Don't buy a Mac...EVER!

**adamski** · 03-03-13, 11:01

Hey all...as the title says...don't buy a Mac EVER!

My good friend (who is blessed by being both Italian AND suffering from CP) bought a MAcbook pro...£1800...including a 3 year warranty.

It died horribly after two years and he took it to the apple store where a @genius@ informed him that as he both smoked AND dared to have pets the warranty was invalid!

They then showed him a picture of the inside of A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MACHINE to demonstrate how disgusting he was!

They refused him on 'atmospheric conditions' wankers

THEN my imac died...again £1500+ of computer... the hard drive lunched itself at less than 3 years old. I have never had this issue with a £600 pc!! sure they grind to a bug infested halt, but I can bear replacing one every three years at that cost.

So the moral of my story is... don't waste your money on a Mac or any apple products!

(this from an ex fanboy...macbook pro and air, imac, pad...x2...and iphones)

**1888** · 03-03-13, 11:01

**moth** · 03-03-13, 11:04

Spoilsport

**GiantPygmy** · 03-03-13, 11:05

Sample of 2.

3/10 for the rant

Fail

**Diversion** · 03-03-13, 11:06

ha ha ah, I have been using mac for work for the past . . . errr, ever since they came out!

I have had 6 personal computers... and all have lasted 5+ years and three are still going! And 2 laptops...the last laptop finally bit the dust 8 years after i originally got it...

They are incredibly well-built but way too expensive for what you actually get...but there are good and bad as with all machines these days.

Crap rant, and fishing post -1/10

**1888** · 03-03-13, 11:06

Double fail when the forum police come along.

**Tomcat** · 03-03-13, 11:08

My PC's in daily use, been going for 6 years, never had a virus that I couldn't clean with free AV and has just been to the menders for the first time, an accumulation of carpet fluff which was cleaned out for £50 and it's good as new

Works for me, don't know why people bother with Macs.

**jabbo** · 03-03-13, 11:09

Awww forum police removed my post

**moth** · 03-03-13, 11:12

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Works for me, don't know why people bother with Macs.

They believe the hype?

M$ may release buggy OS onto the (un)suspecting public, but Mac really take the piss.

**adamski** · 03-03-13, 11:18

It's the refusal to honour the Warranty that really bugs me about my friends mac...then when challenged just repeat a script!

Let's just say that the Apple money machine can go fuck itself with a blunt stick before it gets any more of my hard earned cash...and they can be sure I will be telling as many people as possible about the hidden caveats and exclusions in the apple 'care' plans!

I am presently about to start a windows phone v Android trial. So far I am highly impressed with the Samsung Phablet, it would just be nice to have all my devices under one os.

**BananaMan** · 03-03-13, 12:29

This seems unlikely in my experience.

I generally quite like Apple products. What little issues I have had have been quickly sorted out.

Sample sizes of "1" may not be entirely conclusive, I feel ?

That's just an arithmetical point, not a fanboy thing

**demographic** · 03-03-13, 12:34

Is the problem with Apple themselves or a particular Apple shop?

Who and where are they based?

**saga_lout** · 03-03-13, 12:39

Originally Posted by BananaMan

This seems unlikely in my experience.

I generally quite like Apple products. What little issues I have had have been quickly sorted out.

Sample sizes of "1" may not be entirely conclusive, I feel ?

That's just an arithmetical point, not a fanboy thing

I think I agree with you. Most companies are well aware of their responsibilities under the Sale of Goods Act. Sometimes they need to be reminded of the "merchantable quality" requirements but refusing a warranty repair when the machine is still in warranty would be very strange. As you say, "sample size of 1" also it's not even a first hand story and all stories lose or gain something each time they're told.

Also not a fan of Apple, or Microsoft, come to that.

**Airtank** · 03-03-13, 12:42

Originally Posted by jabbo

Awww forum police removed my post

What post is that then , put it back up

Oh and everything involving pear computers are way overpriced which is why people tend to build their own pcs with better components for a lot less wonga

**the phantom pieman** · 03-03-13, 12:53

Originally Posted by BananaMan

This seems unlikely in my experience.

I generally quite like Apple products. What little issues I have had have been quickly sorted out.

Sample sizes of "1" may not be entirely conclusive, I feel ?

That's just an arithmetical point, not a fanboy thing

I'm with BM here ...
Every issue I have had has been sorted out by the local Apple store free of charge ...
Which is a lot more that all the hassles I had with MS/Dell ...
Both who didn't want to know ...