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Are you satisfied with what Apple products you own?

mbp 15 2011
VERY satisfied
ipod shuffle
satisfied
airport extreme base station
satisfied
ipod touch 4
dissatisfied
sometimes i just want to throw it against the wall
never buying a touch again
 
2011 15" MBP. Extremely unsatisfied. This computer was the big switch for me- I'd always enjoyed using my friends Macs and after constant pressure and pestering from them, I decided to get my own. It has given me nothing but problems- I've had it replaced 4 times, using it for work is incredibly dicey as I don't know when it's going to die on me again. This computer also managed to put me behind in my masters thanks to its hard drive failing the day before a major assignment was due. I had a backup of the majority of my work from the night before, but all the work I'd done towards wrapping up, cleaning up and improving my assignment that day was gone, resulting in me turning in a subpar effort- and given the final grade I received, one mark below a distinction, you can bet I was pissed.

It would take an absolutely stellar product for me to buy an Apple computer again.

3GS - very satisfied. This phone has been an absolute trouper, it has been with me all over the world and has held up well. It has been far, far more reliable than my Mac. It's often laggy and slow, but it's pretty long in the tooth now. It has more than paid for itself.

iPod Shuffle (2nd Gen) - extremely satisfied. Absolutely fantastic, by far the best Apple product I've owned. It has been my gym buddy since early 2009, I use it almost everyday and love everything about it. Super simple, super functional, great battery life (not so much these days), the clip is great and the buttons feel great.

iPod Shuffle (4th Gen) - neutral/slightly dissatisfied. I bought this to replace my 2nd Gen Shuffle, as the battery in it doesn't last very long any more, however I haven't liked it as much as the 2nd Gen. The addition of playlists has been an annoyance, as now I can't just rearrange my music on the Shuffle itself, instead I have to sync the Shuffle with a playlist and make the changes I want on the playlist, which will then make the changes on the Shuffle. I find that incredibly annoying, I want the 2nd Gen's manual management back, where I could drag, drop and rearrange on the iPod itself to my heart's content. The physical design is also slightly more annoying, it's hard to clip the iPod on without accidentally pushing one or more button and the buttons don't have the same nice resistance of the 2nd Gen.

4th Gen iPod - satisfied. My first iPod, did the job for years until the hard drive died.

5th Gen Video iPod - very satisfied. I replaced the battery recently and now use this iPod in my car. Great product, fantastic sound quality and can take a beating- it's been with me on so many surfing trips and trips overseas I'm surprised it still works.
 
I am personally not happy with the Genius Bar, especially now when they are most likely going to just trash your device and give you a refurbished one. That is not environmentally friendly, especially for a company who apparently prides their certification. What ever happened to real technicians?

However, if it stopped them from literally destroying a device, then sure. They didn't reseal my 15" MBP back correctly and it suffered a slow and painful death because they cracked a piece of the latch and it ended up in one of my fans. All because I needed my SuperDrive replaced. :mad: I even NOTICED that they didn't seal it right and took it back and they DENIED it. :rolleyes:

As for products... I'm very happy with them. My Late 2011 MacBook Pro was annoying at first with all the Lion glitches and the fact that it corrupted itself one day by installing a non-exsisting update, but is so much better with Mountain Lion. My iPods have always served me well, and my current PowerPCs are still hanging on.
 
I'm very satisfied with all my Apple products.

My first 17" MPB ran like a dream, never slowed down, never crashed, nothing. The battery had trouble over five years after I got it and basically sloooowwwwly exploded... but we had been having extreme heat and I don't have AC. Dunno. My second 17" MPB (hi-res, quad-core, oh boy oh boy) unibody is absolutely beautiful and works even better (newer, beefier specs). Not one iota of problemos. The Macs we used at work also chugged along like little troopers despite their age. More reliable than the Windows machines that were a year old. I had an old Performa and it worked great till the mouse died. The neighbour took it off my hands. I think he still has it, I'm not sure.

Being known as the Tech Guy in my circle of friends, I've also recommended Macs to a couple friends who've then bought them. They also love them to pieces. My parents needed a new system, so I helped them pick an iMac. Minor glitches when the HD died after 4 or 5 years (Dad is an extensive computer user), but other than this... nothing bad.

My first iPhone (3G) was glorious, no problems, did more than I needed.

My second iPhone (4) is all I need; I still don't know everything it can do.

My only brush with Apple's partner, AT&T, has likewise also been great as well. Supposedly, no iPhone on Go Phone plans, yet I walked into the AT&T store to switch from my cheesy cellphone to my iPhone, the guy behind the counter hooks it up with no argument. He even skipped a step so the system wouldn't recognize it was an iPhone.

All in all, 10/10.

Customer support on the phone has been fantastic. Genius Bar support is sometimes iffy. That gets an 8/10, but mostly due to personalities.
 
Totally. iPhone 4 is still going strong, though I have my money in hand and ready for whatever the new iPhone is, and the 4 is either being sold or being given to my wife. I never go anywhere without my iPad if I can help it--that thing is amazing. We have an iPod Touch and an iPod Classic that both have their niche in our lives. And my Airport Extreme has performed beautifully so far.

