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Tiger Available April 29th

wdlove said:
Yes, it sounds as though you will be among the first to have Tiger in hand. Just the luck of pre-order and your time zone. Will look forward to your comments. Also noticed the price difference for your family pack, sorry.
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Yep - no worries. I will post some pics of the setup sequence and time it takes to install etc. :D

Prices down here for Apple stuff are rediculous as you can see. There has been much controversy over the years regarding Apple's pricing policies in Australia. They obviously know they have a loyal base of customers and they are just taking advantage of it... :(


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daveL said:
Those that might know the answer to that question are under NDA. The latest seed for Select ADC members is still 8A425, dated the 28th of March.
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That is correct!

But, it almost doesn't matter.

Whatever you install (or boot on a new machine with Tiger pre-installed), will automatically launch Software Update and get the latest version online...

... you won't be able to finish install or boot of a version that is not current...

... Apple can put anything they want into the boxes!
 
wdlove said:
There is no guarantee in life. It has been offered before, so IMHO it is very likely. I already have more than one Mac, so I also will need to purchase Tiger separately. Already have plans to use the discount, so yes I'm waiting.
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I just figured the $35 Amazon.com rebate was good enough for me. I need Tiger separately, and figured it was a nice deal.
 
CubaTBird said:
what exactly is the "tiger release party?" there are at least 3 or 4 apple stores within my area.. id be curious to know what one is.. id prolly go to one lol... :eek:
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An event to release tiger. They have all of their computers running it that you can fiddle with, and apple store employees show off tiger features in the theater. There's usually some sort of giveaway (last year it was a G5 iMac, I believe) and when you leave they give you a freebie. Last year it was these lame dog tags.

If you want to go, go early, because there *will* be a line.

It's pretty fun, but alas I will not be able to make it this year. :(
 
dicklacara said:
That is correct!

But, it almost doesn't matter.

Whatever you install (or boot on a new machine with Tiger pre-installed), will automatically launch Software Update and get the latest version online...

... you won't be able to finish install or boot of a version that is not current...

... Apple can put anything they want into the boxes!
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Just to be clear, if you have a pre-GM Tiger seed installed on you system, it will *not* be updated to the GM (or later) via Software Update. You'll need to install the GM seed (or official release) and go from there. At least, that's the way it worked for past OS X releases.
 
Cougarcat said:
An event to release tiger. They have all of their computers running it that you can fiddle with, and apple store employees show off tiger features in the theater. There's usually some sort of giveaway (last year it was a G5 iMac, I believe) and when you leave they give you a freebie. Last year it was these lame dog tags.

If you want to go, go early, because there *will* be a line.

It's pretty fun, but alas I will not be able to make it this year. :(
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What party did they give away an iMac G5??? Panther was released September 2003 and the iMac G5 didn't come out until nearly a year later. If they had a G5 iMac release party, then why was I sitting here at home with not clue that a release party for the iMac happened? Could you explain that?
 
Cougarcat said:
An event to release tiger. They have all of their computers running it that you can fiddle with, and apple store employees show off tiger features in the theater. There's usually some sort of giveaway (last year it was a G5 iMac, I believe) and when you leave they give you a freebie. Last year it was these lame dog tags.

If you want to go, go early, because there *will* be a line.

It's pretty fun, but alas I will not be able to make it this year. :(
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I actually like the dog tags, planning to wear them to the Tiger release party. My wife and I plan to be there at 4pm, so we can have a repeat of being first in line.

At our local Apple Store today the staff was handing our cards of invitation to the party. "Tiger World Premiere, Win a PowerBook G4, an iPod, or other prizes." Friday, April 29, 6pm to midnight.
 
Someone should bring refreshments. We could make a little party out of this.
 
I have a question for those of you who have ordered using the "up to date program." When you check the status of your order at Apple.com, does it have the shipping listed on the right side as 2-day?

Thanks for the help.
 
Lacero said:
Someone should bring refreshments. We could make a little party out of this.
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We did last year, one needs something to do while waiting in line for up to two hours. There is also talking to other Mac fans in line. Also bring your laptop to take advantage of Apple's wireless.
 
Gil_Grissom said:
"but i dont think it will come when tiger arrives on a new computer"...??? :confused: What has changed there then? Why wouldn't iLife be preinstalled along with Tiger on NEW HARDWARE?? (or do you mean something else and I'm going off on a tangent??!!!)
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haha dont panic :) it was just a thought, but if you look on apple's website ilife comes with a new computer, so if you buy a new computer now you will get ilife and you can just get the upgrade for tiger and you will get both for sure :D
 
Lacero said:
Someone should bring refreshments. We could make a little party out of this.
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I think they have some there. At least I have read that somewhere. Perhaps it will be Apple Cider. I also came up with a really funny night there where Christina Applegate and Tiger Woods would be there. Also, Sigfried and Roy would be there with their Tiger. :)

(I know. My puns are lame. :) )
 
beu said:
haha dont panic :) it was just a thought, but if you look on apple's website ilife comes with a new computer, so if you buy a new computer now you will get ilife and you can just get the upgrade for tiger and you will get both for sure :D
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Ah, thats what I thought!! Was gonna say, was a bit confused as to why that suddenly changed!! Gud Gud! :)

Now all I need to do is wait for Tiger to be preinstalled!! Any ideas as to when?? :confused:
 
Will my Tiger Ship out today?!?

I was checking my order status and it appears that the Up-to-date orders ship first? I have a Tiger Edu on order and it said it will ship out by the 28th, but on my Up-To-Date order, it said it will ship out TODAY! :)
Is my order status messed up or something?
 

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imac9556 said:
I was checking my order status and it appears that the Up-to-date orders ship first? I have a Tiger Edu on order and it said it will ship out by the 28th, but on my Up-To-Date order, it said it will ship out TODAY! :)
Is my order status messed up or something?
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maby you are just luckey and it has been said before that some people that ordered early will get it a bit before :rolleyes:
 
Umm... thats strange. I ordered a little late, during the night of the day it was released. We'll have to see... :)
 
Hey, Yanges

yanges said:
hey Fabio

why can't you order it directly from Apple and pay US$ or buy it from an authorized distributor on the internet?
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Either way, I'll have to pay the taxes, what will increase the price to this level, about US$ 1300... same price find at Apple's authorized dealers here in Brazil... But the Mini is realy the most affordable Mac ever here, because it's very "cheap"...

The biggest problem in Brazil is taxes that you have to pay when you import eletronics... that's the reason why wintel computers are so popular here. You can buy some parts on the black market (most of the parts arrive in Brazil without taxes via Paraguay) for a very low price...

Even used Mac's are very expensive. An iMac 800mhz, for example, was about US$ 2800. With the anouncement of the Mini, the price of used Macs droped considerably...

But, I'm tired of Windows and now I'm finally had the opportunity to buy a Mac and definitly switch it...

Thank you!
 
imac9556 said:
I was checking my order status and it appears that the Up-to-date orders ship first? I have a Tiger Edu on order and it said it will ship out by the 28th, but on my Up-To-Date order, it said it will ship out TODAY! :)
Is my order status messed up or something?
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Your order status says open, which means that it hasn't shipped yet. I wish you success. It appears that you purchased two Macs, what kind?
 
Maybe the up-to-date DVDs are shipping ground, so they have to send them out early to reach people on time. On the other hand, the pre-orders are going to be shipped 2nd day air.
 
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