iBook vs Powerbook from a durability standpoint

[Ryan Quick]

My wife and I have had two iBooks go bad on us in the past two years.
On hers, the ports on the left side all quit working. Mine started
crashing and the screen would blink on and off whenever I touched it.
I sent it in for repairs and it worked for 3 months before it happened
again. I sent it in again and it worked again for 3 months and now
it's dead again. I'm a bit fed up.

I can (almost) afford a refurb PB 837 from the Apple Store which runs
about $1400, or a new iBook 900/combo for about $1200. I'm tired of
having to buy a new iBook every 18 months (or less)and I'm wondering
if someone could give me a recommendation. Apart from the performance
boost by moving up to a PB, can I expect more durability from a PB
over an iBook? What about a refurb PB? Anyone have any experience
with them? Am I asking for trouble? Did I just happen to get two bad
iBooks and usually they're solid?

Thanks in advance,
Ryan (A disgruntled Apple loyalist)

[Ryan Quick]

> Physically, the iBook is more ruggedly built.

If the iBook is more rugged than a Powerbook, you must have to use
Powerbooks in a climate controlled padded room and touch them with
bubble wrap on your hands!

I figured a G4 Powerbook would be way more rugged since it's made out
of metal for crying out loud! when I got my first iBook I remember
being nervous about how the case would flex so much when you picked it
up by on corner.

> My experience is the same as yours, except that I was 'lucky' enough to
> have purchased the 3 year warranty.

I thought about that, but then an employee at an Apple store told me
that they'll fix anything (other than the screen) after warrany for
$350. I figured I'd rather pay $350 if and when I need it than pay
$300 upfront whether I use it or not.

How maddening that they built these new machines so poorly.

Thanks for the advise.

-Ryan

[Donald Smith]

Le 08/08/03 00:40, dans [email]be3cf940.0308071440.14219b42@posting.google.com[/email],
«*Ryan Quick*» <ryan@ryanquick.com> a écrit*:

>> Physically, the iBook is more ruggedly built.

>
> If the iBook is more rugged than a Powerbook, you must have to use
> Powerbooks in a climate controlled padded room and touch them with
> bubble wrap on your hands!
>
> I figured a G4 Powerbook would be way more rugged since it's made out
> of metal for crying out loud! when I got my first iBook I remember
> being nervous about how the case would flex so much when you picked it
> up by on corner.
>
>

>> My experience is the same as yours, except that I was 'lucky' enough to
>> have purchased the 3 year warranty.

>
> I thought about that, but then an employee at an Apple store told me
> that they'll fix anything (other than the screen) after warrany for
> $350. I figured I'd rather pay $350 if and when I need it than pay
> $300 upfront whether I use it or not.
>
> How maddening that they built these new machines so poorly.
>
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> -Ryan

I asked an Apple certified repair technician, he said:

- the ibook is much more rugged, especially the protective case

- the powebook bends and is more fragile, however, all you have to do is be
carefull with it

[Jeepers]

In article <BB597B1E.1F376%dsmith@qa-international.com>,
Donald Smith <dsmith@qa-international.com> wrote:

> - the ibook is much more rugged, especially the protective case
>
> - the powebook bends and is more fragile, however, all you have to do is be
> carefull with it

My wife has a ibook.

I have a TiBook.

Mine is better (wider).
Mine is faster. G4
Mine is slimmer.
Mine is metal.
Mine is painted.
Mine is chipped.
Mine is dented.
Mine is scratched.

Hers is white plastic.
Hers is thicker.
Hers is more durable.

I, almost, would consider a trade. I like my superdrive and door
covering the plugs and the pc cardslot and the wider screen, etc.


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[Eddy Young]

In article <moomesa-D35BC7.11005808082003@corp.newsfeeds.com>,
Jeepers <moomesa@INVALIDfnbnet.net> wrote:

> Hers is white plastic.

I've puzzled many a salesman in Apple stores by telling them that my
iBook 800MHz 12" is not white, but silvery. Actually, the lid and bottom
are the only white surfaces, all the rest are Powerbook-silvery. But
then, I bought one of the first incarnations of this model.

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[bounce]

>>My experience is the same as yours, except that I was 'lucky' enough to

>>have purchased the 3 year warranty.

>
>
> I thought about that, but then an employee at an Apple store told me
> that they'll fix anything (other than the screen) after warrany for
> $350. I figured I'd rather pay $350 if and when I need it than pay
> $300 upfront whether I use it or not.
>
> How maddening that they built these new machines so poorly.
>
> Thanks for the advise.
>
> -Ryan

I am in Port au Prince, Haiti with a broken IBook 800. It did the screen
black-out on the right side thing. Three of the five Ibooks that I know
of here have had the same failure.

It is REAL maddening when you have to make an international flight
to get yr computer serviced.