Forwarding this to the list, as per request, got sent directly to me by
mistake :^) Obviously I don't agree with the following. Just wish I had a
5300 and $1700, I'd be jumping on this deal.
Though got to admit I'd only heard about the battery problems, not the
reliability problems.
Zane
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http://www.pbzone.com/index.shtml#applestore
States that apple will be destroying the PB that are sent back.
Time to find those babies and protect them from doom.
Francois
There is a good reason they're trying to get them back and destroyed.
They're a fire hazard. Basically use them at your own risk, and if possible
without the batteries installed. IIRC, those batteries can explode under
the correct conditions.
Misinformation again. That's for lithium-ion batteries recall.
Rest I hear is reliablity issues besides this lithium-ion.
But I'm still not conviced that apple should waste time sending out
this to pull in people to give up their lucky still working 190 and
5300 and force them to spend 1700. Still doesn't sound right. I'm
after the truth.
1. Is Apple weaseling out of this deal?
2. Is Apple anxious to earn some profits?
3. Is apple trying to clear out the performance similaries to other
powerbooks but lesser features and expansion get cramped by ridding
of 190 and 5300?
Remember, Apple have always cut corners and skrimped on cost and
durablity, reliablity. All I think of this that might made people
happy is stockholders.
Even the worst maker actually had similar problems like this and left
it as is and moved on without fuss. Bondwell was horrible in past,
toshiba and few others were or are like that currently, poor support.
My advice. Turn down toshiba, compaq, pb, apple. Look at ibm, asus
and few others instead.
Wizard
Zane