Lots of Repairs? I am thinking about buying a Mac Book and was wondering whether they spend a lot of time in the shop after a certain amount of time owning them?
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Hi, David, We have six Macintosh laptops in our household, ranging from 2 500 MHz ice ibooks bought back in 2000 to a new Macbook and a new Macbook pro. All of them are still working really well, given their ages and what we've put them through. There have been some flaws, yes, but no more flaws than friends who have PC laptops have endured (and they're in worse shape than we are sometimes). We have gotten two lemons; my partner's Ti Powerbook had a manufacturing flaw that showed up causing the motherboard to short circuit, and my first Macbook had a literally warped case, which meant it cracked. However, those can happen to anyone and it was just bad luck as far as I'm concerned -- he bought his through the apple online store, I got mine in person at the apple store. Buy Applecare. ALWAYS. And never go to the Genius bar if you can avoid it -- it's named ironically. Applecare and the applecare 800 number are your best bet. The bigger test I think is the powerbooks and ibooks that are now 4 and 8 years old, respectively. They're all going strong. One's our file server, one's a music server for the house, one runs a linux test environment, and one's in my kitchen, serving as my recipe library and media etc center. They all get a lot of work, and other than all being restarted every sunday night at 8, they pretty much run continually. Of course they're out of battery, but that's to be expected. Batteries don't last forever. Good luck, and I hope this helped!
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I bought mine used almost a year ago and it was completely worth the $500 I spent on it. If you haven't used mac before I would check one out at a store first. The one I got was in perfect condition with everything. This particular model is really nice. Very similar to the modern MacBook Pro. Looks basically identical but has the last gen of processors. I bought the upgrade to mountain lion and now mavericks and it runs them just fine. The only downside to these older models is that you cannot run mirror through your Apple TV. Otherwise it handles just about anything you could need.
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If the computer, or Apple product, is a "current" model that is being offered by Apple, then Yes. All items come with 90 support and one year warranty on the parts and labor. Depending on the cost of the item, you might want to think about purchasing an extended warranty. You could buy either AppleCare (more expensive) or a third party warranty. Usually an electronic device will fail within the first 48 hours of continual use.
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J.M., I have researched this and have no answer for you. I, too, own one of these and love it. It is beautiful and, as another MAC owner stated, am thinking of ordering another as backup. Wish to have been of more help. Enjoy, Robert
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I wouldn't get it , I bought mine back in 2013 at that time it was alright. I don't know about now I sold mine a few months later. I'm sure you can buy a laptop off of craigslist for 50. (One that keep up with nowadays ) I had to download a application to watch YouTube videos on the ibook
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you can buy it before one year warranty will be gone within anytime. I also prefer to buy macbook from apple online not because applecare but cutomizing what I want to add like hard drive, RAM, extra accessaries. I was hesitating between amazon and apple. but I did go with apple. of course, you can upgrade it after by yourself. but it's different story.
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As I said on your review (of a machine you never actually used), I am doubtful that your MacBook Air was really DOA. You seem really uninformed. (For example, the original MacBook Air has a 80 GB hard drive.) The penny-pinching is also indicative of someone who should probably not be in the market for an MBA. It is not a budget computer.
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I don't have experience with MAC. However, I am having issues currently with the system. A cloud change was made and all my records are missing. Not very excited about it at this time.
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I am using this macbook as I write. Still up and running, 5 years later. This macbook batch was good. I read yesterday that consumer electronics are trending to die within two years of purchase, and that the trend is on a slippery slope down. I am on here looking for another one of these just to have around. Gotta make sure you get the macbooks with intel processor. The world now just isn't a friendly place for the pre-intel macbooks anymore.
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They are expensive, but worth it. All the pc laptops I've had have failed on me. Apples last longer and you rarely have problems with them. But I'd research all you can on them to come to a decision.
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I bought my Mac on july last year , being my first Mac i was exited and i can say i dont regret buying it. Sure its more expensive than regular laptops but i believe this is the best computer ive owned. And today it runs as new. I bet there is no other Laptop that feels as solid and well maid .
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It was just like the pic... And I needed to download osx with my money at mac store! I mean it wasn't bad condition, but It wasn't that healthy too... Well now I am trying to sell this laptop again. This is my response of the macbook, enough?
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I'm not certain, but I did see another review that mentioned a refurbished Mac. I would give them a ring at 1-877-WARRANTY and ask.
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Hello, yes all of our apple Computer comes with 30 days full warranty and they have been fully inspected . Thanks
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I, too, agree with dosers and Mark B. Plus, I'd add that you're somewhat looking at the glass as half empty. You've got a Mac G4...that's still working...on Leopard, perhaps. That's got to be at least a 5 year old computer, if not older, that is still working to your satisfaction. There's something to be said for that! If and when you're ready to get a new Mac w/ Intel processors, it will be worth it. But rest assured that your current Mac has exceeded the average expectancy and expectations of personal computers.
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haha go ahead and vent :)If I were you I would just wait. But dont buy the AppleCare for your 80gig. Just use it till it dies and isnt covered by warranty, and get whichever new one comes out. However next time check out macrumors and they have a buying guide, it shows you the past "update" history of the various mac products and gives you a small bit of advice on wether to buy or not. I'm going to stick with my 30gb for now too. Maybe give it to a family memeber later and buy a new one later :)
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both my kids saved half of the money in high school to purchase their macsbooks and I paid the rest, one was willing to go with an Apple refurbished and her's was half the price. If they can save the funds then I say yes.