[Ti] Titanium G4 Pros and cons (experiences with G4 TiPB 667 Rev 2 and 12 12 inches TiPB Aluminium - rugged they AINT!)

[warwick teale]

Yes I am surprised you could call l the TiPB series rugged. in fact 
they are fragile , especially  when you travel through those  post 
"september 11 2001"  airports.

We have  3 x G4 macs two of which are Ti's.

Here's my response to "rugged" - pleaseeee! I don't agree .. and here's 
my experiences so far for the punter who wants to buy one.. DO it (but 
a TI ASAP) but take care of it.

(1) my Ti667PB rev 2...
- paint comes off the Ti667 around the keyboard area. (BTW so did the 
paint on 3 IBM 600 TP's I had)
- I have had 2 replacements since the original at the end of 2001 
(dec). THe large plastic piece light grey assembly under that hold the 
thing together  crack easily.. the hinges took a beating when I dropped 
the TiPB in a padded LAPTOP case.. funny eh? It cost be $HK2200 to get 
that fixed each time.
- the Lid (screen) has a ding in it from some idiot at a us airport 
that banged it around an xray machine - yep I have specially made 
double  lined VELVET sleaves to protect the TI667 and a PELICAN 
waterproof- heavily sponged laptop case.. yes I am paranoid it will 
break when I need it on a business trip.
- other scratches on this one i'm using right now - airline seats that 
suddenly are rolled back on you i ECONOMY class (no one travels bus 
class these days hey!)
- the battery fells out a few times and cracked.
- heavily scuffed areas for the DVD and PCMIA slot... yes there more....
- the faulty track pad - two replacement (as above for his baby).
- the base does not fit together properly - beats me why..
- oh and the power supply (the white fella) has the TiPB end falls 
apart.. - dammed hopeless)
- oh year and the 3-4 keyboard 'condoms" I have used to protect the 
screen fro the keyboard.. now I use a piece of A4 paper.. does the job 
ok.
- and there more.....
  Rugged???? .. not so far.

(2) and then there the BRAND NEW TiPB 300mm (12inches) aluminium PB 
sitting right next to me (this Ti667) .. well lets see how rugged that 
is.
- 3 weeks old and hardly taken any where, it has scuff marks and 
scratches on it.
- it is my girlrfiend's and she has it in a heavily padded soft bag we 
bought from the apple shop - just for this job
- the lid is starting to feel like it's gonna flop off - yep we'll take 
it back.
- oh yeah and it get so dammed hot when VPC or LIGHTWAVE gets a hold of 
the CPU that it is too hot to use as a LAPTOP because it may cause heat 
burns or irritation on your upper legs..the TIPB 12inches aluminium PB 
gets very very hot.. (yes I think I will deploy all that old asbestos 
and make a mat for this new baby for our legs).

-sarcasm aside....

Rugged??? not at all.

I love these TI's!!!

..... and will do what it takes NEVER to go back to the dammed pc 
laptops.. However I can say that my pre -TiPB days I had 3 x IBM 600 
laptops. One fell 4m from a floor , was cracked on the screen but still 
works today (with the bend keyboard). Another still worked after I 
threw it against a wall in the office in a deep rage after windows 2000 
failed to save 1 days worth of work and as you all know 'removed the 
file" the microsoft app i used  took a programme =-check!.. Yes that so 
called "piece-of-excreta" still works as well! - YES those IBM laptop 
machines were robust and rugged and handle airports and frustrated 
users of windows2000 very well.. perhaps that's why they are well build 
I s'pose.

I am looking forward to replacing this TiPB wit the rumoured G5 later 
in 2004.

I appreciate the ellegance and head turning affect a TIPB has on those 
poor windows sods.. and YES I will take very good care of it as I have 
done with this TiPB667.

TIPB's are wonderful - I love 'em to death BUT.. they are not rugged.

w


On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 02:53 PM, c.buttimer at mdx.ac.uk wrote:

>> The Ti is rugid and excellent, and I would recommend it to anyone.  I 
>> waited
>> before buying one too, but Apple seems to be putting out excellent 
>> products
>> and, by and large, their AppleCare assistance is very good.  At some 
>> point I
>> expect to buy a Big Al, and would not consider it if I was not 
>> pleased.
>>
>> Tim Naegele
> First time I've heard the Ti described as rugged! I should say my one 
> is
> 2001, not 2000 (time flies) and that the paint didn't immediately 
> flake but
> did so after a year or so. No change in circumstances by the way, 
> carried in
> a custom bag from day one. To be honest I'm not that bothered about the
> paint chipping/flaking but the fan coming on very frequently and the 
> heat is
> what's annoying me most.
>
> All the best,
>
> Colin.
>
>
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