05.16.06
Whining about the whining
Now that the new MacBooks are out, I am tempted more and more to get a new laptop. But after all the trouble that Daniel Jarkut has been going through, and seeing the huge percentage of people who seem to be having problems with their MacBook Pros, I think I’ll have to wait a bit longer and see. I have to say that Apple’s stand on this matter mystifies me. They seem to claim that the whine and the heat and all that is “within specs” and not really an issue, but from the reports I am seeing I just don’t buy it. I’d love to get my hands on one of those noisy babies, just to see how irritating it is.
Update: Pierre Igot seems to be having similar problems, and in fact with a MacBook, and is quite unhappy about it. He is returning the machine and, to add insult to injury, he found out that he will have to pay a 10% restocking fee because his computer was “custom made”, i.e. had some RAM added! Initially they were actually refusing to take it back at all!! Are you listening Apple? This kind of treatment is unacceptable, and it hurts the company’s reputation. I better start looking for a different gift to myself for when I finish my thesis….
Update 2: Good news for Daniel
Later
