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    Good Start Apple!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Lysander, Nov 29, 2007.

  1. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Ordered my MacBook at 9:10am yesterday, it's now 8:15am, and the MacBook just arrived at my door. This is a good start for my first Apple experiences.
     
    Lysander, Nov 29, 2007
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow! Congrats to you (and Apple - that was fine service)!
     
    bmwrob, Nov 29, 2007
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  3. Andrew Baxter

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    Why couldn't they deliver it that afternoon? Pretty poor.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 29, 2007
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  4. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    You're right...really disappointing! :p
     
    John B, Nov 29, 2007
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  5. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    LOL... Yeah, it should be like ordering pizza.
     
    swarmer, Nov 29, 2007
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  6. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

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    That's insanely fast! Did you select an expedited shipping option?
     
    Xander, Nov 29, 2007
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  7. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Very nice. :p

    And I'm also very impressed by the minimalistic packaging. Seems to suit the style of the laptop.

    Unfortunately, until wednesday, I'm stuck with 1GB of ram, so I'm not expecting stellar performance.

    No, just standard shipping from Apple AU store. I also got the education discount, saved $150.
     
    Lysander, Nov 29, 2007
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  8. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Is it your first Mac?
     
    John B, Nov 29, 2007
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  9. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    I would have expected it to be delivered the day before ordering.
     
    fabarati, Nov 29, 2007
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  10. Andrew Baxter

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    Well enjoy the experience, and make sure to hangout and help in the Apple forum. Or ask questions, I'm guessing you're more on the other side though.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 29, 2007
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  11. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Maybe they rushed it so you don't have time to change your mind :) J/K Congrats on a beautiful machine with a superb operating system and aparently amazing customer service ;)
     
    MYK, Nov 29, 2007
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  12. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    This is the first Mac I've owned, yes, and have only had limited experience with using them at university. Though, coming from a Linux background, I've been told the learning curve for OS X will be gentler.
     
    Lysander, Nov 29, 2007
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  13. Sneaky_Chopsticks

    Sneaky_Chopsticks Notebook Deity

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    Wow...I've never seen shipping that fast before. o_O

    Congratulations on your first Mac. You'll like it. :D
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Nov 29, 2007
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  14. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Enjoying it so far, but my iTunes library has all my tracks doubled up. I'm assuming it was because I had all my music in two places at once at some stage, but now after moving it all into my iTunes folder, I can't seem to find an option for rescaning my library. Oh, and the system updates script froze on me, LOL.
     
    Lysander, Nov 29, 2007
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  15. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sam, Nov 29, 2007
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