Was the Powerbook this messed up too?

There have been many reports about problems with the Macbook Pros and others about people wanting to wait for the revision so Apple can work out all the kinks.

I've never been one to follow Macs until they switched to Intel, so I want to know: Were the Powerbook G4's this messed up too in the beginning? I've heard nothing but raves from recent purchasers of the Powerbook G4, so did Apple really work out all the kinks after a period of time?

 

Yes, my uncle's powerbook doesn't really have any glaring problems like the ones of today. I've heard of some heat problems in earlier powerbooks, I believe, I may be getting that mixed up with something else though..

 

I seem to remember some battery and display problems with the 15" powerbooks when they came out, but nothing much other than that...

People in general need to chill a little bit though, Apple just changed the base architecture of their entire notebook line, of course they are going to have some teething problems, from everything I've seen and heard the people in the Apple stores are working with people to resolve these issues and are being very understanding, and the vast majority of machines are working right, things like this tend to get blown out of proportion online.

 

i agree kinda brassmouse, but at what expence the satistfaction of customer?

 

My 500 Mhz Titaium could become scorching hot, but in those days I took it for granted it was something to be accepted. My 1.5 Ghz 17" Powerbook remains cool and quiet to this day.

 

I don't completely agree with that. I think they should have sorted out the blatant thermal compound problem instead of giving advice as to not put the laptop on your lap and underclocking the gpu as well. I just think they're making too many excuses making too many bad decisions to avoid admitting that they were wrong.

If this happens again on the Merom macs I'll be very dissappointed.

I understand initial problems on the Macbook pro, but when the macbook had the same initial problems without a dedicated gpu, i didn't understand that.

 

Don't forget the plastic blocking airflow or the chipping paint

 

I think anyone who didn't notice that plastic after using it for a while deserves to use the macbook on their lap and it get so hot it makes them infertile. Reduces the spread of the stupid-gene. =p

 

well, the 17" Mac Book Pro has no issues at all (from the many reviews I have read at least) it can still get warm while doing big tasks (IE Installing an app and using Photoshop, or playing a demanding game like Doom 3) but still not nearly as hot as the 15" MBP, and the 17" has a variable speed GPU that is normally underclocked, but when you start using graphically demanding things like gaming, videoediting etc. which is actually a really good idea, who needs that extra 150mhz of processing power when you just surfing the web or using office anyways...

 

Whenever something comes out for the first time there are always bugs

 

I don't really think that anyone expects to go out and pay 2000 bucks to get a laptop with bugs. Now I'm sure there is not near as many issues as forums are making it appear, but seriously, how hard is it to test your products before a release. I guess apple decided to use the public and the public's money to test their product.