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Gearburn • 13 Aug 2012

Two days Mac-less: Windows woes

By Claudio Rebuzzi

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Tragedy. My Macbook Pro went into the shop the other day. All because I wanted to test a port station for review. All because someone couldn’t make software that works. All because people are idiots.

Apple products have the reputation of being strong and reliable. That is what they are, that is what I have become so accustomed to. This being my first Macbook, I was ecstatic after my first year of ownership to know that no major (and very few minor) issues came up. Until now.