Dear Dyna,
I just want to say that I am truly sorry about your
PowerBook experience. I have had my Lombard four years
now and with the exception of having to replace a hard
disk in 2000(a problem I brought on myself), I haven't
had any problems whatsoever.
If I felt that apple was just trying to get bucks
out of me with no concern for my well being as a
customer,and no support for the current apple products
I own, I would probably feel the same way you do. As a
matter of fact, I'm waiting to see how they handle
this ati rage video card/OSX issue. It will speak
volumes to me on the kind of company apple is and be a
factor in wether I continue with my apple experience
or not.
Good luck in the future with your computing
needs, whoever you end up with.
MR
--- Dyna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David, from what I've heard the older PowerBooks
> were quite
> reliable. However, my Pismo has the feel of a cheap
> toy. It's never
> been dropped, but the left rear corner of the case
> is cracked and the
> IR cover has fallen out. The battery keeps falling
> out so I've had to
> tape it in.
>
> I motorcycle too, but usually not with my
> PowerBook. It's too
> heavy to carry in my courier bag and takes up way
> too much space. I
> doubt if it would long survive the vibration of my
> BMWs, never mind
> the Buell.
>
> I've come to consider the availability of servicing
>
> information damn near a constitutional right.
> Without manuals and
> such my PowerBook will probably be one failure away
> from the dumpster
> when the extended warranty expires. Apple will only
> sell you 3 years
> warranty, which perhaps says something about the
> durability of their
> hardware. I expect at least 5 years use from
> electronic stuff, and 10
> years from motor vehicles. The BMW I rode to work
> today is 18 years
> old, and in that time 2 local dealers have gone out
> of business and
> the 3rd is useless. Without a manual it would have
> been binned long
> ago. I also have a Ten-Tec ham radio transceiver
> from the early 1980s
> that came with a very complete manual. It thusly
> still works fine and
> will continue to do so for years to come. These
> items are "keepers",
> while the Pismo seems a throwaway toy by comparison.
>
> Apple seems to think they'll force me to lay out a
> couple
> grand for a new PowerBook every 3 years. I don't
> reward such
> banditry, and will by my next computer elsewhere. If
> Apple had
> treated me better I'd buy a new PowerBook every 5
> years- instead
> their greed has completely lost me as a customer.
>
> peace,
> Dyna
>
>
>
>
>
> >This mentality is amazing to me. Having owned
> HUNDREDS of Powerbooks (I deal
> >in them), and having done some rather exotic
> activities with them (ever try a
> >motorcycle wreck with a powerbook on your back?), I
> BEG to disagree with you.
> > Aside from the Powerbook 5300 series, I've found
> Powerbooks to be more
> >reliable than ANY PC laptop I've dealt with.
> >
> >Yes they are jealous about information--but you
> have to understand that
> >information is valuable. Apple doesn't like little
> guys like me who figure
> >out supplier parts, and buy them direct--because
> that's how they protect
> >their market. But it's not wrong or illegal, and
> you are promoting
> >communistic mentalities to argue that they MUST
> give you the information you
> >want just because you want it. Even though I make
> my money from the
> >information I can peel from Apple, I totally
> disagree with your philosophy.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >David
> >
>
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