i still like big free standing desktop units. i dont' see how those laptops can work out consistently
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net>wrote: > Don't remember any video chips cracking off the boards or stupid stuff > like that in those days either (self-igniting Powerbooks aside, as that > wasn't a Apple issue, it was a Sony battery issue that persisted for some > years). Now they are high priced self-destructing throw-aways -- my family > history is 20% dead in a week with new MacBooks over a few years, which is > totally unacceptable. > > Main problem is excess heat localized to the video and processor chips -- > they run HOT unless actively cooled (by the time smcfancontrol initializes > on my newly fixed MacBook A1211, the chip is up to 80C) and the thermal > stress cracks the solder even when they are re-balled. Bad design with > totally inadequate cooling due to the silly demand that they be so thin. > Adding 1/4" to the height would fix it right up and allow a return to a > design with fewer screws, etc. > > Oh well, we shall see. Not going to be significant changes in performance > any more, so they are all pretty much commodity objects now -- you can > still buy a MacBook with the same performance specs (other than more cores, > which becomes valueless beyond 4 anyway) as mine. > > Peter > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
