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My 2017 MBP that was fully spec’d out is both the most expensive and worst laptop I’ve ever owned. -Rarely ever goes to sleep -It’s the same model Facebook re

by cududa 5y ago

My 2017 MBP that was fully spec’d out is both the most expensive and worst laptop I’ve ever owned. -Rarely ever goes to sleep -It’s the same model Facebook returned a few thousand of because it randomly voltage surges the USB-C ports and fries stuff plugged into it. Apple refuses to acknowledge this, even though a bad voltage surge blew out the left speaker. -Keyboards been replaced four times -NVRAM needs to be reset weekly -Charging it is super fun. If it still has a charge, you get to randomly pick a USB-C port to plug the charger in. If it’s not that one, power cycle the charger for 30 seconds and try a new port -Given it never goes to sleep and has no charging indicator, when it’s dead (most of the time I open it) you get to play the charging port roulette, except you have to keep it plugged in a few minutes to see if it gets a charge, before power cycling the charging brick. -A small half circle of glass popped out of the bottom of the display, where it meets the hinge when it was running an intense CPU load

rootusrootus 5y ago
I'm missing the relevance here? Are you just trying to point out that MacBooks are also imperfect? I had a 2017 as well. And before that a 2013. And since then a 2019 16-inch and a 2020 M1. Yes, the 2017 sucked balls in ways that I can't even begin to count. The 2013 was f*cking flawless. I've similarly had almost zero problems with the 2019 16-inch MBP or my 2020 M1. There's just something especially crappy about the 2017s, and I doubt you'd find many people who'd seriously disagree about that.
- tluyben2 5y ago
  Yep the 2017 was bad. The 2013s were very good, but the 2019 16-inch... I had 3 replacements and it still sucked; it got so hot I could bake pizzas on it and no matter how Apple tried to blame me (my usage patterns), when I got to the store they couldn't make it stop and replaced it. My friends (not of great statistical value, I know) had exactly the same issues. In the end I got the m1 (not pro) and it is actually cold all the time which is unpleasant on the wrists in winter. I don't use my laptop for very intensive things; even my programming stuff doesn't take a lot of power so I have no clue why the 19 kept blowing up, but I read online it's a pretty common issue.
- cududa 5y ago
  Oh yeah I loved my 2010 and 2014. Looking forward to the M1X. The 2017 is just a special kind of awful

by cududa 5y ago

rootusrootus 5y ago

I'm missing the relevance here? Are you just trying to point out that MacBooks are also imperfect? I had a 2017 as well. And before that a 2013. And since then a 2019 16-inch and a 2020 M1. Yes, the 2017 sucked balls in ways that I can't even begin to count. The 2013 was f*cking flawless. I've similarly had almost zero problems with the 2019 16-inch MBP or my 2020 M1. There's just something especially crappy about the 2017s, and I doubt you'd find many people who'd seriously disagree about that.

tluyben2 5y ago
Yep the 2017 was bad. The 2013s were very good, but the 2019 16-inch... I had 3 replacements and it still sucked; it got so hot I could bake pizzas on it and no matter how Apple tried to blame me (my usage patterns), when I got to the store they couldn't make it stop and replaced it. My friends (not of great statistical value, I know) had exactly the same issues. In the end I got the m1 (not pro) and it is actually cold all the time which is unpleasant on the wrists in winter. I don't use my laptop for very intensive things; even my programming stuff doesn't take a lot of power so I have no clue why the 19 kept blowing up, but I read online it's a pretty common issue.
cududa 5y ago
Oh yeah I loved my 2010 and 2014. Looking forward to the M1X. The 2017 is just a special kind of awful