Apple

[Saul Goodman]

The logic board is new, as they replaced it with the display  -- and they only replaced the display because that is apparently where the networking hardware is.  Personally, I really did not believe it was a software problem, given that the first time it ever happened was immediately after a massive hardware swap, but I know you have to go through all the troubleshooting stuff.  The internet issue is much better, but that is due to my googling skills, and not any of the umpteen "repairs".  I changed the Airport settings to assign a DHCP address manually, and then chose a number that was outside of the range that the router would have automatically assigned.  Since then (and it's been about 4 or 5 days of heavy use), I've noticed the connection fail only once. 

Yes, other clients work and the ISP has been ruled out.  In fact, this started right around when my baby was born, and I assumed it was Comcast's fault (aren't all bad things?).  I had them out here when the baby was feeding around the clock and I was out of my mind exhausted, and they insisted their service wasn't to blame (there's a first time for everything), and then re-set up my wiring which I did not appreciate, and also replaced my splitter without telling me, which resulted in a worse signal.  So that was fun.  Then, I troubleshot the router.  No change.  Then, by coincidence, the power supply of the router failed and Apple replaced it.  Still no change.  Then, it finally occurred to me to see if other wifi clients were losing their connection when the laptop was, and they weren't.  So by then, I was fully satisfied that it was the laptop's fault, but Apple wasn't.  Vendors LOVE networking issues.  They can blame the ISP.  The router.  The neighbor's microwave.  The baby monitor.  Anything but their own machine. 

In any event, the card and the antenna and the logic board have all been replaced, as has the router.  The dude I was talking to today is supposed to call back tomorrow.  He agrees that Apple should be offering a solution other than returning to the store for the 4th time and dealing with the snotty Genius Bar manager.  ("We don't think it is the hardware, but we swapped it out to make you feel better.")

More then you wanted to know?

The wireless antenna is concealed within the bezel surrounding the display.  Maybe it's all one piece that can't be swapped out separately with the new models, but that seems quite inefficient.  What about the graphics card then, on the display issue?

They didn't check for it when it first failed, they just re-swapped the display.  I've informed my advisor that I am looking for a solution other than "just bring it back to the Apple Store" and he agreed, so we'll see what happens today, now that he knows that the display failed on the new OS install.

Keep me posted.

Apple is replacing the computer.  Score.

Under warranty or out of warranty?

[smg]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

[Saul Goodman]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Have an extra grand on hand to upgrade to the SSD?

[PenPho]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

Why don't you two just get a room already?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

Why don't you two just get a room already?

[morpheus]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

Why don't you two just get a room already?

Reminds me of one of my early works...

[BH]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

Why don't you two just get a room already?

Reminds me of one of my early works...

The Ribs Kid is the best.

[Richard Chuggar]

Under warranty.  I have AppleCare.  It's pretty sweet -- a new, current machine, so it is an upgrade.  And they allow you to pay extra to customize if you choose, and they will also refund a pro-rated amount of the AppleCare and allow me to buy a new AppleCare.

Jackpot. Glad they're making it right for you.

Why don't you two just get a room already?

Reminds me of one of my early works...

The Ribs Kid is the best.

Better than SPORTS???  Doubt it guitar boy. 
Better than NEGRON SPORTS???  Definitely not.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

[BH]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

"My sources said today that rumors of an iPhone 5 release at the end of June were completely false.

The rumor started on a Korean site, translated by MacRumors, and that Apple had confirmed the news. "

That's too bad, his sources sound very good.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

"My sources said today that rumors of an iPhone 5 release at the end of June were completely false.

The rumor started on a Korean site, translated by MacRumors, and that Apple had confirmed the news. "

That's too bad, his sources sound very good.

By which you mean his sources (presumably at Apple) refuting this story from a Korean news site that claims that Apple has confirmed a late June release date?

Or did you misread that?

At any rate, the release of the next iPhone is now apparently rumored to be August or September, the change from their traditional summer release possibly related to this...

http://www.9to5mac.com/59019/howard-stringer-says-sony-image-sensors-delayed-for-apples-ipad/

I'm here watching Walt Mossberg talk to Sony's CEO, Sir Howard Stringer.  Stringer just said that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the recent tsunami/quake.  In the next breath, he said something to the effect of getting image sensors to companies like Apple will be delayed.

