your experiences with Apple's hardware durability
Hello.
What are your positive and negative experiences with Apple's hardware concerning its durability?
My iBook (9/2004) got hurt several times.
- Once orange juice got sprayed over the running machine's keyboard, nothing happened.
- I accidentally fell on it, because of slippery ground. Only the hinge was damaged, no other structural change could be found.
- A vase fell down due high wind, the water flew into the screen, which was open and inactive, but the computer was still running. After discovering what happened, the screen had a lot of bright spots (big and small ones), I immediately shut down the computer and let it dry for a while, with the help of an oven for instance.
After I thought it was safe again, the iBook ran like a charm, only the spots of water gave the accident away. I called it the new Aqua. The big spots eventually dried, and only some remained.
- The hard drive failed months ago, SMART was detecting an error, the drive clicked like crazy.
After a while it was gone, SMART status is okay, the drive works again, with no clicking sound for months.
My new iMac hasn't had a proper failure yet, and I'm knocking on wood on this. It's working like a charm.
So what are your tales?
What are your positive and negative experiences with Apple's hardware concerning its durability?
My iBook (9/2004) got hurt several times.
- Once orange juice got sprayed over the running machine's keyboard, nothing happened.
- I accidentally fell on it, because of slippery ground. Only the hinge was damaged, no other structural change could be found.
- A vase fell down due high wind, the water flew into the screen, which was open and inactive, but the computer was still running. After discovering what happened, the screen had a lot of bright spots (big and small ones), I immediately shut down the computer and let it dry for a while, with the help of an oven for instance.
After I thought it was safe again, the iBook ran like a charm, only the spots of water gave the accident away. I called it the new Aqua. The big spots eventually dried, and only some remained.
- The hard drive failed months ago, SMART was detecting an error, the drive clicked like crazy.
After a while it was gone, SMART status is okay, the drive works again, with no clicking sound for months.
My new iMac hasn't had a proper failure yet, and I'm knocking on wood on this. It's working like a charm.
So what are your tales?
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Hello.
What are your positive and negative experiences with Apple's hardware concerning its durability?
My iBook (9/2004) got hurt several times.
- Once orange juice got sprayed over the running machine's keyboard, nothing happened.
- I accidentally fell on it, because of slippery ground. Only the hinge was damaged, no other structural change could be found.
- A vase fell down due high wind, the water flew into the screen, which was open and inactive, but the computer was still running. After discovering what happened, the screen had a lot of bright spots (big and small ones), I immediately shut down the computer and let it dry for a while, with the help of an oven for instance.
After I thought it was safe again, the iBook ran like a charm, only the spots of water gave the accident away. I called it the new Aqua. The big spots eventually dried, and only some remained.
- The hard drive failed months ago, SMART was detecting an error, the drive clicked like crazy.
After a while it was gone, SMART status is okay, the drive works again, with no clicking sound for months.
My new iMac hasn't had a proper failure yet, and I'm knocking on wood on this. It's working like a charm.
So what are your tales?
I have an iBook from 2002. The backlight isn't as bright as it used to be, and the battery only lasts about two hours.
PowerBook G3 (Pismo) 500MHz - bought 2000, died 2006 (freak ant infestation, really creepy to see millions of ants pouring out of the vents - ugh).
PowerBook G4 - 2005 - Present, no issue whatsoever. Still main computer for graphic design, occasional light video editing, family photos etc.
I have or use 3 more (newer) Macs - same kind of experience so far. Hey, maybe I'm just lucky, but as far as I'm concerned, it don't get much better than this!
Things were pretty good. Recent quality just doesn't compare IMO. However, thought there are plenty of good machines out there, I have had incredible bad luck in getting the bad ones (I am currently on my third MacBook Air and crossing my fingers; there are many more experiences that I would just rather forget).
Apple's build quality has dropped appreciatively recently; they seem too focused on making the quick money to care about making good products.