Quote Originally Posted by mda View Post
True that. I was just correcting the "One does not simply infect a Mac" comment.



The older mac laptops, I've heard last pretty long.

The newer ones from the Intel Era. Good luck. Those are made to break (the Core Duo series was okay, but starting Core2. Bleh.), with each iteration with its fair share of problems. I've had friends go through several macbooks and imacs since then, with everything from dead logic boards, GPUs, CD Drives and bad screens. Looks like Apple is forcing its customers to avail of the AppleCare. Or else. Did I mention outrageous out-of-warranty repair prices? Through the roof on parts you cannot find anywhere else.

At least with a cheap PC, replacing it entirely is an option.

We do have old Pentium 4 and 3 laptops running though. Looks like a trend. New stuff = a lot more breakable.

my white ibook's still working fine as good as my old clamshell. my titanium powerbook fell flat on a concrete pavement and apart from a damaged cover and screen, and some few kinks here and there, remained pretty resilient. the dude who worked at the apple center makati happily exchanged it for a new ipod. of course i kept the hard drive. but re the core2duo related issues i've not encountered any so far on my macbook or air. i didn't even avail of the applecare. it's either i'm lucky or your friends are unlucky, but generally less of a headache than other brands.