My newest Apple gear is the 3rd gen Apple TV--I switched over after using a Roku box for the last 2 years. I am surprisingly very very very happy with this thing. Save for my iPad, it's probably the coolest Apple device I own. I love the iTunes/iCloud access and the other channels that come pre-packaged. The addition of HuluPlus only sweetened the deal. But the killer feature is AirPlay. Because of AirPlay, we have WAY more content available to us on the big screen than we did with the Roku. Also, the Roku seriously under delivered on playing files from external drives. Very few of my video files played on the Roku box, not even the MP4s. Apple TV plays almost all of them over HomeSharing.

I like things that make my life easier/better. I can't give all the credit for that to any one Apple device, but rather the entire ecosystem and the way all the devices work so well together. The newest Apple TV is a great addition, and I think THAT is the way Apple should go rather than making a full blown TV.
 
I'm a little worried about my MBP 2011... as I seem to come across more posts about this machine being flawed.

I've always harbored some weird suspicions, when my first MBP 2011 internal camera did not work. The notebook I had, for some reason, would not allow me to do facetime. No explanation why, just was faulty.

Then, I get a new MBP 2011 (circa July) and I kid you not, the logic board needed to be replaced. All kinds of hiccups were happening as I attempted to update software, etc, and finally I went to the "genius bar" and they kept the computer, and did diagnostic work, and ultimately told me the logic board was faulty..... which was $550 repair (thankfully falling within the year time frame. However, second big problem with the machine, not feeling good about the history, you know what I mean?

Also, the sudden motion sensor goes off even if I tap the machine. Very disconcerting, indeed. Whether the machine is "sleeping" or open, all I need to do is tilt the computer, and the hard drive is parking. Something in my gut tells me this is bad.

I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. And of course, my year warranty has expired.

Pre-emptively, I tried to go into the genius bar and have them run a quick diagnostic before my "year" warranty expired, and I am telling you, the guy that helped me "Roy" from (North Point Mall, Alpharetta) sucked. Not only did he seem completely disinterested in what I was trying to tell him, but he claimed to have known NOTHING about the sudden motion sensor that I have been so concerned about.

"Roy" claimed he has never even HEARD OF IT!!!

The guy really did nothing to assuage any of the concerns that I have been feeling owning this MBP.

I'm really afraid I was unlucky enough to get in on a Mac lemon, whilst all the necessary upgrades and improvements have taken place after the early 2011 MBP models.

Don't get me wrong, I love apple, and have an older G4 powerbook, and I4 notebook, but I am thinking this batch (model and year) have flaws.


Not much I can do about it now, except hope that the machine doesn't die on me.

-matt
 
Liquinn said:
Well, as the title says. Surely no one is 100% happy with what they have? As there's always going to be someone with more gadgets than you :(
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Doesn't really bother me. I've got a small collection - but they mostly do the job:

20" iMac (2008 model I think it is)
20" A1081 Cinema Display (no longer used)
iPod video 5G (no longer used)
iPhone 3G (still used)
iPhone 4 (still used)
Mac Pro 5,1 (very happy with it)
27" Led Cinema Display (very happy with it).

Have a magic mouse as well, but never use it. I prefer the cheap MS Optical mouse. It feels better to use.
 
The hard drive in my 2009 Mini is dying. I can hear the thing clicking, so it's probably not going to last much longer. Now I just need to decide if I want to bother cracking this thing open to replace the drive, or just buy a new one. Getting into the case on these things is a pain.
 
iMac G3: The screen is a bit blurry around the edges but otherwise; satisfied.

PowerMac G4: It's a bit on the sluggish side but have never ever froze or done anything irregular. Satisfied.

PowerBook G4: It has a faulty lower slot which makes it impossible to expand over 1 GB of RAM - that sucks. But it runs Leopard and a fair amount of apps simultaneously without problems so I guess I have to say I'm satisfied even though I could be happier.

iMac G5: Graphical problems, lost startup disks, hard drive errors, freezing, crazy fans, overheating... It's basically the worst computer I have ever owned.

PowerMac G5: It can't run intense games and has trouble with heavy flash content but other than that it performs like a brand new computer. Very satisfied.

iPod Classic: Faulty headphone jack but that's all that is wrong with it. Since I got a line out to plug in through the bottom I'd say I'm satisfied.

iPod Touch 4: It does everything I thought it'd do. Satisfied.
 
I would love to get myself a new iPad. My first gen has served me well, but its limited memory is getting to be about of a headache. I would also love to own a Mac again. Unfortunately my current budget doesn't allow for either (especially the latter).
 
I've had over 10 Apple computers and several other devices so far. It's hard to believe but I have NEVER had any hardware problems with any of them. Neither of them has been serviced. Luck ? Maybe.
 
I'm satisfied with close to all my Apple products. I'd have to say the Airport Extreme Base Station is their only product I own right now that I've been profoundly disappointed in. The configuration options just aren't flexible enough to integrate it properly in my home network unfortunately and so it's barely serving as an AP right now.

