On: Ask HN: MacBooks seems to be the only viable option these days

[uuyi]

If that’s an Intel one you’re getting, I can understand it. However the M1 ones are a completely different computer. I am shocked at how good they are.

[a257 → uuyi]

I've had a M1 Macbook pro (13-inch) display shatter on me within 10 months of purchase for no reason. The cost of repair is $800 which being around 80% of the cost of the laptop, was untenable. Since then it has been gathering dust in the storage closet for the past five months.

Looking online, it seems like there was a quality issue with their displays for the first few batches of production.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-facing-m1-macbook-cracked-s...

It is a shame. I did enjoy using the laptop very much.

[uuyi → a257]

Why did you not have insurance?

99% of the time I’ve seen this sort of stuff happen it’s because there was a screen protector or someone shut some crap in the lid.

[wu_187 → uuyi]

Why should you need insurance on something that should be covered under the manufacturer warranty?

[uuyi → wu_187]

The manufacturer doesn’t know you didn’t leave half your rice lunch in the lid when you closed it.

[a257 → uuyi]

I am confident that I treat my laptops very well. According to the article linked above, this issue has been occurring during normal use.

[konfusinomicon → uuyi]

if only they could support 3 external monitors

[uuyi → konfusinomicon]

M1 Max can. Needs more video (and therefore memory) bandwidth to do that.