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800mhz TiBook!

Yes!!

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800 mhz, on the way baby!!

Thanks for keeping my hopes up for so long, guys; I've been itching, and ready to pull the trigger since january. Even though there were a few false starts, the buzz finally came true. <triumphant music>

They quoted 5 days, and I got overnight shipping (how could I not?). I'll be sure to take pictures of the unpacking. Also will do benchmarks if anyone is interested.

-p
 
Re: Yes!!

Originally posted by peteMG
800 mhz, on the way baby!!

Thanks for keeping my hopes up for so long, guys; I've been itching, and ready to pull the trigger since january. Even though there were a few false starts, the buzz finally came true. <triumphant music>

They quoted 5 days, and I got overnight shipping (how could I not?). I'll be sure to take pictures of the unpacking. Also will do benchmarks if anyone is interested.

-p
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I hate you! ;)
 
To all those complaining about the price, you have two real choices.

Buy something you can afford or save till you can afford it.

If, on the other hand, you just don't like the price and think it is unfair, you can always move somewhere where you aren't getting nailed with all sorts of fees/tariffs/taxes.
 
Re: Will I like it that much?

Originally posted by monkeydo_jb
I am a lifetime peecee user :(

With the release of OS X I have been interested in venturing away from M$ and learning OS X. Is it very cumbersome jumping from windoze to mac? I am definately going for a Powerbook when I decide even though the Notes administrator and our Research and Development guys make fun of me for considering switching. They say mac is for simpletons (don't flame me, I'm fragile) and that having a mac is like having an automatic transimition car (even though I see their point, that's not much of an argument). I am a power user (network administrator of 350+ computers) and student and would like some feedback from power mac users (not powermac, power mac.....get it?) Please toss some knowledge my way.

Oh, also, is it easy to put a mac on my home network with airport?

-jeff
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Think of OS X as an automatic with a manual stick override. :D

You'll love it. And unless you use a whole ton of PC apps that don't have Mac equivalents, transitioning should be a breeze (or you could always get VirtualPC if it's a vital program). Since you are a network admin, you may have some experience with Unix already? There's where my manual stick override analogy comes in. OS X is the automatic, but you've always got access to the Unix command line when you need it.

I'm no expert on AirPort, but it shouldn't be hard.

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Macintosh. :D
 
Setting up Airport is easy. If you already have a wireless network in place, it will be even easier. If you don't, then setting up the basestation will spoil you, it's that easy.
 
Originally posted by lelereb
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im so tired of this crap.

so go ahead, ****, get off these forums, go buy your PC laptop and bitch about it on some PC forum. otherwise, complain about the price in more intelligent ways than "PCs cost this much"
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What do you wanna read in this forum?
Apple is awesome?
Incredible prices?
Doubles pentium performances?

Go to apple.com for this intelligent way to discuss apple products.

pcs works, mac works

i don't want buy pcs 'cause my choice is osx

i can't buy tibooks 'cause it cost's too much

Apple prices in US is ok, in Europe not, for the middle price model i need to pay 4559 Euro (equivalent to 4112 US$). That's too mutch for most peoples.
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Yo.... All you anti-zealots, you know who you are, and unfortunately so do we, cause we have to scroll through all your titles to get to the posts, it looks like you have a new recruit on your hands. Shave his head, issue him a non-sensical title and he's in.
 
prices

I've cooled down a bit regarding the price
turns out the US store is VAT excl (I thought people were obligated to show their prices incl VAT, must be a European thingie), making the figures more comparable. How much % is US VAT anyway?
since I'm self-employed, my uncle Sam will cough up the VAT so I'm thinking about ordering myself an 800Mhz 40Gigs Ti, the display will have to wait
 
Re: prices

Originally posted by Matthé
I've cooled down a bit regarding the price
turns out the US store is VAT excl (I thought people were obligated to show their prices incl VAT, must be a European thingie), making the figures more comparable. How much % is US VAT anyway?
since I'm self-employed, my uncle Sam will cough up the VAT so I'm thinking about ordering myself an 800Mhz 40Gigs Ti, the display will have to wait
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It depends on the state.

