@Iacchus 356961 wrote:
pc hardware isnt that hot either, within 6 months of getting my last PC i had to replace one of the RAM chips cos it was causing blue screens, replace the power supply which randomly died, and install a graphics card fan cos it was overheating.
AFAIK macs have a much better reputation for quality hardware, you probably see more going in for repairs because mac users are less likely to want to get their hands dirty than pc users.
That’s a load of shit.
Macs use the same hardware as PCs nowadays. The only difference is they charge 3 times as much for replacement parts. I fix both in my spare time.
At the moment I have 3 imac’s which need they “superdrive” replaced as they just die and stop reading cds or dvds. These have to be ordered from China or the apple shop wants £100. £100 for a fucking cd drive is a joke.
I also have a mac book pro with a broken keyboard caused by one of the battery cells over heating and bursting out. So it needs a new keyboard (apple wanted £80 I got one for £30 off another broken mac) and a replacement battery (apple want £100 but I got one from the same broken mac also for £30)
Basically they used to be well made and with custom hardware now they just use the same off the shelf shit and try and pack it into a tiny little fancy box, which causes all sorts of problems.
These machines are all under 2 years old.
