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The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.

Louis Rossmann · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Repair, teardowns & right to repairConsumer devices & gadgets

What it is

Louis Rossmann, a Macbook repair shop owner, goes through a long list of Apple hardware engineering failures, from GPU defects to keyboards and repair practices.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Mostly cited by critics of Apple hardware quality, and as a rabbit hole for people curious about laptop repair.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “His videos are a great rabbit hole to go down, if you are interested in laptop repair methods.”

    Repair shop owner explains Apple build quality problems.

    Severian, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to Windows”

  2. “Louis Rossmann made a video highlighting a lot of the engineering problems with Apple laptops.”

    Repairer lists engineering problems with Apple laptops.

    computerex, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?”

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Topics: macbook, right to repair, louis rossmann, apple, hardware defects

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