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Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by abledon »

jppope wrote: post #146
robertlf wrote: post #127

As long as we're having a big bitch-fest here, I'll throw in my $.02. Other than expanding batteries, my laptops have generally been trouble-free. But the problem I do have is that the older my MBP, the slower it becomes when I upgrade the OS. When I upgraded my 2015 to Big Sur last year, it essentially became unusable because it ran so slowly. It now sits in my closet. Apple should stop nagging you to upgrade the OS…

Apple is the master of planned obsolescence.

my 2011 13" macbook pro, still chugging along... maybe there is Quality control issues on 2015->2021 models, but the 2011-2013 era seem good? less infatuation on thinnest laptop ever woo /s

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by pqvst »

chrisballinger wrote: post #227

You can now renew your AppleCare+ on eligible iPhones, iPads and Macs at a monthly/yearly rate after the 2-3 year coverage period expires as long as you do it within 30 days of expiration: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210580 Would highly recommend extending for a laptop needing this many repairs.

Only in the US afaik...

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by pram »

feifan wrote: post #86

Empirically, the 2016–2020 MacBook Pros seem to be relatively unreliable. My 2016 would frequently have wake-from-sleep problems, occasional kernel panics, and fried its logic board with a pop after about 3 years. My 2019 thermal-throttles every day, kernel panics a few times a month, and has a battery that just gives up under load. Meanwhile my 2019 Mac Pro (tower) is probably the most rock-solid reliable computer I…

Exactly the same. My Mac Pro literally hasn't crashed one time I think. I have it loaded up with the 2 HDD mount, 1 NVME SSD for scratch, a capture card, W5700X MPX, and a Wacom attached. No issues in Blender, Clip Studio, nothing. I thought I'd regret the purchase but it's probably my favorite computer ever (makes a good footrest too)

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by zzt123 »

amatecha wrote: post #170
zzt123 wrote: post #42

I have a gripe with every Macbook Pro I've owned, and I've owned 4 of them over the last 10 years. They all lag when I type. I hit a key, and it takes a while before it shows up on screen. The effect is at its worst in Safari, but it shows up most everywhere else as well. Sometimes, I'll type a few letters or even words before they start showing up. Doesn't matter if I wipe the machine and reinstall, and Apple has ne…

Hmmm.. FWIW, I type at like 130wpm (I have won typing competitions), and have never experienced frequent text-input latency on my Macs (I've used Macs since the mid-80's). Only intermittent due to obvious things like CPU-intensive operations in progress. Did you see it happening on really "simple" applications like Terminal? What's crazy to me is how you saw it happening on a fresh OS install... had you installed any…

Fresh is "fresh but with IntelliJ and a large project open", but without all the background NGINX etc installed.

Once one app starts lagging, they all lag. Terminal, TextEdit, Safari, Notes, IntelliJ, everything.

I'm well north of 130wpm, but I don't think that matters for the issues that my Macs have had to deal with, as I used to be well below 130wpm and still experienced such issues.

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by abledon »

feifan wrote: post #86

Empirically, the 2016–2020 MacBook Pros seem to be relatively unreliable. My 2016 would frequently have wake-from-sleep problems, occasional kernel panics, and fried its logic board with a pop after about 3 years. My 2019 thermal-throttles every day, kernel panics a few times a month, and has a battery that just gives up under load. Meanwhile my 2019 Mac Pro (tower) is probably the most rock-solid reliable computer I…

I think the obession with 'thin' laptop that crept in towards 2015 onwards has something to do with it

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by bigbob2 »

pier25 wrote: post #52

It's absolutely ridiculous that Macs don't come with a 3 year warranty by default. I've bought maybe a dozen macs in the last 15 years (for myself and the family) and while some have lasted many years without issues, some have died on me on the second or third year. Because the initial investment is so high you're practically forced to add extra Apple Care to protect it because there's a 20-30% chance you will have p…

My significant other owned a 2011 MBP and experienced the same thing... She didn't know about the recall and I didn't get a chance to investigate and find out until after the recall window was closed. I can't really avoid using a Mac for work, but for personal use it has definitely trained me to avoid Apple products when at all possible. She would concur with you that her 2011 MBP was a terrible investment.

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by js2 »

WTF. I've owned dozens of Apple computers over the years, starting with an Apple II and then a IIgs, on through many generations of Macs: LC, iMacs, powermacs, powerbook, Macbook Airs and Pros. I've recommended Mac laptops to at least a dozen family members. In all this time, I can think of three failures:

- An iMac that had a bad GPU. Known issue.

- Ditto with an MBP.

- Recently, an MBA that had the system board go bad such that it would throttle the CPU to 100%.

That's it. Apple took care of two of those via warranty. The third, the iMac was way out of warranty but my dad fixed it himself by reflowing the graphics board in an oven.

I've also replaced a few batteries, but those are consumables and they didn't fail prematurely.

Re: My MacBook Pro had over 10k USD in repairs

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Post by [deleted] »

Bud wrote: post #228
everyone wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems like they intentionally throttle older models as a feature of the update.. They do it on their phones at least. https://www.phonearena.com/news/how-to-make-iphone-faster_id...

No, they do not, and that's an outrageous, silly, completely unsupported accusation. Apple also does not "intentionally throttle" older iPhones as a "feature of the update" for some sort of nefarious bullshit "planned obsolescence" reason. The opposite is true: Apple reduces the clock speed very very slightly on older iPhones, so that they can be used LONGER and have a LONGER service life. The alternative would be, w…

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