To add to the general list (and future class action). I have just had the
battery expansion on one for the second time. Added to the number of them I
have bricked by letting the charge run down to low by unplugging them.
Interestingly apple agreed to replace the bricked batteries free of
I have never understood why Macs are so popular, although in this part
of the world they are appreciably more expensive. My vintage 2005 Dell
laptop does not have the sex appeal of a MacBook, but it has survived a
fire (not its fault) as well as being under water (to put out the fire)
and then
Presumably then it was running Linux?
On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:39 AM, George M. Sheldrick
gshe...@shelx.uni-ac.gwdg.de wrote:
I have never understood why Macs are so popular, although in this part
of the world they are appreciably more expensive. My vintage 2005 Dell
laptop does not have the
It is dual bootable Linux/Windows
George
On 11/20/2012 05:56 PM, William Scott wrote:
Presumably then it was running Linux?
On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:39 AM, George M. Sheldrick
gshe...@shelx.uni-ac.gwdg.de wrote:
I have never understood why Macs are so popular, although in this part
of the
It probably had a functional Firewall under Linux that's why it survived :-)
Jürgen
P.S. note to myself, don't ever give George my laptop, as it might be
mistreated - just for test purposes :-)
On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:57 PM, George M. Sheldrick wrote:
It is dual bootable Linux/Windows
George
To add another datapoint, a couple of weeks ago, I saw a friend's
MacBook Pro (probably 2007) had a battery case open up just like that.
My 17-inch MacBook Pro (2008) case is also bent in a million different
ways, and I have already had to change the bottom case once (for $130,
and at no labor
Dear Bill,
Yes, the same happened a year ago or so to me, with a 17 inch MacBookPro bought
in 2008.
The Apple store in Glasgow replaced it for free within roughly one week, and
the laptop works well.
I agree that this is really dangerous, I wonder if it could also cause the leak
of material
Bill I think that's crap.
I had issues on a 2005 MacBook Pro with inflating battery and it was replaced
(after about 6 months). There were troubles with those batteries and impurities
but mine still had apple care at that time and the batteries were exchangeable.
I have not heard of the build
Hi folks:I'm trying to get a sense for how frequently this sort of thing occurs:That was a macbook air that served me well for four years, but then self-destructed. (I took it to the Apple store. They generously offered to repair it for $800 or to sell me a new one, and suggested this was normal
