MESTHREE Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 fuck Apple and fuck this macbook. Thus far: -faulty top case: cracked at palm rest where magnetic bezel hits the bottom - out 5 days for repair. - discolouration - rippeled exterior case from shitty heat exchange design - Total HD hardware failure - everything goooone: HD replaced, out 3 days for repair. - Top case cracks at palm rest in exactly the same spot yet again - have to ship it out. no computer for 3 - 5 days. one more fuckup and this bitch better qualify for some sort of lemon policy. if you are buying a mac do yourself a favour and pay for the pro. Fuck this fucking machine to hell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 had mines 6 years now and no problems. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 maybe you should stop spilling beer on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESTHREE Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 i treat this thing like a baby. its from an early shitty build. fucking chinese plastics. china is ruining my life. hah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyNapua Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 When did you get it? I bought my MacBook 5 months ago and after only one month the ram had to be replaced....I would only get a gray screen and a ton of beeping. Fucking bullshit. Other than that happening I really have been pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESTHREE Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 I got this in feb of 2007. non stop headaches. I can not live for 3 days at a time without my computer. that shit is torture and fucks up my hustle mega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyNapua Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Fuck...that sucks and I completely agree. I would go nuts without a computer for 3-5 days....that would mess me up for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypergraphia Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 bad luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 5 years+ and mine still works. the screen's a bit loose though now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I use an Inspiron notebook now, but I had a Mac for a good 5 years before. Never had any problems until it got old and the backlight fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 damn. i had no idea that the reg macbooks were so shitty. wish i could give you some really good advice, but there's nothing to say except "sorry for your bad luck" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My iMac was overheating to the point where it would shut itself off after I had it for 6 months. They gave me a brand new one with the intel chip. Win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyNapua Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My iMac was overheating to the point where it would shut itself off after I had it for 6 months. They gave me a brand new one with the intel chip. Win. Yeah, definitely a win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 wahh. mines still fine. blame karma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 my g5 imac had a problem with the logic board that would prevent it from turning on. I took it in to a mac certified repair place (no mac stores here) and despite the fact that I bought it two years ago from a different retailer and had no applecare plan, they still fixed it free of charge (not even labour). It was some kind of latent defect in the logic boards from that 1st gen of g5 imacs. thats the only problem I've had in 8 years of owning mac products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I had a Lance Armstrong edition Hp laptop, which exploded recently, leaving me sans-compooper. My brother coincidentally was selling his Powerbook g4 shortly thereafter, I bought it, so I am an Apple person now. Not by choice; simply necessity. Fuck you snooty apple fucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 i've had my share of problems with all apple products i have had. (G5, mini, imac, macbook pro, ipods) but in general, their performance has outweighed the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This is my name Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I just stepped into the local apple store for the first time today... Then I read this, now I am having second thoughts on quite possibly getting a Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 just a heads up to any of you guys who have a macbook or the pro with the magnetic power adapter... shit either is going to or already has been recalled according to my local apple store i had that shit charging on my footrest about 3 months ago while i took a shower i came out and it was smoking and then caught fire before i could pull it away the wires frayed where the plug meets the machine and then heated up and burnt the new plug is supposed to have some harder plastic so when you grab it t disconnect it it wont be as hard on the plug making it less likely to fray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a kid growin up Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I don't have one, but some of my friends do. Theirs have held up just fine and they are happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 my g5 imac had a problem with the logic board that would prevent it from turning on. I took it in to a mac certified repair place (no mac stores here) and despite the fact that I bought it two years ago from a different retailer and had no applecare plan, they still fixed it free of charge (not even labour). It was some kind of latent defect in the logic boards from that 1st gen of g5 imacs. thats the only problem I've had in 8 years of owning mac products. Same here. I have a G5 Pro where I live, and sometimes it won't recognize the video card at boot. What you have to do is unplug it for ten minutes. This resets the logic board. Then plug it back in, and boot it into Open Firmware (power then press command-option-O-F on the keyboard). This will take you to a command line...this is the FORTH system the computer boots from. When you're in there type the following command- reset nvram reset all -then the machine will reboot and it should be back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayOne Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ive had my macbook pro for damn near a year and my only complaints are the price and Leopard...The vista of Apple I swear there are times i wanna smash this bitch into a wall because of Leopard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Same here. I have a G5 Pro where I live, and sometimes it won't recognize the video card at boot. What you have to do is unplug it for ten minutes. This resets the logic board. Then plug it back in, and boot it into Open Firmware (power then press command-option-O-F on the keyboard). This will take you to a command line...this is the FORTH system the computer boots from. When you're in there type the following command- reset nvram reset all -then the machine will reboot and it should be back to normal. I researched that online. I kept it going by doing that for a few months, but eventually the logic board gave out all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacuum cleaner Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 pros dent. i love my macbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneak Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My PC works fine.... every single laptop i have ever used, be it a imac or anything else has at somepoint died a nasty death. my favourite was when i accidently dropped some seriously heavy speakers onto the screen of a HP.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESTHREE Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Id rather have a dent than have the thing cracked. A lot of people have bad karma: http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/revenge-of-the-crackbook/ I cant really complain too much its just more of a hassle. I am past warranty and dont have apple care but they replaced the HD free and will repair this free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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