Author Topic: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread (Read 474445 times)

BazC · « **Reply #320 on:** August 23, 2007, 12:36:31 pm »

Which one? And how are first impressions? I'm going to PCWorld tomorrow to check one out (the nearest Apple Store to here is in Birmingham.. so have to go to PCWorld).

MichaelA · « **Reply #321 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:30:04 pm »

Black MacBook 13 inch screen. 216Ghz processor, 160Gb of hard drive.

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #322 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:35:41 pm »

Quote from: MichaelA on August 23, 2007, 01:30:04 pm

Black MacBook 13 inch screen. 216Ghz processor, 160Gb of hard drive.

We've conned another one Nidgmo, I told you we could make money on those shares.

Nice one, you won't regret it, they are nice machines. Have you ordered it or got it?

BazC · « **Reply #323 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:37:46 pm »

Quote from: MichaelA on August 23, 2007, 01:30:04 pm

Black MacBook 13 inch screen. 216Ghz processor, 160Gb of hard drive.

Niice.

Wish Apple didn't place a premium on the black ones- I'd get one in a shot!

Claire. · « **Reply #324 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:42:23 pm »

Mine still hasn't come

Getting a tad annoyed about it as it said it shipped on the 18th but the shipping status thing hasn't been updated at all since even though it says details will be updated shortly regarding the carrier etc, think I should give them a call and see what's happening.

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #325 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:43:51 pm »

Quote from: Claire. on August 23, 2007, 01:42:23 pm

Mine still hasn't come

Getting a tad annoyed about it as it said it shipped on the 18th but the shipping status thing hasn't been updated at all since even though it says details will be updated shortly regarding the carrier etc, think I should give them a call and see what's happening.

Yeah, I would.

Where does the tracking say it is?

Should have left china then gone to holland, then to some hub in england then out for delivery.

BazC · « **Reply #326 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:52:47 pm »

I think I read somewhere on the net, that when Apple say 'shipped' it doesn't necessarily mean it's been sent out already... or something like that. How long has it been now?

Reckon you should ring them too.

Claire. · « **Reply #327 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:53:48 pm »

Doesn't say where it is, just that it's on it's way to Liverpool.

Ok, this is unbelievably spooky.

I just went to the Apple site again (I checked about an hour ago) to get the wording to see if it makes sense to you, and it's been updated.

Now has carrier number/assigned carrier filled in and it says estimated delivery date the 22nd, which is yesterday obviously and it's not here. Could arrive today

The power of RAWK

Uhh.. says carrier is UK Distribution centre... um, I'm assuming that's something to do with Apple themselves, can you not track it like you can with CityLink etc? Like, it tells you if it's with the courier or whatever, it's just I'll need to make sure someone's in, bloody Apple.

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #328 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:56:47 pm »

Quote from: Claire. on August 23, 2007, 01:53:48 pm

Doesn't say where it is, just that it's on it's way to Liverpool.

Ok, this is unbelievably spooky.

I just went to the Apple site again (I checked about an hour ago) to get the wording to see if it makes sense to you, and it's been updated.

Now has carrier number/assigned carrier filled in and it says estimated delivery date the 22nd, which is yesterday obviously and it's not here. Could arrive today

The power of RAWK

Kumbaya my lord, kumbaya.
Kumbaya my lord, kumbaya.
Oh lord, Kumbaya.

Matt S · « **Reply #329 on:** August 23, 2007, 02:03:41 pm »

Quote from: MichaelA on August 23, 2007, 12:30:32 pm

I'm posting from a MacBook. This is seriously odd. I fear change. $:-\$

you love it

wacko · « **Reply #330 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:37:12 pm »

Why would anyone buy a 17" notebook? They're not particularly portable.

I'd buy the smallest screen I could find and a 19" or bigger normal monitor to connect it to.

Matt S · « **Reply #331 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:56:29 pm »

Quote from: wacko on August 23, 2007, 03:37:12 pm

Why would anyone buy a 17" notebook? They're not particularly portable.

depends how big your bag is!

