Need help finding out what's wrong with my macbook pro.

if it works well with another computer than it has to be the MBP not the network.

did you run software update to make sure that everything is current? sometimes that is a quick fix. but it may be it is defective and may have to be taken to a store or sent back. it sucks to do the latter but if the drive to an apple store is out of the question for you then you might have to.

 

Try it in a new user to see if that helps. If it works, we know it's something you installed or changed. If the problem is still there, remove the preferences.plist from Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/System Configuration. If that fails to help, do an archive/install without preserving user settings. And if that fails, time for a mail-in-repair.

 

? huh... you state the problem is the internet connection in your dorm room. How does it effect one machine vs another?

You make contradicting statements here, sounds like you have network issues and it's just luck of the draw if it works or not.

 

Apple laptops statistically need more maintenance than their PC counterparts. It's just a hardware issue, so take it to an Apple store or to your college tech shop and have them send it to apple for a fix or replacement.

Not sure why you wouldn't just take it to the college tech shop, it's a free resource to help you with these kinds of issues.

 

Ironic...not trying to alarm you, but your issue sounds very similar to mine. It started out like that until the ethernet port failed completely. Apple sent it to Texas for logic board replacement this morning.

 

I had the same experience. What i did to fix it was to go into NETWORK in

system preferences, selected ETHERNET, clicked on the tab do see more

advanced settings, then hit ethernet again and changed the MTU to a higher

value than what was set by default and it worked fine since then.

 

Authorized Service Centres

Well, how about these service centres?
I'm sure you have your receipt. Anyways your computer is less than a year old. Just do a little research about which one is better with mac stuff. They will help.
Good luck

btw, it is www.apple.com/ca/support

 

I guarantee you have a tech shop on campus. As far as "unreasonable," all computers have hardware problems. I'm sorry Apple's marketing department convinced you otherwise.