Comments on: Macbook Pro Adventure 2008 – The repairs continue

By: vance

vance — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:55:12 +0000

@micheal I remember that picture from your Apple Adventure last year hehe. Well, good luck on your Macbook. Can’t they replaced it with a new one hehehe since they might have some old stocks of your mac book stil lying around their warehouse hehe.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:46:32 +0000

@Sarah

The Macbook Pro model that I have is the 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo version. I purchased it in Feb. of last year, and no – like an idiot – I didn’t get AppleCare for it.

Since it was only 3 weeks out of warranty when I contacted them about it, they are fixing as though it was still under warranty, though – which i very much appreciate.

I do, however, strongly recommend that anyone that purchases a Mac get AppleCare. I should have.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:29:12 +0000

One question though. What is the model of your Macbook Pro? Have you purchased Applecare for it?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:26:24 +0000

As much as I love Jonathan Ive’s designs but I have noticed that eversince the introduction of the beautiful metal based Powerbooks (to Macbook pros) it seems that Apple’s line of portable have become quite fragile. I suspect that a lot of durability was compromised when they went for thin and beautiful.

I have a couple of friends who had tibooks and eventually Macbook pro who seem to have some kind of issue after a year of use. Not acceptable if you are paying more then 2k bucks for a computer. .

I personally have a upgraded Pismo (and a Wallstreet Powerbook) and those things were built like tanks (or Thinkpads). I really wish that Apple would toughen up their designs a bit but with its obsession with “thiner and lighter” instead of “more durable: I think the only way you can get a tough Apple is to look at their desktop line. Sadly, those are not portable.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:25:57 +0000

I have a couple of friends who had tibooks and eventually Macbook pro who seem to have some kind of issue after a year of use. Not acceptable if you are paying more then 2k bucks for a computer.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:17:32 +0000

@The Wizard

I think international customers in my situation would have to keep mailing it back to Apple – although I do believe Apple would absorb the shipping cost.

I agree, the lack of quality in these $2,500+ machines is astonishing – and very upsetting.

By: The Wizard

The Wizard — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:22:15 +0000

I have to admit that I am very disappointed with the MacBook pro line quality. This is really unacceptable level of quality from Apple.

What about other international customers outside the USA? How could they get to do what you did with Apple Michael? and at what cost?

Apple should invest more in the quality control process of these chinese machines. This is not the time for a bad reputation for Macs.