e66 – Hardware Failures and Recalls

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
  • video of talk
  • article format
• WhatTheFont updated
• Macintosh XL's demise
• XProtect

Hardware Failures

• Apple ///
  • "100% hardware failure" Woz quote
  • Dan Kottke's "fix"
• Macintosh II
  • ROM not 32-bit clean
  • Rev A ROM now rare
• Powerbook 5300 🔋💥
  • NiMH replacements
• G3 Blue and White ATA
• iBook Dual USB
  • logic board failures
• Titanium PowerBook G4
• G4 Cube
  • cracks in external case
• MacBooks
  • MacBook cracked plastic
  • MacBook Pro GPU failures
  • MacBook Air flash storage
• International duckheads
• First- and third-party wall plugs
  • Knockoff MagSafe charger teardown
• iPod nano (1st gen) 🔋🌡
  • free anti-scratch sleeve
• Antennagate
  • free bumper cases
• Bendgate
• Selfiegate
• Hissgate
• Apple Hardware Test
  • "screenshots"