We love Apple products, but not all of them have been perfect. We remember some of the worst, including exploding batteries, corrupt data, crumbling plastics, and more.
Follow Up
- The Origin of HyperCard in the Breakdown of the Bicycle of the Mind
- WhatTheFont updated
- Macintosh XL's demise
- XProtect
Hardware Failures
- Apple ///
- "100% hardware failure" Woz quote
- Dan Kottke's "fix"
- Macintosh II
- Powerbook 5300 🔋💥
- G3 Blue and White ATA
- iBook Dual USB
- Titanium PowerBook G4
- G4 Cube
- MacBooks
- International duckheads
- First- and third-party wall plugs
- iPod nano (1st gen) 🔋🌡
- Antennagate
- Bendgate
- Selfiegate
- Hissgate
- Apple Hardware Test