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Originally posted by vancenase:
find a friend in education ... base 15" starts at 1,799.00 w/ edu discount ...
Yeah, either that or go with a used one.
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Originally posted by selowitch:
http://www.compubizusa.com/m8858lla.html
I'm attracted to this model at that price b/c it has DVI out and a decent (though not bl…
Steer clear of this computer, for another 150 you can get a powerbook off an edu discount, or find an apple refurb with a better processor.
Their bizrate ratings are not great, a …
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Originally posted by macross:
At that price no, find a friend with a student discount and ask him/her to get you a pb. Around that price i can get a new 15" pb w…
your sister should be able to walk into an apple store, if you like, say "i'd like one of these" ... then show proof of affiliation.
actually, all i had to do was give the zip cod…
Had to call apple again today. Was using my PB (550 G4) when I got a black scrolling line and a flicker in the screen. It happened a few times.
Now, this is an almost 2 year old…
Persistent. Keep bugging Apple Care til they break (give u the al-book 1Ghz combo as compensation) or you break. (ur lust over 1.25Ghz al-book overcomes your sense) ^_^"
1) your…
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Originally posted by Macola:
At least you have AppleCare...see this thread:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=193819
Sounds like fun.
I'm proba…
Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Kidding aside, Scott-- you did get AppleCare, and you're not paying a cent, right?
What a pain! I generally have had only 2 out of 7 sy…
IBM makes the highest quality laptops on the planet, but they're also the most expensive...and you have to run XP. Is it worth it, Scott?
Everyone should use the tool that best en…
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Originally posted by Davidarm:
IBM makes the highest quality laptops on the planet, but they're also the most expensive...and you have to run XP. Is it worth it, …
My last experience with IBM laptops was with 4 Thinkpad i1200s. They were rather unpleasant little machines, with ME installed. I can understand them being buggy and unreliable bec…
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Originally posted by iomatic:
Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Kidding aside, Scott-- you did get AppleCare, and you're not paying a cent, right?
What…
Scotttheking, a program I would recommend to you is Norton Ghost. It makes an image of your entire computer "programs, files, registry" and you can put this on a cd, dvd, or even …
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Originally posted by Davidarm:
IBM makes the highest quality laptops on the planet, but they're also the most expensive
Don't get your hopes up too high, dud…
Do what I did. Call up Apple, tell them you're tired of sending your Ti in for repair every two months, that this is unacceptable, and demand a new laptop. Thats how I got my AlBoo…
As much as I love Apple, I have to admit that situations such as yours Scott certainly show that Apple is far from perfect.
I wouldn't be too hesitant about demanding a new machi…
The box is here, I'll be shipping the laptop out Monday. There are 3 reasons I didn't ask for a replacement. First, it'd be very hard to get stuff like my ram, airport card, and …
I am waiting on a call from Apple to confirm when I will be getting my replacement PowerBook.
My TiBook is 2 years, 9 months old and has been repaired a total of 7 times. In a fou…
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Originally posted by Quinn:
I am waiting on a call from Apple to confirm when I will be getting my replacement PowerBook.
My TiBook is 2 years, 9 months old and …