MBP due soon and I'm expecting the worst...

[cwedl]

Hi Maxiseller

I have had a few problems with my powerbook 12", it needed a new optical drive, I had it back within a week and a half, the others problems were sorted out over the phone within minutes.

I sorry you've had all these problems, but I have had problems with PCs as well, in fact my Toshiba's HD failed and I lost work (I only back up once a week). I think its the luck of the draw in most cases. and I'm sure that some times I will feel the same way, especially that buying a new mac would be very rare for me as I will do it every 3-5 years! and I want it to run well!

 

[aplasticspork]

I read about the issue, but I kept telling myself "no! mine didn't have any defects!"

Crankycat (one of the MR members) later posted a picture that did make it immediately obvious if you have a defective unit or not, and when I realised I had one of those I just can't stand it anymore.

I don't suppose you could post a link to that post could you? I seem to have missed it.

 

[milo]

Strangely, if I can put together a good quality PC using name brand components for less (and I have machines that run for ~ 5 years now, no worse than macs really) it does makes you wonder where that extra money is going into

Strangely, I can cook a meal for less than what it costs to buy in a restaurant.

Ive got an old Toshiba laptop running at 166Mhz thats been around for about 8 years and pootles along like a good'en! Explain why it is that in the mac world, a Ti-Powerbook gone wrong (By the way over £1800) is acceptable as it's out of warranty?

Stories like yours are just anectdote. "Hey, my XYZ broke" doesn't really mean much. When every Passat made in the last two years breaks down because they used bad engine coils, that means something. There are people with broke macs and reliable PC's, there are also people with broke PC's and reliable macs. Neither means much unless you know how widespread a problem is. Is the one guy complaining the exception or the rule?

 

[Maxiseller]

yeh I have a deal where I go out with seemingly every one of those types

 

[jrk07]

I totally understand the original posters worry/frustration with the fact that his system may be plagued with problems and he should not have to deal with that. I have been thinking about how it must suck for people who NEED computers right now or want to switch to mac.

I love macs and all, but I just can't recommend anything that is out right now to people who want to switch from windows to mac. The reasons:

I cannot recommend them intel macs because they are all revision A and seem to have a few problems (on second thought I have not heard too much about the intel iMacs) plus people who need to use pro-apps are SOL right now.

I cannot recommend powerpc macs because they are all outdated or soon to be outdated (yes, I believe even the quad will be outdated within a year).

Prime time to buy a new mac will probably be around October or something I am thinking. All of this is just my opinion.