[Svartalfiar]

What I’m talking about is “not getting knockoffs” in regards to Apple products because there are always problems with them. If it is an Apple approved vendor, then that’s okay, as they have been checked out and they have to meet standards that Apple requires

Yea, I agree that the knockoffs generally aren't especially reliable. StarTech and Monoprice are the two most common ones I've seen, and they're iffy. (I work in AV and use different Macdaptors 2-3 times a week or so.)

So, if you can afford it, it's much better to spend $40-50 (each) on genuine Apple accessories! Don't forget you need a different MacDongle each time you buy a new computer/laptop!

[Star Traveler]

WELL ... from the time I wrote the last post ... to now ... my iPad went into an infinite reboot loop! I couldn’t get it going. It had been acting a little funny on a few other things, but nothing big. And now it just quit. I just got out of the Apple Store, where they got it going again ... BUT ... they are ordering me a new iPad to replace this one, since it had been working a little funny before.

Apple’s customer service is great! You can’t get better.

Just a note on that to other people, normally a replacement like that would be $300 replacement costs. I just got it for free today! (It’s being shipped now).

You can’t go wrong with Apple’s excellent customer service. The entire time from the iPad going down, to getting it going again at Apple’s store, and ordering a new one ... was about one hour.

That include going back home first, from Starbucks, where it went bad, then heading back out to the Apple Store, to being seen inside the store within five minutes of arriving, to having it all done 15 minutes later!