Hello, well because laptops are so differently priced 3 years warranty is not enforced here I think, another problem is that of course macs are even more costly then they already are in the states because I think they must literally translate that dollar price into euros. But, imho especially the mac pros and macbook pros should at least come with 3 years warranty on parts. Out of curiosity and ot: What work do you do? Greetings, Anouk On Nov 4, 2009, at 2:27 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> > Hi anouk, > > We have some of these similar problems here with our equipment > funding. Unfortunately the nature of the computer market is this. > The average consumer wants to spend as little as possible on a > computer, even if that means they will be buying a new computer once a > year. Consumers who want a high end computer that will last them 3 > years are a niche market. This is especially when you consider that > businesses who buy in bulk take the mass market approach. Those guys > are even worse. Sure, They may buy 1000 computers every year or two, > But they want to get a $600 computer for $400, and they still want fat > warrantees on them. When you build things cheep to undercut the other > guys so you can sell more units and kater to the market, you get > oodles of breakdowns and have to spend a bundle on service if you cant > convince the buyer to just go out and get a new one. > > People like us who want well built systems to last us absorb the cost > of servicing the cheep laptops. This is much the same principal as > voiceover. Every one who buys a mac contributes to the development of > voiceover, even though %95 of mac users have no infernal use for it > what-so-ever. > > There is not a company here in north america who has a standard laptop > warrantee longer than one year, for all the reasons stated above. > Even Asus, which puts 3 years standard on it's desktop componants and > builds superb quality laptops here, only provides one year on their > laptop systems. So our funding has to last for 5 years. The best > warrantee we can do is 3 years. And we will be lucky if we still have > a nice computer at the end of the day because they are just built > cheep. It's a real tough situation for resellers and funding > authorizers, and it's terribly frustrating for clients. > > Here in North America, Apple is pretty competative with products lit > dell studio and some of the mid range asus stuff. The real money > saver of an apple is the bsiness of not having to provide a screen > reader. Unfortunately we're duel booting windows on these products > and providing jaws or window-eyes any way because many of our people > already have so much money invested that they don't want to just ditch > their abominably high priced windows kit. So that kind'a defeats the > purpose a bit but it will get there. > > Best, > erik burggraaf > A+ certified technician and user support consultant. > Phone: 888-255-5194 > Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2009-11-04, at 3:49 AM, anouk radix wrote: > >> >> Hello, I know that there are some unattached braille display >> developers around, meaning that their braille displays are not linked >> to screenreader software to windows. Lately I have been thinking >> about >> how cool it would beif they could do a package deal on their braille >> display and a mac laptop. In the netherlands if you are a schoolgoing >> child or a student you get both a laptop, a screenreader and a >> braille >> display from the state (actually the uwv, a company run by the state) >> if you are a working person then your employer can ask the uwv for a >> screenreader and a braille display and if you need stuff for home use >> you need to ask your insurance company. So it owuld be really >> beneficial for the uwv to have an option like the mac that would be a >> lot cheaper then the options by optelec (bc640+hal) or freedom >> scientific (i think their braille display is called focus and they of >> course develop jaws) plus probbably a toshiba laptop. At least the >> free developers could spread the know how about the mac system and >> maybe translate stuff provide dutch support etc. I was planning to >> write some people about this when I suddenly realized something. 1. >> apple seems to be the sole distributor of macbooks etc and most >> importantly 2. the very meager standard warranty and very high price >> to buy more. If you get a laptop as a blind student in nl then you >> have to use it for at least 3 years before you ask for a new one, >> after 3 years you can ask for a new laptop and sometimes even a new >> braille display although that term used to be 5 ears. So it is common >> practice for companies to deliver the laptop with 3 years of warranty >> so that has to be included in the total price. >> I really hope that in the future apple iwll include more then 1 year >> of warranty because on a lot of proiducts in europe you have AT LEAST >> 2 years warranty as standard and at no extra cost. >> Greetings, Anouk >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
