Wow you guys don’t get the manufacture part. These are built not by Apple. Not by Tim. Or anyone else at HQ. They send very detailed plans, CADS and such to a factory in China. Someone there screwed up. They could have put a decimal point in wrong or a 8 instead of a 9 in their machines that mill the chassis or mount. Or the line they are made on wasn’t exactly 100% true to specs. The slab of aluminum could have shifted ever so slightly. That’s in no way Apples fault. They can not inspect everything and every step.
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Some M1 iMac Models Shipping With Crooked Mountings
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omg when he starts the segment about video editing and it cuts to the shot of the iMac on the desk you can literally see it's crooked.
I'm not returning mine, everything is solid there absolutely no wobble in the base and nothing looks warped.
IPhonedo's iMac is lower on the port end while mine is lower on the power button end which means what? They are all over the place not even consistently tilted
IPhonedo's iMac is lower on the port end while mine is lower on the power button end which means what? They are all over the place not even consistently tilted
Seriously! I keep waiting for the day MacRumors wakes up and starts reporting on third-world problems!
Is that a hardboiled egg in the mug to the left?
Everyone knows that. But yes, it ultimately is Apple's fault. They chose to outsource to China (fine, PLENTY companies do, obviously). But as they say, "the buck stops here". If I outsource a job role to an engineer that ultimately jacks up the network, guess who still gets in trouble?
It's actually a little shocking that people wouldn't think it's Apple's responsibility to make sure that stuff like this doesn't happen, at least not on a significant scale.
So are you saying we're... 'suckers'?
Not me! (Oh, wait. I have a new MBP that lags. Damn... I'm a sucker then)I don't think that Apple doesn't care, either. But I also think it's perfectly okay to be a big fan of a company's products, and still call them out when stuff happens on initial rollouts. There's got to be a happy medium of responsible consumer/fan and accountable corporation.So are you saying we're... 'suckers'?
« Checked mine after watching this and it's also crooked. »
lol so the person didn’t know there were a « problem » 5 min ago, was happy with his computer and now is « super disappointed » with it.
Nothing to add.
lol so the person didn’t know there were a « problem » 5 min ago, was happy with his computer and now is « super disappointed » with it.
Nothing to add.
I agree. I was 'burned' by the IIcx decades ago, and left the fold for decades. I finally came back when I bought a MBP, and eventually a refurbished Mac Pro, and a new iMac. I originally wanted the 'stalk' iMac, but ended up with 'the foot' iMac. But we'll see how long I last, again, in the fold. It's becoming even more expensive, and with the issues with my new MBP, I'm not at all feeling the love anymore... *shrug* But Windows machines are problematic too.
Maybe it's time to scrap them all, and just not use anything but my iPhone, and an iPad.
Honestly, I went from years of Mac laptops to an iPad with the Logitech Combotouch case, and a Mac Mini M1 at home, and I couldn’t be happier. Really cool combo that allows for a 32” 4K screen.
Please... please. It is Voila - 'There it is' or 'There you are....' Unless you were interrupted before you mentioned a cool town in Washington (Walla Walla)
I am pretty hooked on my iPad. People said it was an iPhone, without the phone part, and that's not quite right. *shrug*
From a fellow sucker I guess...
I do love my lowly standard iPad 8th gen. I wish they started actually porting their pro apps to iPadOS, specifically FCPX and LPX. Then I’d be more inclined to spend the money on a Pro.
Actually, it is "voilà", you need the accent mark on the a.
And now it gives you headaches just to use them… lol
The power of the mind when combined with entitlement is a scary thing. Not saying you, but some people.
Well, if they were made in America, you'd have to buy a Wednesday iMac to get a good one.
Ehhhh, more like you don't understand the manufacturing part. Yes, Apple uses contract factories for assembly, but they are more intertwined than you think. Apple has teams of people on the ground at the factory at all times. This team is made up of engineers traveling from the US as well as engineers living in China, Taiwan, and other areas where factories are present. Some of these people live and work at the factories full time. It's not like Apple lobs the plans to a vendor and hopes for good parts.
I’m sorry but that’s irrelevant for the customers who buy an Apple product (designed and made by Apple) from Apple. Subcontractor is an internal affair.
Errors happen, the question is how brands handle those within customer support. In my experience, Apple has always been up to standard in that department (sometimes reluctantly, but still).
I agree it's an internal affair.
The question is where does Apple draw the line with replacements? 1-3mm variation should be considered OK, in my opinion. My 2013 iMac has a 1.5mm difference and I have never and still can't notice it.