From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Date: July 20, 2009 11:58:31 AM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Jupiter and MacBook pro get hit at the same time
Hi Allan;
Lots of people have a similar issue, which is one reason I'm not really interested in replacing my G4 Laptop any time soon.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/MacBookPro_video_failure.html#storytop
You can also read through some of Quality issues at:
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/apple/topic4012.html
especially after about 2007.
The switch to lead free solder has called major reliability issues with all electronics, primarily because of tin dendritic growths / whiskers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)
Also, the lack of a expansion slot on a Pro Mac laptops and the glossy screen are major issues for me. Apple could have left the PC/34 express slot and bundled a card reader with it, but they removed it instead. So in 2 years when USB 3 supplants all other interfaces, you have to replace your Mac laptop as it's non expandable and you can't add that interface. Also you can't run multiple I/O anymore either, like multiple FireWire, USB or Gigabit Ethernet either busses either, like I do with my G4 Mac Laptop now. Or if your Mac's out of warranty and FireWire / Ethernet / USB / WireLess or even the Screen dies, you throw it out because you can't add that interface via an expansion slot and have to buy a $1,000+ motherboard.
TTYL..
Milton Aupperle
On 20-Jul-09, at 10:04 AM, Alan Friedman wrote:
Exciting stuff to watch on Jupiter!
Unfortunately I have a laptop on the fritz - a funky video controller on my '07 Macbook Pro making some psychedelic images and constant machine crashes. Seems to be a documented problem at this point... will have to bring it in for a new logic board tomorrow. Anyone else experience this problem?
thanks,
Alan