I have an IBM X60 from 2006, and the only problem it's developed despite heavy (mobile) use for the past decade-and-nearly-half is that it's lost some of the paint on the case around the edges and bottom.
A friend's MacBook (the plastic ones of the time) started cracking its case within a year, and shortly after that the HDD failed.
Apple has always presented their products as being premium, and their aesthetic isn't bad, but IMHO they're not really as well-built as they claim to be. They are better built than the cheap HPs and Toshibas, however.
A friend's MacBook (the plastic ones of the time) started cracking its case within a year, and shortly after that the HDD failed.
Apple has always presented their products as being premium, and their aesthetic isn't bad, but IMHO they're not really as well-built as they claim to be. They are better built than the cheap HPs and Toshibas, however.