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Post by slicer2 »

mikeryan wrote: post #227
intrasight wrote: post #177

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I too don't get this transition to working on laptops. What a crappy form factor. I do have two of them - and they get used about 2 hours per month on average.

I actually understand the subjective differences for people to choose a desktop over a laptop. But I really don't get your point about form factor. Using, external monitors and adding a keyboard and mouse to a laptop is a non-issue.

If you add external monitors, keyboard and mouse you just recreated non-mobile work environment that costs more money and has worse performance than workstation.

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Post by rootusrootus »

throwoutway wrote: post #319
AussieWog93 wrote: post #305

Really interesting to hear so many people having had experiences with Apple support. I recently bought a 10 year-old iMac second hand from Cash Converters, which I promptly softbricked the day after purchase (bad Bootcamp install + firmware password). I took it in to the Apple Store, and despite the fact that it was 10 years old and used, they contacted the engineers in Cupertino to get the firmware unlock key, refor…

Both of your examples are software related. In my experience, anything hardware related Apple tends to shift the blame to the consumer. I wonder how much of their profits are based on repairs.

I think it's perhaps more random than that. Friend of mine had a problem with an older MBP. He took it in to get repaired, it was going to be a system board replacement, but since they didn't have that part handy they just sent him out with a brand new MBP with comparable (but slightly better) specs than his original.

For all the people complaining about Apple, they haven't screwed me over yet either, I've only had good experiences. All hardware, I haven't had a software issue I couldn't find the fix for on my own.

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Post by rxhernandez »

z9znz wrote: post #192
rvz wrote: post #150

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So after all the hype that I have heard about the Apple Silicon computers, it seems like it takes a screen crack to make it useless and issue a repair cost of almost the price of a new one. Especially when as soon as the computer fails to boot or stops working, you have lost all data on the computer as the data cannot be recovered. Sounds like a total scam. Glad I never bought one on launch day.

Obviously there is a defect problem affecting some of the new Macbooks, and Apple needs to step up and take responsibility. But that said, I personally think the Apple Silicon computers (the Air in particular) are worthy of the hype. This 1 year old M1 Air with 16GB RAM is twice as fast as my colleagues' Intel MBPs (comparing same year devices), and it's _silent_. It rarely even gets warm, even with Docker, several c…

Wasn't worth the hype for me at all. My m1 MBP might have better performance than my x1 carbon but my x1 walks all over the m1 in terms of software I can install thoughtlessly. I tried for months to get parallels + Ubuntu to do everything I needed it do to but I had to switch back to the x1 (which I could reformat today and have my productivity be the same within an hour); what a waste of time and money.

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Post by legitster »

acdha wrote: post #300
legitster wrote: post #222

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> And that’s why most people buy $500 laptops. It's also worth pointing out that the $500 laptop will probably last a lot longer than the most expensive Macbook. All plastic, they use a lot of older/reliable technology, they don't get used as rough - the most common failure mode is they get too old/slow for the user.

This is lazy trolling - maybe it’s true in your personal experience but there are tons of people who can say anything you want for n=1-2. If you want to do more than rehash 4 decades of “PC/Macs suck” forum posts, try finding some hard stats on resell value or enterprise fleet longevity.

I'm not trying to make a case that Macs are inferior. A Nissan is a much crappier car than a BMW, but I would bet on the crappier Nissan to run much longer without need of serious maintenance.

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Post by noipv4 »

This has been going on since 2017, when they first started thinning their laptops to the limit or maybe beyond as far as the LCD glass reliability is concerned. My Macbook pro 2017 screen also cracked for no apparent reason and had to pay Apple the full price for a screen replacement for no fault of mine. https://youtu.be/Z--7YRRhCWg?t=38

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Post by WWLink »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #318
AussieWog93 wrote: post #305

Really interesting to hear so many people having had experiences with Apple support. I recently bought a 10 year-old iMac second hand from Cash Converters, which I promptly softbricked the day after purchase (bad Bootcamp install + firmware password). I took it in to the Apple Store, and despite the fact that it was 10 years old and used, they contacted the engineers in Cupertino to get the firmware unlock key, refor…

I've owned macs for decades and every single time there's been a problem or defect, they have been gaslighting assholes the whole time. Things were particularly bad when the only way to get a laptop repaired was to ship it to their repair facility in Texas. Weeks of waiting, only to get the machine shipped back to you with a letter saying they found nothing wrong. Apple is infamous for "secret" recalls that staff wil…

Sad thing is, in my experience, they're still one of the best when it comes to service lol.

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Post by Phlarp »

armchairhacker wrote: post #249
josephcsible wrote: post #203

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That feels like saying "And that's why you pay the Mafia their protection money." These screens are breaking because they're defective, which is what the warranty is supposed to cover. Why should you have to pay Apple more money for them to do what they're already supposed to do?

AppleCare is a good idea in general. Even if you’re generally careful, you never know when the mac will break because of something that was your fault

Paying protection to the mob is a good idea in general. Even if you're generally careful, you never know when a leg will break because of something that was your fault.

disclaimer: I have applecare+ on an m1 pro

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Post by zionic »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #305

Really interesting to hear so many people having had experiences with Apple support. I recently bought a 10 year-old iMac second hand from Cash Converters, which I promptly softbricked the day after purchase (bad Bootcamp install + firmware password). I took it in to the Apple Store, and despite the fact that it was 10 years old and used, they contacted the engineers in Cupertino to get the firmware unlock key, refor…

FWIW, there is a special command you can use to disable the apple unlock key for the firmware password. I don’t have it on hand

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Post by astura »

armchairhacker wrote: post #249
josephcsible wrote: post #203

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That feels like saying "And that's why you pay the Mafia their protection money." These screens are breaking because they're defective, which is what the warranty is supposed to cover. Why should you have to pay Apple more money for them to do what they're already supposed to do?

AppleCare is a good idea in general. Even if you’re generally careful, you never know when the mac will break because of something that was your fault

I really don't want to own objects that are so needy the require their own insurance policy.

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Post by Phlarp »

madeofpalk wrote: post #250
judge2020 wrote: post #240

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There would be consistent policy if an official recall was put out, but that looks even worse.

How many years did it take for apple to issue their 'recall' (Service Program, in Apple parlance) for the butterfly keyboard woes?

2 years I think? But there was more pressure being applied in the media. I remember multiple articles like this one (0) that circulated at the time.

[0]https://theoutline.com/post/2402/the-new-macbook-keyboard-is...

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