So sad how the quality has deteriorated. My iPad Pro and Apple Watch 3 are doing all kinds of crazy things. So far the iPhone X is performing perfectly. The new regime has forgotten what made Apple Apple. Tim doesn’t seem to have a clue about innovation or quality.
> On Apr 20, 2018, at 5:13 AM, Bill Rising <bris...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > The keyboard on my unibody MBP (mid-2012, non-retina) is going on the fritz. > For about 3-4 months, the -g- key has been intermittent, but not in a > horrendous way. Now the -asdfg- keys have become completely intermittent in > horrible way [1]. Because these are all in a row, the hive wisdom of the web > says I need a new keyboard. Because Apple likes welding things together to > make computers into commodities, I need to replace the upper case, which runs > about $300 new (iFixit but out of stock, likely never to return), and $99 > used (eBay). > > Has anyone ever done this repair themselves? The directions on iFixit [2] > look to be an answer to the question "How do I wreck my computer in 46 easy > steps?", so I'm not feeling too confident. > > Failing this, does anyone have a good recommendation for a good wireless > keyboard I could carry around? > > Thanks, > > Bill > P.S. You may be asking why I don't get my work to spring for a new > computer... and it's because Apple's new laptops neither have enough storage > nor can be upgraded. <rant>It's what happens when an accountant runs the > company and puts more emphasis on stock prices and tax dodging than > user-useful innovation.</rant> > > [1] I'm using an external keyboard to type this. > > [2] > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ifixit.com_Guide_MacBook-2BPro-2B15-2DInch-2BUnibody-2BMid-2B2012-2BUpper-2BCase-2BReplacement_10775&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=OLW0N7U5wLJxPUowDWC9lryD0nyjYSCy9QFikWT2wdU&s=gKl3f9q3D5NzzlBOe72bGmUWtJ2tsHySky99Y4IQLx8&e= _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
