MacBookPro Disappointment

Well, I was warned.

People told me not to buy the initial version of the Intel laptops, but I figured Apple’s been doing this for a long time — how bad could it be?

Well, this thing is overheating like a mofo. Within 15 minutes it’s too hot to touch over the keyboard and anywhere on the bottom towards the front. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, except my CDRom stops working because of it!

I’ve been trying to install WoW for two days now and it won’t install. By the time I get to the third CD (out of 4) the drive stops working and the box is virtually on fire.

So, I got burned — figuratively. All the hype — all the blogging — all the anticipation — and my system doesn’t even function. I can’t install anything from the CD drive and the box makes me hot just using it.

I called Apple and they told me they’d get back to me in like 4 business days, and that if I call them they’d return my voice mail within 2 business days. Whatever.

If this doesn’t get solved like in the past tense I’m going back to my G4 and getting my money back. This has been nothing but a huge dissapointment.

So sad, too…the system is just awesome otherwise. So fast…so beautiful. I just wish it functioned completely and didn’t cause third degree burns. Baagh!

– (03.09.06) Edit — Well, Apple has stepped up and done the right thing. They are replacing my MBP outright. Way to go, Apple. (03.16.06) Edit — I’ve received the new system and the optical drive works flawlessly. Awesome!