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Live Coverage of the Apple Media Event (August 7, 2007)

@dakore said:
In Australia, Melbourne.
On Monday 6th August 4pm ordered mac mini base model
Tuesday 7th it was shipped.
Waiting for arrival.
Hoping to GOD it is new one, however i suspect not.
PLEASE HELP
What should i do?
All that software and hardware upgrades for less money?
Be serious Please, this is a big investment for me, and I feel Apple has screwed me, as has the rumor that the mini would die.
I thought they'd kill it, so i ordered one. and now i lose out.
WHAT CAN I DO???
Please Help
I will update as soon as it arrives
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Uh, return it if it isn't the updated one? Why not call and ask?

If its the older version, just refuse delivery.
 
Via Crucial, you can order a set of 2 1GB sticks of 200pin DDR2-PC2 5300 ram for $101.

I'm wondering if the extra $400 is worth the up from 2.4GHz to 2.8GHz Extreme...
 
Deefuzz said:
At first I thought no num pad on the BT keyboard was a huge problem, but after thinking more about it I don't think it will be that big of a deal.

I do most of my computing on my MBP so it will be pretty much no different for me.
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I do too - and needed an extended keyboard to use instead. It's driving me CRAZY to not have it - i'd been waiting to see what htey did.

Now i have to figure out what to do :(

ETA: and that is the point, i might as well use my MBP - not have another keyboard, i'm not gaining anything from buying it?!
 
kellen said:
Uh, return it if it isn't the updated one? Why not call and ask?

If its the older version, just refuse delivery.
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Will my money be refunded if i refuse delivery????
And won't that take ages? or just keep trying to ship the same one to me?
Also it's 5.30am and the apple phone line doesn't open till 8am.
I will be on it straight away.
I've checked my order status, and it says that i may be able to get a slight refund (like $28) but nothing about an exchange!
Also the order status is down for maintenance so i can't cancel my order right now
 
@dakore said:
Will my money be refunded if i refuse delivery????
And won't that take ages? or just keep trying to ship the same one to me?
Also it's 5.30am and the apple phone line doesn't open till 8am.
I will be on it straight away.
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First call and ask. If its the older one and you are happy with that one, complain, I am sure you will get some sort of compensation (50-100 bucks back).

if you want the new one, then ask them what to do. Probably just have to send it back or refuse to accept it when delivered. Will be more waiting time, but is worth it for the Core 2 duo for the same price.
 
Does the Mini really not have the GMA X3000 yet? The webpage still shows the GMA950...is that even possible with Santa Rosa?
 
here's my opinion:

black back = ugly dell ripoff

video card = laughable

glossy only screens because the consumer wanted it = total lie

320 GB hard drives = what planet are you from?

in my mind the only improvements are slimmer and faster processor

for everything else, gimme the previous revision
 
Cuyahoga said:
Does the Mini really not have the GMA X3000 yet? The webpage still shows the GMA950...is that even possible with Santa Rosa?
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i'm sorry, how do we know it's santa rosa? i thought santa rosa was 2.2 and 2.4, not 1.83 and 2.0. as far as i can tell, the mini is using the first c2d chipset, not the newest iteration (i.e. sr)
 
For those who are lucky enough to go to an Apple Store and buy one today, you think you could post a Youtube video if you have the capabilities to do so of the beautiful new machine?

I was also holding off on switching hoping to get into computer gaming for the first time, but seeing as how I've gone this long without it, I suppose I will just stick with my PS3 and 360. However, I was really hoping that I would be able to play Crysis on it, but I will still get the iMac none the less. Too bad they didn't add one more screw for graphics card accessibility, wonder why they are so reluctant to allow consumers to switch them out.
 
moonzilla said:
i'm sorry, how do we know it's santa rosa? i thought santa rosa was 2.2 and 2.4, not 1.83 and 2.0. as far as i can tell, the mini is using the first c2d chipset, not the newest iteration (i.e. sr)
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Oh, right. That.
 
@dakore said:
In Australia, Melbourne.
On Monday 6th August 4pm ordered mac mini base model
Tuesday 7th it was shipped.
Waiting for arrival. (Wednesday 8th)
Hoping to GOD it is new one, however i suspect not.
PLEASE HELP
What should i do?
All that software and hardware upgrades for less money?
Be serious Please, this is a big investment for me, and I feel Apple has screwed me, as has the rumor that the mini would die.
I thought they'd kill it, so i ordered one. and now i lose out.
WHAT CAN I DO???
Please Help
I will update as soon as it arrives
Click to expand...

How exactly has Apple screwed you? You believed a non-APple rumour that the mac was about to be end of lifed. Which wasnt true. Your best bet is to return the mini when it arrives (unopened of course) and then just purchase a new one.
 
My impressions

I've been waiting to switch/buy a mac for about 9 months. Initially I bought the rumours of an April release of Leopard so delayed and then I thought I would wait until the MBP and iMacs were released to see what was on offer. So going through a few WWDC's and Macworlds I'm still suprised at the hype machine that the apple community generates, some of the items on the wish list are unbelievable. It seems everyone wants the latest and greatest for the cheapest. That aint going to happen. For a while now Apple has been upgrading its hardware in small steps and as such the iMac update is a very decent one. I agree with many that the graphics card is dissapointing but thats about it. I cant see too many people buying a Mac for a gaming machine!

So, I am finally going to purchase a Mac :), probably the 20in, my question, Apples memory its expensive. Safer to buy through Apple store or is their better places online to get the memory?
 
So what is the reason do you think that AAPL dropped? It jumped and then fell again. :( Eh, but not too much, but I was expecting a good day.
 
Probably won't read all the pages between now and my last post but I LIKE IT! Got some black and not all that ugly white plastic crap.
 
teleromeo said:
will you get a refund to compensate for the pricedrops of your 'obsolete machine' ?
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HA!!! I did! I just got off the phone with Apple and they are crediting me back over $300.00 to my card since I fall within the price protection terms. :)
 
I just got back from the Apple store with my new 24" iMac. It's not setup yet but when it is I'll post pictures and my initial thoughts. Anybody else have one yet?
 
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