| More computer crashes [message #74226] |
Mon, 16 October 2006 16:47  |
DC
Messages: 722
Registered: July 2005
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In the last 4 weeks I have had two computers die. The PC (Athlon
T-Bird 1.6G) lost the video card. I bought another for all of 9 bucks,
and that one went too. Took it to the tech at PC Club. He pointed
out about 7 can-shaped caps that all looked like they had been
inflated. This is not good. They said it was likely to keep blowing
up the video cards as many of the voltages were no longer stable.
I gave it away to a techie friend who told me that there were
thousands of computers and other products that were affilicted by
millions of total crap chinese knock-off capacitors and were failing
just like my PC had.
Bought a nice Dell Inspiron. I like it.
On the other hand;
My Apple iBook has the dreaded logic board defect.There were
enough of these going bad that people were howling loudly and
Apple decided to cover them.
The page is:
http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/
Mine died this morning. Same problem. This is it's fourth trip back
for the same problem. BUT, it is a 2001 computer, and so far
my outlay to repair it to date has been 0.
After an hour on the phone with Apple, (and being dropped off the
phone line once) they are sending me another d*mn DHL box to send
it back to them, and they will fix it yet again.
Lessons learned?
Computers suck. All of them. We thought Otari reel to reels were
toys compared to our Ampexes, MCI's and Studers, but now Otaris
look like works of art compared to these stinkin' POS RAT-TRAP
computers we all depend on for our livelihood. For anyone to have
actual pride in their damn computer, (of all things) and look down
their nose at the other guy's computer (of all things) brands one
as an amateur. Sorry,
To compare the support of an el-cheapo PC to Apple is hilarious.
On the other hand, there are probably high-end PC's that have as
good or better support, and of course the price is commensurate.
People buy Macs because they like them. Period. XP is primitive
compared to OSX and nowhere near as nice to use on every level.
On the other hand, there is no reason for anyone who is totally
comfortable with XP (or open source OS's) to give a hoot about
Apple.
But Pleeasse... platform wars? Who cares?
It's the product we make, not the tools.
I say, Kill 'em all, let Thad sort 'em out!
heh
DC
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| Re: More computer crashes [message #74234 is a reply to message #74226] |
Mon, 16 October 2006 18:35  |
excelav
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
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Senior Member |
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"DC" <dc@spammersincupertino.com> wrote:
>
>In the last 4 weeks I have had two computers die. The PC (Athlon
>T-Bird 1.6G) lost the video card. I bought another for all of 9 bucks,
>and that one went too. Took it to the tech at PC Club. He pointed
>out about 7 can-shaped caps that all looked like they had been
>inflated. This is not good. They said it was likely to keep blowing
>up the video cards as many of the voltages were no longer stable.
>
>I gave it away to a techie friend who told me that there were
>thousands of computers and other products that were affilicted by
>millions of total crap chinese knock-off capacitors and were failing
>just like my PC had.
>
>Bought a nice Dell Inspiron. I like it.
>
>On the other hand;
>My Apple iBook has the dreaded logic board defect.There were
>enough of these going bad that people were howling loudly and
>Apple decided to cover them.
>
>The page is:
>
>http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/
>
>Mine died this morning. Same problem. This is it's fourth trip back
>for the same problem. BUT, it is a 2001 computer, and so far
>my outlay to repair it to date has been 0.
>
>After an hour on the phone with Apple, (and being dropped off the
>phone line once) they are sending me another d*mn DHL box to send
>it back to them, and they will fix it yet again.
>
>Lessons learned?
>
>Computers suck. All of them. We thought Otari reel to reels were
>toys compared to our Ampexes, MCI's and Studers, but now Otaris
>look like works of art compared to these stinkin' POS RAT-TRAP
>computers we all depend on for our livelihood. For anyone to have
>actual pride in their damn computer, (of all things) and look down
>their nose at the other guy's computer (of all things) brands one
>as an amateur. Sorry,
>
>To compare the support of an el-cheapo PC to Apple is hilarious.
>On the other hand, there are probably high-end PC's that have as
>good or better support, and of course the price is commensurate.
>
>People buy Macs because they like them. Period. XP is primitive
>compared to OSX and nowhere near as nice to use on every level.
>
>On the other hand, there is no reason for anyone who is totally
>comfortable with XP (or open source OS's) to give a hoot about
>Apple.
>
>But Pleeasse... platform wars? Who cares?
>
> It's the product we make, not the tools.
>
>
>I say, Kill 'em all, let Thad sort 'em out!
>
>heh
>
>DC
>
Hey don't knock MS, They are going to have an OS that is like Mac OS shortly.
It even looks like Mac OSX; ) Only took them five years to copy it. Then
again, that's nothing new!
You get what you pay for.
James
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