• barkingcat@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    because apple keeps denying that all of these flaws are not flaws but “made that way to make your life better”

    so the more flaws an apple product has, the more it’s supposed to make your life magical!

    if they admitted to errors, then there wouldn’t be -gate… for example, butterfly-keyboard-gate - just admit the whole thing sucks and tell the truth. That keyboard sucks.

    Same as for the touchbar - you notice they don’t say anything about it. Just say “the touch bar isn’t performing the way we envisioned it, so we’re killing it” instead of saying “touchbar is the greatest thing!” but then pull support and don’t update it in the 7 years since 2016 and then kill it silently.

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      1 year ago

      butterfly-keyboard-gate - just admit the whole thing sucks and tell the truth. That keyboard sucks.

      They did. They gave free repairs to everyone with broken keyboards and stopped using that design.

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      1 year ago

      Can you find me an example of any other laptop manufacturer acknowledging negative things about their own products? Like an Acer representative apologizing for the shitty thermals on their $1000 gaming laptops, for example?

      Why is only Apple held to this standard?

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        1 year ago

        Just chiming in here, as an owner of a $2000+ when new 2017 macbook pro that apparently isn’t even being covered despite being susceptible to the same issue. It makes me feel like this investment is a waste and a ticking time bomb.

        I still have a 2012 macbook pro in working condition as well, and I expect Apple products to have a long lifespan for how much they cost. Design flaws and known issues must be addressed, and Apple should be held to this higher standard because of their premium price tag and high company market cap value due to their reputation. If they lose their reputation for quality products and support they won’t be able to charge premium prices or sustain their valuation.

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        1 year ago

        I guess the bigger question you should be asking is “why do I feel like only Apple is held to this standard?” Is it confirmation bias of the media you choose to consume? It it their hardware’s ubiquity, cost and blatant anti-repair approach or a combination of all those factors? Possibly.

        There’s countless hardware and software flaws and gripes constantly posted here - more so than anything apple related. Scroll through the sub.

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          1 year ago

          Just checked, the only 2 controversies in the top list the past 2 months are Apple and Nvidia’s 4090 power connector issue.

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          1 year ago

          I’ve not had any issues with my Legion 7 from 2021. Been following the subreddit and Discord, doesn’t seem to be any major issues, unless I missed them.

          Pretty great PC that can be moved around really easily and the 3080 performs similar to a desktop 3070. Perfect for the super bright 1440p screen it has.

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            1 year ago

            I do really like the legion laptops as well. If a customer is requesting one, i begrudgingly point them to those systems.