Marlboroman82 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
JaMrulezass wrote:
Does mac sux because you hafta buy special "games for mac"?
No Macs suck because they use special low grade overpriced proprietary hardware that is completely shite. The build quality is exceedingly low and hardware repairs are very expensive, they also have much lower hardware reliability than PCs (about 10% of Mac components are DOA) due to the parts being manufactured primarily in China - rather than Taiwan, where the good stuff gets made. Mac logic board design is appalling and anyone buying a Mac should be well aware of how atrociously bad the hardware in Macs actually is.
Can you post some links to back your claims. I will be the first to admit the logic boards on older ibooks were not very well designed. I had one fail on me, but Apple replaced it quickly and bumped my hard drive up 20 gbs.
Also how can you claim the build quality is low when ever review glows about how polished the build is on a every mac?
Also apple contracts with many different suppliers for their parts. They do not build every part of the computer, and I don't believe every part comes from China.
Please present some proof before you make absurd claims.
I work for Apple (well the UK APP partner, we do all APP returns, all Apple ER returns, all DOAs and most warranty returns for Apple in the UK and are also the UK's leading Apple training provider). I spend a heck of a lot of my time at work ordering Apple parts, all of which have either made in China or Indonesia on the boxes - as I'm writing this from home I can see a 661-3280 (part number for an eMac logic board) and a 661-4211 (MacBook LCD panel - I think, can't be bothered to go on GSX and check, it's not a part number I'm familiar with).
You speak of Apple replacing your logic board quickly, that's basically what my job is - Apple outsource their returns. I see the numbers of machines that come in. I also see the number of parts that are DOA, which is close to 10% of them - demonstrating appalling quality. You are right that Apple use various suppliers for the different parts, but from the quality of the parts it seems they pick whoever will do it cheapest.
I'm an ACMT working at the 3rd largest Apple returns centre in Europe. I see a lot of Apple parts and am ideally placed to get a great idea of what the quality and reliability of the parts is.
The polished build quality you refer to is the chassis build. That's it. Shoddy parts in high quality casing (that is often a complete bitch to get open properly - the number of tools you need is absurd).
I wouldn't say they're absurd claims at all. I'm simply stating the facts. The facts that deluded Macheads seem completely ignorant of.
