What are you lot doing that means a cheap 350 quid job will not do the job?

Grotting.

😀

Aren't macbooks just acers that look a bit nicer and have an easier to use OS on them?

People who can't get windows PCs to work for them must be doing something terribly wrong. Never had a blue screen on my w7 but my mates imac has had the mac equivalent a fair few times.

What are you lot doing that means a cheap 350 quid job will not do the job?

Not running anti-virus software 😉

But in all seriousness i just prefer the OS. If i could have a simple way of running OSX on a half decent windows laptop i would. My MBP is nice and all but no way worth what the insurance paid for it after my Powerbook got damaged.

People who can't get windows PCs to work for them must be doing something terribly wrong.

You must have never used Vista then? W7 is very nice as installed it on a cheap PC World special for me mum and runs fine. Spyware/Viruses are still a pain in the bottom that is lacking from the OSX experience tho.

that is lacking from the OSX experience tho.

so far… It's only a matter of time…

so far… It's only a matter of time…

Been waiting a while now, i wish it would hurry up!

Granted but there'll be a lot of shadenfreude when it does…

…well, whatever gets you through the day.

Yes, that's right it's all I care about 🙄

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Isn't this a bit like buying a Merc then moaning they're expensive on parts!

No, it's like buying a new Merc which needs it's engine replaced after two years and being told you need to pay for a new one.

Know how you feel MR Nutt my logic board burnt out on my MacBook pro the other month. Just replaced it with a bog standard MacBook from John Lewis. I salvaged the Hard drive and put it in a caddy and now use it as a external drive.

What about your consumer rights and being it does not do what you
intended it to do.
that on its own lasts about 6 years after your purchasing date.
Get some legal advice mate.

The problem with Apple sometimes is that they will just quote a new logic board at the drop of a hat. Get it looked at by an independent to see what they say. Might be a cheaper fix.

…but then seeing as Mr N. has not replied to several people asking exactly what the issue is with the MBP then maybe we are all wasting our time offering advice

…but then seeing as Mr N. has not replied to several people asking exactly what the issue is with the MBP then maybe we are all wasting out time offering advice

He's probably de-grottified it, and found out it's actually ok after all… 😀

Nutt: send it round to me, and I'll fix it for you.

Mine was looked at by an independent specialist 😥
Apple gives a 12 month warranty if you want longer they say take out the Apple care, surely you wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court as it's broken after the 12 months warranty and no further cover was taken?

You must have never used Vista then? W7 is very nice as installed it on a cheap PC World special for me mum and runs fine. Spyware/Viruses are still a pain in the bottom that is lacking from the OSX experience tho.

Used Vista for about a year or so I think, didn't really have any problems at all (couple of blue screens because I had the wrong drivers installed or something) and it was faster than XP for me.

I'm sure most people who complain about windows are just **** useless haha

Re the 12 month warranty as I've been wondering about this sonce getting a replacement iPhone 10 months into my contract and being told that it now has only two months warranty left. Is that really right? My old one went wrong after 10 months so isn't it reasonable that the new one should have a 12 month warranty too? Also, doesn't eu law now give 2 years?

Apple gives a 12 month warranty if you want longer they say take out the Apple care, surely you wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court as it's broken after the 12 months warranty

the Sale of goods act over rules any manufacturer warranty
you just need to determine what is reasonable

I'm sat writing this on an acer aspire 5740, and I'm very impressed so far.

and I have the current release of ubuntu on it. it works great and I can dual boot back to windows if I need to (not that I'll need it much)

Yeh, when using sale of goods to try and get a problem fixed, warranties are just an obstacle when arguing with the company. They are completely irrelevant, as is whether the manufacturer will repair the item. It is the shop that should repair or replace.

I've tried the sale of goods thing twice, once with Halfords where I lost the will to live as it took months, after which they closed the case without even discussing it with me, and it wasn't clear cut enough to be worth going to small claims. The second time was a cheap Hifi from PC World, 18 months old the amp stopped working. They gave me a load of guff about the warranty I didn't buy, but then wouldn't accept it back 'for investigation' unless I got it independently assessed first. Which would probably cost near to the £80 it cost, plus I'd still have the battle with PC World.

But for a £2000 lappy I'd be prepared for a bit more of a fight.

well I'm now writing on an acer aspire 3935 which I managed to pick up for a bargaintastic £222.00 and I'm also just updating my sony VGN-P11z which only cost £375.00, so I got a cracking laptop and an awesome little notebook all for less than it would have cost to repair my two year old MBP. Fxck apple, welcome back windows & co 🙂

Oh dear,let me get this right…..you were sold on the "excellent build quality", "boutique name"and a light but sturdy "precission aluminium unibody"

But now you find that when it comes down to it they are really quite overpriced and when things go wrong their warranty sucks.

Do you ride an Orange 5 ?

Can I have your broken MacBook then please?

Had an ibook G3 which went back to Apple 3 times with a faulty logic board. It was a known fault by Apple but it took quite few attempts to Apple's customer service to get any progress. After the 3rd time I binned it, bought an Acer laptot and have no complaints so far. Completely miffed at the whole Apple thing: sure their stuff looks sexy and is generally less buggy than Windoze but ****'em, I now want cheap trouble free computing.

Mrnutt – can you not claim on your home contents insurance

could probably claim but it would be a pain in the arse, and Az I've not had a chance to "fix" it yet, a little bit longer Mr Steptoe 😀