Am I just unlucky?

My MBPr should be arriving today and by the sounds of it I should really inspect my hardware to make sure it has no manufacture defects. I didn't shell out $3000 to get a physically faulty system.

 

I'm sorry about all these defects in a row . Could you post a picture of the pressure mark? I have no idea what this looks like. Thanks.

 

Wow, this really sucks OP, I am sorry you're having so much trouble. I am frustrated for you! Hope it gets sorted out okay.

 

I'd say they're out to get you ......

 

Sounds to me like you are suffering from the 'OCD Effect'. You've gone through 3 RMBPs and five iPads? Wow… I bought two iPad 3s when they first came out - both perfect. I bought an iPhone 4S, first one was perfect. I bought a RMBP - first one was perfect. I bought a 2009 Mac Pro - again, perfect. My 2007 17" MBP - perfect. The only Apple product I recently purchased that was exchanged was my iPhone 4 due to a backlight bleed issue.

I guess I'm just lucky?? Apple quality has been stellar for me.

 

5 iPhone 2G's before I got a working one
2 MBP Rev 1
3 MBP (girlfriend) - This one really pissed me off since I could clearly show them a graphics problem when connected to external displays, yet the continually told us that it was "normal" behavior.

 

Personally, I wouldn't consider obvious physical damage to the machine (bent lid, pressure marks, etc.) to be an OCD sort of thing.

Myself, I'm about to get my 4th rMBP. The first one had a faulty graphics chip, and the next two had bad image retention and tint issues. Naturally, I'm hoping that the 4th time's the charm.

 

Perhaps you should start out with refurbished; I do and also have never had a return .......

....... or just live with the fact that you are unlucky in your search for perfection .

 

Apple seems reluctant to be deprived of profits it doesn't deserve. Apple, which is responsible via the subcontractors it CHOOSES to use and makes excuses for - maybe Apple's Board of Directors and Tim Cook should all be giving Foxconn a phone call...

And in 2011 I exchanged a MBP a couple of times and settled on a third despite the uneven keyboard backlighting and a minor blemish with the screen, but it was better than the previous units (yeesh!). For $2500, there should be not even a nitpick - never mind a problem that doesn't exist on rubbish Dells with identical hardware specs for nearly half the cost. Foxconn's and/or Apple's QC seems nonexistent, and that summary makes up for other issues - a friend bought a rMBP and had to exchange it as the wifi did not work... ugh... The lack of QC on all sides is both the choice of Foxconn and Apple as well.

And Apple should not be reluctant -- it made the mess, you shouldn't have to pay for the mistakes it has to deal with. It's your money. Not theirs.

Profiting is good. Profiteering at others' expense is not. Apple claims the units they sell are better, but from a technical standpoint some of us would be disagreeing with that all day.

Granted, Foxconn also manufactures parts and machines for other companies, so if Apple's units are taking a quality hit, what must other brands' quality be like?

And is Foxconn deliberately being sloppy? Thermal grease, warped screws, puddles of grease, and nothing else that iFixit hasn't seen before... if Tim Cook is ethical, he will have to intercede, find the cause, and then fix the problem or else he will be seen as being part of the problem.

 

Tim Cook ruined my computer

 

These must not have been widespread issues. Remember that what you read in these forums are extreme cases - people rarely come here when they are satisfied, just when they have something to troubleshoot or complain about. I don't remember ever hearing about any of the above issues in the mainstream media or from the many friends and acquaintances I have who use and buy Macs on a regular basis.

It's very easy in these forums to make mountains out of pin pricks.

 

Sounds like you just have bad luck with all your devices. Strange. Bad iPads, bad phones and bad laptops.

 

If you didn't want opinions you shouldn't have asked for them. Next time do us a favor and just title your thread: "I am just unlucky"; of course the finger may still be pointed.

 

Alright, thanks for the details.