Apple makes the most reliable laptop

[79wjd]

Take that all you Apple-Haters.

 

Well, let the shitstorm begin. 
 

Apple makes the most reliable laptops, according to the 2014 Annual Product Reliability Survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. That conclusion is based on 50,000 subscribers who provided feedback on laptops. Among Apple owners in the sample, 8 percent needed repairs in the first three years of ownership.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/23/are-using-most-reliable-laptop/

[redhalo626]

Price to performance ratio still aint that good.

[Deletive]

This is new how? It's pretty much always been.

[Jade]

Not hard to maintain quality when there's like, 9 different models en total.

[MasonIsPurple]

Take that all you Apple-Haters.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/23/are-using-most-reliable-laptop/

Fox news, if I click I'll get ebola. 

[Aniallation]

Not hard to maintain quality when there's like, 9 different models en total.

As of right now isn't there 5 different MacBook models

 

Regular Pro 13"

Retina Pro 13"

Retina Pro 15"

Air 11"

Air 13"

[79wjd]

Fox news, if I click I'll get ebola.

Its from consumer reports, i just dont have an account.

[DigitalHermit]

No surprise there... There's a higher knowledge barrier for someone to screw something up...

[Enderman]

"8 percent needed repairs"

Thats because when the customer finds out they need to pay $300 to repair the ram they buy a new laptop.

lol

[MoonSpot]

Gross!  A hotlink to fauxnews...

[Pickle]

I will take that, good sir. 

[Aniallation]

Take that all you Apple-Haters.

Depends on how you define reliability. I define reliability as being I dropped my Toshiba Tecra R700 from a second story balcony and it survived and still works to this day, rather then my friend accidentally dropping an Xbox controller on his MacBook Pro from 3 feet high while it was closed and shattering the glass(?!) on the screen.

[Notree]

The issue with this is those 50 000 subscribers could have been using $300 laptops for all we know. And apple bum rapes you when it comes to repairs.

[melias24]

A laptop for $1300 with a core i5,  4gb of ram and igpu? No thanks, could get a  refurbished one off eBay that's been used for a month, that has better specs than that. And should i add for around $300.

[Mooshi]

Opening up with a smug ass remark is supposed to make people magically change their opinions?

 

People who criticize Apple never even claim it's about reliability. In fact, even anti Apple consumers will give credit where credit is due. The gripe is and will always be the spec to dollar ratio with Apple products and the lack of upgrade-ability due to parts being soldered or the very nature of laptop/server kit vs standard desktop. Even when a part is standard, you have to deal with special snowflake firmware of getting the "Apple version".

[TroubleKlef]

This comes in as no surprise.

 

Apple build quality and durability is fantastic. 

[Mew]

I like to think that Apple is the Lexus of cars. With a Lexus, you get good enough performance, reliability, and elegance; Apple is much the same. After buying and owning a used Lexus es330, I finally understand what luxury is- it's expecting everything to be perfect, having the peace of mind, and appreciating the design of a product. Apple puts a lot of attention to detail in their products and its quite evident.

[DarkEnergy]

A laptop for $1300 with a core i5,  4gb of ram and igpu? No thanks, could get a  refurbished one off eBay that's been used for a month, that has better specs than that. And should i add for around $300.

There's nothing that yelled "fanboy" more than that. Just saying considering it didn't really relate to the topic. 

[melias24]

There's nothing that yelled "fanboy" more than that. Just saying considering it didn't really relate to the topic. 

Well it's true...they are the specs of a mac, and they want $1300 for that...i just don't understand, same with the Apple iPhones etc. I just hate Apple, bad experiences with them.

[dizmo]

Sorry, but finding out that it's reliable doesn't make me like Apple. I still hate it. Honestly, I've never had an issue with any of my Windows based laptops. They've all been reliable.
So...100% reliable, in my experience.

 

 

I like to think that Apple is the Lexus of cars. With a Lexus, you get good enough performance, reliability, and elegance; Apple is much the same. After buying and owning a used Lexus es330, I finally understand what luxury is- it's expecting everything to be perfect, having the peace of mind, and appreciating the design of a product. Apple puts a lot of attention to detail in their products and its quite evident.

Except Lexus doesn't make you go to Lexus only gas stations when you need to get fuel. Unlike Apple requiring Apple friendly software, that isn't used as universally as Windows software.

 

 

Opening up with a smug ass remark is supposed to make people magically change their opinions?

 

People who criticize Apple never even claim it's about reliability. In fact, even anti Apple consumers will give credit where credit is due. The gripe is and will always be the spec to dollar ratio with Apple products and the lack of upgrade-ability due to parts being soldered or the very nature of laptop/server kit vs standard desktop. Even when a part is standard, you have to deal with special snowflake firmware of getting the "Apple version".

Pretty much this.

[pk-man]

Linus left his Dell in the rain for a day and it still works.

 

I doubt macbooks can survive that.

[4201]

Still overpriced, still an awkward OS, no matter how many times Apple fanboys bring it up.

Seriously, no one here cares on LTT, find an apple site and stay there.

 

Lol, rude much? Even though apple products are a tad expensive, there are some people who care who are still on this forum. The "no one here cares" and "find an apple site and stay there" bit creates such a negative atmosphere for people that like ALL technology whether they are apple, microsoft, nintendo, etc. The last time i recall, this forum is a tech forum and apple is technology. I think PEOPLE WHO LIKE apple is right at home. 

[RazeG3SG1]

More small-mid businesses are adopting Macs for a reason. As someone who do repairs, Mac OS is actually much easier to re-install and malfunctioned mac can get back up faster. 

[Mew]

Sorry, but finding out that it's reliable doesn't make me like Apple. I still hate it. Honestly, I've never had an issue with any of my Windows based laptops. They've all been reliable.

So...100% reliable, in my experience.

 

 

Except Lexus doesn't make you go to Lexus only gas stations when you need to get fuel. Unlike Apple requiring Apple friendly software, that isn't used as universally as Windows software.

 

 

Pretty much this.

 

That's not exactly the same, gas is equivalent to power, Apple isn't exactly different from other manufacturers in that respect............although I would like to see a standard for laptop power bricks/connectors, why does every model of a laptop from pc manufacturers have different plugs!?!?!??! At least Apple has a consistent one with different power draws.....

What I'm trying to say with my example was that with Lexus, you pay more for the same performance that you can get from another manufacturer, however the experience wouldn't be the same, the ride quality (peripherals i.e. the trackpad and the keyboard) is generally better with the Lexus (Apple). It's just a different target audience. I currently have a Dell Latitude E7440 that I got for a great deal and my experience with the laptop is mixed, performance is what you can expect from the specs. However, the trackpad is complete garbage, the screen is also terrible. If I had bought this ultrabook at its retail price, I would had returned it and gotten a macbook air. 

[Linusinium]

Lol, rude much? Even though apple products are a tad expensive, there are some people who care who are still on this forum. The "no one here cares" and "find an apple site and stay there" bit creates such a negative atmosphere for people that like ALL technology whether they are apple, microsoft, nintendo, etc. The last time i recall, this forum is a tech forum and apple is technology. I think PEOPLE WHO LIKE apple is right at home. 

They are not a tad expensive, they are overpriced. Vast majority on this site doesn't use Apple computers. Why don't you go to an apple forum, make an inflammatory post about PC's advantage and report the findings.