Hey steady on. I've owned a MBP, a G4 alu Powerbook, a G4 Titanium Powerbook, a Mac Mini (intel) and a G5 iMac (Rev A). Additionally I've had 3 iPods, all versions of OS X upgraded since 10.1 and (more fool me perhaps) 2+ years of a dot Mac account.
I wasn't trying to flamebait - If this forum is not the *one* place I can criticise Apple from the inside then where is? Apple is a great company but they are not perfect - maybe one day they will be.
We all know Apple is a great company, but perfect?
Maybe instead of the 72 virgins you can strike a deal with the maker to get him to give you a Perfect Apple Corporation in your afterlife. I'd stick with the standard issue 72 virgins though.
IMO the C2D Macbook Pros have really solid construction as compared to the earlier models, I don't see any sign that Apple is cheapening out at all. Apart from the grainy display (I own a 15") I really have no complaints.
Warping casing, well the thing is made of a soft metal, it is light,
and 1 inch thin. What do you expect?! The good news is even if it gets warped just warp it back! It is not hard, my lid warps towards the sides very slightly due to the way I open and shut the lid, I just insert a small piece of paper in the middle of the latch to wedge it up and press down on the sides to straighten it out. Looks perfect after that.
Some of the posters' demands are really unreasonable, like how there is a gap between the lid and the machine. Well... big deal! It doesn't affect the functionality in any way, and it is easily remedied. Besides guess how the competition's offerings look after a year or so? Well I've seen plenty of old PC laptops around, they all look like ****, but at least Mac laptops still look good after 3 years if you take decent care of it.
This entire thread is such a flamebait, just look at the title.
Macbook Pro piece of junk rant. So you are suggesting that the MBP has not one redemning quality to it? It warps moderately, so what? At least the 17" has an insanely good screen compared to the 15". One that I'd put up with warping for.