Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-23 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 20, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Michael Levin wrote: When I get my next job in three years (I am currently working on my Ph.D. In Marketing), I will press for an Apple desktop. As for a laptop, dude, I am getting a Dell. Well, dude, you'll be getting a Dud... A co-worker got a Dell laptop. It

Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 8/20/04 9:49 PM, Michael Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I missed those posts too. :-( I bought a refurb 15 AlBook in March. Not less than six months later, I have two cracks on the plastic frame, the palm rest has separated from the plastic trim, and there are burned in marks on the

Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-21 Thread Anne Judge
On Aug 20, 2004, at 9:49 PM, Michael Levin wrote: I bought a refurb 15 AlBook in March. Not less than six months later, I have two cracks on the plastic frame, the palm rest has separated from the plastic trim, and there are burned in marks on the screen. What plastic frame? That little teeny

Re: Rev A Albook

2004-08-21 Thread BobGir
I checked, they were Rev A, and I gave them a pass and got a 14 G4 iBook for my wife instead. Whoa, I missed these posts, what were the reasons for avoiding rev. A?? (I picked up a 1st-gen 17 CompUSA store demo at Christmas, and hadn't heard anything bad about it - at least, anything that

Re: Rev A Albook

2004-08-21 Thread Anne Judge
On Aug 21, 2004, at 10:34 AM, BobGir wrote: It was suggested that I read the very detailed Ars Technica report on this model PowerBook, which I did and which I recommend to you. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/003/laptop/powerbook/pbg4-1.html Thanks for the ref - the lid-cupping he observed means

Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-20 Thread Anne Judge
On Aug 20, 2004, at 8:53 AM, BobGir wrote: ...when SmallDog (and Apple) this year offered a reduced price on the sale of Aluminum Power Books, ... folks on the list cautioned me to first determine if they were Rev A and then, for a number of reasons, if they were, to give them a pass. I

Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-20 Thread Michael Levin
I missed those posts too. :-( I bought a refurb 15 AlBook in March. Not less than six months later, I have two cracks on the plastic frame, the palm rest has separated from the plastic trim, and there are burned in marks on the screen. When I contacted Apple, they told me it was normal wear and

Re: Rev. A Albook, was Re: Refurbished ABS

2004-08-20 Thread Jonathan Newman
Come on dude, Yeah okay Apple makes a dud every once and a while. There have plenty of crappy Apple desktops! And there have been crappy lap tops! It's all a mix! I personally never had an Apple laptop break on me, ever! Thats from a PB 100, 165, 190, 1400, Pismo, iBook G4!! Thats six laptops,