I missed those posts too. :-( I bought a refurb 15" AlBook in March. Not less than six months later, I have two cracks on the plastic frame, the palm rest has separated from the plastic trim, and there are burned in marks on the screen.
When I contacted Apple, they told me it was normal wear and tear and thus not covered by Apple Care. If you are going to sell your product at a premium, then you must offer premium customer service. I think Apple makes a superior desktop machine. My SE and iMac DV wore like iron, and I have nothing but great things to say about them. I also had three different Apple desktops through various jobs. Again, all of them were great machines. However, having suffered through the PB 180, which needed a new track ball housing every 6 months, and the AlBook, I thoroughly believe Apple cannot build or service a lap top. When I get my next job in three years (I am currently working on my Ph.D. In Marketing), I will press for an Apple desktop. As for a laptop, dude, I am getting a Dell. On 8/20/04 5:43 PM, "Anne Judge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 20, 2004, at 8:53 AM, BobGir wrote: > Whoa, I missed these posts, what were the reasons for avoiding rev. A?? > > (I picked up a 1st-gen 17" CompUSA store demo at Christmas, and hadn't > heard anything bad about it - at least, anything that an iBook was > better at.) > > Anne > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
