Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeting' Mac Sales

Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by havblue on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:39PM (#35426914)

>FWIW, macs are high quality and last a long time.

My own personal anecdote is that I spilled a trivial amount of booze on my MacBook 9 years ago and was left with the option of whether I wanted to replace the entire lower case. While it was my fault for drinking and computing, I just see it as being an expensive device to maintain when you accidentally damage it. I'd rather play a lower stakes game with a cheaper product that I'd buy more frequently as my needs change over the years.

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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by FireBeyond on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:52PM (#35427197)

Yup. Stepdaughter spilt a small amount of water on hers. It worked fine, plugged in, but the spill had damaged the charging circuitry. Laptop even showed the battery as healthy. Just couldn't be charged.

Take it in, thinking okay, maybe $300 for parts and labor.

Hah, no. "So we're looking at $950..."

followed by the Apple guy then saying "How about we look at getting you into a new MacBook instead?"

Nah. It worked fine, and was mostly attached to her desk and digital piano, and continued to work just fine on AC power.

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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by yencabulator on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:49PM (#35429292)

I've killed several Apple laptops by spilling a single drink on the keyboard.

I've spilled more drinks onto a single Thinkpad than I've killed Apples with. Thinkpads (used to?) have a pan under the keys with a drainage hole that goes out below the laptop. No damage whatsoever from several spills.

Apple has a lot of fanboys that are not entirely rational about their fanboyism.

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