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post #41 of 47
12/22/09 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by sippincider View Post

The big drawback with Apple hardware (besides maybe the MacPro) is when it does break you need a neurosurgeon to fix it.

As for the lawsuit, I'm glad it got tossed. When problems develop well off-warranty, why should anyone get a sweetheart settlement?

What some are hoping for and perhaps rightly so is, was this issue very widespread, as in, say, a Dell XPS1330 laptop's nVidia graphics dying? Because for those laptops it was just a matter of time.

If that is the case, they should sue. But they haven't shown enough proof yet. Making a web site to document all the issues isn't scientific enough. A lot of time capsules died after 18 months. Without a specific % of how many died, there is no way to tell if it was a widespread failure.

The plural of anecdote isn't data.
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post #42 of 47
12/22/09 at 7:00pm
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Originally Posted by kovacm View Post

this is bottom line for me and Apple. I can not recommend in future to anyone else to buy Apple computers. (and I did convert at least 50 person to Mac side in last year or two)

So the OS and computer had nothing to do with it?
They switched only because you were so compelling?
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post #43 of 47
12/22/09 at 8:44pm
Hmmmmm. Anecdotally only - no screen issues here - although the HD bit the dust last year - replaced it with a Seagate Barracuda 7200 250GB for right around 50$US. And swapping the HD was not exactly plug-n-play (you who have cracked the G5 iSight know what I'm talking about), but it is nowhere near the worst case situation I've experienced.

So I can't speak to the numbers of reports of screen failures but the plaintiff was a clueless moron or had a careless or neglectful counsel advising him. I'm thinking he filed on his own after reading "Lawsuits for Dummies".
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post #44 of 47
12/23/09 at 4:47am
The white iMac screen issues are quite numerous. The lawsuit would provide some compensation to those that had to pay to get it repaired *after* the 3rd year extended warranty ended. Or, Apple would announce some sort of replacement deal like the defective batteries/ chargers/ what not.

I think Apple should be held accountable. Sounds very strange why the plaintiff didn't make the right moves to adjust it so it's like more of a normal class action lawsuit? Then it might have some traction. You have some sort of announcement then people produce their receipts or serial numbers and they sign up to be recipients of damages, if any, paid by Apple.

Who the hell expects Apple to pay damages to everyone that ever bought an iMac, whether they had problems or not?

My 2 cents.

Er, I mean $1.00

(Which is what I got from that PayPal class action lawsuit several years ago)
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post #45 of 47
12/23/09 at 4:50am
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Originally Posted by ulfoaf View Post

Gee, another immigrant who thinks he is going to get rich by filing a lawsuit. This our image in the world, and it is believed. This seems doubly true with lawsuits filed against Apple!

I know, I know ... Plenty of ridiculous suits by American born idiots, too.

Thank you. I was initially offended by that immigrant rant.
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post #46 of 47
12/23/09 at 4:55am
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Originally Posted by MuncyWeb View Post

CarolinaLiberty.com

Secession? Well, I'll check out them videos to see what you're on about. LOL love how that John Ainsworth guy is clearly using a Mac and Keynote during his presentations. Edit: That's some hardcore fundamentalist stuff there though. Not sure I agree with that, but I'm not going to derail this thread. Edit2: Some interesting non-religious stuff he talked about though.
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post #47 of 47
12/24/09 at 1:15am
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Originally Posted by Chris_CA View Post

So the OS and computer had nothing to do with it?
They switched only because you were so compelling?

People do not want to switch to Mac:

1) because it is expensive (1300-2000 euros) (compare to PC: 400-600 euro (both are computers as people see it))
2) because they are "afraid" of new (to move from Windows to Mac OS X)

so somebody need to convince them that it is a good move!


If I convince somebody to buy Mac for 1500-2000 euros and than same Mac die after e.g. 13 months (out of warranty) than I am fool!


and like I said:
- I have two 24", C2D 2,16GHz white iMac (2006.) and GPU die on one
http://getsatisfaction.com/apple/top...d_crash_freeze
(out-of-waranty, I need to pay 250euro for GeForce 7300 256MB in 2009. )

- I had 6 Alu iMac 24" so far and 3 of them had problem with screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOQGmEiGYjw
(1 was out-of-waranty)

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for me this is pretty unacceptable, 50% fail rate. So price of Mac is 1500-2000 euro + Apple care at least because hardware is pure crap and there is good chance that something will go wrong with iMac in lifespan of 3 years. And after 3rd year you are on your own !!!

(beside, my girlfriend eMac failed after 3rd year - bad capacitors but luckily I could replace them easily )
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