Biggest Complaints

jaster · Oct 1, 2007

Just out of curiosity, what is everyone's biggest complaint/annoyance about their mac? My biggest is my Macbooks lack of a memory card slot. I understand why mac left out a reader, but it doesn't make me feel better about it missing when I am trying to upload pics. I was just sitting here looking for the proper wire to connect my camera to my mac in order to download this weekends family outing pictures, and figured I would ask what drives everyone crazy about their machines or software. I love my mac, but like everyting, it has it downfalls. Anyway, just thought I would ask.

fleurya · Oct 1, 2007

There's not much to complain about it. A couple of minor things. I wish they had used a 54 pin, rather than a 34 pin expresscard slot. That's pretty limiting. I can do without a card reader if I can plug on in there, but 34 pin isn't big enough for a CF card reader.

Also, I don't care for the iSight. It makes the screen bezel big and ugly for something many people don't and probably will rarely, if ever, use. I wish I could cram my MBP hardware into a G5 chassis with the screen that is nice and sleek sans iSight.

the8thark · Oct 1, 2007

My biggest complaint and the only one I can think of is the mighty mouse scroll ball. Mine is dirty. And every way I tried to clean it didn't work. But I'm not that bothered about it. I just now don't use the ball. Just like my old (hockey puck) mouse which didn't have one. More annoying than anything else though.

Also I don't like how apple and others restrict some of their apps. By saying machines under x Mhz aren't suitable. And the app will refuse to run on those machines. I've gotten many apps to run on macs quite a bit less than the minimum specs. Slowly though but it's better than nothing. So I'd rather they all remove this restriction and just have a warning under x Mhz and it's your risk.

kman445 · Oct 2, 2007

My biggest complaint is having o constently hear that macs suck from people who have never even used one. Other than, i don't like how some things dont work with a mac, like m cell phone

giulio · Oct 2, 2007

The fact that is slows down over time... that really gets me. My iMac used to work like greased lightning. Now everything takes a while to... 'happen'. That really sucks.
The OS should have some sort of disk optimization built in. When idle, a prefect disk state should be computed. And then files physically moved as needed to get into that state.
Cuz right now... it sucks.

eric · Oct 2, 2007

my biggest complaint about the macbook itself: that it comes with only the barest minimum of video memory.

my biggest complaint about OSX: no mass file rename built right into finder.

macjuicy23 · Oct 2, 2007

My biggest complaint are Computer Hypocratical Windows Cult Followers who dog apple computers saying how bad they are.... yet they walk around with an iphone or Ipod...

Question: If this computer battle were to be based in Star Wars terms would Mac be The Light or the Darkside? hmmmmm

jonnyd · Oct 2, 2007

Navigation in finder is awful. I am forever navigating through a torturous directory tree, wanting a detail view when I get there and being dumped back at the root where I started.

I don't think finder in General is as good as it could be, but maybe there are copyright issues - a hybrid of the best of Finder and Windows Explorer would be awesome, but presumably would end up in the world's biggest ever court case.

Nabooly · Oct 2, 2007

Biggest complaint is that there is no video in port in the back, id like the reassurance that this imac will still be usable long after the hardware dies leaving only the screen.

Lycus · Oct 2, 2007

I have three general complaints:

•MacBook's graphics card is inferior to the iBook's.
•When dealing with same-named directories, Finder overwrites instead of merging (OS X doesn't do this at an OS level, so it merges when using Terminal)
•No easy/safe way to boot Windows or Linux from an external HDD with multiple partitions.

D3v1L80Y · Oct 2, 2007

giulio said:
The OS should have some sort of disk optimization built in.

OS X does have built in optimization and maintenance tasks.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107388

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

Ryan13 · Oct 2, 2007

jonnyd said:
Navigation in finder is awful. I am forever navigating through a torturous directory tree, wanting a detail view when I get there and being dumped back at the root where I started.

