This just in, 'breaking news' on CNN: 440,000 Sony Vaio laptops have been recalled due to overheating.
Now if it was 'Apple recalls MBPs with buggy GPUs' I'd be so happy
Now if it was 'Apple recalls MBPs with buggy GPUs' I'd be so happy
Sony should do the whole world a favor and recall all Vaio's
And didn't have a time-bomb for a gfx card.
My MBP has a dodgy latch, requires re-installs every few months, a yellowish screen, wont wake up from sleep, will wake up when closed....
No offense, but MBP's are no better or worse built than any other laptop range.
Honestly, Apple couldn't have known that they were installing time-bomb GPUs, but their non-response regarding this issue is what irks me.
About the dodgy latch and the re-installs.. I don't know. I have never required a re-install since the last year and 2 months.. GPU is another issue. For being 'Pro' laptops, Apple's silence on the matter is quite unprofessional.
Good lord that's a lot of laptops!
Btw my 4 year old PowerBook has been the least problematic computer I've owned. Never a problem. Unlike my Sony, Gericom and IBM (before Levono).
Tosh!.
This Macbook is now three months old, it goes everywhere with me, even been DROPPED inside my Targus bag, and is fine, not a mark, it works fine, it runs fine I have never reinstalled it. I adore this machine, it's by far better built than ANY other Windows laptop I have owned.
God I sound like a fanboy... well I shall seek redemption from that by saying I also adore my Quad Core gaming computer .. which is up for sale for a Mac Pro.
*edges out of thread *
Sony should do the whole world a favor and recall all Vaio's
, it's by far better built than ANY other Windows laptop I have owned.
Sadly, my Macbook is the only machine that I could say was built worse than my MBP. Two great big strips of plastic came off it, the arrow keys stopped working and the palm-rests were utterly vile. No other brand I've ever owned ( IBM, Toshiba, Dell, Sony, Gericom, HP ) has shed bodywork like that.
If Keynote didn't exist - I would probably be using a Sony right now.
I'm sorry to say the two Apple laptops I've owned are the two worst built laptops I've seen. I have 20+ Dells, IBM's and HP's to look after at work - none are as bad as the Apple's I've been unfortunate enough to spend my own money on. For the price, Apple should be doing much much MUCH better.
Glad to hear it! We'll see where your heads at at one year and three months old. Trust me my friend, get AppleCare.
I've had no problems with my MacBook for longer than 1 year and 3 months. And in all my years as a Mac user, I have never had to reinstall my OS to fix some major flaw.
Agreed. Key words are "4 year old Powerbook." Apples new laptops are a whole other can of worms.
£112 for three years care sounds good to me!!!.
Three years should come with the high prices we pay for the hardware already. Seriously - Apple Care is a disgrace.
How is it?.
Because when you pay twice the price of an equiv PC laptop - that sort of service should be free.
You get what you pay for my friend,
are vaios not quality laptops?