I'm thinking about switching over to the other team.

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Oh, you Mac people are too funny. Thanks for the investing tips, but there are enough brainwashed Mac psychos like yourself that I don't need to believe in their product.

P.S. - The normal cause for my Powerbook crashing was simple things, like opening up Safari.

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Boar-Ral -- Good posts.

Those problems are the exact ones I had. Within weeks it was slowing down, it wouldn't come out of sleep, regularly. Bluetooth, wireless wouldn't work unless you restart, programs losing settings, crashing, etc.. In the year or so I had it, I ended up reinstalling OSX 3 times. But, I'm sure I'm to blame for all those problems, right BKLYNH2?

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by d?i???????

Boar-Ral -- Good posts.

Those problems are the exact ones I had. Within weeks it was slowing down, it wouldn't come out of sleep, regularly. Bluetooth, wireless wouldn't work unless you restart, programs losing settings, crashing, etc.. In the year or so I had it, I ended up reinstalling OSX 3 times. But, I'm sure I'm to blame for all those problems, right BKLYNH2?

Yes you are!
And there was a fix issued for the sleep issue.

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

And there was a fix issued for the sleep issue.

Really.

My PowerBook looks for new updates every day. I forced a software update check when I read your post and found nothing. I also went to Apple's web site to look for an update that I might have to install manually.

Nothing.

Yet my PowerBook continues to experience all of the previously-mentioned problems when attempting to come out of sleep mode.

[BKLYNH2]

Hey you're the IT guy. Don't ask me to find it for you.Might be those made for Canada versions that don't work quite right. Maybe you should call...

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

Hey you're the IT guy. Don't ask me to find it for you.Might be those made for Canada versions that don't work quite right. Maybe you should call...

But you have been so forward with pulling other things out of your ass, I thought that you might have some insider knowledge. Working for Apple and all that.

I have spoken to our Apple representatives on many occasions and they have worked on my PowerBook on two occasions and the problem persists.

Thanks for the Canuck reference. Really relevent. I'm sure it will help me solve my problem.

Now get my ****ing burger ready.

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by d?i???????

Boar-Ral -- Good posts.

Thank you. My point is not to promote the PC and put down Apple computers, but instead level the playing field. Both of them have their advantages and disadvantages, but the reason I hit on Apple so hard is because all you ever hear is the positive. Rarely do you hear about the other side of the coin. It is not because it doesn't exist, but because they do not want you to hear it.

I think my situation is similar to many Apple owners in that they would rather pretend the problems do not exist. My wife ragged on me for purchasing my first PowerBook and when I started experiencing problems, I kept quiet. I certainly wasn't going to give her more fodder! I know that given the Apple vs. PC debate, I can see this being an issue at a larger scale too.

Just because we do not hear about the problems does not mean they do not exist.

[Boar-Ral]

One thing that I must say about Apple: their Applecare warranty is good. The aluminium on my PowerBook started to pit badly and they did not hesitate to replace the chassis for me. Last I checked, I do not have acid for blood...

[BKLYNH2]

Originally Posted by Boar-Ral

Thank you. My point is not to promote the PC and put down Apple computers, but instead level the playing field. Both of them have their advantages and disadvantages, but the reason I hit on Apple so hard is because all you ever hear is the positive. Rarely do you hear about the other side of the coin. It is not because it doesn't exist, but because they do not want you to hear it.

I think my situation is similar to many Apple owners in that they would rather pretend the problems do not exist. My wife ragged on me for purchasing my first PowerBook and when I started experiencing problems, I kept quiet. I certainly wasn't going to give her more fodder! I know that given the Apple vs. PC debate, I can see this being an issue at a larger scale too.

Just because we do not hear about the problems does not mean they do not exist.

Ok, I'll admit the hinge on my powerbook TI sucked and I broke it eventually. You've been doing a great job of bashing macs so how about some equal time right here.

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

Ok, I'll admit the hinge on my powerbook TI sucked and I broke it eventually. You've been doing a great job of bashing macs so how about some equal time right here.

No problem. I can do that.

I have one PC that I have been unable to install Windows XP on at all. It gets halfway, then the installation tanks. It worked fine for two years, then crashed, and now I am at this stage.

I installed Windows Vista on my main PC laptop and it worked fine for about four weeks. I started getting bluescreens for two weeks. Then when I restarted, it performed a disk scan, restarted again, and reported "Operating System not found," requiring me to reinstall Windows.

I have a PC laptop that will occasionally refuse to boot. You can press the power button and it powers up, but nothing is ever displayed on screen and it never proceeds to boot. After turning it off and on a few times, it will finally boot properly.

My main PC laptop has some cosmetic problems, like paint chipping and a cracked hinge cover.

The DVD-RW in that laptop is also broken and will not read or write disks.

I dropped the same laptop and the switch for detecting if it is closed or not sometimes flakes out, causing the computer to randomly go into sleep mode.

There are a few other issues that I cannot remember right now, but this illustrates a few of my PC problems. See? I can be fair.

I would also like to take a moment to apologize for my "burger" comment in my last post. It was uncalled for and rude of me. I was upset and it was reflected in my post. Again, sorry.

[Boar-Ral]

Oh! I remember an interesting PC snafu from a few weeks ago!

I was reinstalling Windows XP SP1 on a PC and it worked well. First install, it installed basic hardware and I started installing Windows updates. First reboot, and suddenly the network card refused to recognize that there was a cable connected. Windows saw the card fine, but the card did not see the cable. After two days of leaving it on the bench, I was working on another project when I looked over and saw the link light was on. Curious, I installed more updates, restarted, and bang, no link light again. Another two days, and it started working again. By this time, I had another identical PC on my bench, and the exact same thing happened. It worked at first, but not after the first round of updates.

I ended up buying a separate NIC because it was cheaper than spending my time uninstalling updates one at a time to find out which one was causing the issue.

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by d?i???????

P.S. - The normal cause for my Powerbook crashing was simple things, like opening up Safari.

I hear you there!