I don't think finder in General is as good as it could be, but maybe there are copyright issues - a hybrid of the best of Finder and Windows Explorer would be awesome, but presumably would end up in the world's biggest ever court case.

in leopard there will be a new finder that i think sounds like what you are looking for.

macjuicy23 · Oct 2, 2007

Talk about a complaint..... this is whats wrong with the US....

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/10/02/apple.iphone.lawsuit.ap/index.html

Shannonb · Oct 2, 2007

Biggest complaint with my macbook: only 2 usb ports. And there really close together so sometimes you need to unplug one thing to plug in another. I know I could by a 4 port adapter but it would be easier to just have on my computer.

Shannonb · Oct 2, 2007

macjuicy23 said:
Talk about a complaint..... this is whats wrong with the US....

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/10/02/apple.iphone.lawsuit.ap/index.html

Yes, someone filing a law suit that will never be won is the biggest problem with the US. :Confused:

MACyMouse · Oct 2, 2007

My biggest complaint is that I can't click on something in one window if it's behind another one. I have to click the window to bring it to the front before I can activate any right clicks or clicking a menu option... unlike Windoze.

mac0s9user · Oct 2, 2007

My white Apple Keyboard gets really dirty really quickly.

TheCustomer99 · Oct 2, 2007

Shannonb said:
Biggest complaint with my macbook: only 2 usb ports. And there really close together so sometimes you need to unplug one thing to plug in another. I know I could by a 4 port adapter but it would be easier to just have on my computer.

I have a Belkin 4 port adapter, and it is so small that it isn't a problem to carry around. I can see why you wish there were more than two ports though.

My biggest complaint: My math course has an online program to do homework and it isn't compatible with OS X. So I have to use my roommate's Toshiba to do my math homework. Also, I don't like how pages don't maximize to take up the whole screen unless I drag the corner and make it take up the whole screen.

D3v1L80Y · Oct 2, 2007

Biggest complaint with my macbook: only 2 usb ports.

Now I have heard this from countless people and quite frankly... I have never really understood it. A notebook is a portable computer. It is meant to be used "on the go" and moved from place to place. The idea of cramming 537 USB ports (okay, I exaggerate a little) on a computer that is technically not meant to be "tied down" or "tethered" is just plain silly and goes against the very design and purpose of the machine.

Want to add a mouse?.... fine, you're covered.
Want to connect your iPod quickly?... again, no problem.

But when you expect a portable notebook computer to have countless peripheral connectors on board, you are starting to really lose the concept of what a portable computer is. It isn't really meant to be used in place of a desktop (though many people do just that).

Sure, I have a 7-port USB hub that I use with my PowerBook when I am at my desk at home. That connects my external HD, Scanner, Printer, mouse, iPod, camera and still leaves me with connections open. This doesn't change the fact that when I am not at my desk, I could care less how many ports are open since I really don't connect much of anything to it when I am not at my desk.

Shannonb · Oct 2, 2007

D3v1L80Y said:
Now I have heard this from countless people and quite frankly... I have never really understood it. A notebook is a portable computer. It is meant to be used "on the go" and moved from place to place. The idea of cramming 537 USB ports (okay, I exaggerate a little) on a computer that is technically not meant to be "tied down" or "tethered" is just plain silly and goes against the very design and purpose of the machine.

Want to add a mouse?.... fine, you're covered.
Want to connect your iPod quickly?... again, no problem.

But when you expect a portable notebook computer to have countless peripheral connectors on board, you are starting to really lose the concept of what a portable computer is. It isn't really meant to be used in place of a desktop (though many people do just that).

Sure, I have a 7-port USB hub that I use with my PowerBook when I am at my desk at home. That connects my external HD, Scanner, Printer, mouse, iPod, camera and still leaves me with connections open. This doesn't change the fact that when I am not at my desk, I could care less how many ports are open since I really don't connect much of anything to it when I am not at my desk.

Yes, it is suppose to be portable, but my computer sits at my desk more often than not, just like most people probably. I dont even want 4 or 5 usb ports. Just 3 separated ports will do me fine. Sometimes I only have one port because my flash drive is too big to have another usb plugged in.