10.5 on the iMac.
G5 iMac- not too bad, but has small program crashes- mainly blame in on the fact Tiger is not as stable as Panther (iBook still runs on Panther)
Old G3 iMac (no longer with us, bless) Amazinglt reliable when I had it. Crashed all the time in OS9, but then the wonder that was 10.3 came along and it was a good chap all the time.
Here's hoping that 10.5 will make my G5 finally behave itself. Shan't upgrade the iBook until I've tested 10.5 on the iMac.
my iMac G5 is not reliable anymore. Reset the SMU 2x today and 5x yesterday keeps shutting off on me. Time to get a replacement from Apple
Hit and Miss
I have an iMac G5 20" (Rev.A) that has seen quite a number of trips to the Apple store. Two power supplies, two hard drives, three logic boards, failed memory and it is now starting to hang after waking up from sleep and the fan runs constantly. Time to go back to the genius bar!
My MB is flawless without a single issue and my old G3 grape imac running 10.3 never fails.
My wife hates the 20" imac and has started to compare it to our dreaded Comcrap that we had before we became a mac only family.
I have an iMac G5 20" (Rev.A) that has seen quite a number of trips to the Apple store. Two power supplies, two hard drives, three logic boards, failed memory and it is now starting to hang after waking up from sleep and the fan runs constantly. Time to go back to the genius bar!
My MB is flawless without a single issue and my old G3 grape imac running 10.3 never fails.
My wife hates the 20" imac and has started to compare it to our dreaded Comcrap that we had before we became a mac only family.
Mine is more reliable than me. I fall asleep well before my Mac, and neither of us crash all that often. The only time I panic is when I can't find my keys, ten minutes before I need to be at work. My Mac never panics, but I guess it never has to drive to work either.
My iMac G5 has had a couple of kernal panics, but only when working it too hard (multiple CPU intensive applications running at once, etc.). Otherwise it's been fine.
My MacBook has literally been a rock. No freezes, panics, random shutdowns, nothing.
2 best computers I've ever owned.
My MacBook has literally been a rock. No freezes, panics, random shutdowns, nothing.
2 best computers I've ever owned.
i would say both macs and pcs fail on me equally. macs arent thaaaat great in terms of reliability when compared to windows.
I have a PPC Mac and it runs like a charm. Its not the fastest mac out there, but it gets what I need done, done, upgrading my RAM was the best choice I made, especially when running Photoshop and other software entities.
How long have I had my iBook? For about... lets see October of 2005, two years in October. It still runs what I need it to very well.
Good luck with your iMac.
How long have I had my iBook? For about... lets see October of 2005, two years in October. It still runs what I need it to very well.
Good luck with your iMac.
Best computer yet! My 20" iMac and when I had a 17" iMac have been great I did have a rough start getting a 20" that was what I bought (too long of a story to tell now) but now some of my friends ask to use it to get stuff done without problems.
I was going to sell it to get a 24" iMac but I think I'm waiting until the end of the year or just before Christmas to sell/buy. My only complaint is that I thought that "I" would never need a screen bigger than a 20" I guess I thought wrong again but I'm still very happy
I did have a rough start getting a 20" that was what I bought (too long of a story to tell now) but now some of my friends ask to use it to get stuff done without problems.I was going to sell it to get a 24" iMac but I think I'm waiting until the end of the year or just before Christmas to sell/buy. My only complaint is that I thought that "I" would never need a screen bigger than a 20"
I guess I thought wrong again but I'm still very happy