Apple Laptop Reliability Survey

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 3, 2006 @08:49AM from the what-works-and-what-wqrks dept.

Nikopol writes "The venerable Macintouch site recently released the results and analysis of a survey on Apple laptop reliability." From the article: "Our survey spanned every laptop capable of running Mac OS X, encompassing 41 models sold over seven and a half years. A challenge in ascertaining the reliability of any device is that more time gives them more opportunity to break, so new devices should always look more reliable at first glance. Our survey asked participants when their laptop first needed a repair -- 'first year', 'second or third year', and 'fourth year or later.' These correspond to the duration of Apple's standard one-year warranty, the AppleCare extended warranty program, and any repairs that might happen outside any warranty coverage period. We also asked participants if they purchased AppleCare for their laptop."

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PowerBook 140 by thedbp · 2006-01-03 08:54 · Score: 5, Interesting

I used a PowerBook 140 for about ... oh, I dunno, 12 years. The screen went out in 2003, but other than that the machine runs. Unfortunately, I have no SCSI computers/devices available to pull off the ONE THING I WANT MOST from that PowerBook.

A small little Japanese puzzle game called Katayuri. Does anyone know where to download a copy of this great little game?

Still though, 12 years without a problem is pretty freaking solid. Kudos!