iGary's Fracking Trouble With Apple Part 1,252™

[eVolcre]

Ahh, pure cleansing fire!

Put the fire below Steve and the lobster on his head.

eV

 

[bodeh6]

What if you flew out to Cupertino, CA and just stood in front of Steve Job's house or Apple HQ? That would get their attention before they called security.

 

[hob]

What if you flew out to Cupertino, CA and just stood in front of Steve Job's house or Apple HQ? That would get their attention before they called security.

Why should he spend more money?

I really hope the cogs are turning at Apple, Gary...

 

[yoda13]

iGary, when I first started reading this thread, I was mad at Apple for you (still am), plus I felt bad because all of the work you were losing and the frustrations that you were going through (still do). But man, you really are amazing, I would be far more huffed out and angry at this point than you seem to be.

I personally like Chundles ideas...

 

[iGary]

Apple came through.

I got a call from Jobs office and a Quad is on the way.

 

[WildCowboy]

Apple came through.

I got a call from Jobs office and a Quad is on the way.

Victory!! Congrats on staying calm and working through all the way to the top...

 

[yellow]

Apple came through.

I got a call from Jobs office and a Quad is on the way.

Yeah, right. Don't pull my leg or I'll arrest you. And you don't want to ride on my handlebars, that basket really digs into the ass.

Seriously?

 

[eVolcre]

Apple came through.

I got a call from Jobs office and a Quad is on the way.

DUDE!!!!! You can't just leave it at that man! Who called you? What did they say? Do they want the old machine back? Is a QUAD better than the one you have now?

Spill the details man!

eV

 

[kretzy]

That's great news (if it's true)!

Could you ask whether they could send me a new PB? Mine seems to be having some issues....

 

[eVolcre]

Yeah, right. Don't pull my leg or I'll arrest you. And you don't want to ride on my handlebars, that basket really digs into the ass.

Seriously?

Maybe I'm just tired but I didn't get it. And then, I looked at the AVATAR and literally started laughing in the comp lab where I'm at. Laughing LOUD.

Too funny!!!




eV

 

[iGary]

No - seriously.

A guy called "on behalf of Steve Jobs," I explained everything, he asked me "how would you feel about a new machine" and I calmly said "I think that's a good solution." They ate the cost of upgrading me to 2GB of installed RAM, gave me a number to someone at Crucial, who will most likely swap my old RAM for RAM that works in the Quad, and I paid for the video card upgrade to the 7800GT.

I'm a very happy and satisfied Apple customer again.

I do think that our local store and some phone reps are getting phone calls, though.

Yay, Steve™.

 

[yellow]

Well I got your phone number from the white pages, and now I have your credit card.. muahhahahaaa!! Just kidding Gary.
I hope this is the real deal. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for delivery of the Quad!

 

[Mord]

dude, i'm happy for you, now if that quad has any issues.....


what happens with the old one?

a friend of mine got his imac replaced and apple never took the broken one back, then he found it was just bad ram and the imac worked fine, kept completely quiet about it and got a free 20" imac, so much for karma.....

 

[iGary]

Dead serious - for real.

I saw "No Caller ID" on my phone and almost didn't answer it.

Kudos to the boys at Apple for doing the right thing.

Oh, once I have the Quad in and running, I send back the other one (shipping prepaid).

 

[Artful Dodger]

No - seriously.

A guy called "on behalf of Steve Jobs," I explained everything, he asked me "how would you feel about a new machine" and I calmly said "I think that's a good solution." They ate the cost of upgrading me to 2GB of installed RAM, gave me a number to someone at Crucial, who will most likely swap my old RAM for RAM that works in the Quad, and I paid for the video card upgrade to the 7800GT.

I'm a very happy and satisfied Apple customer again.

I do think that our local store and some phone reps are getting phone calls, though.

Yay, Steve™.

Very happy to see that Apple came through for you after the long haul that you've had Look forward to seeing/hearing how the new one works for you, keep everyone posted

 

[iGary]

Specifications

2.5GHz Quad-core PowerPC G5
2GB 533 DDR2 Non ECC SDRAM- 2X1GB
250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256 MB SDRAM
AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mouse - U.S. English
Mac OS X - U.S. English
Accessory kit

Subtotal $4,108.00

 

[Applespider]

Glad they came through.

Sorry that it had to come to that though! Let's hope that they learn some lessons (locally) so that others don't have to when their list of problems gets the length that yours was at!

 

[yellow]

<cartman voice> Kick Ass </cartman voice>

 

[eva01]

I want your ATI graphics card in the old one dammit ><!

and YAY i am so happy for you Gary

 

[iGary]

Thanks - I know it's only a computer, but the whole situation was really starting to get on my tits.

I'm really gracious that they saw fit to help me - the right way, and I do hope my experience helps others who have to deal with issues in the future.

 

[PlaceofDis]

glad to hear it Gary, you've been through a lot with that top-end machine, hope the new one works wonders for you.

 

[vniow]

 

[4God]

That's awesome! Congrats.

 

[bodeh6]

Glad it worked out in the end. With the power of the Quad, you should be able to work catch up on lost work.

 

[gauchogolfer]

iGary, if I ever have a problem with my powerbook like you did with the PM DP, remind me to have you write my letter to Apple! Well done and congrats, it's good to see that staying civil (for the vast majority of the time) paid off in the end. See, nice guys do finish first