Re: [Avid-L2] Re: mac pro no?

Apple have replaced my battery twice on a similar model, once within Applecare and once outside it (nice of them). Had two Superdrives die, also.

On 1 Nov 2011, at 22:11, Shirley Gutierrez wrote:

> Glad to know it's not just me. My second battery just failed on my 2007 laptop, and I'm about to go to my third.
>
> Shirley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Peters <oliverpeters@oliverpeters.com>
> To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 10:51 am
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: mac pro no?
>
> > Posted by: Alan Miller
> > Jimmy,
> > Are you giving up your Mac Air?
>
> I will say that I really enjoy the Apple laptops. Nevertheless, the current 15"
> MBP I own has a terrible battery design. I'm on the fourth in its life of 4
> years. The previous PowerBook G4 was much better than that. Same battery for 4
> years. That's probably more of a Sony problem than an Apple one.
>
> I've gone to strictly using an iPad during travels and it's far, far better in
> most cases. Plus, you can pass it through airport x-ray without having to hassle
> with a laptop in the security line.
>
> For real work, on the road, a Mac Mini might actually be the ideal solution down
> the road. I rarely need battery power on location gigs and it's usually pretty
> easy to get external monitoring depending on how the job is spec'ed.
>
> - Oliver
>
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With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
+44 7973 543 660

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