Comments on: PowerBook woes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Or maybe don’t buy from evil Apple. Food for thought.

By: Calum Benson

Calum Benson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If I thought there was anything especially evil about Apple, I probably wouldn’t… but so far they haven’t shown themselves to be any better or worse than any other laptop manufacturer I’ve endured over the years. Plus, I just plain like using OS X (when I’m not running GNOME, of course), and I’m not about to get involved in the EULA-dodging hackery to make it run on a generic x86 machine.

By: Rob Caskey

Rob Caskey — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Working with Macs daily, I can tell you that G3/G4 portables were a low-point in Mac reliability. In the long term you will save money not buying the warranty, but this is certainly a case where the warranty (for folks who actually use it instead of just trashing their machine and buying a new one) must have been a loss Apple. When comparing Apple hardware to other hardware, make sure to factor in the cost of comparable warranties.

By: Calum Benson

Calum Benson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

To be honest, I don’t feel bad about not buying AppleCare at the time– I’d still rather have the €450 to put towards my next Mac if this one isn’t economical to repair, than to have spent €450 more on this one up front.

By: jirah

jirah — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

my iBook G3 800mhz it’s dead, in similar conditions, begin with the HD, and later, with the video component in the logic board. Obviously mi warranty end a month a go. Apple is Evil, but her desing is so pretty!!