I've had my powerbook for two years, I use it everyday and last year it traveled around Europe with me for six months so its seen alot of use. The first problem I encountered was with my cd-r drive, I called apple because it sounded like there was a problem with the head on the cd drive, they sent me a box the next day, two days later its back to me with a new cd drive. that was in March of last year.
This year I went to close the display and it appeared like the hinge was fitted around the display, as i closed it the back of the display started to bend. When I called they asked me if the powerbook had any physical damage, this powerbook had seen better days, from use the paint was worn away around where my wrists sit and consistantly throwing it in my backpack and jostling around didn't help the paint, i think they fixed it with the new ones, don't worry!!! not to mention the fact that one month ago my girlfriends mom was moving it off the bed and dropped it cracking the corner (yeah i was mad) i told them all of these problems and two days later, amazingly quick i tell you my powerbook was back in my hands with new outside bezel, back of display, and hinges, my powerbook is practically brand new. So what i can tell you is this, if you plan on using this laptop, i mean really using it, not just as an expensive internet viewer and email machine, get the applecare.
the warranty that comes with it i believe does not cover labor either so i would highly recommend it.
I've had 2 internships and I'm nothing special. I don't have the highest grades in my classes, I don't understand every language perfectly, but i am involved at my school, been on the executive board of 3 different organizations, member of a fraternity, know all the professors in my college on a first name basis, and certainly know how to have fun. I love technology, I loving playing with all the new technologies and I love talking to people.
My suggestions for an internship search are:
Join your student CS, MIS, IS, or business organizations, go to their meetings, help them to recruit companies that you want to work for to visit your school, suggest to your school to have an internship fair, thats where I got my past 2 internships from.
Find out what colleges companies you are interested in working for visit and if it's not yours, take a road trip, the recruiters will be blown away that you traveled there to see them
When speaking with a recruiter don't ask the same old boring questions, find out what their interested in, what kind of crazy pranks they pulled in college, show them you're alot more than a person that can type some code
I think the company (Progressive Insurance) i worked for is still looking for CS interns for web development. They paid extremely well, got us excellant condos with maids, pool, garages, and everything for the summer, took us out, had parties at work and showed us why it was such a cool company to work for.
Also it seems like there alot more internships out there this year than last year, maybe people are looking for cheap labor. but hell, you get experience, get to try out a company that you might want to work with, and maybe end up getting a full time job there.
While the job market isn't as good as it was when we first entered college (people getting multiple offers) from my job searches I still see that there's plenty of positions out there and I'm trying to be picky. I just got a web development internship for spring quarter (yep i'm on quarters not semesters) so i could hang out at school a little bit longer. I might not even end up doing this computer thing anyway, I want to own my own food business but might do the computer thing to save up some money. Wish me luck.
Have fun in college, drink, get laid, and definately study abroad if you can.
I've had 2 internships and I'm nothing special. I don't have the highest grades in my classes, I don't understand every language perfectly, but i am involved at my school, been on the executive board of 3 different organizations, member of a fraternity, know all the professors in my college on a first name basis, and certainly know how to have fun. I love technology, I loving playing with all the new technologies and I love talking to people.
My suggestions for an internship search are:
Join your student CS, MIS, IS, or business organizations, go to their meetings, help them to recruit companies that you want to work for to visit your school, suggest to your school to have an internship fair, thats where I got my past 2 internships from.
Find out what colleges companies you are interested in working for visit and if it's not yours, take a road trip, the recruiters will be blown away that you traveled there to see them
When speaking with a recruiter don't ask the same old boring questions, find out what their interested in, what kind of crazy pranks they pulled in college, show them you're alot more than a person that can type some code
I think the company (Progressive Insurance) i worked for is still looking for CS interns for web development. They paid extremely well, got us excellant condos with maids, pool, garages, and everything for the summer, took us out, had parties at work and showed us why it was such a cool company to work for.
Also it seems like there alot more internships out there this year than last year, maybe people are looking for cheap labor. but hell, you get experience, get to try out a company that you might want to work with, and maybe end up getting a full time job there.
