grawk Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 and yet, I'm sure it happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Indeed John Boyarsky demonstrates what five years in close proximity to a smoker can do to a G5 Cheese Grater... Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide ? The Register Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 people who don't bother to go outside to smoke smoke enough to destroy everything they own with cigarette smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Typical American attitude that. I think that question "Why isn't there anything in the warranty about cigarette smoke?" question is bullshit. If you kill your computer by getting tar all over the internals, how is that a manufacturing fault any more than a laptop failing from spilling liquid on it? It's PEBCAK. It sounded to me more like the issue is that they smell like cigarettes and so they are a bio-hazard, and not that they are covered in tar and nicotine that caused them to fail. Maybe I read it wrong, and I agree with the "you break it, you pay for it" philosophy. But does smelling like a cigarette disqualify one from repairs? I hate cigarettes, I have a lung disease that brings my oxygen levels to the high 80's, high 70's on a flight of stairs. I avoid smoke every chance I can. But I don't see why a smokey computer can't be fixed by a guy wearing a mask and gloves, or a bunny suit as we call them. It seems to me that it's more of that liberal green BS, that they are so special and above stooping to that level, so they rob the consumer of their rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 The article said the computer had failed from "tar from cigarette smoke", that sounds like it got pretty gummed up. Not really surprising apple wouldn't repair something destroyed like that. That's not failure of their workmanship, but rather something killed by environmental factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I agree about the Liberal bullshit, but guess who would be suing in the future if they got cancer and didn't smoke? Not that I believe dealing with tar would result in that unless the exposure was huge, but you can see what I'm getting at. (I was a Health and Safety officer at a previous job and things were getting ridiculous, I must say.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Sweet mailbox, bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 AMEX | BD-UG1 Mac mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit Is it for the asked price (199$ + tech work) still a good deal or the external Blu-Rays are the way to go? Amicalement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 you just planning to use it as a blu-ray burner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 you just planning to use it as a blu-ray burner? I dont want to use it more than for it's playback option. My main concern is that I figure it could cost me around (even if I ignore all the trouble for buying hardware from the US) 300$. I would like at least buying a decent device and not a B grade stuff under the Apple sex appeal... Thanks, Amicalement from Qu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You can't do bluray playback on mac yet, to my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You can't do bluray playback on mac yet, to my knowledge. precisely the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 "Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace." Apple's Steve Jobs calls Blu-ray "a bag of hurt" -- Engadget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archosman Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You can't do bluray playback on mac yet, to my knowledge. Whoops... nevermind. Read the post above mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 "Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace." Apple's Steve Jobs calls Blu-ray "a bag of hurt" -- Engadget Translation -- "File sizes still too big to push through iTunes as of right this minute." HTPCs (or HTMacs) are a fucking hassle. Buy an Oppo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You can't do bluray playback on mac yet, to my knowledge. I was on the impression that these Amex guys were adressing this problem... Amicalement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 no., they're just giving you the drive to use as mass storage. As to the ability to move the data fast enough, no that's not a problem, it's all licensing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 As to the ability to move the data fast enough, no that's not a problem, it's all licensing Many .mkv files would agree with you. So I'm told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genetic Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Again when something sound too good to be true it's probably not what you're looking for. Thanks I think I'll do the Dusty Colorware treatment instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currawong Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Sounds like Steve Jobs couldn't just steamroll the kind of licence for the technology he wants, as he usually does, so he hasn't bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Sheinhardt Wig Company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Gang, where's the best place online to buy memory for my older iMac? I just need a 1GB chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 I have always used Crucial.com but I hear there might be better choices. Someone else will have to provide those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 I like Other World Computing but there may be cheaper places. Performance Upgrades; FireWire USB SATA Storage; Memory, more at OWC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 I go to dealram.com, and pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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