On our way to the computer doc

06.26.2007

As cool as the macbook has been, it now has an issue. Unfortunately this is an issue of the hardware variety so it’s not something I can take care of myself. This is why I got the extended warranty. I was going to get it anyway but on the day I bought it the sales guy was recommending it thusly “You’ll probably want the extended warranty because if you send it in to Apple it can take a month to get it back and there’s been a lot of problems with the screens”. Not exactly the best sales pitch for a laptop I’ve ever heard but a great one for the warranty. Sure enough, I have a constellation of flickering green pixels across my monitor that shift and change when I move the screen. I believe that my warranty means that Fry’s replaces my unit immediately and they deal with Apple on my model. I guess we’ll see when I get there.

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3 Responses to “On our way to the computer doc”
  1. Adam says:

    This is all an elaborate ruse for Todd to swipe an iPhone from the Apple store… There is actually a potent neurotoxin hidden in that computer box, primed to explode when an unsuspecting Apple employee opens it. Brilliant Todd, brilliant!

  2. Manduh says:

    Will the computer doc be able to fix it since you turned it into a linux box?

  3. Todd says:

    They did -not- replace my laptop unfortunately. Since it’s still covered under Apple’s warranty they just give me a loaner and ship it to Apple for me. Still, not a bad deal, I’m still with laptop in the meantime and it’s not like it’s my primary desktop with a bunch of information on it.