bad… but not sue worthy…
Ok.. my macbook just started the RSS syndrome today… woe is me.. however I am quite sure that when I take it down to the applestore next week they will swiftly fix it, and I will be on my merry way.. thats how I was treated with my failed battery. This IS a rev A computer.. - how quickly people forget that, and of a brand spanking new chipset no less… this isn’t like a rev A powerbook, which used the same sort of g3/g4 chip that had been used for years before its placement in the laptop.
A classaction suit solves nothing.. a few lawyers will make a bundle from apple on our problem.. we will see little refund, and it will leave apple less apt to releasing the new technology we crave, because if any little thing happens, we might cry foul over it. They seem to have been rather prompt in fixing the majority of problems that have popped up thus far. (Even if it is silently through the use of their genius bar)
Sorry but I just don’t buy into this whole suehappy americanism.. a much more effective approach was demonstrated a few years back by Casey Neistat… might be the best way to call official notification to the problem.
October 25th, 2006 at 7:23 am
“This IS a rev A computer..”
My MacBook is my first Apple computer, and it was affected by RSS. Despite this, I love it and I’d buy Apple again, but it’s frustrating that Apple use its early adopters as beta-testers.
I’m not saying a class-action lawsuit is the answer, but the fact that it’s Rev A is no excuse.
October 25th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Your argument is not sound. If Rev A computers should be excused from problems, then they should not cost as much as other new computers. The point is we paid top dollar for computers that were supposed to work; there was no caveat saying, by the way, this is s Rev A computer, so don’t be suprised if it has problems. And such a thought should not be assumed, insofar as we are paying for a computer that works.
October 25th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
“The point is we paid top dollar for computers that were supposed to work…”
- We didn’t pay top dollar, we decided to pay $500 to nearly $1,000 less than the MB Pro, which ( i haven’t done enough research)- to my knowledge does not have this problem. If the replacement of the heatsink/logicboard are the true faults of this problem.. it goes to show that they tried to make this computer too affordable, and cheaped out on some of the parts, which is a big no-no.. But again, under the assumption the parts would be ok, they kept the price for consumers WAY low, around $1,100. The MacBook is a LOT of computer for $1,100… which brought about the minute difference between it and the MB Pro and how the difference in price was justified.. I guess now the MB Pro buyers can stick their thumb to their nose. Regardless, I am confident that apple will take care of this issue.. and a lawsuit is pointless.
October 25th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Sounds like a blinded apple sheep to me!
Sue the piss out of Apple over this. This is worthy of a class action regardless of what some blinded Apple supporters write and claim.
Apple was wrong, their actions are wrong, and they deserve a class action.
October 26th, 2006 at 11:14 am
I cannot convince myself to go for any serious repair after 1 month of use.
For Record APPLE has still not come out officially on how they are treating this issue.
RECALL MACBOOKS.
October 27th, 2006 at 4:39 am
The only real problem with a lawsuit.
What will I get? A $25 gift certificate?
The only thing I would want is a new MacBook even if I had to pay say $100.
October 27th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
1. You give Apple a bad public opinion which does affect their sales. When a class action is filed generally it is because the company in question has been dishonest.
2. It shows Apple that they can not screw over the consumer.
3. Personally I feel that Apple should replace these defective notebook with newer working models or refund the cash. This is not too much to request from a class action considering that the consumer paid big $$$$$ for a broke product. The moral thing for Apple to do is replace these notebooks with working models or refund the cash in full.
This is not like the SB Audigy class action because this involves more money.
October 28th, 2006 at 5:06 am
There is no point in a class action lawsuit. Apple has acknowledged that they have a problem. They have acknowledged the issue by spending money and time and issuing a firmware fix. Not only that, they are fixing the MB for free at their stores. What do people want from them? Have a public service announcment, issue a new computer, and a check for the cost of the computer??!! People are so sue happy and think Apple is here to screw them. Come on! Its the first revision. Just like anything you buy, expect the first revision to have problems. Do you take your brand new first revision Ford truck, Toyota van, BMW and ask for a new car/sue them because something doesn’t work? No…. They repair it for you. And what is the lawsuit going to amount to? Apple will loose millions of dollars and Microsoft only gains. And of course, you get a $15 off on your next purchase on new Mac and have to wait five years after the lawsuit. I am suprised that their hasn’t been a militia attacking Bill Gates house or the Microsoft headquarters on fire for all the computer crashes that we have suffered. Geez.
October 28th, 2006 at 9:52 am
What a line of BS! Expect problems from a first revision? What a load! Pay huge $$$ for something you depend on only for it not to work and have some fan-boy tell me it’s expected…you have got to be kidding!
Apple is wrong and that is a fact. You fan boys are dishonest like Apple.What has M$ got to do with this issue? Nothing! Your logic is why I called you dishonest. Sorry for being so hard but that is the truth.
October 28th, 2006 at 11:31 am
I am a Macbook user and have had several issues with my machine.
I will only have a problem with Apple when they stop addressing these problems? I made the decision to buy the new technology when it came out. We are all potential guinea pigs when we go out and buy the first version of ANYTHING! It’s just a chance you take. We have two options, one is to wait for the kinks to be worked out OR establish a lasting relationship with Apple’s techinical support, period.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
Product development is the time to test products, not after they are released with your users as testers. I’m afraid if you believe otherwise you’ve drunk the kool-aid but forth by the manufacturers and tech press. Yes.. occaisonally problems will not get caught prior to release… that is the time for a manufacturer to stand behind their products and do right by their customers. Rev A should be more risky for the manufacturer not the customer! Apple has droped the ball big-time with the MacBook RSS issue