You'd probably enjoy your Apple products more and have less issues if you didn't read so many forums.
I'm having zero issues with my TC. I love it and it has worked perfectly since I got it 2 weeks ago. But then I'm sure would prefer to read about negative things vs. my positive experience as is the case with this forum sometimes.
Yeah, and you'd probably enjoy offering people unsolicited advise on how they should spend their time if you didn't think you actually knew everything about people based on a paragraph here and there.. Believe it or not there are actually people out their in this crazy world that have not only been using- but enjoying- their Apple products at the very least, just as long as you have.. Some of us old grizzled vets have the enjoying part down pretty well, but thanks for the tip.. Anyway, not here to argue, so let's just move along..
Now that that's out of the way..... Let me try to better explain what I mean, and by the way, I'm glad your TC is working.. I actually had a 1 TB unit and had to return it because it just would not function properly- in spite of that I still think it's a great concept and I hope to be able to use it soon..But there are some very helpful benefits to quickly perusing Apples support sites before you make a purchase- especially for something so new in nature, like the TC.. I feel that you could actually enjoy your Apple products MORE by taking a minute to read a forum here and there..
Obviously the Apple support boards are not an accurate measure of the quality of the products they discuss- or the overall satisfaction of the owners of the products.. The support boards are like a hospital in a sense that everyone there is sick, so of course there tends to be an unhappy tone from the posters.. But if you take a minute to review them what you'll find a lot of times is that there tends to be a lot of people with the same few issues.. Sure, there's always going to be a small amount of darn near every issue there could possibly be- you ignore those.. The ones you look for are the ones that keep popping up over and over..
You have a much better chance of enjoying your product if you are aware of those potential issues beforehand..For example, you can decide if this issue is something that you can live with or not- or you can even learn of any possible fixes, should this become an issue for you in the future.. A little preparation and research goes along way..
See, we all know that Apple is famous for having a few issues with most of their products.. It comes with the territory when you deal with a company that is always pushing the envelope when it comes to design, and functionality.. The fact that Apple is willing to push that envelope is a good thing- in return you get products that may suffer a few minor (sometimes major) flaws that are experienced by many users.. Don't agree? well, think back to some of their updated products, you'll find that it's pretty common actually.. Not a big deal, but it's good to know that the iMacs may have a screen issue, or the MacBook Pros may have a yellowing screen problem, or that the MacBooks may have a case warping problem, or that the iBooks suffer from faulty logic boards..
Personally, while I would prefer that Apple products didn't have some of these design flaws that seem to be unique to, and common amongst, many of their product lines - I accept it.. I accept it because I know that they're working on the fix, and that I am aware of it going in and can plan accordingly in case my unit suffers the same fate.. Sometimes it has affected my unit , others it hasn't- but I've enjoyed them all the same because rarely have I been caught off guard..Makes sense right?
What makes TC different is that it doesn't appear to be suffering from a relative few type of problems in many units, but rather a large amount of random types of issues in many units.. Yes, I find that troubling, and very unusual from any Apple product I can remember recently..
I'm sure they'll get the kinks ironed out and it will be a great product- but for the first time in my long history with Apple I'm actually going to stay away from a product until they solve a few issues..I've never shyed away from 1st generation products in the past- but this one seems to be a little different for some reason.. That's all I'm saying, and that's just my opinion- which isn't worth much to begin with..
Anyway, sorry for the length of the post- if anyone's actually still reading..lol.. Doubtful though, I'm sure..
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