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A brief history of hardware epidemics

Capacitors that overheated, leaked, or even caught fire. Lead-free solder that couldn’t survive being heated and cooled repeatedly. Butterfly keyboards that didn’t work.

June 21, 2025 Macs, Technology

Apple’s longevity by design

Are Apple’s products designed to last longer? A new white paper puts Apple’s case, and dismisses allegations of built-in obsolescence.

July 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

How AppleCare has changed with AppleCare+

AppleCare+ combines extended warranty on defects with insurance cover for accidental damage. This explains the benefits now offered for Macs.

December 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch Mid 2015 battery recall

Apple has announced a battery recall programme for some MacBook Pro 15-inch models which were sold mainly between […]

June 20, 2019 Macs, Technology

Can you upgrade or repair a Mac with a T2 chip?

Apple’s latest Macs have T2 chips and SSDs which are not user-replaceable. Isn’t buying one courting with disaster?

November 23, 2018 Macs, Technology

AppleCare and warranty cover for Macs

What does AppleCare cost, is it worth it, how can you get it, and can you transfer it? And more.

November 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

Q&A: MacBook Pro display defects

When I connect my MacBook Pro to an external display, there are defects on the image. What is causing this?

December 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

Hard decisions

There is now a better way to estimate likely hard disk life than Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

July 18, 2015 Macs, Technology
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