On 11 Nov 2010, at 06:45, Ranulph Glanville wrote: > How is it that I have so many problems, and apparently others do not? Or are > others less pissed-off when they are left without their office, workshop, > whatever for a long time.
Over the last 15+ years I've had 2 Apple computers have problems - a white eMac that had a new logic board replaced FOC as it was in an Apple replacement programme and a white Intel iMac, the one I'm sitting at now, which required a graphics board covered by AppleCare. I know Robert Harding moderately well and in conversation they are of the opinion that there have been a few instances where specific models have had a high incidence of problems. Historically Apple's practice of using repaired components for replacement parts has got it into trouble - I understood this mostly applied to logic boards. By way of comparison, over the last 5 years my wife has had 7 laptops from the school she teaches at fail, mostly Toshibas, and have to be replaced with new units. Not repaired but replaced. As each time a replacement is required it seems to take ESCC weeks to engage brain to effect this and she was given an old banger that takes forever to startup, never moves out of first gear, and taking about 3 minutes to load Word. In expectation of failure, for the last two years she keeps all her documentation and work on a regularly backed up external drive so that she can use one of our MacBooks in time of need. She'd think your experience is almost nirvana, Ranulph. -- Tony Crooks <mailto: [email protected]> 53 Mendip Avenue Eastbourne BN23 8HP Mob: 07590508079 Tel: 01323-460789 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
