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| zizack |
| I just bought a brand new Apple powerbook three weeks ago and am having a pretty serious problem that people have said means the laptop needs to be returned. Basically if I plug the charger into the wall I can use the laptop, but as soon as I unplug it it shuts off immediatley and the battery level never get off of 0%. I've looked all through the manual and have no clue what the problem is. Am I missing something obvious or does this thing need to be returned? Thanks |
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| ThatsMagic |
Did it ever get full power at all?
But yea id go back to the shop and get a new one or get them to replace the battery. |
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| Joost |
| Well I guess the battery is just ed. Happens a lot with Apple products so i've heard :rolleyes: But customer service at Apple is great, so you'll probably be fine. Return it, or send it back, that's what I would do... |
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| las3rjock |
| It sounds like one of two things--either the battery-charging electronics within the laptop are broken, or your battery is defective. If it's the electronics, then the laptop needs to be replaced. If it's the battery, then you just need a new battery. If there's an Apple Store near you, the easiest thing to do would probably be to take your laptop there and have them look at it--it should only take them a few minutes to diagnose the problem, and they might be able to replace whatever needs to be replaced right there. |
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| zizack |
| well, I bought it at Comp USA, so I would have to return it there. There is an Apple store like 10 minutes from where I live, but will they look at it if I didn't buy it there? Thanks. |
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| zizack |
thanks for the reply guys. I took it back tonight and left with a brand new Powerbook.
Although now I am thinking about exchanging it for a PC laptop. I'd have about $3000 store credit to get a new laptop. Anyone know anything about the top of the line PC laptops out there? Toshibas, HPs, Sonys? |
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| trancecadet |
rememeber with a normal laptop running xp you can do exactly what you do on a mac just a load more. If you have the money to splash on a dedicated laptop for mixing/production then the mac might be the better option (although you have to also think about what programs you are gonna be running or running in the future) if youd rather have an all rounder laptop then get either a Dell/IBM.
Sony = Overpriced. IBM or Dell are the best id say in the laptop market purely because they are normally well priced and you get alot for your money. good thing about them too especially later down the line when things will eventaully break/die (dc jacks, sockets, backlights, batteries etc and thats when you'll be glad you bought a laptop with readily available spares.. forgot to metion, both ibm and dell have really good driver support aswell.
I own an acer purely because the company I work for repair only acer laptops. More spares/upgrades for me than I can shake a stick! :D |
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| alligator |
not to bust your balls to much but dell means cheap equipment shipped everywhere.
ibm you may run into a bit of problems with compatibility, but much better than dell by far.
hp i was very pleased when i was using one. |
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| trancecadet |
i quite like my mates hp, its slightly old now tho but the build quality is better (plastic feels stronger) than my acer. The higher end acers (ferrari'a) are much better obviously.
Ive used a dell in the past for a short while and that was alright. You can get some good deals from dell.
Ive always had a soft spot for the sony vaios though and now they look even better than what they used to. Id never pay the price for one new mind! |
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| knoxy5000 |
| Ive got a asus laptop. 2.0ghz centrino 760 processor and 1gb ram, Stable as hell, never crashed, battery lasts like 4 hours in low power mode and about 2 hours in high performance mode, Most the time i just use a/c power anyways. Pc motherboard is asus aswell. Strongly recommended |
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| zizack |
from a specs standpoint, the Toshibas look pretty good along with the Vaios. I have this Powerbook sitting here unopened and I can't decide. I personally find Windows much more comfortable and I like how most software is compatible with it.
On the other hand, Powerbooks seem to be the most widely used laptops in our field.
on a side note, are there any similar programs to FL Studio that work with Macs? i'd love to be able to open up a program like FL inside Ableton and be able to mess around with my loops and be able to change around easily, but from what I gather FL is not Mac compatible. |
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| DFOP04 |
mate stick with the mac, i have an ibook, wish i had what you have, but £ is a prob for me, but trust me, your deffo safe with a mac, yeh its hard to use at first, but it really doesnt take long to get used to, and youl soon realise that 'once you have a mac, youl never go back!!', serious though, i have many friends who own a mac and they all stick by them, they are great for music and visual arts stuff. the way they are set out is so user friendly, macs are just great for music -> trust me stick with the powerbook, you wont regret it, otherwise il kindly take it off your hands!!
thats my 10 pence worth anyway! |
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