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1. Feathers

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   03/23, 12:17pm | report spam | close reply

   Gee, one example...

   ...let's start a panic!!! Yet another MacNN story that makes me wonder which side of the fence they actually sit. At least we know who owns c|net with their pro Microsoft agenda but what does MacNN really stand for? It's certainly not Macintosh Nice News!

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1. broohaha22

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   03/23, 12:38pm | report spam | close reply

   panicking over panic

   So, let's start panicking over the possibility tha MacNN of starting a panic!!! Let's perpetuate a hysteria over a perceived notion of hysteria!
   
   AIYEEE!!! The sky is falling! Someone is reporting problems with their Macs! Time to call the Fanboy Brigade to defend against the reports!
   
   Let the tempest in the teapot begin!

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1. HowardG

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   03/23, 01:59pm | report spam | close reply

   Lame....

   Just because someone claims they aren't rough on their machine does not make it so. Is there such a shortage of real news that we have to succumb to posting this kind of malarchy.......

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1. shmoolie

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   03/23, 02:28pm | report spam | close reply

   Beleive it or not...

   So on the basis of one person claiming that he used his laptop while covered with pillows and lovingly cared for we get a "news" report that Apple "may" have a problem?
   
   Oy vey.

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1. d_oob

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   03/23, 04:04pm | report spam | close reply

   so what!

   my pismo had a few hairline cracks on its shell but it takes a beating and still rocked for 6 years. It never fell apart. The person complains about one little thing and its time to call in the plastic surgeons. geesh. Maybe you baby your macbook just a little too much? "Suede-Lined messenger bag" ?? Oh yeah, I guess you do.
   
   The laptop is made of plastic for crying out loud. It's like someone complaining about their Powerbook or macbook pro getting dings. Aluminum dings. Plastic cracks.

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1. UberFu

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   03/23, 04:10pm | report spam | close reply

   i like photoshop too...

   MacNN - it's okay you can tell the truth - did the people in charge take a six month leave of absense or something ?
   
   You all get sloppy at least once a day - but even by those "standards" today has been especially sloppy_ I'm not sure how many articles you've posted today that have either been NOT news worthy or have had so many errors that I've stopped complaining about the Windoze PC I am forced to use at work_
   
   We should start a movement [and use MacNN's own Forums] to boycott MacNN until they actually get people on the payroll who can find a coherent thought independently_

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1. madgunde

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   03/23, 04:49pm | report spam | close reply

   Damn Internet

   Since when is a single case endemic of the whole product line?
   
   When I see stuff like this getting more attention than it should, it really makes me rue the day the Internet was invented. *sigh*

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1. Monde

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   03/23, 08:37pm | report spam | close reply

   Shades of the iBook G3

   One disgruntled reader with a cracked macbook case does not an epidemic make. Being one of those who was totally hosed with a iBook G3 with no less than 5 logic board replacements, I can tell you, Apple isn't always No. 1 in service. Sure they covered the warranty period, but the following failure 11 months later-no dice. I bought a macbook to replace it. Gave it a rundown after getting it and discovered it came with a faulty firewire port. No repair requested, I wanted a replacement, which I got. I'm keeping a close eye on the new one, and at 2 months, it's doing okay, but I'll be dammed if I'll stand for another G3 ibook fiasco. I don't require that my Macs last forever, but I'd much rather retire them than be forced into buying a new machine. Every other one of my Macs either got handed down or still work, so Apple's batting about 700 at this point. Respectable-yes-but not the 1000 average they used to have.
   
   Ironically, I had to purchase a windows laptop of similar specs for another purpose at the same time-a sub $600 job. It still works and I can attest, the build quality is questionable. I still have that iBook G3 800 sitting here. Looks like brand new, but as all too many owners of this Apple lemon know; the looks were-in fact-deceiving.
   
   I'm hoping for better things with this macbook and am waiting for the next rev of the iMac and it's rumored "drop dead" industrial design.
   
   Remember, just because Apple makes great products, doesn't mean they or their contracted manufacturers can't make mistakes and/or cut corners.

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1. fritzair

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   03/24, 12:32pm | report spam | close reply

   Cracks

   I carry mine covered in a nylon case for over a year, in and out on surfaces. No cracks. Maybe if I dropped it a few times.....

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1. dbrewer80221

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   03/24, 02:52pm | report spam | close reply

   Ok, I won't be ridiculed.

   I am the person that is having the MacBook troubles. Don't believe? What kind of proof do you want? A picture of my messenger bag, or perhaps the FedEX tracking number (the machine is due back today)?
   
   Anyways, no, I'm not rough with my computer. No, I did not photshop the cracks. No, I am not disgruntled. I simply asked Jason O'Grady to post this because I was curious to see if anyone else has anything like this on their MacBook.
   
   And yes, d_oob, it is made out of plastic- polycarbonate plastic. The same thing used in bulletproof glass.

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1. Monde

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   03/24, 03:44pm | report spam | close reply

   I wasn't questioning

   I wasn't questioning your claim, just pointing out that it's early appearance doesn't make this an epidemic. I don't have those cracks on my macbook, but as I related, got one with a huge flaw right out of the box.
   
   I will keep an eye out for cracks now-thanks for speaking up.

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1. Sprocket

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   03/26, 09:31am | report spam | close reply

   OK, calm down folks . . .

   This story is being picked up on a lot of other sites too. If I was 'dbrewer80221' I'd want to know if I was the only person affected by this too. (FYI: Take a look at Ars Technica -- Macbooks on Crack)