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^^^^^^^^^The only problem I've experiences was when of the hard disk drives failed and had to be replaced.^^^^^^^^^^^^

Ouch. Sounds like you fell within that 23%.

^^^^^^^^^^^Of course, Apple gets their disk drives from the same manufacturers the rest of the PC industry uses, so it's not a Mac-specific problem.^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Obviously. The HD is the most problem prone part of the computer because it's mechanical.(besides the dirt cheap winmodems that are thankfully leaving the scene slowly)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^The Apple II I bought 28 years ago still works fine, and I have a bunch of antique Macs that still work.^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah, Apple's quality control was alot better back then. Even looking at a G4 and G5 side by side(on the inside, not outside) shows where things have been headed.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^In general, Apple manufactures the best, most reliable computer systems for consumers.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That's clearly not true anymore. Not if their failure rate is triple the industry average.

Now the macintelosh line may have pulled a turn around, I don't know. I don't have anything to backup either side..

35 posted on 07/12/2006 7:32:36 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)

To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Ouch. Sounds like you fell within that 23%.

I have multiple PowerMac G5s. The more computers you own, the more likely one will experience a problem. But as I said, it was a disk drive failure, not a problem with any Apple-designed components.

Not if their failure rate is triple the industry average.

The Macintosh survey was not conducted with scientific methods. It was a self-selecting poll, which can provide some good anecdotal information,. Chances are that most PowerMac users who did not have a problem did not bother to participate, and the actual failure rate is much less than 23%.

39 posted on 07/12/2006 7:55:10 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)

To: Halfmanhalfamazing

That's clearly not true anymore. Not if their failure rate is triple the industry average.

It's not. Actually the Apple failure rate is only slightly better than top of the line PCs...

According to Consumer Reports, the Apple Macs were scored at a 76 points while the next closest PCs were 75. Not a significant difference but there.

Even looking at a G4 and G5 side by side(on the inside, not outside) shows where things have been headed.

G4 Interior

G5 Interior

Where are they headed?

48 posted on 07/12/2006 9:05:56 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")

To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Another G4 interior:

51 posted on 07/12/2006 9:19:14 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")

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