"Renting" an Air for a few days.

[SirLance99]

OK. I'll see your moral code and raise you one. Why not have one of your employees buy an MBA (with money you supply), give it to you, then return it in two weeks. Then have another of your employees buy another computer, give it to you, and return it in two weeks.

Repeat this process by cycling through your employees, getting a new computer every two weeks and paying nothing.

You're following Apple's rules, paying your employees a living wage, getting the computing power you need, and meeting all of your self-imposed moral and ethical obligations. Everybody wins.

I, myself, find the above practice obvious fraud, but it meets your moral requirements, so why not do it?

This is such a great idea. I'm so going to start doing this. I think I can go a whole year with a brand new laptop every few weeks. With everything I do in the cloud this should be easy. Thanks for the thought.

 

[macking104]

Expedited Shipping?

"Once the item leaves our warehouse, the Shipping Method you choose on the Cart page determines how quickly your shipped item delivers to your doorstep.

Shipping Methods:

Guaranteed Standard Shipping → Delivers within 5 business days*
Guaranteed 2 Day Shipping → Delivers within 2 business days
Guaranteed 2-3 Business Day Shipping → Delivers within 2-3 business days
Guaranteed Next Day Shipping → Delivers within 1 business day
Guaranteed Next Day Shipping, before noon → Delivers before noon the day after the product is available"
(Apple website)

 

[sumone]

So apple would have to lose money because of your impatience?

Oh dear god what ever will Apple do? The whole company will fall apart, sell your shares now folks, sell your shares now!!!! Some people on this site are so dramatic it's ridiculous. Lay off the kool aid.

 

[malman89]

Yeah, the hassle is a drawback, and one I would like to avoid if possible. Unfortunately, I can't use my ipad, as I need something for classes, and I have never been great at writing on the ipad (I mainly need something for writing and research, so no heavy customization except for personal uses). The whole thing is something I want to avoid, and I'm thinking I might be able to use the quarter of the screen I do have left on my current Macbook for the four or five days until my new one comes. Mostly I was exploring my options in case I found I needed something more than what I currently have.

Thanks for the measured reply.

Pen and legal pad? Then when your real laptop comes in the mail, you can type your handwritten notes, going over them a second time, and being engaged twice as much (at minimum) if you just used a temp computer instead!

Note: I don't care about the ethics of your loaner/return situation. If you have the credit limit to do it and want to, go ahead. Who cares. It's within your rights and store policies. I just also find it an unnecessary hassle.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Is the computer mandatory to start grad school?