Hrmm...
Noticed at least 3 issues in the past month:
1. Back vent is beginning to peel at the edges.
2. Power cord has a short in it, near the magsafe connection.
3. Right-front "palm rest" is peeling/splitting (a good sized chunk pretty much fell off).
I can fix all of these, but since the laptop has Applecare, I'll just see about sending it in to get repaired before Applecare expires this summer.
In the meantime, I've ordered a Dell Mini 9 that I'll attempt to use when it is in the shop (not a really good replacement but its better than nothing...last time I sent my Mac in to get repaired, I almost lost my mind).
EDIT -- man, it is difficult to decide which netbook is best. One thing I don't like about the Mini that I've been hearing about is the fact that they've removed a lot of the keys and made it to where you have to use key combination strokes to type certain characters.
I'd also cancelled my initial Mini order a few days ago and reordered (upgraded a few parts after I received a Presidents Day discount).
Yesterday and today I did more research and found that I want the following instead:
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch Netbook (1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 10 GB E-Storage, Bluetooth, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Blue.
Amazon.com has it for $374 with free shipping. This deal is a bit better than my Mini order...and I get bluetooth, bigger hard disk (but not SSD), and a bigger screen. I attempted to cancel my current Dell order but the won't allow it. They state that it is currently in the production stage. Well, it's been in the production stage since I first ordered it (a week ago). It also isn't due to ship for another week. I was terse with the phone agent. I'll let the Dell ship then immediately return it. I'd already ordered the Asus and had to cancel the order. I'd order both (and return the Dell) if it weren't for the fact that my wife would be pissed. There's also a 2-week wait for the Asus (ARRRGGGHHH).
I'm actually afraid of having the Dell arrive here because I may end up changing my mind again and keeping the Dell. :(
Why mention this on my Macbook blog? Well, I'd had the idea of putting OS X on my Dell (I probably can't do that with the Asus). I do plan to code a lot on the Dell, but if it means me having to use key combinations to type a ', that's going to SUCK!!
Oh well. I may give the Dell a spin. I know I have a trial time period before I return.
