Problems With Your New Mbp C2d????
I got my MBP Nov the 7th and right out of the box, it was defective 
When I tried to adjust the volume, I heard a loud and constant cracking noise coming from the speakers. The sound was similar to what you would hear if you put water or something fresh on hot oil; or if you were preparing popcorn. It was BAD!!!!!! I took my laptop to the Apple Store and they told me to send it back to Apple so that I could get a replacement. I did...and I'm still waiting to get the replacement.
Such a bummer. Did anybody of you had any similar problems??? Or other problems?
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When I tried to adjust the volume, I heard a loud and constant cracking noise coming from the speakers. The sound was similar to what you would hear if you put water or something fresh on hot oil; or if you were preparing popcorn. It was BAD!!!!!! I took my laptop to the Apple Store and they told me to send it back to Apple so that I could get a replacement. I did...and I'm still waiting to get the replacement.Such a bummer. Did anybody of you had any similar problems??? Or other problems?
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A laptoppian wetdream.
weak wireless card.
thats all
Take it back. You got a lemon. I'm with Gar the new MBP is flawless, or should be.
I hope I don't get another one this time around. Im still waiting for Apple to ship it.
Did anybody of you had any similar problems??? Or other problems?
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I ordered my MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo recently and it's slated to arrive on the 17th, hopefully in perfect condition! I've had no problems with Apple shipping computers to me, but their accessories and software are always poorly packaged. My iPod dock's box was dented due to the lack of any bubble wrap or other protection in the packaging (they just threw the dock box in a larger cardboard box with the shipping invoice).
mine is fine, too although some of the keys (F11, Esc, F1) are slightly crooked. :P other than that, it's perfect!
My keyboard is like that, but it's so subtle you could hardly tell. it's like a half-mm bulging under those two areas. Whatever. Everything else is perfect.
I ordered my MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo recently and it's slated to arrive on the 17th, hopefully in perfect condition! I've had no problems with Apple shipping computers to me, but their accessories and software are always poorly packaged. My iPod dock's box was dented due to the lack of any bubble wrap or other protection in the packaging (they just threw the dock box in a larger cardboard box with the shipping invoice).
I've never had their software or accessories come poorly packaged.
No big deal, but I hope I can find the reason for the problem! It's annoying!
To make matters worse, right before I sent the unit it in I went to clean the screen and somehow managed to get what looked like permanent fingerprints on the display. I don't know how this happened seeing as I didn't directly touch the screen and used a freshly washed 100% cotton white t-shirt and followed the directions exactly as read from the manual. I hope they replace the screen. If they don't, I will be talking to someone about this. I have owned too many Macs to get stuck with a bad screen.
The image was taken with the isight of another Mac. The unevenness of the back light is deplorable.
The wireless reception on the new MBP sucks too. I tested it and it's horrible. Whereas the MacBook Pro that I have from work with a CoreDuo in it gets 3.5Mbps with my ISP, the new C2D MBP gets 1.98Mbps. Whatever the reading is, it's always slower than the older CD MacBook Pro model I have from work.
Why I keep buying Apple's pro-line notebook is a mystery. I get one almost every revision in the hopes the Apple has finally worked out all of the bugs....and getting a good one that I can actually use without some major fault. Either I have extremely poor luck or this is the way of the world with these notebooks. In February I got the first MacBook Pro purchased personally. Of course it had the blown right speaker and randomly shutoff. In May I bought the 17-inch MacBook Pro thinking Apple was having problems exclusive to the 15-inch model. Well, not only did I experience that now infamous processor whine everyone was talking about, but my MacBook Pro display was unevenly lit. Even though the MacBook Pro was brighter in comparison to my 17-inch PowerBook it looked like someone shit on the screen.
Going back I have had numerous technical problems with the 17-inch PowerBooks in a thread that posted here a few years ago. And I can go back to three defective 15-inch PowerBooks.
Meanwhile, I have not personally experienced a problem with Apple's desktops. They have been rock solid.
So the value proposition to anyone reading this thread is why bother buy a MacBook Pro? They are incredibly fragile, poorly manufactured pieces of shit. I work for a school as the network administrator and this has got to be buy-and-far the most defect ridden computer. BUYER BEWARE!