MBA class action lawsuit

[GoCubsGo]

How are things in Redmond today?

Now now, he may not be an MS Troll....if there are such things.

Right. It does what it's kinda' supposed to. Apple wording is ambiguous for real world expectations intentionally and if you absolutely don't like it and have a lemon, they'll refund, exchange or put you in a product more suited to your expectations.

Damn those bastards!


I think there could be a CA lawsuit because that is the way of the world it seems. However, the only two things I've noticed that are truly irking people is the 60gd SSD as previously mentioned, turning out to be 55gb or something like that, and the core shutdowns.

The core shutdowns I think fall under the return and replace type thing. But the SSD is another thing. I can't see how that'll totally end up in a successful lawsuit, but it will probably wind up being one.

It's a sad world we live in these days.

 

[izibo]

Then file a f&%$in' class action suit, smart guy. Or just sit on the internet and complain about it. Your call.

Wow, well... for starters I own the HDD version. I suffered no loss. I'm just saying that what they are doing is wrong.

Plus, the thread is about possible class action lawsuits. If you don't want to entertain the idea, move along.

 

[ViperrepiV]

Really? Wow, don't you guys look really ignorant.

The MacBook Air SSD has a 64 GB hard drive where Apple (and every other HD maker defines 1 GB as 1 billion byes). Of course, in an operating system this converts to 59.60465 gigabytes of usable, formatted space (an OS defines 1024 bytes as a KB, 1024 KB as a MB, and 1024 MB in a GB, so overall the OS defines 1073741824 byes as 1GB.) For example, my HDD version of the MacBook Air comes with an 80GB hard drive which formats to 74.5 GB according to Disk Utility. If one were to do the raw math and convert from 80 billion bytes, you would end up with 74.50581 GB of formatted space. Pretty spot on.

However, the MacBook Air 64 GB SSD formats to 55.9 gigabytes, which would be representative of an unformatted 60 GB hard drive (where 1 GB = 1 billion byes). While I have rarely supported these frivolous class-action suits, the fact that Apple is advertising a 60GB unformatted hard drive as a 64GB unformatted hard drive is more than grounds for a law suit. Even though they say that "actual formatted capacity is less" it is still incredibly misleading since it flies in the face of the current accepted standard, and thus, misleads customers.

Next time, do some research before you put someone down.

You are correct. But the people who should be sued are Samsung, not Apple. I recently opened my SSD MBA....the drive was labeled as samsung, 64GB capacity. It's their drive, their marketing, and their fault that it only has 55GB of useful space.

 

[26139]

Interesting...

You are correct. But the people who should be sued are Samsung, not Apple. I recently opened my SSD MBA....the drive was labeled as samsung, 64GB capacity. It's their drive, their marketing, and their fault that it only has 55GB of useful space.

Good find. It seems you are correct.

Really though...is 4.9GB worth the hassle?

 

[izibo]

Good find. It seems you are correct.

Really though...is 4.9GB worth the hassle?

Not in my mind, which is why I never spent hours calling Apple when I was considering which MBA to buy or anything like that. But it is concerning; what is to stop a company from advertising a 120gb hard drive that formats to 80gb if they run and hide behind the "actual formatted capacity less" disclaimer?

 

[Digital Skunk]

I will sue Apple for the emotional damage they caused.

They can't just put out a wicked attractive and awesome book like that!

And I did really cut myself on that paper thin bezel.

 

[akm3]

Then file a f&%$in' class action suit, smart guy. Or just sit on the internet and complain about it. Your call.

Angry nerds are sad
If I owned the SSD version, maybe. I've got the 1.6/80 here.