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19 Sep 2010, 7:24 pm

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It actually happened with both of the PC laptops I owned - The plastic around the hinges, on the screen side and the base side, cracked. Eventually the hinges broke off. Cheap sh** they make these days. That's why I don't buy inexpensive computers anymore.

After going through three MacBook that each lasted me 4-6 months before dying due to simple wear and tear issues (a fourth lit itself on fire, but that's another story), that's why I got a ThinkPad and haven't looked back. Titanium, carbon fiber and magnesium means I don't have the scratch hardness of the aluminum unibody Macbooks, but it does hold up much better in the long run to the abuse of my day to day use. :D

Oddly enough, my old black MacBook lasted 18 months, much longer than the new unibody MBPs last.



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19 Sep 2010, 7:29 pm

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gramirez wrote:
It actually happened with both of the PC laptops I owned - The plastic around the hinges, on the screen side and the base side, cracked. Eventually the hinges broke off. Cheap sh** they make these days. That's why I don't buy inexpensive computers anymore.


(a fourth lit itself on fire, but that's another story),.


How did it do that?


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19 Sep 2010, 9:16 pm

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jec6613 wrote:
gramirez wrote:
It actually happened with both of the PC laptops I owned - The plastic around the hinges, on the screen side and the base side, cracked. Eventually the hinges broke off. Cheap sh** they make these days. That's why I don't buy inexpensive computers anymore.


(a fourth lit itself on fire, but that's another story),.


How did it do that?

I was sitting and using it, on battery with nothing conected, and smoke started coming out of the Ethernet port. The actual logic board started cooking chips - fortunately I cooled it down before the aluminum melted.



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19 Sep 2010, 9:21 pm

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Titangeek wrote:
jec6613 wrote:
gramirez wrote:
It actually happened with both of the PC laptops I owned - The plastic around the hinges, on the screen side and the base side, cracked. Eventually the hinges broke off. Cheap sh** they make these days. That's why I don't buy inexpensive computers anymore.


(a fourth lit itself on fire, but that's another story),.


How did it do that?

I was sitting and using it, on battery with nothing conected, and smoke started coming out of the Ethernet port. The actual logic board started cooking chips - fortunately I cooled it down before the aluminum melted.


swing and a miss when they where desineing that thing, lol


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20 Sep 2010, 7:54 am

That's funny. I've been using my Macbook for over two years and it hasn't died yet.


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20 Sep 2010, 9:33 pm

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That's funny. I've been using my Macbook for over two years and it hasn't died yet.

My use is a bit heavier than most people's. :)



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20 Sep 2010, 9:36 pm

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That's funny. I've been using my Macbook for over two years and it hasn't died yet.

My use is a bit heavier than most people's. :)


lol, Off road computing


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21 Sep 2010, 7:41 am

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That's funny. I've been using my Macbook for over two years and it hasn't died yet.

My use is a bit heavier than most people's. :)


I spend probably about 5 hours a day on my Mac.


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21 Sep 2010, 8:36 am

You know what laptops are crap? Those flaming Dells. No, literally, flaming Dells...

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To find that image, I typed "flaming laptop" into Google, and guess what ad came up? Laptop Deals From Dell :lol:

BTW, I've had my MacBook for about 3-4 years now and it's fine. I use it for hours and hours every day. I also upgraded the RAM to 4GB and upgraded the hard drive to 320GB. It's still got pretty much the same spec as most new PC laptops.



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21 Sep 2010, 8:49 am

LordoftheMonkeys wrote:
jec6613 wrote:
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That's funny. I've been using my Macbook for over two years and it hasn't died yet.

My use is a bit heavier than most people's. :)


I spend probably about 5 hours a day on my Mac.

4-5 hours, with another 4-5 hours of being thrown around without much of a protective case around it. That's how I discovered that the older polycarbonate MacBooks are actually tougher than the newer aluminum MacBook Pros.