I have a 12" powerbook, and I think that anything bigger would have been a mistake for portability reasons. But a friend at uni had a 17" powerbook and carried it around fine.

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #332 on:** August 23, 2007, 03:58:16 pm »

Quote from: wacko on August 23, 2007, 03:37:12 pm

Why would anyone buy a 17" notebook? They're not particularly portable.

Well, that's my contention. I do understand the trade off for some trades though, photographers and designers especially. If you have to go to a clients house/work regularly and discuss designs or if you're a photographer in the field.

So sometimes the trade of is understandable, although I wouldn't do it personally.

MichaelA · « **Reply #333 on:** August 23, 2007, 04:36:53 pm »

Oh. My. God.

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #334 on:** August 23, 2007, 04:41:43 pm »

Quote from: MichaelA on August 23, 2007, 04:36:53 pm

Oh. My. God.

You like it.

Don't you?

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #335 on:** August 23, 2007, 04:58:13 pm »

Quote from: MichaelA on August 23, 2007, 01:30:04 pm

Black MacBook 13 inch screen. 216Ghz processor, 160Gb of hard drive.

I thought you were buying a computer - not a mobile phone

Claire. · « **Reply #336 on:** August 23, 2007, 05:35:13 pm »

Apple are bleedin useless, I swear.

I kind of know where it is now, anyway, no thanks to Apple naturally.

http://www.apecode.com/appletrack/

It appears it's in Leicestershire and will be going to the courier tomorrow, so probably Tuesday $:-\$

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #337 on:** August 23, 2007, 06:34:09 pm »

Quote from: Claire. on August 23, 2007, 05:35:13 pm

Apple are bleedin useless, I swear.

I kind of know where it is now, anyway, no thanks to Apple naturally.

http://www.apecode.com/appletrack/

It appears it's in Leicestershire and will be going to the courier tomorrow, so probably Tuesday $:-\$

DHL deliver on saturdee. Wahoo

Claire. · « **Reply #338 on:** August 23, 2007, 08:39:12 pm »

Hope DHL get it then

I know CityLink deliver on Sat and I like them, come on Apple let CityLink bring mine.

BazC · « **Reply #339 on:** August 23, 2007, 09:21:14 pm »

Quote from: Rob Jones Maybe? on August 23, 2007, 04:41:43 pm

You like it.

Don't you?

How did your GCSEs go lad? Hope you got what you wanted!

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #340 on:** August 23, 2007, 09:31:01 pm »

Quote from: BazC on August 23, 2007, 09:21:14 pm

How did your GCSEs go lad? Hope you got what you wanted!

I'm disappointed.

All the ones I'm pissed off about are being disputed with good reason, however.

BazC · « **Reply #341 on:** August 23, 2007, 09:39:37 pm »

Quote from: Rob Jones Maybe? on August 23, 2007, 09:31:01 pm

I'm disappointed.

All the ones I'm pissed off about are being disputed with good reason, however.

Ah. Well good luck if you'r challenging them.

I think we had a balls up in one of our markings- AS grades for General Studies, in one of the papers every single mark in the year's papers came back as 33/100 (a U). Wonder how crap like that is allowed to happen.

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #342 on:** August 23, 2007, 09:54:33 pm »

Quote from: BazC on August 23, 2007, 09:39:37 pm

Ah. Well good luck if you'r challenging them.

I think we had a balls up in one of our markings- AS grades for General Studies, in one of the papers every single mark in the year's papers came back as 33/100 (a U). Wonder how crap like that is allowed to happen.

Everyone in our year got Cs for RS due to the teacher's policy of not marking and just writing a random high grade on the front.

Pathetic.

BazC · « **Reply #343 on:** August 23, 2007, 10:12:16 pm »

Quote from: Rob Jones Maybe? on August 23, 2007, 09:54:33 pm

Everyone in our year got Cs for RS due to the teacher's policy of not marking and just writing a random high grade on the front.

Pathetic.

What a load of shite... our school got warned for that in our GCSE Maths I think- marking a bit too generously. But they didn't take any further action on it.

Hope it gets sorted as that's really not fair...

