My experience has been the inverse of yours.
My iBook G3's graphics chip went out (yes, it's a know flaw, but
regardless, the system failed) and the L3 cache on my 1.42GHz MDD G4
failed, causing instability and requiring a replacement CPU card. The
iMac G4 I gave to my sister died too, it gets partway through the boot
process and freezes with an awful sound coming from the speakers until I
pull the power cord.
On the other hand, I have never had a single problem with my MacBook
Pro, which is almost 4 and half years old now. I also used an early
Intel Mini as my main system for 2 years without issue, and it continues
to serve me as a (no pun intended) server.
I do admit that I have owned PPC machines that never gave me issues,
namely G4 'Books (an iBook that I sold a year ago and a 12" AlBook,) but
most of my PPC machines have given me issues.
As with every post I make, just my .02.
Chance
On 3/22/11 9:31 PM, Eric Volker wrote:
Let me echo this. All of the PPC Macs I've had/used have been rock
solid (except for the one UPS dropped), though I've not had a PPC
laptop. My experience with Intel Macs has been decidedly mixed. My
first Intel Mac was a 1st (or maybe 2nd) generation 15" Macbook Pro.
No less than four trips to the Apple Store later (thankfully I bought
Applecare) they finally got the overheating and GPU artifacts under
control. My Aluminum iMac has been somewhat better, but still
overheats unless I crank the fans to nearly full blast. The only
trouble free Intel Mac I've had has been a Mac mini that was rock
solid for the two and a half years I owned it.
Lately I've been hearing rumors that recent Macbook Pros overheat,
perhaps caused by overzealous use of thermal paste. Anyone heard
similar? If true, it seems that Apple is slow on the uptake when it
comes to cooling.
Eric
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