Re: My <non-Apple II> Apple a Lemon!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Michael Richard LaFrance writes ...
>
> On Mon, 06 Mar 2000 16:46:56 GMT, Boob <goaway@please.com> wrote:
> 
> >To Whom it may concern,
> >
> >I am a designer by trade in the pre-press industry, I live in Edmonton,
> >Alberta, Canada.
> >
> >I have been an Apple owner for the last Ten years, and have been using
> >Apple computers in the work place for Nine years. In this time I have
> >owned two different Macintosh computers, my first being the original LC
> >with a 13" hi-res color monitor, and the B+W Stylewriter. All of the
> >forementioned equipment by the way still runs fine, but I have a newer
> >system... it is a PowerPC 8600/300 with a 17" Color Display.
> >
> >Why am I writing? I am expressing my new found displeasure with the
> >Apple corporation and its quality control. In the time that I have had
> >the PPC 8600, the logic board has been replaced, the monitor literally
> >started to smoke and had to be repaired, and just today, my cd rom no
> >longer functions.
 ....
> >In the Seven years that I have worked for him, I have seen three Apple
> >multiscan monitors go on the fritz after just 6 months of use,
> >Witnessed the complete dimise of no less then 2 hardrives and all their
> >data, have seen three seperate re-installs of built Iomega Zip Drives
 ....
> >
> >I am extremely upset and discouraged with Apple Computers.
 ....
> >Robert Scott.
> 
> Ahem, the Apple IIs with which this group is concerned are rock sold
> pieces of beauty and have nothing to do with the Macintosh psudo PC
> quality garbage you, I and tonnes of other people bought.  If you are
> looking for Performance, by a Powermac and throw Linux on it; if it
> goes nuts, like most Mac people you'll probably buy a new one.  If you
> are looking for mass availability of parts, buy a PC; there's plenty
> of hardware waiting to go bust and quickly be replaced.  If you're
> looking for a genuine rock solid Apple, become a II lover.
> 

     Sound advice!

     An interesting feature of Robert's problem list is that virtually all of
the bomb-outs appear related to power supply failures of one kind or another.



Rubywand