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  1. N

    Fusion drives don't work in store

    Some of you may find this tidbit interesting.. I was in an Apple store today and noticed that the 27" iMacs were running particularly slow (top end configuration with 2TB Fusion Drive). Opened Disk Utility and it turns out the fusion drive was un-linked and that the entire system was running...
  2. O

    Apple Store Hong Kong Plaza damaged my MacBook Pro : (

    Got my MacBook Pro (15-inch, late2016) couple of months ago. Everything went while, except that I feel the foot stands of my MBP are not on the same height level... When I press the lower left corner of my MBP, I could feel a ignorable gap between the foot stand and the table... So I sent my...
  3. L

    cannot download el capitan in different country

    I've been trying for months to download OS X El Capitan to my Mid 2010 MacBook Pro 7,1. After "purchasing" the free OS X el capitan download on the App Store back in May 2016, it wouldn't download. Apple support said I needed to establish an account with a credit card in the country in which I...
  4. richieb05

    Inconsistent Service from Apple Business Store

    Has something like this happened to anyone before? Does anyone have an idea on how to deal with a situation like this? And who we can talk to? As we were treated very poorly by Apple. I run a small production company in Florida (with a tax exemption), and called Apple Business Services to...
  5. AVS0S

    When do Apple Stores receive their shipments?

    I'm trying to get an Apple Watch. I would ship it or have it picked up at store, but right now, my card is not working and idk why. Right now, I only have cash. I'm planning on making a trip to the Polaris or Easton store in Ohio, but checking iStock, they haven't had any watches since Saturday.
  6. paulcristo

    Buying a Mac Pro - will ask for discount

    Howdy, everybody. I'm in the market for a new Mac Pro and since the damned things are over three years old now, I thought I'd ask for a discount. I wanted to get everyone's opinion on what would be a reasonable discount to request. I was thinking 25%. Also, I'm wondering where I might have...
  7. UppityTeapot

    Full Replacement Cost for a Damaged Ringer Switch?

    So, I'm curious about something I was told in an Apple Store, and I wanted to get a second opinion. My fiancée has my old launch day iPhone 6 Plus, and the ringer switch has started acting up – it was a bit funky when I owned it, but has started being nigh unusable recently. In short, although...
  8. N

    poor battery TB MBP 13 "

    (sorry for my bad english, but I'm Italian) As I told you here, I found two problems to my 13" TB MBP The battery life is less than my 4 years old rMBP the battery life of my new TB MBP is about 4/5 hours of use (I use Mac only for web, social networks, youtube, Word and Power Point) Can I...
  9. martieda

    Why apple doesn't ship AMD Radeon GPU anymore in their apple store Macbook pro 2015 edition?

    Please, help me to understand why does make eliminated the dedicated GPU AMD Radeon from their 2015 Macbook Pro's, which they still sell!! i just bought one and i thought it was packed with AMD Radeon but i just checked the specs and it seen that it just comes with Intel Graphics... please help.
  10. ItsAShaunParty

    Messages Mystery... Please Help this Damsel in Distress

    Hey all! My problem? Can't get into Messages on my Macbook (explained below). Authentication. This is killing me. It's driven me nuts since the beginning of October. I spend a solid 5-10 hours a week trying to fix it. Called Apple (they sent it to engineering and took a log of my computer when...
  11. TheLarkShark

    MacBook Pro With Touch Bar In Store

    Does anyone know if the new MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar is available to look at in the Apple Store? (As of today - November 13 - possibly?)
  12. Phightinphils

    15" Apple Store Arrival

    Any word or insight when demo's will hit the floors at the stores even if they stay backordered? Would like to test out the touch bar and make sure it's worth the extra $ for 15" display+touch bar instead of 13" base.
  13. A

    Apple Store Gift Card

    Is there any limitation like "applied gift card should be only <50% of the original sum"? Wanna buy MPB15 (2000$ or 2499$) using 2000$ gift card.
  14. iPhonesevenplus

    Will Apple discontinue the 4.7 display? And more.

    Hello, I had this thought on my mind since September 7th after they debuted the 7 & 7 Plus. I actually own the 7 plus currently and I just was thinking if apple was discontinued the good ol 4.7 inch display just like they did with the iPhone 4 and the 3.5 and so on. They've added so many...
  15. Nick.haley

    (Watch S2) When might 'pick up in-store' become an option? On sale day?

    Anyone know from experience when the greyed out / not clickable option of 'pick up in-store' becomes available on the Apple Store? Midnight London time? Midnight California Time? Stores are opening at 8am in London which of course is midnight there... so I'd have to queue and try and purchase...
  16. jamie.fleishman

    Carrier Upgrading for Verizon at an NYC Apple Store

    Hi Verizon iPhone Customers, I have pre-ordered a 7+ with Verizon that now has a shipping time of 9/23 so thinking about trying to go to a store on Friday to pick one up. I'm wondering if anyone knows whether it would be an issue to get the upgrade in at the Apple Store since I have the...
  17. J

    Apple iPhone 7 In-Store Pickup Statuses

    This forum is for those who ordered online and scheduled for pickup at their local Apple Store (I don't mean reserve for pickup.) On 9/9, at 10:34am (EST.) I preordered an iPhone 7 128gb Matte Black (T-Mobile GSM Unlocked), and it is still in the "Processing" stage. This is my first time not...
  18. macduke

    Furious about this confusing iPhone 7 preorder experience

    I had three things go wrong with this iPhone purchasing cycle. 1, iPhone Upgrade Program eligibility issues due to repair. 2, phone reps making up false information. 3, impossible to preorder iPhone as a gift. Anyone else have these issues? Details below: I had to spend an hour with three...
  19. Cwolk

    Is it worth it to visit Tysons Corner Apple Store?

    I am soon traveling near Tysons Corner, VA and am considering visiting the first Apple Store. However, I'll be in a time crunch. This leads to my question – is it worth visiting? I know it's the first one, but it looks exactly the same as most others (in pictures, at least) and I don't how much...
  20. S

    MacBook Pro 15" Retina Late 2013 and Mid 2015 Screen Flicker/ GPU Problem/ Design Flaw

    I have an issue with my Late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina 15” with the dedicated nVidia 750M GPU and either the whole screen or approximately a third and even just half of the menu bar flickers to black whenever the graphics processing is switched between the integrated and dedicated cards, making...