Apple iBook G4 Design Flaw Proven

empaler writes "Apple has long denied service on iBook G4s whose screens went black after just over one year of use, denying that there was any error. But now, the Danish National Consumer Agency has released a report proving that the error is due to a design flaw. So far, the only news site picking this up is The Register (unless you understand Danish). The Danish Consumer Complaints Board says that Apple needs to get a grip and acknowledge this error in the rest of the world. The NCA also has some photos from the report (explanations in Danish, but easily comprehensible from context)."

Comments

It's not a bug...

[Hsensei]

It is a feature. Next thing you know people will say the Ipod Batteries dying after a year is a design flaw too.

Re:It's not a bug...

[Red Flayer]

Damn socialist countries with their regulations that cause market inefficiencies and lead to poorer-quality and overpriced goods and a lack of innovation...

Oh. Oh wait. This would be good for me.

Hooray Socialist Countries with thier consumer protections!

Re:It's not a bug...

[XenoPhage]

And in 50 years when flying cars are in use (har) you'll be really sorry you wasted all that money on the bridge to nowhere.

*sigh* Great.. Thanks for reminding me that the year 2000 came and went and I still don't have a flying car..

Dammit.. All that therapy, gone to waste.

Fix

[Anonymous Coward]

Push that button in the upper right corner of the keyboard, the one with the circle and a vertical line -- then the screen lights up again, and you get the happy Mac face.

I call bull.

[delire]

My little iBook has been singing along for over a year with _no problems_. This is clearly just another attempt at spreadi ww W()(())()*** 111||||ww

I have the same problem

[Whalou]

I have a problem with my dårlig lodning, I think it's all skruetvinge.

Need a replacement?

[deftcoder]

1) E-mail Steve Jobs
2) Get new iBook + all your data hand-transferred
3) ??????
4) Profit!

Re:It's a dry joint.

[SLOviper]

Clever solution:
http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/726/diy-obsole te-ibook-logic-board-repair

Da button....

[Savage-Rabbit]

Push that button in the upper right corner of the keyboard, the one with the circle and a vertical line -- then the screen lights up again, and you get the happy Mac face. If you stare at that button for a while you will realize that the circle-and-vertical-line symbol looks a bit like a hand that is flipping you a bird. This realization becomes especially irritating right after you have just lost a significant amount of work or to a kernel panic or a crashed window manager.

Re:Aha!

[zCyl]

Now we know why Dell doesn't have this problem. :)

This is outrageous

[oh_the_humanity]

I have a G4 ibook, i demand to be compensated, i demand a new macbook/pro replacement immediately. What ? Well yes my G4 is working fine.. that is not the point...

Translation

[RoloDMonkey]

explanations in Danish, but easily comprehensible from context

Das machine is nicht fur gerfingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der Springengwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit Spitzensparken. Ist nicht fur gewerken by das Dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken Sightseeren keepen Hands in das Pockets, relaxen und watchen das Blinkenlights...