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Apple why do you torment me?

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Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
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backup your data... my friend's powerbooks harddrive died twice in 2 years.
 

Lex

Monkey
Dec 6, 2001
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I just can't believe you're having problems with a Mac. All of their propaga...I mean advertising says, that you're only allowed to have easy, problem-free fun with their computers.:rofl:
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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operator error?

I heard this one guy was using a G4 when the DVD ejected stuck in the side of his head! I'm telling you, Apple's are death machines!
 

macko

Turbo Monkey
Jul 12, 2002
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jimmydean said:
operator error?

I heard this one guy was using a G4 when the DVD ejected stuck in the side of his head! I'm telling you, Apple's are death machines!
He probably deserved it.

Two weeks ago I just replaced the PowerBook I'd been using for the past 6 years. The thing that finally went bad was the RAM and the battery; both of which I'd expect to die within 5 or 6 years on any laptop. I've also got a desktop G4 that's been working for me since 2002 w/o any hiccups.

Sorry to hear about your power cord ... those effers are pretty expensive too, aren't they? I've got a spare from that Titanium PBook I just replaced, if the connections are the same and if you want it, it's yours.
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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jimmydean said:
operator error?
Yeah, power adapters are pretty complicated devices, certainly easy to screw up four times.

And with a Mac, it couldn't possibly be anything but an operator error anyway, could it?
 

kinghami3

Future Turbo Monkey
Jun 1, 2004
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Ballard 4 life.
binary visions said:
Time to buy a real computer? :p
Right, like my old roommate's Toshiba that after an entire simester of being in the shop, he still can't charge it and have it turned on at the same time? Or my current roommate's Dell that randomly shuts off and who's HD recently died? BV, you should know better than anyone that there can be lemons.
 

Tattooo

Turbo Monkey
Jun 5, 2005
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The power cord for the new mac books has sucked since day one. I've gone through three or four now two over a couple years. Its really the only weak link I've run into since making the switch.

And my porn runs better on a mac.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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Portland, OR
binary visions said:
Yeah, power adapters are pretty complicated devices, certainly easy to screw up four times.

And with a Mac, it couldn't possibly be anything but an operator error anyway, could it?
A lot of people have issues with the way the power adapter plugs in. They bend easy (ie trip over the cord and rip it out of the machine) and will no longer make a solid connection, that's what I was talking about.
 

BigMike

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Jul 29, 2003
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jimmydean said:
A lot of people have issues with the way the power adapter plugs in. They bend easy (ie trip over the cord and rip it out of the machine) and will no longer make a solid connection, that's what I was talking about.

Don't trip over it....... :D


and thats why he needs to get a real computer..... like the MacBookPro with a Magsafe power adapter! :D