Regarding the keyboard: You can type in any language you want regardless of what type of keyboard layout you have. All you need to do for that is to enable/disable languages in th…

>> I don't know whether you've ever tried to type anything in Korean on a keyboard, but they use the exact same *layout* as a standard US keyboard.<< Read my posting a…

I bought all of my PowerBooks in Tokyo, and they were several times more expensive (my PB 170 was 4 x the U.S. price after currency conversion) than in North America, but Apple has…

Well, when you compare i.e. the price for a 12" PB (Superdrive) on Apple Store Australia (2749$; around 233000 Yen) and on Apple Store Japan (199290 Yen), it's way cheaper to buy …

Hey, I was just in Japan, at the Ginza store, the guy there said it is no problem to swap the keyboard out on a notebook for an english only one if you wanted.

Quote: Originally Posted by B Gallagher Regarding the keyboard: David Copperfield - why the ? on your last sentence? Typo? Anyways, you can easily get an English layout keyboa…

Quote: Originally Posted by hapachris Well, when you compare i.e. the price for a 12" PB (Superdrive) on Apple Store Australia (2749$; around 233000 Yen) and on Apple Store Jap…

thanks everyone, thats some useful info - didn't mean to start WW3 tho! I'm going on a working holiday visa, hopefully to work in graphics but my nihongo is a dogs breakfast so…

Quote: Originally Posted by david_copperfield Not much difference. If you need an english layout keybroad and a cheap pb, why not go to Japan via HongKong? All I can say is …

Quote: Originally Posted by yugyug does anybody know if the powerbook dvd drives are still region locked or specific? The drive on the PB will come, out of the box, region-l…

Quote: Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote RE: Bilingual keyboards. Case comparison. I purchased my 12" G4 Powerbook in South Korea. It has both English and Hangul (Korean) c…

This is what I was referring to, notice the keys around "Return" key are different from the US keyboard layout. Also, the spacebar is shorter as well

Quote: The drive on the PB will come, out of the box, region-locked (RPC2). In order to make it region-free, you have to somehow flash the firmware (making it RPC1). How…

Here's a comparison of PB prices (non-educational) in HK and Japan. 12" ComboDriveJapan - ￥178,290 (USD 1,600.44)Hong Kong - $11,900 (USD 1,533.25) 12" SuperDriveJapan - ￥199,290 …

Quote: Originally Posted by crazeazn is there a way to obtain this keyboard without going to korea? my apple store in the US cannot seem to obtain the bloody thing for me. =( an…

Hi folks. Just got my ipod. I notice that there's a slight popping noise when I power up my ipod (and have the headphones on). Its subtle, but noticable. I was wondering if thi…

Normal. Don't worry.

Apple's US store is down...

Motorola announced ROKR mobile phone with iTunes functions on board and SJ announces iPod nano ....

That iTunes phone is fugly.

iPod nano http://flickr.com/photos/ipodlounger/41197718/

I'm just going to go ahead and put this in the iPod forum, because afterall, it is an iPod...with a phone integrated. So don't move it! Ok, that said, I can't determine if there'…

Forget about ROKR, it's sucks, Apple will release next year a cell phone, pretty sure.

Hopefully it will help with the "Plays for sure" crap. RAZR + duct tape + iPod nano = Better than ROKR

Interesting thing I found on the specs on Cingular's website Easily store up to 100 songs with included microSD memory card, Does that mean it can be changed?