ack_mac said:
Well, the frustrating part is that Apple and Fedex cannot seem to agree about the status of my package, and I am stuck in the middle... My Mini was supposed to be delivered today and according to both Apple and Fedex that is still the estimated delivery date (it is now almost 9pm). When I called Fedex for the third time, I got the same answer. Based on their computer they do not have record of having received my mini, and I need to call Apple.. When I call Apple they tell me that Fedex is most likely wrong and my package should be delivered today.. Well, I waited until 8pm and called Apple back AGAIN and waited on hold for 30+ minutes AGAIN.. This time they actually listened to me and are going to put a "tracer" on my package to try and find it.. Gee, I asked them to do that three times now in the last 48 hours.. Apple told me that they will call me back within 48 hours to give me an update and decide whether or not they need to send me a new mini if mine is lost.. Not impressed.. I understand that packages get lost, but why did it have to come to this when I asked them to look into this days ago.. Anyway, if the package is lost I will not get a new one until at least next Wednesday, most likely Thursday. Now I am contemplating just cancelling the order altogether and updating my PC. I will definitely save a ton of $$, but I was really looking forward for ditching Windows on my home PC and becoming an Apple user... If I do not hear back from Apple within 48 hours I think they will make the decision for me....
thats a shame to hear, i've used windows for as long as i can remeber (actually since the 3.1 days where most aplications were done from dos prompt) and as new windows os's came out the quality became realy poor, so i went to mac. i have never been so passionate about a product, infact it has almost made me skint with wanting all the add-ons and silly little extras (which arnt needed) i would never say this about a windows machine, all i would ever buy for that would be new pci boards such as fire wire and usb. and to get these working on xp was a nightmare.
this is all that i will say on this matter, and to have my wish on making this a closing statement (although i bet some one will add more posts)
if you want cheepness and head aches, buy a windows pc
if you want life to become simple, quick and painless buy a mac.
its your money its your choice, but i would suguest to go with what you can afford. if you can afford the mac( which you obviously can) stick with it. ok youve hit a bridge and its on your first experience, but think of all the benefits afterwards.
i look at it this way, as i work in tv sales i will use this as a example:
you can go to a electronics multipuls store that sell tv, washing machines etc, reasonably cheeply, who's staff are regects from the monkey house in a zoo, and so couldnt tell you the diferance between a 21pin scart lead and a gold fish. (refering to windows)
or
you can go to a specialist who only sells tv and hifi, who know every thing about the product, how to rig it all up, and the customer service is 100% leaving you hastle free, but you may pay $50 or £50 more for that tv (refering to apple)
which would you rather get: people who care, and specialise and know the inside out to your product, or a pile of people who stack high sell cheep, and to keep stock cheep, they higher all of the vilage idiots.
I know which I would go for, which is why I only work for a specialist company and why I buy an apple.
the question is do you know what you want?
