Even I have computer troubles. I was using my Mac today (17-inch MacBookPro that’s fairly new) and all of a sudden a pattern of weird boxes came on the screen, then the mouse froze, and now it won’t properly boot, same pattern remains on screen. Sigh. I hate it when my computers die. At least I now have a backup. So back to work. Who said Macs never crash? Not me.
Scobleizer
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I might also add a note to be VERY aware of possibly battery issues. I’m hearing a lot of reports now in the online community about expanding battery issues (not exploding though, thank god) which have a tendency to warm the case, destroy the motherboard, etc.
Even if the battery is good or isn’t good, I honestly think a LOT of the problems have to do with cooling - the Intel systems run a lot hotter than the G4′s, and so require extra attention to keeping the whole system cool. On a Desktop that’s pretty easy, and I’ve heard of VERY few problems with any desktop system from Apple. It seems to be their MacBook Pro’s that mostly have the issues (probably because both the higher clock speed, as well as added heat from the GPU and other sources). Just my $.02
I might also add a note to be VERY aware of possibly battery issues. I’m hearing a lot of reports now in the online community about expanding battery issues (not exploding though, thank god) which have a tendency to warm the case, destroy the motherboard, etc.
Even if the battery is good or isn’t good, I honestly think a LOT of the problems have to do with cooling - the Intel systems run a lot hotter than the G4′s, and so require extra attention to keeping the whole system cool. On a Desktop that’s pretty easy, and I’ve heard of VERY few problems with any desktop system from Apple. It seems to be their MacBook Pro’s that mostly have the issues (probably because both the higher clock speed, as well as added heat from the GPU and other sources). Just my $.02
“Sigh. I hate it when my computers die.”
I’ve owned several computers over my life span so far and use them intensely, never had one die. Most people I’ve helped with computer problems had one thing in common, they fiddled with their settings to much…
“Sigh. I hate it when my computers die.”
I’ve owned several computers over my life span so far and use them intensely, never had one die. Most people I’ve helped with computer problems had one thing in common, they fiddled with their settings to much…
I have only had one malfunction, on a POWER PC (!!!) where the hard disk died.
I’ve also had a very positive experience with customer service for my old MacBook. I dropped it, plain and simple, and the hinge stuck, ripping my screen in half down the side. So, I had this gnarly gash which I ended up keeping together with a binder clip.
I took it to the Genius Bar, told them it just happened when I opened the top, started crying, and even though the guy said “it looks like you dropped it,” we sent it off and they replaced the screen for free.
Maybe it wasn’t a good experience with customer service as much as a good experience LYING, but I’m still tickled that I didn’t have to pay the $800 someone quoted me to fix it.
Maybe if you take it in and start crying?
I have only had one malfunction, on a POWER PC (!!!) where the hard disk died.
I’ve also had a very positive experience with customer service for my old MacBook. I dropped it, plain and simple, and the hinge stuck, ripping my screen in half down the side. So, I had this gnarly gash which I ended up keeping together with a binder clip.
I took it to the Genius Bar, told them it just happened when I opened the top, started crying, and even though the guy said “it looks like you dropped it,” we sent it off and they replaced the screen for free.
Maybe it wasn’t a good experience with customer service as much as a good experience LYING, but I’m still tickled that I didn’t have to pay the $800 someone quoted me to fix it.
Maybe if you take it in and start crying?
The WAAAAAAA starts now! Or did it start 10 years earlier?
Jay, from Bangalore
http://ideaburger.blogspot.com
The WAAAAAAA starts now! Or did it start 10 years earlier?
Jay, from Bangalore
http://ideaburger.blogspot.com
The ratio of good to bad Macs isn’t any different than any other consumer electronics device. It’s just that because it’s Apple and there’s so much religion around it, people make a lot of noise when one dies.
My MacBook Pro is over a year old with no problems. My Mac Pro is about nine months old with no problems (other than not having any software to really exercise those four Xeon cores
).
The ratio of good to bad Macs isn’t any different than any other consumer electronics device. It’s just that because it’s Apple and there’s so much religion around it, people make a lot of noise when one dies.
My MacBook Pro is over a year old with no problems. My Mac Pro is about nine months old with no problems (other than not having any software to really exercise those four Xeon cores
).
Oh, really? OK, Mr. Videographer - where’s the video of your troubled Mac? Conveniently MIA! Prove it™
But let’s get a discussion going about it, right?
Oh, really? OK, Mr. Videographer - where’s the video of your troubled Mac? Conveniently MIA! Prove it™
But let’s get a discussion going about it, right?
Jay: I’d be happy to turn on Ustream.tv today so you can see my dead mac.
I have a separate Mac for video editing.
Jay: I’d be happy to turn on Ustream.tv today so you can see my dead mac.
I have a separate Mac for video editing.
Eddie: I haven’t played with any of the default settings on this Mac.
Eddie: I haven’t played with any of the default settings on this Mac.
…”and my Mac was like, bleep bleepbeepbeep”…
Did it “devour” your video?
//k
…”and my Mac was like, bleep bleepbeepbeep”…
Did it “devour” your video?
//k
I’ve owned my 17″ Mac Book Pro for about 3 months.
I can only hope it’s as reliable as the aluminum 15″ Powerbook G4 it replaced (which I still own) and the 15″ titanium G4 I used before that. Both of which were problem free.
However, I do have clients who’s Macs have died. It does happen.
I’ve owned my 17″ Mac Book Pro for about 3 months.
I can only hope it’s as reliable as the aluminum 15″ Powerbook G4 it replaced (which I still own) and the 15″ titanium G4 I used before that. Both of which were problem free.
