On Dec 17, 2004, at 12:13 PM, Dyna wrote:
About the time the G3 PowerBook production was winding down Apple limited AppleCare protection to the first 3 years of life. I take that action as an admission that Apple's hardware is now so unreliable and difficult to repair (compare hard drive replacement on a Pismo to the latest AlBook) that they'd lose money if they guaranteed it past 3 years. Apple may also be trying to manipulate if not force us to buy a new Mac every 3 years. I paid $2200 for my Pismo only because I expected a quality product that would last at least 5 years. After 3 years I am left with a laptop so unreliable I don't take it out of my house. Suffice to say, I won't be waiting in line at the Apple Store to buy a new PowerBook or probably anything else Apple.
I'm sorry to hear about your unfortunate experiences with Apple products. My Pismo experience has been totally different. I bought AppleCare and had a hard drive replaced in the second year (about 2/3 of the cost of the AC warranty). I could have gotten my battery replaced as well during the last year of AC, but flaked out and had let AC expire before I took care of it. The BTI battery I have has been a great purchase, though - still giving almost 3 hours after more than 1.5 years. It's had a couple of RAM upgrades, larger HD drive and an Airport installed, so I have been in and out of it's guts alot. I travel everywhere with it, because it is my workhorse. My Pismo is 4.5 years old (the design is 5 years old) and has been my best Apple purchase so far.
My future iBook or PowerBook will also have AC, but how do I pry that Pismo out of my hands?
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