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0 pointsdchest8y ago0 comments

Just to add an anecdote, I had a design/construction defect on every MacBook I owned after iBook, although almost all of them were covered by replacement programs:

2007 (?) 17" MBP - bad display (no recall), bad battery (recall)

1-gen MacBook Air - broken hinges (Apple used unsuitable metal in first shipments, replacement program), CPU throttling leading to long pauses (Intel issue? disabling one core 'fixed' it if I remember correctly, but there was no solution by Apple even though they tried), audio disconnecting (warranty-covered fix)

White MacBook - plastic case cracking in hands area (not sure if there was a replacement program)

2009 White Unibody MacBook — rubber bottom case ungluing (replacement program, although I was late to it, so didn't replace)

Mid-2014 MacBook Pro Retina — screen anti-reflective coating ungluing (just replaced a week ago)

Oh, and Apple cords. They are like printer cartridges. I bet most Apple users apply PVC tape to them (Apple claims their cords are PVC-free... sure, when sold).

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toomanybeersies8y ago

I'm not a fan at all of the Macbook charger cords. They all invariably split, it's taken only 8 months for mine to split, so now it's wrapped in electrical tape, which gets all ugly.

That's not to mention that the cable always get filthy, they're made out of the perfect material to get all grey and yuck.

I'm on the fence about magsafe, although that's moot now that new Macbooks use USB-C.

IgorPartola8y ago

I called mine Sparky!

glandium8y ago

You can also add, for every single one of those: thermal issues.

(And to add to your anecdote, I had a white macbook, and had the same case cracking problem on the hands area, plus the plastic around the monitor would start to "peel" off, revealing the inside of the case around the monitor)

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