CA has an ungodly 7.4% sales tax, and if you buy from Apple w/in the state you have to pay it. If you live in one state and buy from a different one you don't pay tax...some states (Oregon) don't have sales tax AT ALL..

Confusing ain't it? ;)
 
No such thing as VAT in USA

Originally posted by Matthé
I've cooled down a bit regarding the price
turns out the US store is VAT excl (I thought people were obligated to show their prices incl VAT, must be a European thingie), making the figures more comparable. How much % is US VAT anyway?
since I'm self-employed, my uncle Sam will cough up the VAT so I'm thinking about ordering myself an 800Mhz 40Gigs Ti, the display will have to wait
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But we do have sales tax (in most states). I live in New Jersey, sales tax is 6%. Normally, I drive down to Delaware (only about 30 minutes for me) to buy most of my computer stuff. Sales tax in Delaware is 0%.

VAT = Value Added Tax (or is it Tariff). What value does it add?
 
Matthé, I've never delt with VAT when purchasing computers, or anything for that matter, must be a European thing. I also fully intend to schlep up into Salem, NH and purchase the TiBook (as soon as I can, and will make sure they have one there for me). NH doesn't have sales tax, and no, I won't have to pay it when I cross the border :p .

buffsldr, maybe it's just me, but I think that guy is a week bit over-zealos (sp?) for my taste. I don't [usually] get that nasty right off the bat, at least not lately.
 
Originally posted by buffsldr
Yo.... All you anti-zealots, you know who you are, and unfortunately so do we, cause we have to scroll through all your titles to get to the posts...
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Oh I'm so sorry you're burdened with our one-line titles... :rolleyes:

And you obviously have missed the entire point of the campaign, which is to REBUKE guys like him, not RECRUIT them.
 
Re: Re: prices

Originally posted by Rower_CPU


It depends on the state.

CA has an ungodly 7.4% sales tax, and if you buy from Apple w/in the state you have to pay it. If you live in one state and buy from a different one you don't pay tax...some states (Oregon) don't have sales tax AT ALL..

Confusing ain't it? ;)
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:eek: ??? how anyone is willing to pay VAT there is beyond me
there is absolutely no way you can't find a way to not pay taxes
 
Originally posted by AlphaTech
I also fully intend to schlep up into Salem, NH and purchase the TiBook (as soon as I can, and will make sure they have one there for me). NH doesn't have sales tax, and no, I won't have to pay it when I cross the border :p .
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Technically, you do. You are obligated to fill out a tax form and send in a payment to the state.

I remember NYC setting up stops along the bridges coming from NJ to pull people over that had large pieces of furniture. You see, they opened up an IKEA store in Edison, NJ that charges only 3% sales tax. Since furniture is usually bulky, they stopped people transporting furniture across into NYC and billed them the difference. I think NYC is 8.5%.

But no one ever bothers to pay the tax due.
 
Re: Re: Re: prices

Originally posted by Matthé


:eek: ??? how anyone is willing to pay VAT there is beyond me
there is absolutely no way you can't find a way to not pay taxes
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Actually, it depends on where you make the purchase. Some catalogs don't charge sales tax, but nail you with shipping charges. Other places are willing to work with you on the tax, to a point. Not everyone can drive to a state that doesn't have sales tax. I know some people that are more then an hour or two from such a state would rather pay the tax, then drive for several hours. I am fairly lucky that I am only an hour from NH and the Apple Store there (or one of them).
 
Originally posted by Hemingray


Oh I'm so sorry you're burdened with our one-line titles... :rolleyes:

And you obviously have missed the entire point of the campaign, which is to REBUKE guys like him, not RECRUIT them.
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Relax, bro.... its cool. Seriously, that guy sounds pretty level headed. Should be a nice addition to the war on zealots.

As far as your sigs go, whatever man. I am too happy today to get into a flamewar. I got new TiBooks to drool over.

Can't we all just get along?
 
Originally posted by ftaok
Technically, you do. You are obligated to fill out a tax form and send in a payment to the state.

I remember NYC setting up stops along the bridges coming from NJ to pull people over that had large pieces of furniture. You see, they opened up an IKEA store in Edison, NJ that charges only 3% sales tax. Since furniture is usually bulky, they stopped people transporting furniture across into NYC and billed them the difference. I think NYC is 8.5%.

