Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! I recently had a prob with my Belgian mobile internet access. A call to the Mobistar service-line provided the expected result, i.e. some unrelated nonsense read off a computer screen, of no help whatsoever. Told Michael we'd be taking it to the local Mac dealer (Cipiyou) in Verviers on our next Friday shopping trip. He was sure they'd send us right back to Mobistar. Well, not only did they fix the prob while we waited, they plainly refused any payment and wouldn't even accept a contribution to their coffee expenses. Michael was somewhat quiet for the rest of the day. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On Nov 13, 2010, at 09:07 , Cotty wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! Yep! Such pleasant beyond the call service is not at all unheard of in the multi-colored rainbow world of Apple. But not something to count on. Cupertino has my money for many systems purchased since 1979, all of which seem to cost around $2495.00 by the time you add the goodies to make them better than the next guys. I always have gone as high end as my bank account or charge card would allow me, as the equipment is less likely to be outdated quite as soon. When on the rare occasion I do have a real (not owner induced) problem, I will remind the 'genius' on the other end of the phone or other side of the counter of that ongoing fanboy lifestyle most often to good result at no cost. So far, never had a fatal problem in 31 years thanks to back ups, surge protectors and stable power grids. Probably had some luck thrown my way too. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past on the Internet. Thank you… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On Nov 13, 2010, at 10:19 , David J Brooks wrote: I keep looking at the 21.5 iMac. Making my decision easier Cotty. Dave Go for the larger screen - the puffy pride you feel with one of those is worth the extra bucks. If you get the smaller, use the money you saves to buy a 20 or 24 inch flat screen to hook up to it so you can watch movies while working in Aperture. On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- It's not that life is too short, it's that you're dead for so long.. — Anon Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2010, at 09:07 , Cotty wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! Yep! Such pleasant beyond the call service is not at all unheard of in the multi-colored rainbow world of Apple. But not something to count on. Cupertino has my money for many systems purchased since 1979, all of which seem to cost around $2495.00 by the time you add the goodies to make them better than the next guys. I always have gone as high end as my bank account or charge card would allow me, as the equipment is less likely to be outdated quite as soon. When on the rare occasion I do have a real (not owner induced) problem, I will remind the 'genius' on the other end of the phone or other side of the counter of that ongoing fanboy lifestyle most often to good result at no cost. So far, never had a fatal problem in 31 years thanks to back ups, surge protectors and stable power grids. Probably had some luck thrown my way too. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Any good VAR should provide that level of service, a poor one will not. Generally the Support Lines are useless and exist only to deny expensive warranty claims. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! It should last a lot longer than 3 years. In the last 15 years I've had the following : - an ICL Fujitsu desktop that lasted 7+ years until the monitor faded to nothing - a Dell Precision M50 which I used as the main computer for about 7 years, and is still going strong as a file and print server on my network - an IBM Thinkpad 760ED which is about 15 years old, now running an OS called Oberon on bare metal - this Thinkpad X100e - a Dell Vostro which I use for Lightroom These last 2 I bought this year so it's too early to say what their longevity will be, but so far I've only ever had one PC fail on me in an unreasonable period of time - a cheap Toshiba netbook whose motherboard died after 11 months. Amazon refunded the money without quibble. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:19 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I keep looking at the 21.5 iMac. Making my decision easier Cotty. If you can wing the money for it, Dave, the 27 is a better quality display. It calibrates better and has a nicer dynamic range. One of my clients has both ... I did calibration for him recently and I was impressed at how much better the 27 performed. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Glad it's been taken care of. Apple service has always been good to me too. I get much better service from them than from any other electronics vendor. On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
From: Joseph McAllister Yep! Such pleasant beyond the call service is not at all unheard of in the multi-colored rainbow world of Apple. It's not unheard of in dealing with other corporate customer support systems. But, it's a rare enough occurrence now-a-days, even from Apple, it's become remarkable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:19 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I keep looking at the 21.5 iMac. Making my decision easier Cotty. If you can wing the money for it, Dave, the 27 is a better quality display. It calibrates better and has a nicer dynamic range. One of my clients has both ... I did calibration for him recently and I was impressed at how much better the 27 performed. The 21.5 will pretty much eat up all my budget, but, we'll see. Dave -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:07:54 + Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! we linux fanboys have our reasons too. just different reasons. :) glad it ended well... regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Cotty wrote: Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! There's a good cartoon in this week's Private Eye about why that is -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Pretty standard warranty extension for a known issue. And the GPU failure issue has been cropping up regularly since the iBook G4's were current. Nothing surprising about how they treated you, I'd expect exactly the same from any of the other major brands. -Adam On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
I keep looking at the 21.5 iMac. Making my decision easier Cotty. Dave On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Glad it's worked out, Cotty. If I go to my little brother with a computer question, his first response is always, always, always just get Mac. I have to say I've been tempted, but with the D645 coming to North America soon, I don't know . . . :-) FYI: I'm going to shoot some video tonight with the K7--nothing fancy. I have to take my sister out for her birthday, and I'll try a little video recording. I think I'll shoot with the sound off and try to do some background music when I pull the footage into my movie software. I might use Microsoft Moviemaker, which I've used quite a bit in the past, or I might try Adobe Première Elements 3, which I haven't used that much. Or maybe I'll try both :-). Anyway, it'll be a 1-2 minute video at most--just something fun and girly-silly--but feel free to send the good-luck-video-gods my way. Cheers, Christine from Chicago - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 11:07 AM Subject: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - yup FAIL The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to collect Monday. Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
Except, perhaps, HP, which wanted $800 and 3 weeks to fix a known defect with the northbridge connection, 1 month out of a 3-year warranty. I went and bought a Mac. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Nothing surprising about how they treated you, I'd expect exactly the same from any of the other major brands. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
On 13/11/10, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: feel free to send the good-luck-video-gods my way. You got 'em :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My experience with HP is exactly the opposite. Better than my experience with Apple (and I've been a VAR tech servicing both companies in the past). -Adam On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Except, perhaps, HP, which wanted $800 and 3 weeks to fix a known defect with the northbridge connection, 1 month out of a 3-year warranty. I went and bought a Mac. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Nothing surprising about how they treated you, I'd expect exactly the same from any of the other major brands. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Ot - My Mac Died - Long Live My Mac
My daughter had a lot of problems with an HP tower five or six years ago. Couldn't even get decent service while it was under warranty. Paul On Nov 13, 2010, at 10:03 PM, Adam Maas wrote: My experience with HP is exactly the opposite. Better than my experience with Apple (and I've been a VAR tech servicing both companies in the past). -Adam On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Except, perhaps, HP, which wanted $800 and 3 weeks to fix a known defect with the northbridge connection, 1 month out of a 3-year warranty. I went and bought a Mac. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 11/13/10, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Nothing surprising about how they treated you, I'd expect exactly the same from any of the other major brands. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
