"Un"perfectness of PowerBook G4

[cubist]

OK, the powerpage articles seem to indicate that it is the plastic outer ring, not the titanium parts, which is "delaminating". I thought the following text was interesting:

"However, he did say that it was entirely heat related and suggested I use one of the devices to raise the bottom of the PowerBook off a flat surface to provide ventilation. Makes sense to me. I'm expercting it back today or Monday and will purchase one of these."

I noticed when I used my PB on a table that the bottom got really, really hot, and that two of the tiny rubber feet were missing. I got some bigger rubber feet from Radio Shack for 89 cents and put them on. Now I have 1/4" of clearance below the machine and it stays much cooler.

 

[5300cs]

Here's my 550TiBook. You can see that the paint chipped off under where my right wrist goes. I don't sweat a lot and I use this machine on my desktop exclusively...

Too bad, as it looses it's design qualities when is appears like this. No other real scratches though, except on the bottom.

 

[jazzman45]

but hey, it's cool when you play guitar and the paint wears away from over use... only difference is if you actually do something with your computer and got something to show for it i guess.

 

[chmorley]

Originally posted by 5300cs
Here's my 550TiBook. You can see that the paint chipped off under where my right wrist goes. I don't sweat a lot and I use this machine on my desktop exclusively...

Too bad, as it looses it's design qualities when is appears like this. No other real scratches though, except on the bottom.

This is pretty much exactly what the damage to my machine looked like. While the "Geniuses" at the Apple store said that Apple would not replace it (as it "did not involve the functioning of the computer"), they did.

I sent in my computer because the fan wasn't working. When it was returned to me, not only had they fixed the fan, but they also replaced the outer ring of plastic and the entire deck (the titanium surrounding the keyboard, including the mouse).

Chris

 

[G4scott]

Apple's repair service can sometimes be really cool... I sent in an original iBook because the CD drive broke, but they also fixed some cracked plastic parts in the handle, and replaced the area around the keyboard... They were very nice indeed...

Also, with my newer iBook, I sent it in to have the CD drive replaced (there's something with these drives...), and the found my Monty Python quest for the holy grail DVD in the case I sent the iBook in, and they replaced the rubber feet on the bottom, and did a nice job of cleaning the computer up...

As for PowerBooks, the new ones seem indestructible. There is no paint to chip off at all, and they are very scratch resistant. I've had my PowerBook G4 since April, I think, and it has no scratches at all. I take it everywhere too. I carry it around at school, and in my backpack, with no problems... The only thing wrong is the feet. They fell off, and now I'm afraid to set the PowerBook down on a hard surface, as it may get scratched, but rubber feet aren't hard to replace...

 

[ibilly]

it sounds like apple's fixed the paint of the new tiBooks, but how do the new alBooks (12", 17") hold up?