Got my 15" around Oct 2008, use it loads, battery is around 263 cycles and still at 84% or "Good", no serious problems. Worst problem probably is that I have to twist the audio jack cable a little bit occasionally so that the signal isn't crackely - tiny issue compared to blue screen of death!
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Ok, so who`s NEVER had a serious hardware issue?
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For me?
*Quadra 800 has been upgraded with a PowerPC card.
**Power Mac 9600 will soon be upgraded to a G3 or G4
***PowerBook C2D is a MacBook Pro with a Core 2 Duo, only in 2008 did I feel I really needed to upgrade from a Power Mac 9600 and a Pentium 3 tower.
- Macintosh SE FDHD (1988): still working fine, no problems ever
- PowerBook 180: Can't remember what the problem was, but doesn't startup
- PowerBook 180: Works Perfect (Bad battery though)
- Quadra "Power Macintosh" 800 (1993)*: Works perfectly
- PowerBook 5300ce (1995): Sometimes the power doesn't reach the logicboard, and the power cable has to be in a certain position (Bad Battery as well)
- Power Macintosh 9600 (1997)**: Still working fine
- PowerBook C2D (2008)***: NVIDIA card died and was replaced for free by
*Quadra 800 has been upgraded with a PowerPC card.
**Power Mac 9600 will soon be upgraded to a G3 or G4
***PowerBook C2D is a MacBook Pro with a Core 2 Duo, only in 2008 did I feel I really needed to upgrade from a Power Mac 9600 and a Pentium 3 tower.
My almost-year-old Macbook Pro has had zero problems, everything has been running fast and smoothly. (Knock on wood) 
Let's see. Of all the Apple Mac's I've owned: Mac 128, Classic, LC III, PowerBook 540c, MacBook Pro 17 Santa Rosa, and my current MacBook Pro 17 i7 I've only ever had one hardware issue. The video card problem with the MBP 17 SR and Apple replaced it free.
So I've been pretty happy with the hardware over the years.
So I've been pretty happy with the hardware over the years.
I wish I had a list of classic Mac tech to put in my sig, should have switched 10 years ago...
As an aside, I`m really drawn to the G4 Cube (I just love the look of it) and they often pop up on ebay around the £70-£150 mark. I have heard they can be trouble prone. Worth the risk??
It would not be for "serious" use obviously, that`s my MBP`s job but I also don`t want a beautiful paperweight.
Sorry for the off-topic btw
As an aside, I`m really drawn to the G4 Cube (I just love the look of it) and they often pop up on ebay around the £70-£150 mark. I have heard they can be trouble prone. Worth the risk??
It would not be for "serious" use obviously, that`s my MBP`s job but I also don`t want a beautiful paperweight.
Sorry for the off-topic btw
My 2003 17 inch Powerbook G4 was problem free for 3.5 years but then the display died. The source of the problem turned out to be the cable that connected the video card to the display. Applecare had expired, so I had to pay Apple $325 to have it repaired. I replaced the PB G4 with my current 17 inch Santa Rosa MBA in early 2008 but still use the G4 as a backup. I had to have the MBA's logic board replaced last February but the cost of repair was covered by Applecare. Otherwise, both the old G4 and the current MBA have been trouble free.
OK... so I've had:
1) PowerMac 6500/225 - no problems at all.
2) PowerMac B/W G3 - no problems at all.
3) PowerMac Dual G4 Gigabit - Logic board died.
4) iMac G4 800 - no problems at all.
5) Mac Mini Core Solo - no problems at all (except when I broke the internal audio cable)
6) 17" iMac C2D - no problems at all.
7) PowerBook G4 - no problems at all.
8) 13" MacBook Pro - no problems at all.
My wife has a 2008 white Macbook - only issue there is the cracking case (which will be replaced).
Guess I've had pretty good luck, too, esp. since 6 of those 9 machines were bought used (only the Mini, my wife's, and my MBP were new).
1) PowerMac 6500/225 - no problems at all.
2) PowerMac B/W G3 - no problems at all.
3) PowerMac Dual G4 Gigabit - Logic board died.
4) iMac G4 800 - no problems at all.
5) Mac Mini Core Solo - no problems at all (except when I broke the internal audio cable)
6) 17" iMac C2D - no problems at all.
7) PowerBook G4 - no problems at all.
8) 13" MacBook Pro - no problems at all.
