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I still wish I knew what the hell is the matter with this MacBook, but at least the question will soon be academic—Applecare is going to just replace the whole thing. The acute failure of the sleep and Bluetooth systems came back again (after being repaired three times) and I made it clear that I needed either a new machine or some very convincing assurance that the repair people knew exactly what was causing this and how to make it stop permanently. They couldn't provide the latter, but are quite willing to provide the former. (With a fairly steep power boost, at that—it's the current equivalent of what I got in '06. Part of me feels guilty for looking forward to a 64-bit CPU and a more-than-twice-as-big HD [and—glory be!—that second Option key], but I am resolutely squelching that part. I shall consider it payment for frustrations rendered, and I didn't bloody well ask for a lemon in the first place, did I?)
The person I dealt with the time before last told me he'd dealt with similar problems in the past, and that they could be remarkably intractable. "Haunted," was how he described the afflicted systems, which seems apt and is the best answer I've gotten so far. Still, I wish I knew what the hell is the matter with this MacBook. Academic or not, it bugs me.
(Because replacing the motherboard fixes it, right? It's just that it comes back without fail inside of two months, and then gets worse as time goes on. I don't buy that I had four defective motherboards in a row, so there must be some other part—which they haven't thought to replace—that's malfunctioning in such a way as to put undue strain and wear on the motherboard. Like, using a slightly wrong voltage or occasionally sending power spikes or a short? Does this sort of thing just not occur to the repair division, or is it just more cost-effective to replace a system than to exorcise this caliber of issue?
All I know at this point is that I'm damn glad I had the 3-year coverage.)
The person I dealt with the time before last told me he'd dealt with similar problems in the past, and that they could be remarkably intractable. "Haunted," was how he described the afflicted systems, which seems apt and is the best answer I've gotten so far. Still, I wish I knew what the hell is the matter with this MacBook. Academic or not, it bugs me.
(Because replacing the motherboard fixes it, right? It's just that it comes back without fail inside of two months, and then gets worse as time goes on. I don't buy that I had four defective motherboards in a row, so there must be some other part—which they haven't thought to replace—that's malfunctioning in such a way as to put undue strain and wear on the motherboard. Like, using a slightly wrong voltage or occasionally sending power spikes or a short? Does this sort of thing just not occur to the repair division, or is it just more cost-effective to replace a system than to exorcise this caliber of issue?
All I know at this point is that I'm damn glad I had the 3-year coverage.)