I've had tons of issues with Apple products (4 dead iPod Nanos 6th gen, swapped out a 24" LED ACD 4 times before getting a refund, MBA screen had a backlight problem, replacement still has it though less annoying, my uMB had a fan assembly replacement, iPhone 3GS mute switch failure, yellowing on my iPhone 4S screen), but the products themselves are satisfying to own and use.
 
steve2112 said:
The hard drive in my 2009 Mini is dying. I can hear the thing clicking, so it's probably not going to last much longer. Now I just need to decide if I want to bother cracking this thing open to replace the drive, or just buy a new one. Getting into the case on these things is a pain.
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You got your data backed up? :D

I'm very satisfied with my Apple Products: MBP, MB, iPhone4S, iPad2. Previously owned: G3 tower, 1993 circa Mac (forget the name), 2007 MBP, 2004 MB.
 
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Liquinn said:
Surely no one is 100% happy with what they have? As there's always going to be someone with more gadgets than you :(
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False, other peoples happiness does not detract from my own, certainly regarding something so petty as the gadgets they own. Seems pretty insane to think that way.

I'm fairly satisfied with the products I own, they're by no means bleeding edge either.
 
Mostly, but not completely. I want a better display with less bezel on my 11" Air. I want my iPhone 4s to crash less than 3 times a week - never would be best. I'd be happier with my new iPad if it didn't have a dented corner, but I only have myself to blame for that.
 
KnightWRX said:
I'm satisfied with close to all my Apple products. I'd have to say the Airport Extreme Base Station is their only product I own right now that I've been profoundly disappointed in. The configuration options just aren't flexible enough to integrate it properly in my home network unfortunately and so it's barely serving as an AP right now.
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Out of all the Apple products I have owned our Airport Extreme Base Station has been perfect.

Yes I do agree it's like basic vanilla ice cream in flexibility, but it just works.
And it works with every 802.11 device I have thrown at it with out complaint.

Our home network is Ethernet hardwire. WIFI access was added for friends and family that wanted to bring their own devices.
Over the years I have gone through every make and manufacture including WRT firmware with varying degrees of success.

Now like you the Airport is serving as a AP but behind a ZyWall router for the heavy lifting.
However besides an AP it also drives a USB hub for a canon printer and a mirrored 2TB acting as a Time capsule.
The back end of it also gives me an Ethernet hardwire breakout for an TIVO connection and a Apple TV.
This thing never complains and even started supporting a few WIFI nanny cams scattered around the place.

Another one sits in a vacation house as a router behind a cable modem.
We can remote admin it for new guest WPA2 password access and limited trouble shooting
like is the light green, amber, blinking, or out.
Keeping an eye on data caps (for those who bit torrent their vacations) so there are no rude surprises from our ISP.

Very very satisfied.
 
noteple said:
Out of all the Apple products I have owned our Airport Extreme Base Station has been perfect.

Yes I do agree it's like basic vanilla ice cream in flexibility, but it just works.
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Not in my setup it doesn't. It actually breaks a lot of stuff very badly. But then again, not many homes run ISC DHCP and BIND with a full dynamic internal zone and updates from DHCP clients.

No other products, even the lamest SMC or Dlink router breaks it. Apple just had to tie NAT support to the DHCP server. Can't have one without the other and that's precisely what I need. NAT without a DHCP server on the router. It's a very simple configuration when you think about it.
 
In order of satisfiedness:

Thunderbolt Display 10/10
iPad 2 9/10
iPod shuffle 9/10
MacBook Pro 7.5/10 - had Wifi issues, hinge is out of line slightly and my command key fell off. Other than that, perfect.
iPhone 4 - 10/10 at first, now a 6/10; feeling much slower than a 4S I used, home button is going though.

And all accessories like Airports, Apple TV etc pretty much 10/10. Not as much to go wrong :D
 
KnightWRX said:
Not in my setup it doesn't. It actually breaks a lot of stuff very badly. But then again, not many homes run ISC DHCP and BIND with a full dynamic internal zone and updates from DHCP clients.

No other products, even the lamest SMC or Dlink router breaks it. Apple just had to tie NAT support to the DHCP server. Can't have one without the other and that's precisely what I need. NAT without a DHCP server on the router. It's a very simple configuration when you think about it.
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I do, as I said the ZyWall does the heavy lifting (DHCP) using a workaround.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2756247?start=0&tstart=0

As I said vanilla nothing fancy. Yes it would be wonderful if the Airport was all things to all people. But I'm still very happy with it.
 
-MBP mid-2009 2.53. Extremely satisfied. (even with a bloated battery, a broken optical drive, and a non-clickable trackpad).


-iPhone 2g (first one). Satisifed
-iPone 3G neutal
-iPhone 3Gs extremely satisfied
-iPhone 4 extremely satisfied.

coming soon

-MBP 15" 2.6
-Galaxy Note 2 (no more iphones)
 
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