But no one ever bothers to pay the tax due.
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Prove it... I have NEVER heard of filling out such a form in MA...
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: prices

Originally posted by AlphaTech


Actually, it depends on where you make the purchase. Some catalogs don't charge sales tax, but nail you with shipping charges. Other places are willing to work with you on the tax, to a point. Not everyone can drive to a state that doesn't have sales tax. I know some people that are more then an hour or two from such a state would rather pay the tax, then drive for several hours. I am fairly lucky that I am only an hour from NH and the Apple Store there (or one of them).
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I'm quite lucky aswell: I think most European taxes are about 21% but because off my self-employedness, I get the amount charged deducted from my next VAT-income bill
but still, buying abroad is usually cheaper
 
Originally posted by ftaok
Technically, you do. You are obligated to fill out a tax form and send in a payment to the state.

I remember NYC setting up stops along the bridges coming from NJ to pull people over that had large pieces of furniture. You see, they opened up an IKEA store in Edison, NJ that charges only 3% sales tax. Since furniture is usually bulky, they stopped people transporting furniture across into NYC and billed them the difference. I think NYC is 8.5%.

But no one ever bothers to pay the tax due.
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You're joking right? You meam the Ikea in Elizabeth? Exit 13A?
Oh wait no, you're right. That's why they have the National Guard at the tunnel now, taxing your $89.95 kultur coffee table.
 
Display
15.2-inch (diagonal) built-in TFT widescreen active-matrix display
- Supports millions of colors at 1280-by-854-pixel resolution
- Supports 3:2 aspect ratio resolutions of 1280 by 854, 1152 by 768, 896 by 600, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 pixels
- Supports 4:3 aspect ratio resolutions of 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels

Can anyone explain the above to me? I am concerned that to use 1280*854 you have to go to 3:2 mode. What? I got this info from http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html
 
Originally posted by buffsldr
Display
15.2-inch (diagonal) built-in TFT widescreen active-matrix display
- Supports millions of colors at 1280-by-854-pixel resolution
- Supports 3:2 aspect ratio resolutions of 1280 by 854, 1152 by 768, 896 by 600, 720 by 480, and 640 by 480 pixels
- Supports 4:3 aspect ratio resolutions of 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels

Can anyone explain the above to me? I am concerned that to use 1280*854 you have to go to 3:2 mode. What? I got this info from http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html
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The 3:2 is the native aspect ratio, but you can push it to go the other. I always go native mode on the TiBook, since I like both the extra screen space, as well as the crisper resolution (at least in the past).
 
Thank you kindly, AlphaTech. It's back to work I go, but how am I expected to concentrate on a day like this?!
 
Originally posted by buffsldr
Thank you kindly, AlphaTech. It's back to work I go, but how am I expected to concentrate on a day like this?!
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You're not... muahahahahahahahahahaaaaa... Just like I am trying to sell my current TiBook to get the new one... or somehow come up with the extra $$ to get the new one.

Damn/Thank you Apple!!!!
 
PROOF!!!

Originally posted by AlphaTech
Prove it... I have NEVER heard of filling out such a form in MA...
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PROOF? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE PROOF! :D

Seriously, I put in a quick call to the Mass. DOR and confirmed my suspicion. I used the computer in NH scenario.

Try this link and look for form ST-11. It's called a Use Tax.

But hey, who's gonna fill this out? I don't, but then again, I live in Jersey.
 
Originally posted by AlphaTech


Prove it... I have NEVER heard of filling out such a form in MA...
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Perhaps MA doesn't have such a law, but most states do. It's typically called a "Use Tax," and it is an attempt to recover tax revenue lost when citizens buy out of state. You're supposed to save receipts and declare anything you purchase out of state, and pay tax on them.

Unfortunately for the states, this is an "honor system" sort of thing, since there is not, and legally cannot be, any way for one state to require merchants in another state to keep and submit records of purchases. As a result, nobody ever pays the Use Tax except maybe the compulsively honest. I've never met anyone that compulsively honest.
 
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