While the job market isn't as good as it was when we first entered college (people getting multiple offers) from my job searches I still see that there's plenty of positions out there and I'm trying to be picky. I just got a web development internship for spring quarter (yep i'm on quarters not semesters) so i could hang out at school a little bit longer. I might not even end up doing this computer thing anyway, I want to own my own food business but might do the computer thing to save up some money. Wish me luck.
Have fun in college, drink, get laid, and definately study abroad if you can.
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This year I went to close the display and it appeared like the hinge was fitted around the display, as i closed it the back of the display started to bend. When I called they asked me if the powerbook had any physical damage, this powerbook had seen better days, from use the paint was worn away around where my wrists sit and consistantly throwing it in my backpack and jostling around didn't help the paint, i think they fixed it with the new ones, don't worry!!! not to mention the fact that one month ago my girlfriends mom was moving it off the bed and dropped it cracking the corner (yeah i was mad) i told them all of these problems and two days later, amazingly quick i tell you my powerbook was back in my hands with new outside bezel, back of display, and hinges, my powerbook is practically brand new. So what i can tell you is this, if you plan on using this laptop, i mean really using it, not just as an expensive internet viewer and email machine, get the applecare.
the warranty that comes with it i believe does not cover labor either so i would highly recommend it.
I've had 2 internships and I'm nothing special. I don't have the highest grades in my classes, I don't understand every language perfectly, but i am involved at my school, been on the executive board of 3 different organizations, member of a fraternity, know all the professors in my college on a first name basis, and certainly know how to have fun. I love technology, I loving playing with all the new technologies and I love talking to people.
My suggestions for an internship search are:
Join your student CS, MIS, IS, or business organizations, go to their meetings, help them to recruit companies that you want to work for to visit your school, suggest to your school to have an internship fair, thats where I got my past 2 internships from.
Find out what colleges companies you are interested in working for visit and if it's not yours, take a road trip, the recruiters will be blown away that you traveled there to see them
When speaking with a recruiter don't ask the same old boring questions, find out what their interested in, what kind of crazy pranks they pulled in college, show them you're alot more than a person that can type some code
I think the company (Progressive Insurance) i worked for is still looking for CS interns for web development. They paid extremely well, got us excellant condos with maids, pool, garages, and everything for the summer, took us out, had parties at work and showed us why it was such a cool company to work for.
Also it seems like there alot more internships out there this year than last year, maybe people are looking for cheap labor. but hell, you get experience, get to try out a company that you might want to work with, and maybe end up getting a full time job there.
While the job market isn't as good as it was when we first entered college (people getting multiple offers) from my job searches I still see that there's plenty of positions out there and I'm trying to be picky. I just got a web development internship for spring quarter (yep i'm on quarters not semesters) so i could hang out at school a little bit longer. I might not even end up doing this computer thing anyway, I want to own my own food business but might do the computer thing to save up some money. Wish me luck.
Have fun in college, drink, get laid, and definately study abroad if you can.
My suggestions for an internship search are:
Join your student CS, MIS, IS, or business organizations, go to their meetings, help them to recruit companies that you want to work for to visit your school, suggest to your school to have an internship fair, thats where I got my past 2 internships from.
Find out what colleges companies you are interested in working for visit and if it's not yours, take a road trip, the recruiters will be blown away that you traveled there to see them
When speaking with a recruiter don't ask the same old boring questions, find out what their interested in, what kind of crazy pranks they pulled in college, show them you're alot more than a person that can type some code
I think the company (Progressive Insurance) i worked for is still looking for CS interns for web development. They paid extremely well, got us excellant condos with maids, pool, garages, and everything for the summer, took us out, had parties at work and showed us why it was such a cool company to work for.
Also it seems like there alot more internships out there this year than last year, maybe people are looking for cheap labor. but hell, you get experience, get to try out a company that you might want to work with, and maybe end up getting a full time job there.
While the job market isn't as good as it was when we first entered college (people getting multiple offers) from my job searches I still see that there's plenty of positions out there and I'm trying to be picky. I just got a web development internship for spring quarter (yep i'm on quarters not semesters) so i could hang out at school a little bit longer. I might not even end up doing this computer thing anyway, I want to own my own food business but might do the computer thing to save up some money. Wish me luck.
Have fun in college, drink, get laid, and definately study abroad if you can.