My 600 MHz iBook went in so many times for so many different things that the last time Apple just replaced it with a 1.2 GHz the week they came out, one week before my AppleCare ran out.
I have had it (the 1.2) for about a year and a half now and if it wasn't for the drool all over my keyboard from watching the MacIntel laptop coverage these past few months I would say it's been just about perfect. I have it plugged into a 19 in LCD and have applied the display hack to get it to support higher resolutions on an external monitor. I LOVE it. It has been fast and flawless. Lately, though, I did have a client that got a 15" MacBook and I've got to say that it really leaves my lowly 'Book in the dust. With the MUCH brighter screen and the awesome speed, looks like it's gonna be MacBook[Pro] time soon for me. I want to get my hands on a 12" before I decide which one, though. BTW, when they decline to replace an oft-repaired machine, ask to speak to a supervisor. Be firm, but polite. They want you to be happy. j. On May 18, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Ann Richmond <richmond at qx.net> wrote: > I am really glad to hear that Apple was so responsive to your issues. > I am shopping for a powerbook/iBook/Macbook (haven't decided new or > used > yet) for my daughter who is going off to college in the fall. > I have a friend whose 12"iBook has had a logic board replacement > every 6 > months (after the first year and a half) --it got number 5 two months > ago. The first 3 were under the Applecare warranty and Apple has been > good enough to do the other replacements free. But I would think > someone > might have said that unit should have been exchanged. He asked the > last > time, but they declined. > Guess the tech guy he got on the phone wasn't having a good day. That > just worried me a little. Glad your experience was so good! -- Jonathan Fletcher jfletch at newmediaconstco.com | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 23 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