My wife has a 2008 white Macbook - only issue there is the cracking case (which will be replaced).
Guess I've had pretty good luck, too, esp. since 6 of those 9 machines were bought used (only the Mini, my wife's, and my MBP were new).
I guess I'm probably the only one with more than one "very problematic" Mac that hasn't failed yet.
1. PowerMac G5. Liquid cooling system still going strong, no issues with it at all.
2. MacBook Pro. GeForce 8600M GT also still running strong, without failing.
1. PowerMac G5. Liquid cooling system still going strong, no issues with it at all.
2. MacBook Pro. GeForce 8600M GT also still running strong, without failing.
Refurb Early 2006 iMac running almost 24/7 since June 2006, zero problems.
Late 2003 eMac 1Ghz, overclocked with soldering iron to 1.4Ghz, no problems at all.
Late 2003 eMac 1Ghz, overclocked with soldering iron to 1.4Ghz, no problems at all.
Late 06 MBP here. the system is still running strong. I have only replaced batteries (too many times really )
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That doesn't make sense what you wrote. How can you have 2 very problematic Macs that HAVEN'T failed?
That doesn't make sense what you wrote. How can you have 2 very problematic Macs that HAVEN'T failed?
These models have a high failure rate for some components, but the poster's computer are still running fine. If a specific model fails 25% of the time, the remaining 75% run fine. Simple really.
None here. I've owned new and refurbished products. I'm even rockin' the 8600M GT............ah crap, where's a piece of wood?
I've never had any problems so far with my MBP since I bought it last summer. The same can also be said for my March, 2009 iMac as well. Even if I do, they're both still under Apple Care for 2 more years.
That doesn't make sense what you wrote. How can you have 2 very problematic Macs that HAVEN'T failed?
Problematic Mac models, both the 8600M equipped MBPs and the liquid cooled PowerMacs are known for their high failure rates.
Ah thanks to both of you. I wasn't quite catching what he meant.
Lol. That's true for me. Before getting my first mbp I was all over these forums. When I got it... I made a few posts of software-related stuff since I'm new to apple. Now with everything settled, I'm here less frequently. Too bad... I might not make the 250 post quota to access the market place haha
Since owning my MBP from 2007, I never had any major problems with the computer.
The ONLY time I had a real problem was when a couple months ago, in a rare case of defects, my model computer had a defective Nvidia graphics card that caused my computer screen to not work but the computer was still fully functional. Alittle research on the Apple forums and a call to their customer support, and finally a visit to the Apple genius bar in my area confirmed this defect and they fixed my computer for free! I was NOT on warranty either, they made a guarantee any machines of my kind with this problem was a defect and will therefore be repaired fully for free.
I was Mac-less for a good week... depressing too because this was an intensive time for me in college and I worked off of a crappy PC that was virus paradise. Haha but opening my MBP in the mailed box was a heavenly feeling
But other than that problem, I have had NO real issues. Only crashed the computer twice in it's lifetime. Only problems that risen from my MBP is from third party hardware, like when I installed a WD Scorpio Blue 500GB in my computer, I experienced some lagging. A little hdapm solution fixed that real quick though. My MBP couldn't be anymore healthier!
The ONLY time I had a real problem was when a couple months ago, in a rare case of defects, my model computer had a defective Nvidia graphics card that caused my computer screen to not work but the computer was still fully functional. Alittle research on the Apple forums and a call to their customer support, and finally a visit to the Apple genius bar in my area confirmed this defect and they fixed my computer for free! I was NOT on warranty either, they made a guarantee any machines of my kind with this problem was a defect and will therefore be repaired fully for free.
I was Mac-less for a good week... depressing too because this was an intensive time for me in college and I worked off of a crappy PC that was virus paradise. Haha but opening my MBP in the mailed box was a heavenly feeling
But other than that problem, I have had NO real issues. Only crashed the computer twice in it's lifetime. Only problems that risen from my MBP is from third party hardware, like when I installed a WD Scorpio Blue 500GB in my computer, I experienced some lagging. A little hdapm solution fixed that real quick though. My MBP couldn't be anymore healthier!
Since 2005 the wife and I have had 1 iMac, 2 Powerbooks, 2 original MBP's, 4 Unibody MBP's and one Mac Pro. The only one of the bunch to have any issues was the iMac that had the display capacitor problem, repaired under extended Applecare program. Plus the 12" Powerbook got a battery swap under one of the battery programs.