I have question related to this issue. Which MacBook model, new, refurbished or used, should I buy if I want it to last as long as possible and be useful for doing OS X-specific programming tasks?
Why I Drilled Holes in My MacBook Pro and Put It in the Oven
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Is that part of the EU wide protection places like the UK, Germany, etc also get or something specific to your country?
Checking the Apple legalese [1] [2] it seems that we can "choose" between Apple One Year Limited Warranty and consumer law [3] which happens to be 6 (England and Wales) or 5 (Scotland) years. Can anyone clarify that for me please? My screen is flickering on certain gradient backgrounds but my 1 year warranty was over before I noticed it.
[1] https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/
[2] https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/statutoryrights.html
[3] https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/uk-ireland-uni...
Re: Why I Drilled Holes in My MacBook Pro and Put It in the Oven
#43This story is awesome. It would be hilarious if the OP ever tried to sell his laptop. I can imagine him trying to explain to a layperson why all of the drilled holes in the bottom are actually a benefit and not a problem.
"They increase the airflow, making the computer never overheat and die"
It's not that hard to understand.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that part of the EU wide protection places like the UK, Germany, etc also get or something specific to your country?
EU provides 6 years but not from the manufacturer - from the seller. I actually had a problem where Apple told me my manufacturer warranty was up and explained I still had 6 years from the seller (Vodafone) and to go to them. Vodafone pretended the law didn't exist. Eventually Apple were kind enough to replace the device even though they had no obligation to.
I wonder how that applies when you purchase something from an Apple Store, since that means they're both.
I remember seeing a page on the Apple website listing info for extended warranties in EU member countries, which I assume this specific defect in the 2011 Macbooks is covered by.
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You'd think after 10 years having model after model of aluminium built laptops, Apple would have found a way to solve the heat issues they always have... but nope, they still think it's a good idea to put the heat exhaust vent right up against the bottom lip of the screen where it is still blocked when the machine is in use.
My guess is they don't care as long at the vast majority make it past their warranty date
I've never had a macbook break down even way past warranty.
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Gotta hand it to apple on this one. They clogged the vents so you don't have to worry about it. Laptop overheats? Must be Intel's fault. This is the reality distortion field.
Please stop.
Sorry, people keep replying and I can't help but tease the reality distortion field.
Why do you care so much? It's just a laptop, who cares what a bunch of us neckbeards laugh at? Nothing should be beyond reproach here. This is hacker news not daring fireball.
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#47Is it normal in the US to use Celsius for computer inside temperatures, and Fahrenheit for the oven? Aren't you converting back and forth the whole time?
Yes, pretty normal. For temperatures near 100C the conversion is easy. Ovens report temperatures in F, computers in C, shrug. In general you use F for human temperatures (air temperature, fever, and cooking), and C for everything else. F has a better range for air and body temperature anyway. Maybe Europeans will switch to F, and Americans will switch to Km :) (In case you wonder why F is better: The coldest temperat…
I've always hoped we'd move to a 0-100 scale where the scale is the temperatures people can relate to. 0 is cold, 100 is hot. How hot is 100? Same as 100 farenheit. We know that's hot. How cold is cold? Same as 0 celsius, we know that's cold.
Of course, for science and cooking we need more dynamic range, which F and C work well for, but just for our daily experience, we need something new.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that part of the EU wide protection places like the UK, Germany, etc also get or something specific to your country?
Checking the Apple legalese [1] [2] it seems that we can "choose" between Apple One Year Limited Warranty and consumer law [3] which happens to be 6 (England and Wales) or 5 (Scotland) years. Can anyone clarify that for me please? My screen is flickering on certain gradient backgrounds but my 1 year warranty was over before I noticed it. [1] https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/ [2] https://www.apple.com/legal/warran…
Reading your first two links makes it seem like you get both, given that your statutory rights aren't affected by Apple's own warranty, so for the coverage for the first or 3 years you can get anything solved via AppleCare, and for the remaining 2 or 3 you'd be making the claim to Apple (if you bought it via their stores or their website) as part of your statutory rights.
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#49I have the same laptop model and I'm on my 4th logic board. Luckily, we have 5 years of warranty for hardware failures by law where I live.
That must annoy the hell out of phone manufacturers. Even the two years in the EU is pushing it for a large number of phones.
Well, as a consumer rather than a phone manufacturer, I certainly appreciate living in the EU. For a several-hundred-€ phone to not be expected to last two years is a pretty depressing position.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that part of the EU wide protection places like the UK, Germany, etc also get or something specific to your country?
EU provides 6 years but not from the manufacturer - from the seller. I actually had a problem where Apple told me my manufacturer warranty was up and explained I still had 6 years from the seller (Vodafone) and to go to them. Vodafone pretended the law didn't exist. Eventually Apple were kind enough to replace the device even though they had no obligation to.
Vodafone and rubbish customer service sure tend to go together.