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Well, before my macbook was stolen: - Optical drive was unusable if you had the macbook in your lap; slight movements would cause the disc to scrape against so
by nxn 15y ago
Well, before my macbook was stolen:
- Optical drive was unusable if you had the macbook in your lap; slight movements would cause the disc to scrape against something in the drive. Somehow when I mention this to mac owners they get into a rant about how it's unreasonable to complain about this. Forgive me for trying to use a laptop in my lap.
- Loud mooing fan and other noises that were hard to identify.
- The magnetic latch put so much pressure on the cheap plastic that it would crack it.
- The cheap plastic would get discolored after a while of use.
- Trackpad was horribly inaccurate causing the cursor to noticeably jump if you had your finger over a certain portion of it.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some other hardware issues, the whole thing just felt incredibly cheap for the price. Biggest annoyance actually came from the mac communities and how defensive they got when someone would mention these problems.
- slashclee 15y agoNot that this helps you since there are no Thunderbolt peripherals yet, but supposedly Thunderbolt will let you daisy-chain multiple displays from that one port.
- NickM 15y agoI've had the same problem as you with the case cracking, and have seen it mentioned in other places on the internet. Definitely a design snafu there. That being said, Apple will fix it for free, even if it's out of warranty.