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What's your worst technical problem with your MBP?

Battery did this;
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TwinCities Dan said:
OMG ! :eek:

Is that photoshoped?

That is bad, very very bad, remove that battery and call :apple: ASAP!

(also try timg tags... ;) :p)
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Apple are sending me a new battery as we speak, I just woke up the other morning and thought I must have the power cable under the computer, when i picked it up I went WTF is that.
Anyway like I said those friendly folks at Apple are sending me a new battery
 
I've got a few issues since receiving my MBP:

The LCD layer creaks in the top right corner if any pressure is applied, which I noticed during my recent clean of the display
The fan makes clicking noises near the right speaker, which die down a little if I hold down on the right side of the casing
The case doesn't fit flush when shut - it seems a lot of people suffer from this
The lower right nib underneath the laptop is raised - most likely case warping

Definitely taking this to Apple, as each day goes past I'm finding more issues with this thing.
 
I've got the first generation MBP.

The first battery was changed on a product recall by Apple. The replacement battery was dodgy from the word go, so I got that replaced on AppleCare earlier this year.

Also, one of the fans died, so they replaced both fans to be safe. This was also replaced on AppleCare, which I would always get with an Apple laptop.
 
Screen replaced under warranty with a count of 24 dead pixels
Replacement screen has backlight horizontal band leakage across middle of screen only noticeable in the dark and on black. :mad: Out of warranty now so not sure if it is worth replacing at this point.

I am coming to the conclusion that Apple has some serious QC issues when it comes to its MBP monitors.
 
dissdnt said:
Above the button to open the lid the metal is popping out. It's so lame. Everytime i try and fix it with a quick knock it pops back out a day later. Of course dropping 300 bucks on applecare didn't help. They don't cover cosmetic issues even tho this is an obvious defect.
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This can happen to every MBP and is an obvious weakness in the design. This will also happen above the DVI port.
 
The original battery started dying around 60 cycles (was replaced under warranty) and the freaking power button keeps sinking into the case at an angle (even after I've pushed it back up...don't really want to re-glue it tho...)
Other than that this thing has been solid!
 
SolRayz said:
This can happen to every MBP and is an obvious weakness in the design. This will also happen above the DVI port.
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Yah thats why it's so lame when the guys at the Apple store play all dumb. I mean if this is an obvious issue they should have a way to address it for there customers. Some epoxy and a hammer i dont know hehe
 
This is not a technical issue, but still...

These days in Italy we have very high temps, much over 30C (86F), and we do not have AC everywhere as in the States. I cannot type on the MBP keyboard... too hot. Till 5 minutes ago I was working on it, but I had to plug the external keyboard.

I know it's normal, in winter it is ok. But these days I wish I had a plastic macbook.

thistle
 
lordthistle said:
I know it's normal, in winter it is ok. But these days I wish I had a plastic macbook.
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What do you use your MacBook Pro for? If you are not using the MacBook Pro"
s GPU that much or don't use it at all, might as well sell it and buy a MacBook.
 
I think my mbp's superdrive is history... :(:( its rejecting most of the dvds (though accepts only cds ) gotta take it to a apple service center.. there are no apple stores in the place i will be living ( clemson,sc )
 
I have to laugh

when I see threads like this. I mean I've got a 2.33 Ghz mbp that's had it's fair share of issue, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything else. Even after multiple services it's still my favorite computer.

But we I see a thread like this and it makes these computers seem like the biggest pieces of **** ever lol.
 
Having a MBP, when I read this thread it just makes me think - Apple must love what they get away with.

They make a great laptop on paper, then let it materialize out of low quality methods. What you get are people that love their laptop during certain periods, and hate their laptop during certain periods. We accept the problems because the laptop is so good, but that isn't right. I really hope Apple turns things around. I want to keep on using their products, but not if they keep building them out of sh*t and charging us like they made it out of gold.

As for the problems I've encountered:
  • 4 months in, a circuit board died, making the laptop unusable
  • My first screen had the yellowing issue
  • My current screen also has yellowing (although better than the first)
  • The laptop tends to creak (but that's not too bad, just nit picking)
  • The rubber cord liner on the AC adapter is coming apart at the brick

I'm just over 4 months deep now, so I'm thinking this is just the beginning.
 
Worse problem was my computer warped, the case got messed up, and I started to worry about motherboard flex and everything; computer was replaced last month.
 
kashik said:
I want to keep on using their products, but not if they keep building them out of sh*t and charging us like they made it out of gold.

As for the problems I've encountered:
  • 4 months in, a circuit board died, making the laptop unusable
  • My first screen had the yellowing issue
  • My current screen also has yellowing (although better than the first)
  • The laptop tends to creak (but that's not too bad, just nit picking)
  • The rubber cord liner on the AC adapter is coming apart at the brick
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Blame it on Intel. With PowerPC Macs, we wouldn't have these problems. Apple should've stayed with PowerPC. :rolleyes:
 
My tiny wire that runs out of the power brick to the magsafe connector was kinked really close to the brick. One day, I smell something funny, look down and see the plastic starting to melt and expose the wiring. So I take it to the Apple Store at Legacy Village (45 minutes away from where I live), and the guy tells me it's my fault it got kinked! I tell the guy this is why I bought Apple Care because this is an issue that has happened with other people and wasn't going to take my chances. He said it was still part my fault for not taking care of it. So I said, you're telling me you won't replace it, I go home and use it, it burns my house down, then we have a bigger problem. He checked with the manager and walked out with a new one. Side note - I've been to this store 3 times with technical issues and each time they refuse to cooperate. Was on vacation in Boston a couple years ago. My in warranty iPod died. Took it in, and replaced it, no questions asked, just verified it was in warranty.

Now for my technical problem...
When my display has been off for a long period of time (especially in cool weather) and I move the mouse, the display makes this strange sound. After a few minutes it goes away. The sound changes if I change the intensity of the backlight.
 
I ordered a refurb MacBook Pro.

It came with 3GB of RAM.

I'd only ordered it with two...:rolleyes:
 
kashik said:
I want to keep on using their products, but not if they keep building them out of sh*t and charging us like they made it out of gold.
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Really? Man I wish I **** out shinny silvery stuff! And if this was it made of gold it'd cost over $6800US.

kabunaru said:
Blame it on Intel. With PowerPC Macs, we wouldn't have these problems. Apple should've stayed with PowerPC. :rolleyes:
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How are these issues related to Intel at all?

Mechcozmo said:
I ordered a refurb MacBook Pro.

It came with 3GB of RAM.

I'd only ordered it with two...:rolleyes:
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Shucks you got cheated out of dual channel!
 
kashik said:
I really hope Apple turns things around. I want to keep on using their products, but not if they keep building them out of sh*t and charging us like they made it out of gold.
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You are right. Quality's going down, even on products close to the end of their production cycle.

thistle.
 
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