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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by nick-dap on Saturday April 17, 2010 @01:47AM (#1272688)
Mine had a cracked motherboard because I was apparently picking it up off the table wrong, by the corner vs gently holding it on both sides, as designed. IBM initially claimed that it was water damage (6 months prior), searching online revealed a small army with the same problem as I.

I still use that ThinkPad (well minus the new motherboard) on my electronics bench, but to say that its on par with the iPhone or Mac Pro in terms of quality is laughable. The whole thing looks and feels like its made out of recycled plastic. Its so ugly it looks rugged.

And I still love the damn thing... go figure.

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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by asciilifeform on Saturday April 17, 2010 @10:30AM (#1273072)
> Mine had a cracked motherboard because I was apparently picking it up off the table wrong, by the corner vs gently holding it on both sides

Same as mine. Replaced with MacBook Air, without regrets.

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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by DrSprout on Saturday April 17, 2010 @09:27AM (#1273008)
>The whole thing looks and feels like its made out of recycled plastic.

Wait, I thought that Apple was the eco-conscious company.

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