Can anyone beat this? My FOURTH Superdrive has just failed, it won't read any DVD-Rs (but it has no trouble burning them!)
Here's a list of things that have been replaced since July 2007 on my 2.2GHz MacBook Pro:
5 logic boards (one didn't even make it out of the store!)
4 superdrives (these new Hitachi ones aren't as reliable as the old ones)
4 full displays, gotta love those vertical lines!
3 batteries, first one couldn't run for 15 minutes with only 50 cycles, second one shorted out.
3 top cases due to half working trackpads or failing keys.
3 bottom cases, I'm not too happy when it comes back from repair dented to hell.
2 right fans, they get very rattly when run at 100% a lot.
5 hard drives:
-120GB original had bad sectors within a week
-replaced second with a 500GB hitachi when they came out, it was installed by an Apple tech
-When USB was fried on a logic board, they blamed my third party hard drive, threw it away, and replaced it with a new 120GB drive.
-Apple then had to buy me a new 500GB drive, and it's currently in there.
+who knows how many sticks of ram, when they took my 500GB drive, they also replaced 6GB with 2GB. It was also replaced when they bought me new RAM.
Apple offered me a new Unibody system a few months ago with the last superdrive and logic board failure, but I refused as I can't stand glossy screens.
I don't think Apple has made money on this computer, but FedEx sure has!
EDIT: Here's some pics, you know it's bad when FedEx delivers this!
http://www.keeleysam.com/stuff/macbookpro/IMG_1181.JPG
Here's a list of things that have been replaced since July 2007 on my 2.2GHz MacBook Pro:
5 logic boards (one didn't even make it out of the store!)
4 superdrives (these new Hitachi ones aren't as reliable as the old ones)
4 full displays, gotta love those vertical lines!
3 batteries, first one couldn't run for 15 minutes with only 50 cycles, second one shorted out.
3 top cases due to half working trackpads or failing keys.
3 bottom cases, I'm not too happy when it comes back from repair dented to hell.
2 right fans, they get very rattly when run at 100% a lot.
5 hard drives:
-120GB original had bad sectors within a week
-replaced second with a 500GB hitachi when they came out, it was installed by an Apple tech
-When USB was fried on a logic board, they blamed my third party hard drive, threw it away, and replaced it with a new 120GB drive.
-Apple then had to buy me a new 500GB drive, and it's currently in there.
+who knows how many sticks of ram, when they took my 500GB drive, they also replaced 6GB with 2GB. It was also replaced when they bought me new RAM.
Apple offered me a new Unibody system a few months ago with the last superdrive and logic board failure, but I refused as I can't stand glossy screens.
I don't think Apple has made money on this computer, but FedEx sure has!
EDIT: Here's some pics, you know it's bad when FedEx delivers this!
http://www.keeleysam.com/stuff/macbookpro/IMG_1181.JPG