MBA 13" M.Lopic Board Failure after just 2 years

[scaredpoet]

Your post is insulting. Is this Chinese humour? I should be happy I am not disease ridden and only that my computer broke completely after 2 years? What an idiotic statement. Seriously, you should apologize for your ignorant attitude towards people who may be suffering from a disease and using these forums.

You're taking a simple forum post way too seriously. I wouldn't bet too much on getting that apology.

And I didn't gamble on not buying Apple Care. I think it is more than reasonable that one should expect a US$1300 MBA, or any laptop, to last 3 years under normal conditions.

Yes, it is. And, people should think it's more than reasonable that if one buys and lives in a house, that a fire or natural disaster shouldn't destroy it. And it's more than reasonable to assume that if one walks carefully, they won't fall down a flight of stairs and break a bone.

But, despite what we think is more than reasonable, there are outlier events which are unreasonable, yet happen. People get injured, so they buy health insurance or pay taxes on government-backed health care. Cars and houses get destroyed by events beyond our control, so we insure those things. And sometimes, expensive laptops fail, so people invest in an extended warranty so that they aren't caught with an unexpected repair bill in a short time.

It's truly a shame that you have had such bad luck with two Apple products. But I would hope that given these experiences, should you ever decide to buy another Apple product, you would be well-advised given your prior experiences to factor in an AppleCare plan into your purchase price.

I have two windows laptops and they are working fine over the same period. And in fact, they are work PCs that are exposed to much harsher conditions then my home MBA. I bought a Compaq laptop in 2006 and it lasted into 2010 before the screen stopping working. The operation of the computer was fine though.

There's your answer. Your experience is certainly not the norm though. Apple does have their occasional flubs, but I have Mac systems that have lasted 6 years + and are still functioning fine.

Perhaps owning Apple products simply isn't in the cards for you.

 

[kelon111]

Any electronic can fail. It isn't just Apple at all actually. Most manufacturers give you a 1-year warranty as they can guarantee that a majority of products won't have an issue within that time. They also know that the reliability is high enough where extended warranties are more money makers. If Apple did not think your MacBook could last three years, they would not allow for the warranty to be extended.

True.

Very few companies offer more than 1 year standard.

Most professional grade laptops have 3 years of warranty standard but you pay extra if you want 4 or 5 years. Mac laptops aren't professional grade so a 1 year standard warranty is perfectly normal.

 

[Altemose]

Now one could argue about the "professional" end of Macs until they were blue in the face. It is the fact that AppleCare is offered like any extended warranty. If you need it you will be glad you had it, but if you don't it may seem like it was a waste of money.