...

The Street reported in April 2010 that the fifth generation iPhone would pack an 8 megapixel camera from Sony. The same report correctly predicted a 5 megapixel sensor for the iPhone 4. Perhaps Stringer's comment is evidence that the next-generation iPhone will have an 8 megapixel camera. Boom.

[CT III]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

"My sources said today that rumors of an iPhone 5 release at the end of June were completely false.

The rumor started on a Korean site, translated by MacRumors, and that Apple had confirmed the news. "

That's too bad, his sources sound very good.

By which you mean his sources (presumably at Apple) refuting this story from a Korean news site that claims that Apple has confirmed a late June release date?

Or did you misread that?

At any rate, the release of the next iPhone is now apparently rumored to be August or September, the change from their traditional summer release possibly related to this...

http://www.9to5mac.com/59019/howard-stringer-says-sony-image-sensors-delayed-for-apples-ipad/

I'm here watching Walt Mossberg talk to Sony's CEO, Sir Howard Stringer.  Stringer just said that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the recent tsunami/quake.  In the next breath, he said something to the effect of getting image sensors to companies like Apple will be delayed.

...

The Street reported in April 2010 that the fifth generation iPhone would pack an 8 megapixel camera from Sony. The same report correctly predicted a 5 megapixel sensor for the iPhone 4. Perhaps Stringer's comment is evidence that the next-generation iPhone will have an 8 megapixel camera. Boom.

No need to get asshurt, Tank.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

"My sources said today that rumors of an iPhone 5 release at the end of June were completely false.

The rumor started on a Korean site, translated by MacRumors, and that Apple had confirmed the news. "

That's too bad, his sources sound very good.

By which you mean his sources (presumably at Apple) refuting this story from a Korean news site that claims that Apple has confirmed a late June release date?

Or did you misread that?

At any rate, the release of the next iPhone is now apparently rumored to be August or September, the change from their traditional summer release possibly related to this...

http://www.9to5mac.com/59019/howard-stringer-says-sony-image-sensors-delayed-for-apples-ipad/

I'm here watching Walt Mossberg talk to Sony's CEO, Sir Howard Stringer.  Stringer just said that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the recent tsunami/quake.  In the next breath, he said something to the effect of getting image sensors to companies like Apple will be delayed.

...

The Street reported in April 2010 that the fifth generation iPhone would pack an 8 megapixel camera from Sony. The same report correctly predicted a 5 megapixel sensor for the iPhone 4. Perhaps Stringer's comment is evidence that the next-generation iPhone will have an 8 megapixel camera. Boom.

No need to get asshurt, Tank.

Sports.

[BH]

No new iPhone in June.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/04/05/iphone-5-will-not-launch-in-june/

"My sources said today that rumors of an iPhone 5 release at the end of June were completely false.

The rumor started on a Korean site, translated by MacRumors, and that Apple had confirmed the news. "

That's too bad, his sources sound very good.

By which you mean his sources (presumably at Apple) refuting this story from a Korean news site that claims that Apple has confirmed a late June release date?

Or did you misread that?

At any rate, the release of the next iPhone is now apparently rumored to be August or September, the change from their traditional summer release possibly related to this...

http://www.9to5mac.com/59019/howard-stringer-says-sony-image-sensors-delayed-for-apples-ipad/

I'm here watching Walt Mossberg talk to Sony's CEO, Sir Howard Stringer.  Stringer just said that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the recent tsunami/quake.  In the next breath, he said something to the effect of getting image sensors to companies like Apple will be delayed.

...

The Street reported in April 2010 that the fifth generation iPhone would pack an 8 megapixel camera from Sony. The same report correctly predicted a 5 megapixel sensor for the iPhone 4. Perhaps Stringer's comment is evidence that the next-generation iPhone will have an 8 megapixel camera. Boom.

No need to get asshurt, Tank.

Sports.

Let's not get distracted. Has Yeti put his broken thunderbolt on desipio for sale yet?