Thought it may be interesting to see the ratio of happy Imac users who've not had problems with their machines to still-happy-but-frustrated Imac users whose machines have needed major repairs.
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Poll: Has your alum Imac broken down on you?
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So, right now, we have 10 who've had flawless Imacs and 5 who've had to have a major component replaced. That doesn't sound good.
You have 5 people who are likely upset and are FAR more prone to being vocal about how they feel than the 10 who are happy.
It's like working in customer service - virtually nobody calls you to tell you someone did a good job, they pretty much only call to complain. Take these poll results with a HUGE grain of salt.
Mine is louder than it should be - probably because something got stuck in it somewhere ... does that count?
We're now at 15 people who've had no troubles and 8 who've had major hardware failure. That seems like a large number of failing units, doesn't it?
As someone said above, people who are unhappy, or have had issues are far more likely to be here than those who haven't.
More importantly, the poll is not very meaningful without some idea of the timescales involved. If DOA iMacs aren't the issue, then what sort of timescale is involved? It would certainly be useful to know if all those who were reporting problems were after a certain amount of time had passed.
My iMac (from two revisions ago: a 20" 2.4Ghz machine) has been going fine for over a year.
More importantly, the poll is not very meaningful without some idea of the timescales involved. If DOA iMacs aren't the issue, then what sort of timescale is involved? It would certainly be useful to know if all those who were reporting problems were after a certain amount of time had passed.
My iMac (from two revisions ago: a 20" 2.4Ghz machine) has been going fine for over a year.
Hey Whackintosh, this following poll tells a different story https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7375722#post7375722
Well, that poll indicates that one fourth of posters' Imacs died within the 1st year. This is a good average for a 2K machine??
My comments on the other poll are applicable to this one. Sample size is too small and drawn from a skewed pool. Meaningless. (but have fun anyways).
Well, that's the case with most electronics, they usually fail within the 1st year or remain trouble free. Do you want to know how many service calls we've had to have on the half a million dollar (used) confocal microscope in my lab?
