Why buy from Apple.com??
Man o man I am kicking myself right now!!!!!
I decided after Christmas that I wanted a new MB C2D after playing with my moms CD MB. I was burned pretty bad after my first experience with the ibook logic board fiasco years ago, but decided that was then. Plus once you get the fever what can you do?
Be that as it may, I was very surprised at the speed increase and how snappy the OS was with the Intel port.
Once I got home I went to Apple.com and ordered my little jewel. 2.0 Ghz, 2gig ram, superdrive blah blah right. ( there is no apple store within 5-6 hours)
What the hell was I thinking? Why didn't I buy from MacMall or somewhere else that had them in stock?
Apple shipped the damn thing from China and its taking foooorrever to get here.
GAAAHAHHAHAHHAHA. I am an idiot!
I decided after Christmas that I wanted a new MB C2D after playing with my moms CD MB. I was burned pretty bad after my first experience with the ibook logic board fiasco years ago, but decided that was then. Plus once you get the fever what can you do?
Be that as it may, I was very surprised at the speed increase and how snappy the OS was with the Intel port.
Once I got home I went to Apple.com and ordered my little jewel. 2.0 Ghz, 2gig ram, superdrive blah blah right. ( there is no apple store within 5-6 hours)
What the hell was I thinking? Why didn't I buy from MacMall or somewhere else that had them in stock?
Apple shipped the damn thing from China and its taking foooorrever to get here.
GAAAHAHHAHAHHAHA. I am an idiot!
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Man o man I am kicking myself right now!!!!!
I decided after Christmas that I wanted a new MB C2D after playing with my moms CD MB. I was burned pretty bad after my first experience with the ibook logic board fiasco years ago, but decided that was then. Plus once you get the fever what can you do?
Be that as it may, I was very surprised at the speed increase and how snappy the OS was with the Intel port.
Once I got home I went to Apple.com and ordered my little jewel. 2.0 Ghz, 2gig ram, superdrive blah blah right. ( there is no apple store within 5-6 hours)
What the hell was I thinking? Why didn't I buy from MacMall or somewhere else that had them in stock?
Apple shipped the damn thing from China and its taking foooorrever to get here.
GAAAHAHHAHAHHAHA. I am an idiot!
1) Apple has free shipping.
2) Apple has excellent order handling and customer support.
3) Orders shipped from China get to you faster than orders shipped from California UNLESS you live on the west coast. If the laptop ships from Apple in California, it will take at least 5 business days to ship because it is for sure shipping ground. When computers ship from China, they usually ship it within a day (via an airplane = fast) to Anchorage or a small industrial island in the Philippines. In either case, these two locations then ship it to a regional FedEx location. For me this is Indianapolis which is 2 hours away. The total shipping takes ~3 days, maybe 4 max.
My choice to order from Apple.com was made easier by the fact that I qualified for the educational discount -- I work for UNO -- but as far as I can tell, Apple don't check your credentials anyway. I considered ordering from Amazon, but they only stock the standard models, not the 160GB HD upgrade I wanted. Plus, the additional peace of mind in dealing directly with Apple was definitely a factor.
I ordered my customized 15" C2D MBP on December 14, and it arrived in New Orleans from Shanghai (via Anchorage, Indianapolis, and Memphis) on December 21. Pretty good, I thought.
Last Apple order from China got to me (just outside Indianapolis) in 46 hours...the Memphis hop and/or the Tenn->NO hop must be slow.
I ordered my ?Maggie? - 24-inch Intel Core 2 Duo iMac via Apple.com on September 6, 2006 - she shipped from Shanghai, China - I picked her up from the local (Southern California) FedEx location on September 15th - 9 days, and everything was perfect - I couldn?t be happier with my online purchase, although your mileage may vary 8). One of the advantages of ordering online, for me, was the ability to order the upgrades, options and features I wanted. When I bought "Genie" - 14-inch iBook G4, at the Apple store, I got the standard configuration across the board, which was OK, but decided I wanted the extras when I ordered "Maggie" .
