Who here has a perfect rMBP with no issues and didn't return so far.

Are you happy with your MBPr?

  • I LOVE IT. No issues so far

    Votes: 224 80.6%

  • Few dead pixels but still loving it.

    Votes: 6 2.2%

  • Backlight bleeding, dead pixels, spots, or burn ins. Planning on getting another one.

    Votes: 28 10.1%

  • Returned it 2+ times, I hate that machine and never buying it again.

    Votes: 20 7.2%
  • Total voters
    278
dynafrom said:
I had to return my first rMBP due to large pressure marks on the LCD screen (large glowing white orbs). This poll is a joke, anyone who has a defective screen and doesn't return it is delirious.
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OP is not asking that, nor do I believe is anyone else here, people are simply curious about the return & retention rate across this forum. Those with defective machines should obviously contact Apple and seek a replacement that is basic common sense...
 
I think it's fair to say you need to expect more errors in the first batch. They have a launch deadline, things are rushed, first batch is always going to have manufacturing teething problems. Really. Just wait a few months to buy this new kind of technology. Sheesh.
 
Glad to see 80% of the rMBP owners are happy with their products without issues :)

omgitscro said:
Actually that isn't the right thing to do. You will HAVE TO do random phone surveys unless you can either prove that MacRumors is a representative sample of the population, or you have access to Apple's factory and can randomly sample from their finished products. That second option, by the way, is a huge part of the manufacturing process for both Apple and for LG/Samsung. Tell me, how plausible is it that, first, LG/Samsung would continue making defective screens at whatever high rate of failure you believe to be correct, and second, that Apple would let those screens through AFTER LG/Samsung did. If you really think that 20% of the rMBP screens are faulty, then first of all, LG/Samsung would have easily caught their mistake and sent all of the screens back or tossed them in the bin, and even if a remotely detectable sign of a problem in the screen manufacturing process was caught by Apple in their random sampling, they would have investigated LG/Samsung's lines and paid closer attention to the finished products that they're shipping out. Being "smartasses" (you ****ing moron) doesn't make us wrong.

A separate point: Regardless of what the true rate of defect may be, the reality is that Apple is continuing to ship the same product as far as we know, which means that they are okay with whatever their tested rate of defect is. If you wish to put your faith in your anecdotal evidence (I advise against it, but I'm not going to argue against your nearly religious views on their matter...), and claim that a significant problem even exists in the first place, then there is nothing that you can do unless you can somehow convince Apple to enforce a lower panel defect rate. Good luck with that. Can we agree that Apple's and LG's/Samsung's engineers would have to "LOVE" 99% or some reasonable proportion of the screens for them to pass quality checks? Are you really convinced that you can raise their own standards?

Edit: Actually, there IS something that you can do about it. You can continue to whine about something that is entirely out of your hands, and in the process scare happy customers who would NOT have been impacted by any possible flaws until you mentioned them.

You're a small handful of the population (honestly, can you even think for one second about who you're sampling from with this poll? It would make me so ****ing happy if you honestly believed that this poll actually means something, because I could view my job prospects coming out of grad school with so much less stress). Components like screens, especially when they're made for Apple, are absurdly low, I think we can agree that they're between 0.0001% and 10%, or whatever you want to say it is. You will need a TREMENDOUS sample to make a conclusion about this. I'm talking thousands or tens of thousands, from all over the world (unless we can claim that batches of screens are randomly distributed among the countries, and then just one large country would be fine).
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Why so serious? Just a poll LOL
 
I still love my rmbp, however...

I noticed a slight clicking sound near right fan- power cable side - like it's rubbing something lightly, going to genius bar tomorrow, will advise....
 
Mine would have been great (LG screen) if the case wasn't dented in transit by FedEx... It's a very small, almost unnoticeable dent, but for the money these things run, I'm exchanging it. Crossing my fingers that I win the screen lottery a second time!
 
Gunna preface this with the fact that I've been a windows guy my whole life. But I'm not gunna lie, I was excited when I ordered my rMBP, because I knew that for the money I'm paying I'm getting top of the line everything, OSX aside. I fell in love with it when I started using it.... but that quickly changed. Not only did I notice the "burning" effect before I did that ridiculous test with the checkerboard, but I've had 5 kernel panics within a week or two. Though that's not really a huge deal considering it boots back up pretty damn quick. Being a windows person, you can be damn sure I plan on running it in bootcamp. And what pisses me off is that if apple is gunna advertise and provide software that is designed to allow windows to run on their hardware, then it better work, and that is not the case here. As soon as windows finishes loading, the screen simply shuts off. And I'm sure it is just the screen, because when I hook it up to another monitor I can see the login screen and login just fine and use it. But the screen will not come on unless I reboot into OSX. I'm not sure how a problem like that makes it onto the shelf, but somehow it did, and now I have to go out of my way to get Apple to fix it.

Funny thing is I usually scoff at people who complain and find problems with software or computers in general, and I think to myself that they are probably causing the problems they complain about. But now I've learned that sometimes **** really just does not work right, and I think it's outrageous that I'm learning this from a $2700 Apple laptop.

Aside from these problems, the screen is beautiful and the system runs very smooth. Though Apple definitely should have spent more time perfecting this before letting the world get its hands on it.
 
5 tries and not a single good unit.

1. Good Samsung panel but scratches and scuffs on lid and palmrest.
2. LG panel with yellow tint on bottom.
3. LG panel with yellow tint on lower-left corner. Image retention too.
4. Samsung panel with dark splotch in centre of screen.
5. LG panel with red/purple tint on right side and green tint on left. Dragging a window from right to left would turn it various shades of red and green.
 
I've only had about an hour of use so far and have not found a single issue. Does the display issue tend to appear later on?
 
Mine may have a loose screw on the bottom. The slight creaking (sometimes) is the only thing I notice. Aside from that, cherry!
 
Original arrived with a dent in the display case and image retention, first replacement had severe image retention.

2nd replacement arrived today and is a keeper, no image retention, no dead pixels. Happy as a chipmunk :)
 
No more clicking sound...

Perhaps it was sleep deprivation getting the best of me or a need for psych meds... ;=) or combination of both....

No sound could be heard with stethoscope at genius bar, and I cannot hear it anymore either.... it stopped!

They also ran diagnostic and all checked out.

I'm keeping it ;=))
 
maybe i am just not that picky.... i have an entry level rmbp and everything is pretty much fine so far... but it does restart by itself from time to time... which irks me a little =X
 
2.6/512 Samsung everything. Haven't noticed any issues but haven't looked. Guess I should but eh. It's only been a few days.
 
I'm bummed about mine. Everything is great exceptnthere is a problem with the display. It looks like someone is shining a small flashlight through the screen.
 
Just got mine. Pretty much perfect except for a yellow tinted screen (upon comparison with my 2008 unibody). But not too bothered about it.
 
i ordered mine yesterday, really nervous after reading all these posts on the MacRumors forums :/ also has anyone received their rMBP before their delivery estimate, as mine isn't due until 29th/30th August which seems a long time considering 5/7 day build time... 7 days to ship is unusually long :( so excited though :D :apple:
 
Dead pixels

Mine is great, absolutely loving it. However, I did notice a couple of dead pixels which are only noticeable when watching films which have deep blacks.

Took it back to the Apple Store who were great, and I've got a new display on order to be fitted this weekend. Sure, it's an issue, but the way Apple dealt with it increases my loyalty towards them, rather than diminishing it.
 
Ordered 2 about 3 weeks ago...

.... for my wife and I. Both perfect. No issues whatsoever. Very pleased with them. Love this MBP. The display is gorgeous.
 
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