macbook= broken AGAIN

yellowporch

ugh so I need to vent and would love to know other mac users oppinion on their machines.

My macbook has been in and out of the store for repairs since I've gotten it 2 summers ago. First my keyboard had to be replaced because the mouse was all fucked up and wouldnt click, then my software had to be totally redone because my airport and wireless internet connection wouldnt connect properly and now my recent issue, my screen went half dead, so apple decided because I've had so many problems to send it to depot to get an overall look over and fix whatever needed to be fixed.
So I am without my computer for 5 to 7 business days..

It gets better...

I went to borrow my sisters macbook for class yesterday and wouldnt you know that as soon as I take 5 pages of notes, her hardrive fails and she loses everything. Now her computer is out for 5-7 days, and what do I get from apple? this isnt the usual apple experience... sorry?

:evil: I love my macbook but this is getting ridiculous, apple users have any similar problems or am I just cursed when it comes to technology?

decides2dream

ouch!
we have a desktop imac......and it is pure LOVE!
granted, we only have it a few months now, got it in october.....but yea, serious love.
hope your experience is just a fluke. :? sorry you are experiencing such issues, that sucks!

nuffingman

I have a Macbook Pro and a G5 tower and love 'em.

Macbooks have a problem though. Mine shut down about 3 months ago and wouldn't restart although I could hear it whirring and clicking. The motherboard had blown. It was repaired free as Apple have a problem with a third party processor. If I'd had to pay it was £750.

Jokertt14

so . your saying its not worth paying that much for junk that keeps breaking .


GO PC !!

yellowporch

jokertt14 wrote:

so . your saying its not worth paying that much for junk that keeps breaking .


GO PC !!

ha you sound like my boyfriend, hes a pc guy and it's all I've been hearing "what'd I tell you? overpriced, hunks of junk"

I also get the same shit for my VW jetta but that hasnt stirred me as wrong as apple has (knock on wood) :evil:

nuffingman

jokertt14 wrote:

so . your saying its not worth paying that much for junk that keeps breaking .


GO PC !!

My sides are splitting. PCs might be OK if it wasn't for all the Microsoft shite on them. Gates is the spawn of the devil.

Windows 2010 = Apple 2005

Johnny Abruzzo

I don't have a Macbook - just an iMac, which is still incredibly awesome after 2 years.

decides2dream

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I don't have a Macbook - just an iMac, which is still incredibly awesome after 2 years.

exactly what i love to read!
i *heart* my imac!

yellowporch

awh glad to hear it for you imac users! guess i should have gone that route over the macbook but i needed it to be portable, so I'm stuck with my notebook of problems and issues grrr

mfc2006

that sucks. i've had my MacBook for about 2 years & i've never had a problem. hope they get yours (& your sisters) fixed soon for you!

polaris_x

i've had my macbook pro for about 3 years now and had no problems ... in fact, i've dropped it twice in the past month from waist height and there are some dents but the computer works fine ... the battery is pretty much shot now and only lasts like 20 mins but that is normal ...

i don't tho want to discredit your experiences ... did you buy the computer new from an apple retailer? ... maybe they'll give you a new one altogether?

Wobbie

nuffingman wrote:

My sides are splitting. PCs might be OK if it wasn't for all the Microsoft shite on them. Gates is the spawn of the devil.

Windows 2010 = Apple 2005

We have a Macbook and a G5... both have been flawless. Our G3, though....OMG what a piece of shit!!!

To your comment above, it blows my mind how Microsoft can just wait for Mac to invent something and then introduce "their" version. Same with all the iphone clones. :roll:

_

polaris_x wrote:

i've had my macbook pro for about 3 years now and had no problems ... in fact, i've dropped it twice in the past month from waist height and there are some dents but the computer works fine ... the battery is pretty much shot now and only lasts like 20 mins but that is normal ...

i don't tho want to discredit your experiences ... did you buy the computer new from an apple retailer? ... maybe they'll give you a new one altogether?

It's normal for the battery to last only 20 minutes? Or only after you've dropped it a few times? :?

polaris_x

scb wrote:

It's normal for the battery to last only 20 minutes? Or only after you've dropped it a few times? :?

it's normal for the battery to not work efficiently like when you have it new ... most electronics that use batteries are similar from what i understand ...

Riot_Mac

I would ask for a new one. If it has been in multiple times it is probably a lemon. I've done that in the past with some work Macs. Apple is usually pretty good about that.

I have had a MBP for over three years now with no problems. I am going to try and get a new one when they are released shortly.

Cliffy6745

nuffingman wrote:

jokertt14 wrote:

so . your saying its not worth paying that much for junk that keeps breaking .


GO PC !!

Gates is the spawn of the devil.

I mean yeah, god forbid someone spend the rest of his life dedicated to community service. Sounds like an awful person.

yellowporch

Riot_Mac wrote:

I would ask for a new one. If it has been in multiple times it is probably a lemon. I've done that in the past with some work Macs. Apple is usually pretty good about that.

I have had a MBP for over three years now with no problems. I am going to try and get a new one when they are released shortly.

Oh I've tried to get a new comp out of them, I have fenagled them to say one more repair on either computer and they will replace them, but other than that theyre not budging... they suck :evil:

As for Gates, he flies one of my friends around the country that is less fortunate. She is brilliant with computers and he flips the bill on everything for her. Without him, she'd be dead in the water, so he seems like a decent person to me.

lukin2006

yellowporch wrote:

awh glad to hear it for you imac users! guess i should have gone that route over the macbook but i needed it to be portable, so I'm stuck with my notebook of problems and issues grrr

I have an imac wife has a macbook, never a moments trouble with either, I have to believe the folks at apple that it's an unusual experience. I think apple will take care of your problems.

lukin2006

Cliffy6745 wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

jokertt14 wrote:

so . your saying its not worth paying that much for junk that keeps breaking .


GO PC !!

Gates is the spawn of the devil.

I mean yeah, god forbid someone spend the rest of his life dedicated to community service. Sounds like an awful person.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

i'll never buy another Apple product. my new PC is a beast and a comparable Mac would have been 3 times as much.

lukin2006

yellowporch wrote:

Riot_Mac wrote:

I would ask for a new one. If it has been in multiple times it is probably a lemon. I've done that in the past with some work Macs. Apple is usually pretty good about that.

I have had a MBP for over three years now with no problems. I am going to try and get a new one when they are released shortly.

Oh I've tried to get a new comp out of them, I have fenagled them to say one more repair on either computer and they will replace them, but other than that theyre not budging... they suck :evil:

As for Gates, he flies one of my friends around the country that is less fortunate. She is brilliant with computers and he flips the bill on everything for her. Without him, she'd be dead in the water, so he seems like a decent person to me.

I tthink he's a decent person, he plans on giving his vast wealth to charity.