This week marks the 3-year anniversary of my Macbook. Yup. Still using the same laptop 3 years later, and it’s just as fast and delicious as it was in June 2006.
Best. Decision. Ever.
Some stats of the past 3 years:
0 – Number of annoying shareware programs deleted off the hard drive immediately after turning the Mac on.
48 – Number of annoying shareware programs deleted off the last PC I bought. And I didn’t get them all.
0 – Number of antivirus/spyware programs used.
0 – Number of viruses/spyware found on the Mac.
4 – Number of times Mac has froze and I’ve had to restart. In 3 years. Maybe. Pretty sure that happened 4 times a day on my old computer.
1 – Number of repairs – a new keyboard to fix a minor crack. Free from Apple. Same day repair.
1 – Number of regular maintenance calls – a new battery after two years.
1 – Number of crashes – my own fault.
1 – Number of buttons clicked on the Mac to begin syncing e-mail to my iPod Touch.
7 – Approximate number of steps taken to get e-mail successfully sent to my Blackberry.
2 – Operating Systems – Tiger and Leopard. There’s ONE version of each: the full, awesome version. Not the Home, Pro, Business, Quasi-Zodiac-Tuesday-August-Lite Version for $299. One version. $99. The end.
Ok, Ok, I know. Enough of the annoying Apple-love. I realize that many people love their PC’s and after 4960 hours of practice can make them work well enough that they avoid problems. But for me? I’ll never return to PC land. Not sure I could live without Pages and Keynote and iChat and iCal and Mail and iMovie and….well, you get the point.
Happy 3 years, Mac.
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June 8, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Amy O
I must say, I love my 3 year old Macbook too and I will never go back to PC world, but I have had a lot more trouble than you! I got mine in June 2006 as well. Here’s what’s gone wrong:
- power adapter melted, burned me and eventually shorted out (still under Applecare Protection Plan at this point and they were very awesome about replacing it)
- the white casing turned a lovely shade of beige/brown under my hands and began to crack and chip around the edges (which they wouldn’t replace because it was “cosmetic”)
- hard drive failed and had to do a system reinstallation
- hard drive completely failed and I lost everything (under my 3rd party warranty it got replaced, but had to go through a big hassle, including driving to Longueuil which had the only certified repair center in the Montreal area)
- my battery is done being able to keep it’s charge, but that’s understandable after 3 years
- the light doesn’t work on my ‘new’ power adapter
- my ‘e’ key sometimes does not work
- the cd/dvd drive has never worked well, burned DVDs wouldn’t work and burned cds had static-y areas when played until finally, last week, it stopped being able to read dvds and just spit them out after putting them in (luckily my 3rd party warranty runs out this week and I don’t have to pay the $345 that it would cost to replace the drive)
Half of my problem was that I didn’t buy the Applecare extended warranty and that I went with a 3rd party provider. I have found that it’s a lengthier and more frustrating process to go through things with them.
I have also been pretty rough with my mac and although I haven’t spilled anything on it yet, I have dropped it 2X and have traveled a lot with it.
Just sayin’
June 8, 2009 at 1:07 pm
theajthomas
I’m just finishing off year 2 with my macbook. It’s never crashed, might get a bit constipated if I push it crazy hard but give it 2 minutes and it will usually sort itself out. Runs media stuff awesome, is super easy to figure out, requires no and maintenance and the only genuine problem I have had with is it a chip on the edge the casing right where I rest my hand. I hear Applecare covers the repair but I didn’t buy it so… Couldn’t go back to PC. I think i would seriously consider just not having a computer if PC were my only option. I have lugged mine all sort of places, beaten the battery like a rented mule, and used it daily since I bought it and I can’t come up with one valid complaint.
June 8, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Elizabeth Rhyno
Amen and Amen. My Macbook Pro is a beautiful companion. I’ve replaced one power cord in almost 3 years of having her (free), and just got a new battery (next-day) because my battery got a bulge of some sort in it (free…I love Applecare).
No viruses, no freeze-ups, no spyware, no issues of any sort. I love it, and I will never go back.
June 8, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Whitey
Mine crashed the other day but that was my fault. Turns out you shouldn’t delete important system-related files. Who knew. The good news is that Apple invented Time Machine, too. Phew.
My old Mac, an iBook, lasted me about 5 years. Around the 4 year mark I had to replace the HD. I sold it to Kelly Thomas almost 2years ago and as far as I know it’s still going strong, and she even lets Micah play with it.
I have never owned a PC machine. Ever.
June 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Jeff
oh you poor dilution people…
3- number of years ago i got me PC laptop
1- number of blue screens i’ve gotten
0- number of viruses ive gotten
1- number of free virus protectors i have gotten.
0– Number of repairs
1– Number of buttons clicked on the Mac to begin syncing e-mail to my iPod Touch.
0- Number of new operating systems
0 – Number of annoying shareware programs deleted off the hard drive immediately after turning the PC on
I think those dumb mac commercials have brain washed you…
I WILL NEVER TURN TO THE DARK SIDE!!!
…well not for a while…