On 7 October 2011 08:43, Mwirima Byaruhanga <[email protected]> wrote: <snip>
> > Yep. > More to that, yes, the insides could be identical, but it's > appearance and *perceived quality* that appeal to customers. > > At one conference I was attending (with my boss), his Sony notebook > dropped from his seat to the ground. The display and many internals > all flew here and there. I was walking upstairs and let loose my > black macbook, it traversed a few steps down. It still worked as before. > > We bought a couple of Dell & HP laptops, and a few macbooks at the > same time (~ 5 years ago). The macbooks to this day are running > fine. Still retain about 60% of their original battery power. All > HPs died less than 2 years down the road. So did the Dells later on. > Started with battery issues, to all sorts.. > > To not preach to the choir, I think I'm personally convinced of the > build quality of Apple products. And so are many others with similar > experiences. > <sarcasm>My wife has a Nokia 1100 that she's used (with its original battery) and no dropped signal (<cough>iPhone</cough>) since 2003.</sarcasm> Pete
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