Just like you, I like customizing and choosing exactly what I want. Thus, even though there is an Apple store about 45 minutes away from my place, I have always ordered from Apple.com. It never bothers me because they have free shipping anyways
I ordered my ?Maggie? - 24-inch Intel Core 2 Duo iMac via Apple.com on September 6, 2006 - she shipped from Shanghai, China - I picked her up from the local (Southern California) FedEx location on September 15th - 9 days, and everything was perfect - I couldn?t be happier with my online purchase, although your mileage may vary 8). One of the advantages of ordering online, for me, was the ability to order the upgrades, options and features I wanted. When I bought "Genie" - 14-inch iBook G4, at the Apple store, I got the standard configuration across the board, which was OK, but decided I wanted the extras when I ordered "Maggie" .
You actually NAME your computers? lol
I love my mac, but I think that might be a BIT excessive.
You actually NAME your computers? lol
I love my mac, but I think that might be a BIT excessive.
Depending on how many computers you own and/or manage, naming computers can be not only common, but also necessary. It is certainly preferable over numbering them.
Heck? http://earthlingsoft.net/ssp/blog/20...computer_names
You actually NAME your computers? lol
I love my mac, but I think that might be a BIT excessive.
Yeah... and they're all girl names. Weirdness ensues.
Yeah... and they're all girl names. Weirdness ensues.
How do you come up with the names?
I'd never name a personal computer. Maybe if I were an IT at a business with lots of computers I'd name THOSE computers.
We name ours; Geographic Location/type/department/available#
But it still doesn't help that my MB is locked up in a dock an hour away and I can see it on the FedEx shipping page.....damn thing hasn't moved in 3 days due to the holidays
gah! i did something wrong in a former life i know it!
We name ours; Geographic Location/type/department/available#
But it still doesn't help that my MB is locked up in a dock an hour away and I can see it on the FedEx shipping page.....damn thing hasn't moved in 3 days due to the holidays
gah! i did something wrong in a former life i know it!
Don't you love the waiting game!
1) Apple has free shipping.
2) Apple has excellent order handling and customer support.
3) Orders shipped from China get to you faster than orders shipped from California UNLESS you live on the west coast. If the laptop ships from Apple in California, it will take at least 5 business days to ship because it is for sure shipping ground. When computers ship from China, they usually ship it within a day (via an airplane = fast) to Anchorage or a small industrial island in the Philippines. In either case, these two locations then ship it to a regional FedEx location. For me this is Indianapolis which is 2 hours away. The total shipping takes ~3 days, maybe 4 max.
I ordered my MBP on a Wednesday. I had it, direct from China, by Monday.
Man o man I am kicking myself right now!!!!!
I decided after Christmas that I wanted a new MB C2D after playing with my moms CD MB. I was burned pretty bad after my first experience with the ibook logic board fiasco years ago, but decided that was then. Plus once you get the fever what can you do?
Be that as it may, I was very surprised at the speed increase and how snappy the OS was with the Intel port.
Once I got home I went to Apple.com and ordered my little jewel. 2.0 Ghz, 2gig ram, superdrive blah blah right. ( there is no apple store within 5-6 hours)
What the hell was I thinking? Why didn't I buy from MacMall or somewhere else that had them in stock?
Apple shipped the damn thing from China and its taking foooorrever to get here.
GAAAHAHHAHAHHAHA. I am an idiot!
This is why, also because Apple.com is well organized and not poorly designed
You actually NAME your computers? lol
I love my mac, but I think that might be a BIT excessive.
Sure, there's GalleyMac, GalleyPod, GalleyDrive Sr., GalleyDrive Jr., GalleyPhone and I drive a GalleyMobile.
Sure, there's GalleyMac, GalleyPod, GalleyDrive Sr., GalleyDrive Jr., GalleyPhone and I drive a GalleyMobile.
I named my Macbook "Lisa" in honor of the Lisa.
Sebastian