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bkb · Oct 2, 2003, 07:55 PM

It arrived a day EARLY. Yes, that's right. Everyone seems to be complaining about the wait and my BTO rev B 12"/Superdrive/60GB/256/APX is a beauty. Skipped over from Taiwan - Alaska - Indiana - New York City in a day and delivered this morning. For those of you aching to know about the infamous 'heat issue' - from what i can tell, it is largely solved. Much, much less heat. I've used the Rev a quite a bit - and it is a significant improvement. This one is a real beauty. For those of you refreshing the apple store/fed ex tracker every 2 mins, I can assure you, it's well worth the wait. Hang in there.

Three things:
1) Is there some type of hardware check I can to test all the hardware to get a final A-OK.
2) Where are these white-spots everyone is talking about, and how do i find them?
3) What are the known flaws with the 12". Can someone summarize them for me. Would be useful to check mine for these.

Thanks.

KeriVit · Oct 2, 2003, 08:32 PM

If you're asking these questions- stop. It seems you have agood unit- something that is not always reported on these forums. So rejoice! Don't look for the problems- if you don't have them, just bask in your glory and report the happy moments.

Why look for flaws when eveything is working. Stop in when you need a hand, but until then. enjoy!

bkb · Oct 2, 2003, 08:40 PM

Originally posted by KeriVit:
If you're asking these questions- stop. It seems you have agood unit- something that is not always reported on these forums. So rejoice! Don't look for the problems- if you don't have them, just bask in your glory and report the happy moments.

Why look for flaws when eveything is working. Stop in when you need a hand, but until then. enjoy!

I appreciate your advise. However, since I am new to Mac I wanted to get an idea of how I can test the hardware on my computer in one shot to know it is all A-OK. Kapisch?

h00ligan · Oct 2, 2003, 08:46 PM

use the apple hardware test cd that came with your mac

It's going to apss though.. trust me.

similarly, i don't believe there is a white spot issue with the 12"s just the 15"s

sounds like you got a good unit, i second the above recommendation, don't look for problems.. if they are they, they will find you.

i did a dead pixel check on a powerbook i bought a while ago, and found one, right in the middle.. i never would have seen it, after that, i saw it every time i looked at the screen..

ENJOY IT.

and yes, fwiw, i setup a new 12" the other day at work, and the heat issues absolutely seem resolved..didnt' even get warm when i ran xbench on it.