SteelSkin.net - The Ramblings of Chris Nutt

Yay I got my Orange C600 today via Ebay. Its nice and shiny and in good nick. It has the main flaw that most joystick phones have which is just in the joints, but a quick blow in the joystick housing soon fixed that.  I’m using Samus Aran by Transfuse for my background, the orange home screen, wm5 default (graphite colour) and I’ve Got It -eureka New School by Ko Kimura.

So far its pretty ace, I borrowed the C500 from my mate Gav and that was good. Although more prone to dust the joystick is much better than the old rocking system.

Apple lately has erected a veritable wall of defense against me moving to the Mac. Crappy adverts and debatable design choices aside. There are two main problems as I see it with the recent Macs.

Reliability

I know of 3 people with MacBook Pros, only one has been without fault and one repaired to the owners satisfaction. Hell you might even call them the JankBook Pro, but they have enough problems as is. Part of the problem is due to Apple’s stupid slim=good mentality, which sacrifices a few mm for the stability and temperature of the machine. Make no mistake these aren’t Laptops anymore.

Customer Service

The nightmare of getting service from Apple, second only to getting blood from a stone, is something my friends with faulty MBPs have had to deal with. Apparently you should just be happy with your Mac and any faults are just misunderstood ‘features’.