[Macworld]

Post your comments for A literally buggy MacBook Pro here

[warlock7]

I had mice build a nest inside my old Apple 2e... They were storing nuts and stuff in there for winter...

[anil_robo]

http://www.hoax-slay...n-computer1.jpg

[ZeroGravX]

Nice, yeah in my days of a tech at Best Buy (pre Geek Squad) I had found a few surprises in peoples PC towers. From mice to cockroaches (eww hate those things).

[dolphinbuddy]

I watched an ant crawl into the keyboard on my powerbook one day. I couldn't quite catch it in time.

[patrickmacworld]

Some of the CSR taking AppleCare calls act as "idiots" at times. Do they really think someone will open a notebook just to put these bugs in?
The other day, I called AppleCare because my Vista machine was not showing up in Finder's sidebar under "Shared." The CSR wanted to know what my cable modem brand was and who was my internet service provider. I'm sorry to say this, but that was the most stupid question to ask. My ISP had nothing to do with the issue I wanted to get fixed.

[jpmm]

I have kinda been concerned about a spider getting in there through the power supply fan. (I have a Mac Pro). I keep the office sprayed, but I still find the little critters from time to time (since the office is in a converted basement).

[Schneb]

I'm pretty sure the next generation of laptops are going to be built around the iPhone model. Headphones will be wireless and the DVD slot will be eliminated.

[doglesby]

Actually, Dan, the term bug predated computers. Edison's notes refer to design bugs. That term goes back a long way. It was the term "debug" that originated with the moth in the solenoid. It was a pun--"bug" had nothing to do with pests before then.

[jono1]

This kinda thing happens more than you might think. I work at an Apple Service Provider, and by far the funniest case to come through in my time was a 12in PowerBook sent in by a guy from the Northern Territory (remote desert/rainforest region of Australia) with a note saying "my computer has been invaded by tiny ants".
What's more is, his initial solution? He opened it up and sprayed it with insecticide.

[atchius]

Well of course Sam didn't intentionally put the bugs in there, but it's certainly not Apple's responsibility to get them out, or to repair any damage they caused. I think it's sick that just because AppleCare has a reputation for repairing things not covered by the warranty, people feel like they are owed something. If there were ladybugs in his computer, they obviously entered while he was using it. What was he doing putting his computer near ladybugs?

[patrickmacworld]

Even suggesting that Sam put them inside his computer is preposterous. The blame cannot be put on anyone since no one knows if the bugs got in the computer while it was in Sam's possession or not. After all, the computer was manufactured in China and then shipped to North America. The bugs could have gotten into the computer at any time during the trip.

I don't know if AppleCare has the reputation of repairing things not covered under warranty because I've had to be firm even for things covered under warranty.