Yellow Discoloration - A New Switcher's Diary. Serial: 4H621

Question

Hi everybody,
I have dreamed of getting a Mac for years. I decided to wait for the "new iBooks" to come out, so when I set off to college I would have a good, stable system which would service me for years (As I have come to belive Apple products do).
I live in Israel (about 5 mac and counting) And altough our local Mac supplier, Yeda, is known for being.... nasty, I decided to go ahead and order my white MacBook.
Only after ordering it did I see the post describing the Moo's, the glitches AND THE YELLOW STAINES.
Although I got my MacBook a week ago, I rushed to order my InvisShield, and have NOT TOUCHED ANY PART OF THE PALM REST OR TOUCH PAD. I hook it up to my extarnel keyboard and mouse.
I will only use it when I have applied the shield, and log any problem I may have with the Macbook when they accure. This, I hope, will alow new users to get first hand experience on using the MacBook, it's issues and IF THE SHIELD REALLY WORKS.
My Serial number is 4H621 ~ I smoke (a sin according to this forum) ~ wash my hands before every use ~ will only use the Mac with the shield.
- Will it stop the yellowing?
- Will my Macbook, one of thousands sold
be plagued with problems?
- How will the authorised reseller in a small country
handle the issue?
- Will It live up to my high hopes?
I plan to be 100% honest. If It doesnt get yellow or moo, i'll tell you. If I dont wash my hands - I'll tell you.
IF APPLE SHUT DOWN THIS POST - ILL TELL YOU.
According to the rules, I'll end with a question:
Week 1:
Shield:
None
Toouching:
Havent touched any part MacBook yet, aside from opening and closing.
tasks operated:
almost none. keyboard hooked up, havent used it for more then 10 minutes a day, havent launched any application.
Color:
perfect white.
Have I been a good boy:
Yes, havent touched the thing once.
Should I continue with this post, readers?

Answer 1

It's a real shame that this is happeneing really, as design flaws like this ought never to get out of the beta stage.
Still, for me, my MacBook is all about what's under the bonnet, and if that screws up, then it's a straight return. I think that it's nigh on impossible to get a perfectly formed computer anyway, and Apple will have design margins. Still, this yellowing is slightly too much IMHO.
My old PB get so dented and things as I used it to play live and carried it around with me everywhere that I have kind of stopped noticing these things. It got blotchy at the palmrests from sweat. What really mattered is that it kept working right until the day it got nicked, and I pushed that thing very hard indeed.
I guess what I am trying to say is that Macs do cost a lot of money, and so we should expect good quality design, but when it comes down to it, what you are paying for is a very powerful, stable system that you can rely on, and for me, that alone is well worth the price of my MacBook.
Best, Fred