THE VIDEO SHELF · apple hardware failures
The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.
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 HN readers recommended it
Mostly cited by critics of Apple hardware quality, and as a rabbit hole for people curious about laptop repair.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Louis Rossmann
- Topic
- apple hardware failures
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Louis Rossmann, a well known advocate for right-to-repair and a repair shop owner has a lot to say about Apple's build quality. [VIDEO] His videos are a great rabbit hole to go down, if you are interested in laptop repair methods. He knows his stuff.
Severian on Hacker News · 2018-10
In Why Apple Eventually Lost Me and I’m Switching Back to WindowsLouis Rossmann made a video highlighting a lot of the engineering problems with Apple laptops. His whole business is about repairing Apple laptops so he has all the reasons and incentives to defend Apple and downplay their issues. [VIDEO]
computerex on Hacker News · 2019-10
In Ask HN: Feasible Alternative to the MacBook Pro?
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