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    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by heaveny38, Apr 20, 2006.

  1. heaveny38

    heaveny38 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    As my sig states, I currently have a Toshiba laptop and have always been a PC user, and like lots of others, I'm jumping in the Apple train.

    I ordered a 12" iBook from the Apple online store, with the 80gb hard drive upgrade, since doing it myself would require disassembling the whole thing. As for the memory, I know it's not too complicated so I'll wait for the money to be available.

    I'm wondering, is there anyone who has had problems with getting a pre-upgraded machine from apple, since I've heard that they have to disassemble it themselves, as the machines are all pre-built? I mean could I have a less reliable machine because it has been handled by some random Apple technician?

    Thanks
     
    heaveny38, Apr 20, 2006
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  2. Peter Keene

    Peter Keene Notebook Enthusiast

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    Welcome to the wonderful world of the Mac.

    I can't answer your question directly because both my Macs (12" PB and G4 iMac) were stock. However, I've been a subcriber to Apple's forums for years and have not seen a post about bto machines having unique problems.

    Enjoy.

    Peter
     
    Peter Keene, Apr 20, 2006
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  3. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    I ordered 2GBs with my iMac and have found no problems with it. My friend has a 14" iBook and had the RAM upgraded to 1GB and has experienced no problems as well.
     
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  4. heaveny38

    heaveny38 Notebook Consultant

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    Okay , thanks, that'll help me getting through that ****ed waiting period, I can't stand it.

    1~3 days to prepare and ship
    3~8 days of transit until it reaches my door

    !!! It's so bad !!! Apple ships from the USA to Canada, they don't have warehouses in Canada :( :( :(

    I'm daydreaming of it now!

    Well, seems I can just wait.
     
    heaveny38, Apr 20, 2006
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    at least you were able to build to order with an upgraded HD. I got mine stock cause thats all i could afford at the time, but this summer i want to upgrade the HD, and since you pretty much have to dissasemble the entire notebook, i am really debating on whether to do it myself or not.
     
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    Welcome Aboard you won't regret it
     
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  7. heaveny38

    heaveny38 Notebook Consultant

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    RadcomTxx: Yeah, I almost got it stock for the same reasons, but I couldn't figure out how to live with only 40 gigs!!! So I cought up the additional dough...

    gridtalker: thanks, I'm eager to wet myself! It still ISN'T shipped today, I guess they'll take the maximum of 3 days before sending it, which is monday :( Then, there's still about a week of waiting. I CAN'T wait...
     
    heaveny38, Apr 21, 2006
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