very curious how wide spread the various issues are. I myself had to return mine for random looping sounds and coil whine ssd issue.
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How many 2018 MacBook Pros are problem free?
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Absolutely perfect. Even monitor without tint, no wiggle on the TouchID, firm hinge, no issues with keyboard, speakers are wonderful, USB ports are nice and firm, great performance, no kernel panics, no whine, nothing.
I'm super satisfied with it.
I'm super satisfied with it.
Big problem... I used to have enough time for a cup of coffee with rendering on my 2014 Mac Pro, this one is too fast. Why isn’t that listed?
TBF having a little give on the Touch ID does help your finger distinguish it from the rest of the Touch Bar. Still, it would bother me lol.
Given how terrible luck I seem to have with these things and how picky I am, I'm pretty satisfied with this 2018. No scratches or dings out of the box, *barely* any backlight bleeding, no noisy keys, even color tint... I'm surprised I have a machine that is relatively defect free. About the only thing I've noticed is this one gives off slightly more heat than my nTB 2017 did, but I wonder if that's more due to how hot it's been lately than the computer itself. Oh well.
Ok so I made the decision that mine is going back for a refund later this week. On top of the other issues I had (e.g. the sound popping, throttling under Bootcamp, no speed difference between the i9 and 2.2 i7), there's now a high pitched noise coming from my left fan that's noticeable enough to hear from normal distance and is pretty irritating even when fans are at a low speed.
It's been quite a rollercoaster for me as I was really, really happy when these things were announced with 32gb of ram and bought one the second I heard of it, after spending several weeks on this forum waiting for the next Thursday to see if they would get announced. Then just days before it would be delivered the throttling issues came to light, which were 'fixed' the day my machine arrived, and I've spend quite a lot of time since then to make the machine perform to my likings.
However, I just can't accept that for the amount of money they ask for these machines there are these issues that keep popping up. I'll keep browsing this forum in the hope to read that all of the issues have been fixed in the coming weeks/months. Hopefully they all get fixed.
It's been quite a rollercoaster for me as I was really, really happy when these things were announced with 32gb of ram and bought one the second I heard of it, after spending several weeks on this forum waiting for the next Thursday to see if they would get announced. Then just days before it would be delivered the throttling issues came to light, which were 'fixed' the day my machine arrived, and I've spend quite a lot of time since then to make the machine perform to my likings.
However, I just can't accept that for the amount of money they ask for these machines there are these issues that keep popping up. I'll keep browsing this forum in the hope to read that all of the issues have been fixed in the coming weeks/months. Hopefully they all get fixed.
LOL
This is why I never do any of those stupid screen tests. I never want to know of an issue unless I find it for myself. However, I just checked mine and it's fine. Phew!
Those who are familiar with my thoughts on the 2016/17/18 form factor may find my vote deliciously ironic.
Why? Because I had to vote "perfect." I still despise the feel of the keyboard, the too-large trackpad, USB-C only connectivity, etc, but functionally mine has zero problems. (Since returning the original 2.6/16/512 I ordered a 2.2/16/560x/1 TB.). It's also scoring the same as the 2.6 in CB, though the 2.6 was pre-patch. It is significantly faster (on CB and in real work) than any of the 2015 or earlier models I've used (and continue to).
Why? Because I had to vote "perfect." I still despise the feel of the keyboard, the too-large trackpad, USB-C only connectivity, etc, but functionally mine has zero problems. (Since returning the original 2.6/16/512 I ordered a 2.2/16/560x/1 TB.). It's also scoring the same as the 2.6 in CB, though the 2.6 was pre-patch. It is significantly faster (on CB and in real work) than any of the 2015 or earlier models I've used (and continue to).
I suspect the vast majority of people won’t have issues. Mine died after a few hours though.
If you’re worried about reliability, I’d say wait a month or two before you buy so kinks get worked out on their end.
Update: Genius Bar couldn't fix it. Sending it back for a new one.
If you’re worried about reliability, I’d say wait a month or two before you buy so kinks get worked out on their end.
Update: Genius Bar couldn't fix it. Sending it back for a new one.
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I used to have enough time for coffee while booting up my laptop... now new laptops are too fast, does that count as an issue too?
Well it isn’t too surprising seeing as you went from a 15w dual core to a 28w quad core (13”)/45w 6 core (15”).
I presume most people will have it defect free - only some of the T2 kernel panic issues worry me.
My numbers are off but I think I read not too long ago the genius bar sees about a 5-10 percent repair rate for computers sold. Obviously the 16-17 MacBooks were a little higher than that thanks to the keyboards. I'm curious how many of the 35 percent here with issues will take their computer in or if Apple can address some of these issues with software updates.
Can not see a single thing wrong with mine, so far. Very happy with keyboard, screen and speed. Windows 10 Pro rocks on this laptop.
I never buy AC+ and have never regretted it.
BUT, I did but AC+ for my new MBPro just in case.
I have 60 days to take the plunge, its a bitter pill to swallow to buy AC+ at nearly 400 dollars its not cheap. Plus the odds are against you needing the extended warranty/accidental damage.
I purchased my laptop using an American Express card, and that provides a second year of warranty, so in effect if I buy AC or AC+, I'll be paying that high amount for one year's coverage.
For me i have the student discount for 300. As this is my daily machine and intend to push it for coding etc. and casual gaming i thought its worth the bullet
Everyone has to make the decision that fits their needs the best. The MBP is my main machine as well. Aside from the accidental coverage, I'm basically spending several hundred dollars for a single year of coverage and that's what I find difficult justifying.
Accidental coverage is certainly increasing the complexity of my decision, since the laptop is not sitting there on the desk 24x7x365