Yes my awesomely reliable Macbook Pro has been in the apple service centre for the last two weeks again (check my earlier post "Apple or PC" for the ongoing saga).
I spoke to them today and they advised me that the screen assembly needs replacing. They said it would cost $1100 to repair, until I pointed out that the screen assembly was replaced less than 12 months ago. So now it will be done under warranty and will take at least two more weeks.
That brings the total value of all the repairs to this computer over the last 3 years to over $5000. Add that to the original $3000 price tag and it becomes one expensive notebook! Not to mention the down time every 6 months.
Be warned, if you buy an Apple computer get the 3 year warranty, because you will need it. Also buy a second computer for the six months that you won't have the Apple due to the amount of time it takes Apple to repair it.
Rock On! (just not with a Mac)
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Our office is 100% macs. The usual idea is to buy the Mac with base memory and then whack in your own (usually at half the price you can get it from Apple).
If you want reliability, get a Dell - though admittedly my dell died recently; but its been through one heck of a beating. 6 european vacations and even survived being drowned in vodka at a wild actebis peacock party at cebit one year.
BTW, checkout the acer REVO - awesome for the back of the TV :D
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