On 02/09/09 12:29 AM, "Ralph Green" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Howdy CoolKat, > Yes, I was referring to the Intel laptops. The PPC laptops seem to > have been solid designs, for the most part. I just got a G3/700 iBook > and it works very well and looks very nice. I have seen speculation > that Apple let Intel design at least the first generation of x86 > laptops, since Apple had so much to deal with during the transition and > Intel may not have been as focused on quality as Apple was. I don't > know what the problem was, and I have not followed it closely. Mainly, > I remember seeing consumer surveys that showed very high failure rates > for the x86 Apple laptops and that is where I got that impression from. > I believe the Apple desktops came out as one of the best, so it is not a > overall x86 Apple problem. I have several friends with recent Apple > laptops. The failure rate among that group has been high, too. > Good day, > Ralph Actually, the G3/700 iBook did have hardware issues especially with the video. There was a replacement program in place for awhile to fix the video problems they were experiencing, so even the old iBooks had quality issues (check your serial number regarding the video problem). Now the clamshells and Powerbooks were solid laptops IIRC. As for the intel books, there have been reports of high failure rates among them. Knock on wood, but my wife's Macbook Pro (early 2008) has been working well up to now with only one issue... Airport Extreme. I was using an SMC router and her Macbook, for the life of it couldn't hold the signal consistently. It was like playing Airport roulette and you had to pray to the wireless gods to get a connection on some days. The old iBook had no problem connecting anywhere in the house. After going on the Apple discussion forums I saw that the Airport issue with the Macbooks was a common thread. I finally replaced the SMC with a Airport Extreme base station. The Macbook connects fine now, but the iBook had problems because of WPA and this was an issue because I used the old iBook as my wireless adapter for my Xbox 360. Thankfully I discovered some weird mix WEP and WPA/WPA2 on the base station and now both books connect happily. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