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #344 on:** August 23, 2007, 10:26:39 pm »

Quote from: BazC on August 23, 2007, 10:12:16 pm

What a load of shite... our school got warned for that in our GCSE Maths I think- marking a bit too generously. But they didn't take any further action on it.

Hope it gets sorted as that's really not fair...

As if anybody gives a flying shite, they're "too easy" anyway.

Matt S · « **Reply #345 on:** August 23, 2007, 10:32:54 pm »

Quote from: Claire. on August 23, 2007, 08:39:12 pm

Hope DHL get it then I know CityLink deliver on Sat and I like them, come on Apple let CityLink bring mine.

DHL and city link are fucking clueless. First time I ordered from apple it came from DHL and they were actual dog shit in the form of a courier company. Mate had them too and had a similar experience. Second time I had UPS and they were ace.

The apple order tracking has got worse though for some reason - it used to give you a tracking number so you could actually track with the corier, but from what happened to another mate of mine, they don't do that anymore?

BazC · « **Reply #346 on:** August 23, 2007, 10:36:16 pm »

Quote from: Rob Jones Maybe? on August 23, 2007, 10:26:39 pm

As if anybody gives a flying shite, they're "too easy" anyway.

What did your tutor/year head say about it? Will they be able to sort it out?

wacko · « **Reply #347 on:** August 23, 2007, 11:27:05 pm »

Quote from: Matt S on August 23, 2007, 03:56:29 pm

depends how big your bag is!

I have a 12" powerbook, and I think that anything bigger would have been a mistake for portability reasons. But a friend at uni had a 17" powerbook and carried it around fine.

I suppose, if you drive a car everywhere and always have a large desk to plonk it on. I had a 12" iBook till it broke. Absolutely the perfect size. Slips in any bag, fits on your lap perfectly and you could use it on trains/planes etc. where it's just too tight to be trying to get to grips with a massive 17" laptop.

Claire. · « **Reply #348 on:** August 24, 2007, 06:22:56 am »

Quote from: Matt S on August 23, 2007, 10:32:54 pm

DHL and city link are fucking clueless. First time I ordered from apple it came from DHL and they were actual dog shit in the form of a courier company. Mate had them too and had a similar experience. Second time I had UPS and they were ace.

The apple order tracking has got worse though for some reason - it used to give you a tracking number so you could actually track with the corier, but from what happened to another mate of mine, they don't do that anymore?

DHL are alright and CityLink have always been good for me, ie turned up when expected and had the sense to leave the package next door when no-one was in etc.

When they can be arsed to update the status page properly

they do give you a tracking number and an assigned carrier, it was updated again last night, UPS have it and it shall be arriving today

I'm gonna keep the tracker open in work ALL day

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #349 on:** August 24, 2007, 07:38:04 am »

Quote from: Claire. on August 24, 2007, 06:22:56 am

it was updated again last night, UPS have it and it shall be arriving today

Yay!

iSmiff · « **Reply #350 on:** August 24, 2007, 08:40:19 am »

you disgust me claire

BazC · « **Reply #351 on:** August 24, 2007, 10:57:32 am »

They're after you or Mudface next Smiff.

iSmiff · « **Reply #352 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:04:11 am »

i've already owned a mac

BazC · « **Reply #353 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:09:30 am »

Oh yeah. Well that leaves Mudface then. I expect him to put up a good fight.

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #354 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:10:54 am »

The Mac sold Smiff on eBay, Baz. Major error and Smiff has no warranty, so the Mac couldn't even take Smiff back to where it bought him.

iSmiff · « **Reply #355 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:11:28 am »

i still can feel its cold oily touch on my skin all these months later

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #356 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:12:11 am »

Quote from: Smiff on August 24, 2007, 11:11:28 am

i still can feel its cold oily touch on my skin all these months later

Heroin withdrawal.

iSmiff · « **Reply #357 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:14:12 am »

it felt like death

BazC · « **Reply #358 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:35:14 am »

Which one did you have Smiff?

iSmiff · « **Reply #359 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:41:19 am »

1.42ghz ibook with lates OSX on it