However, I do have clients who’s Macs have died. It does happen.
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Call me confused. All the PR about MACs and I was considering to get one. This certainly doesn’t sound good.
Call me confused. All the PR about MACs and I was considering to get one. This certainly doesn’t sound good.
Apples Achillies heel on the mac is their hardware quliaty. We allmost never have to do more then the occasional reboot in a office full of macs, but every ohter week one or two are going in for some kind of hardware failure. That being said the window boxes are very solid hardware wise… but well after a while you can’t keep the os working in any reasonable capacity. What if we lived in a world where apple suddenly stoped cutting corners on teh hardware… Hmmmm.
Apples Achillies heel on the mac is their hardware quliaty. We allmost never have to do more then the occasional reboot in a office full of macs, but every ohter week one or two are going in for some kind of hardware failure. That being said the window boxes are very solid hardware wise… but well after a while you can’t keep the os working in any reasonable capacity. What if we lived in a world where apple suddenly stoped cutting corners on teh hardware… Hmmmm.
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Windows system failures=On average one every single day over a decade of upgrades and tweaking that made an expert out of me against my will. Electrified anal rape.
Mac system failures=0 times in my lifetime so far (starting in elementary school)
Which would any sane person choose? I made my home rape-free in August 2005.
Windows system failures=On average one every single day over a decade of upgrades and tweaking that made an expert out of me against my will. Electrified anal rape.
Mac system failures=0 times in my lifetime so far (starting in elementary school)
Which would any sane person choose? I made my home rape-free in August 2005.
If you were using Vista and Parallels on the Mac when it crashed, i’d be worrying about Vista, not Mac. i bet that’s what caused your crash.
what did the Mac store say?
If you were using Vista and Parallels on the Mac when it crashed, i’d be worrying about Vista, not Mac. i bet that’s what caused your crash.
what did the Mac store say?
how old are you and what do you mean your mac died…oooo i get it its your compuer!lol!!
how old are you and what do you mean your mac died…oooo i get it its your compuer!lol!!
Troy: They use FCP…on Apple what else do you use? Well, Avid has hit for the platform…
Troy: They use FCP…on Apple what else do you use? Well, Avid has hit for the platform…
I had a similar thing just happen with my iMac. I woke it from sleep to be greeted with weird, diagonal, pixelated boxes all over the screen. Restarting it didnt help as it wouldn’t even get to the login screen and still had the pattern all over. I took it to an Apple support site and they replaced the logic board. It was disheartening to see that happen, but at least the service was good.
I had a similar thing just happen with my iMac. I woke it from sleep to be greeted with weird, diagonal, pixelated boxes all over the screen. Restarting it didnt help as it wouldn’t even get to the login screen and still had the pattern all over. I took it to an Apple support site and they replaced the logic board. It was disheartening to see that happen, but at least the service was good.
I had a string of Dells that fried their motherboards in the first month. I had a run of hard drive failures in my PC’s and more recently, power supply failures. No platform is going to be free of manufacturing defects nor are they going to be immune from the effects of time and heavy usage. I don’t think there is any right OS as much as there is one that works best for the individual. Can’t we all get along?
I had a string of Dells that fried their motherboards in the first month. I had a run of hard drive failures in my PC’s and more recently, power supply failures. No platform is going to be free of manufacturing defects nor are they going to be immune from the effects of time and heavy usage. I don’t think there is any right OS as much as there is one that works best for the individual. Can’t we all get along?
No we can’t, because in the office environment, way too many Microsoft devotees ask us Macheads for help because we have so much free time from not having to constantly fix our computers.
If we wanted to be bent over and rammed up the arse by the worst modern operating systems on the face of the earth, we would fly to India, pattern a Punjabi accent, change our names, put a red dot on our heads, and work in a call center for 1 sandwich a day as payment.
No we can’t, because in the office environment, way too many Microsoft devotees ask us Macheads for help because we have so much free time from not having to constantly fix our computers.
If we wanted to be bent over and rammed up the arse by the worst modern operating systems on the face of the earth, we would fly to India, pattern a Punjabi accent, change our names, put a red dot on our heads, and work in a call center for 1 sandwich a day as payment.
I just turned on my iMac 17″, the chrome one… and the entire screen was covered with the black and white, video banding pattern (looks like fine houndstooth fabric in black and white)… Moire pattern… can’t recall what you call this in tech terminology, as I’ve been away from video work for a long time. Interestingly, the patern slowly changed from covering the entire screen to boxes of the pattern, enough so I could get online and do a search. My search landed here on Scoble’s blog… go figure! So, after a few minutes, reading through these posts above, my screen is clear and free, and all seems to be back up and running smoothly. So… what’s going on? This iMac was brand new exactly 1 year ago, almost to the date… freaky… wondering if I got the “implode on Halloween bomb”? Now what…?
I just turned on my iMac 17″, the chrome one… and the entire screen was covered with the black and white, video banding pattern (looks like fine houndstooth fabric in black and white)… Moire pattern… can’t recall what you call this in tech terminology, as I’ve been away from video work for a long time. Interestingly, the patern slowly changed from covering the entire screen to boxes of the pattern, enough so I could get online and do a search. My search landed here on Scoble’s blog… go figure! So, after a few minutes, reading through these posts above, my screen is clear and free, and all seems to be back up and running smoothly. So… what’s going on? This iMac was brand new exactly 1 year ago, almost to the date… freaky… wondering if I got the “implode on Halloween bomb”? Now what…?