MacF%*kingBook
by kurisu
sorry for the title of the post… but dammit I am pissed.
My black MacBook is now subject to the infamous “sudden shutdown” syndrome that I believe some of you have had the displeasure of experiencing too. It shuts down at random, curiously when it is the most inconvenient. Sometimes I cannot even restart it without removing the battery and resetting the PMU.
It just died on me in the middle of a presentation to my client. What a great way to convince a client that he should use you as a broker…
After seeing the deluge of posts around the net and especially in Apple’s discussion boards on the subject, I have decided to NOT send it back for repairs, since people having had the logic board changed still have the problem.
Once Apple get their sh*t together, then I’ll go in and get it fixed by those morons. Meantime, I’m back on my 4 years old 1GHz TiBook that works fine and shuts down only when I ask it to do so, thank you very much. (that machine, by the way, has about the same autonomy with a brand new battery as my MacBook. Talk about progress…)
Man I’m tired of getting burnt by buying their stuff on the day they are released (I have a week 19 unit, purchased it on May 17, at the Tokyo Ginza Store). I ain’t payin’ no 179,400 yens to be a f*#king beta tester !
–end of rant
August 27th, 2006 at 13:42 CEST
Man, I had the same problem with my 17″ MBP. Turns out my 3rd party ram was the cause.
system_profiler SPDiagnosticsData didn’t detect the problem; couldn’t even run hardware diagnostics from the Tiger DVD.
Replaced the 3rd party RAM; no problems.
Good Luck!
August 27th, 2006 at 23:12 CEST
Very sorry to hear your MacBook is also doing this. Just like you, I had decided I wouldn’t send mine in for repairs until Apple figures this out. But after running a quick terminal command which got my macbook to shut down randomly without fail, I decided to send it in.
http://techpaedia.com/apple/2006/08/27/testing-your-macbook-for-random-shut-downs/
August 28th, 2006 at 02:59 CEST
Thanks for the feedback you guys.
I made sure my RAM was no culprit, I put back the default config RAM from Apple, the machine still shuts off when it pleases.
I’ve been doing the stress test many many times (aka yes > /dev/null) and sometimes I can use the computer throughout the whole day, sometimes I spend my day trying to start it.
It just pains me to realise that going back to my old TiBook is not that bad an experience… it still is fairly fast, weighs about the same, and is in better shape than a 3½ months old MacBook. That amounts to a pathetic experience, in my book. (lame pun intended !)
If you have any updates, let me know ! I’d be curious to know if your repaired macbook will finally live up to your expectations. (and I sincerly hope so for you !)
September 1st, 2006 at 01:30 CEST
“Man I’m tired of getting burnt by buying their stuff on the day they are released (I have a week 19 unit, purchased it on May 17, at the Tokyo Ginza Store). I ain’t payin’ no 179,400 yens to be a f*#king beta tester !”
But you did though. ;-)
I’d have bought a sweet black MacBook too if my finances allowed for it, and of course I’d be pi$$ed off if it were a bad one. In fact is was random resets on a PC which was the final straw which made me switch to Macs in the first place. They are the most insufferable thing ever, totally undermining the whole use of a computer. The machine in question ultimately MELTED its power connector when handed down to a friend!
Rev.A is beta in all but name. Thank goodness the Rev.A 12″ PowerBook I bought in 2003 as my first Mac was an exception to the rule. I hadn’t heard about issues at the time and if they had struck then, I could have given up entirely!
Best of luck with your wait and see plan. At least the TiBook is a true classic. The fact it’s holding up so well is proof of its quality. When they do them right they do them damned good.
July 12th, 2007 at 16:36 CEST
You should take your machine back to Apple.
They will fix it.
If you were truely distressed they would probably give you something to use for the few days it is in the shop.
They will not charge you.
You are only assuming that there is no fix, however there just might be.
You got a Mac so you could have the equipment, the OS, the company and the family.
Not just a board with a capacitor that flickers.
Don’t be mad, we still love ya.
Support is all around you, and if you want/need help it is always here, just like it has been forever.
Reminds me of the new ford trucks with the triton v8 engines.
We purchased 6 that year for our farm.
Replaced over 30 transmissions in less than 2 years.
It was obvious that something was f$%ked up.
Got 6 new ones in 1998.
The 1998s that we have are pushing 300k miles and have never been to the dealership. (and we beat them silly)
Just remember that you are NOT dealing with Dell.
It is still Apple.
September 8th, 2008 at 12:34 CEST
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