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"* Both are premium products at premium prices, designed against disposability. A BMW motorcycle and an Apple computer will typically outlast 2-3 of the average

"* Both are premium products at premium prices, designed against disposability. A BMW motorcycle and an Apple computer will typically outlast 2-3 of the average competitor's products, while costing about 1.5x as much." I disagree with this. While the design of the a macbook is nicer than any other laptop I can think of, I had to replace the motherboard, optical drive, wrist rest, LCD panel, trackpad, and webcam before it was three years old. Granted I did use it extensively, but I don't think that my usage would have destroyed a Dell latitude or Lenovo Thinkpad any quicker. In fact, I am expecting my current Dell E6500 to last longer than may macbook did.

k4st 17y ago
My original macbookpro is still alive and well and withstood very heavy use. Granted, I needed to replace the battery a few times, originally because mine was within the serial # range of defective batteries, but each time those changes were covered by my warranty. The computer is now almost four years old. I suspect that you can find someone with an anecdote describing a perfectly functioning mac and one that exploded. The same such anecdotes likely also exist for people running Thinkpads, Latitudes, et al.
tjogin 17y ago
I'm sure you realize that whatever happened to your particular machine is not necessarily indicative of all machines from the same manufacturer.
gommm 17y ago
When it come to anecdotes... I've got a powerbook and an ibook both still alive and kicking after close to 5 years and apart from the battery that I had to replace, they haven't had any problems (despite using them a lot)... On the other hand my 2 years old macbook is starting to make some strange sound (the fan probably needs to be changed)... I think that anecdotes are only that and in my experience once you have a problem with a laptop it's usually going to be more than one problem...

k4st 17y ago

My original macbookpro is still alive and well and withstood very heavy use. Granted, I needed to replace the battery a few times, originally because mine was within the serial # range of defective batteries, but each time those changes were covered by my warranty. The computer is now almost four years old. I suspect that you can find someone with an anecdote describing a perfectly functioning mac and one that exploded. The same such anecdotes likely also exist for people running Thinkpads, Latitudes, et al.

tjogin 17y ago

I'm sure you realize that whatever happened to your particular machine is not necessarily indicative of all machines from the same manufacturer.

gommm 17y ago

When it come to anecdotes... I've got a powerbook and an ibook both still alive and kicking after close to 5 years and apart from the battery that I had to replace, they haven't had any problems (despite using them a lot)... On the other hand my 2 years old macbook is starting to make some strange sound (the fan probably needs to be changed)... I think that anecdotes are only that and in my experience once you have a problem with a laptop it's usually going to be more than one problem...