locopano said:I just found out that my POWERBOOK was in since last week, but nobody told the dude. I dont care tho cos i've got exams comming up and i dontneed the distraction, PLUS my reseller is a total Champ
So yes FINALLY a MELBOURNE 17" BTO has arrived. I'm Kicking myself now for not getting the SINGLE 1GB STICk from apple. COS through them even tho they are more pricey with the RAM, all the discounts make it end up costing an extra $300 for a SINGLE 1GB stick (its gonna cost me another $190 for a 512MB = 1024MB but 2 STICKS!
You reckon they can upgrade for me right there? COAT TAKER?? your the NEXTBYTE reseller and i bought from you guys is that possible??
Thanks
Oh and to everyone, APPLE has reduced their EDU prices so its about $100 less for my setup... whick kinda makes the 1GB upgrade only cost me $200 more!!! i'm kicking myself...
locopano said:Hey i mean
i have a 17" CTO(BTO) with 1x 512MB (is how they come), waiting for me at the store.
aswitcher said:*sigh*shouldn't be more than another few weeks until I get my second round machine...
locopano said:Tell them for them to give you the further discounted price... if they havent already done so... you should be paying no more than $4631 for your setup.. correct?
Double check cos if you were charged at the old EDU price then ask them to refund you the difference.. its the least they could do after their stuff up...
Or give you an icurve or something.
That leads me to another Q:
What laptop stand do you use if any for your PB? Any cheap improvisations besdides using (Books, Erasers )
MyLeftNut said:Still havent heard about mine either...I hope theyre double checking their work so i dont have to send it back...hmmph.![]()
Ive been pretty patient so far. At least two weeks wait. Should I be getting angry yet?![]()
locopano said:I might get crucial ram (www.crucial.com) as they give lifetime warranties, but i dont want to end up with an "ASWITCHER" scenario..(sorry for example), so please let me know the braand names and serial number or part numbers etc... i want a 512MB single stick..
coattaker said:In aswitcher's case by the way, if it's Apple's stuffup it will be them who'll be providing compensation, if any. They'll probably do it in the form of a gift certificate on next purchase.
coattaker said:Do you like the iCurves? I find them to be a bit shaky and unstable, and not all that comfortable, but that may just be me. I'm certainly not comfortable with the price! lol
In aswitcher's case by the way, if it's Apple's stuffup it will be them who'll be providing compensation, if any. They'll probably do it in the form of a gift certificate on next purchase.
aussie_geek said:I was ready to buy Crucial ram but I was worried about import taxes. Will there be any import duties applied to ram bought overseas??![]()
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Ozi said:MY 15" BTO IS HERE! I PICK IT UP TOMORROW!!!!!!!wOOt!!!!
I am soooooo excited... *does dance*
The guy said it is one of the first 5 he has received of the 15" BTOs... and Im really really really looking forward to posting all about it!!! YAYAYAYAY!
~ozi
aswitcher said:Well I will be interested to see if Apple Australia do anything more than supply me with my replacement PowerBook. It would be nice for them to recognise that I have been without my machine for a few weeks by supplying me with some sort of compensation.
Does anyone else in Australia have any experience of Apple Australia replacing a faulty machine.
oingoboingo said:Yes I do. My 1.6GHz G5 was declared 'DOA' by Apple Australia (it locked up hard every 5-15 minutes no matter what you were doing with it...it even locked up hard during a few attempted OS X re-installs). Apple recommended I take it to a local AppleCentre, which I did (at Broadway). They called me a few days later and said it had been received by Apple, that they had confirmed it was a DOA, and would ship out a full replacement system. I got the system about 2 weeks later. No gift, no bonuses, no compensation. And that was after the initial G5 was delayed by over a month past the original shipping date.
I wouldn't expect anything except a replacement machine from Apple if I were you.
locopano said:There arent any taxes or import duty, GSTetc if your items aer udner the $450 threshold.
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aussie_geek said:I was ready to buy Crucial ram but I was worried about import taxes. Will there be any import duties applied to ram bought overseas??
aswitcher said:Well it looks like NextByte are about to do some interesting things in the Australian market. Maybe they will lead the way with customer service.
coattaker said:It would be nice, but I wouldn't hold your breath. Resellers simply can't afford to do anything too flashy, and that is why there are some interesting things about to be done.
locopano said:I just wanted to make sure that my HDD is Moded but its doesnt say anywhere that its a 5400rpm, it just says Toshiba and a bunch of numbers and letters..
Can those who have a 17" or 15" with the UPGRADED HDD to 5400rpm tell me what yours states exactly.. i just want to know what the deal is...
Let me know if it tells you specifically thats its 5400rpm etc... let me know if its toshiba too etc etc
thanks