In the wake of a recent news item about a split MacBook, further records of similar assembly flaws have come to our attention. Yesterday I could lay hands on two Macbidouille team members’ Macbooks. The first one had a 1 mm gap above the Magsafe connector, while the bottom of the framing of its LCD flat pannel was clearly offset (2 mm). The second one had less visible flaws that are nonetheless just as annoying. When pressed on, the top part of its flat pannel’s framing creaks worryingly and gets depressed.
Apart from these annoyances, both machines run smooth and perfect. But these finishing details are a pain in the Mac. It looks like the plastic parts are clipped, while the odd screw is just there to hold everything together. The clips seem to be very fragiles and to break easily during the assembly process, which explains the gaps and the lack of rigidity.
Sure, we have been told than the MacBoook is a low-end laptop at a tight price. But let us not forget that the reason we were paying the high price for a Mac was its perfectly flawless assembly finish. Looks like Apple is sacrifiying this on the altar of the market shares, praying for the 10 percents…
Un prieten de-al meu se plangea ca are transpiratia mai acida (?) si ca din aceasta cauza i se ducea vopseaua argintie de pe maus. In comparatie, aveam acelasi tip de maus ca si el, si la mine s-a decolorat foarte putin, pe o suprafata mult mai mica, si dupa o perioada de timp mult mai mare. Poate ca asta o fi cauza si la Macbook-ul ala? Formula chimica si abundenta transpiratiei palmelor?
N-are cum sa fie de la transpiratie, aluminiul folosit la *Book-uri e din ala de avion, neutralizat. Nu e vopsit, nu are ce sa se ia.
E ciudat ce e pe pozele alea, nu-mi dau seama ce-o fi. Pare ceva legat de caldura, dar din ce zic oamenii pe forumul Apple, nu e de la asta. Oricum, nasol!
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