Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote thus on 10/7/11 10:09 AM: > > On 7 October 2011 08:43, Mwirima Byaruhanga <[email protected] > <mailto:[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>
Nokia actually does an excellent job too - as far as their cellphones are concerned. My N900, bulky as it is, has had its fair share of physical abuse and indecent assault :) Still going strong! eb _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
