Been wanting a MacBook Air but have had a hard time pulling the trigger on one as budgets won't really allow the 8GB ram upgrade I'd prefer. Just purchased a refurb early 2011 MacBook Pro 13 for $799....will be able to add 8gb of ram and a SSD and keep the price under $1000....I'm happy!
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I ordered a 15 rmbp Friday from apple. I took the 101 discount they were offering. Should be here early this week as it had a 1-3 day delivery. I was waiting for a 21 iMac at my office but got tired of waiting. I'm sure the iMac will be out this week but who knows how long until its free in Germany.
We still don't have the iPad w cellular so like that I don't want to wait a month after it comes to the US.
We still don't have the iPad w cellular so like that I don't want to wait a month after it comes to the US.
Order my first Macbook Pro from Amazon today for $962. I won't get it until next friday because I went with the free shipping. Oh well.
I bought mine on Thursday from Amazon for $1035 and got the price adjusted to $962 on Friday. Will be getting mine on Tuesday. Can't wait to get it.
I just ordered the exact same spec. How long did it take for your rMBP to ship? I ordered it this afternoon, and it already went through processing and is at the "Preparing for Shipment" phase.
my mbp is here!!!
my 13" mbp and vertex 4 showed up today. 16gb of memory hasn't made it yet. I can't do anything with it yet as my boys have b.ball practices from 5-9 so I won't get to fire it up until tonight. I am excited and nervous as this is my first Mac...can't wait!!!!
my 13" mbp and vertex 4 showed up today. 16gb of memory hasn't made it yet. I can't do anything with it yet as my boys have b.ball practices from 5-9
so I won't get to fire it up until tonight. I am excited and nervous as this is my first Mac...can't wait!!!!
FIRST MAC, rMBP!
I recently bought my first mac as well, base model 15" Retina Macbook Pro!
I was going to order one with 16GB of ram but I couldn't wait and 8GB should be fine for what I do.So far loving it! Always had problems with past new windows laptops, especially Dell (terrible).
I recently bought my first mac as well, base model 15" Retina Macbook Pro!
I was going to order one with 16GB of ram but I couldn't wait
and 8GB should be fine for what I do.So far loving it! Always had problems with past new windows laptops, especially Dell (terrible).I'm a Mac and I'm never ever going back.
I've owned several Windows machines in the past that I've been marginally happy with but I've been a lover of Apple products ever since I got my first gen iPhone and I've always wanted a Macbook Pro I've know people that had them and absolutely loved them and would talk about how much better they are than PCs well I finally broke down and as of a couple days ago I'm the proud owner of a 2007 MacBook Pro!! even though it's a 2007 Macbook that was new to me but used by someone else, I bought it off eBay I know how risky buying a used Mac off eBay can be but the people I bought it from definitely seemed like they new what they were doing....anyway long story hopefully shorter, I now know what all the fuss is about I love my Mac and I know without a shadow of a doubt that from this moment forward the only laptops or desktops I buy will be Macs
so I guess the reason I started this thread is to formally introduce myself to the Mac community, and if anyone has tips of any kind I'd appreciate it.
I've owned several Windows machines in the past that I've been marginally happy with but I've been a lover of Apple products ever since I got my first gen iPhone and I've always wanted a Macbook Pro I've know people that had them and absolutely loved them and would talk about how much better they are than PCs well I finally broke down and as of a couple days ago I'm the proud owner of a 2007 MacBook Pro!! even though it's a 2007 Macbook that was new to me but used by someone else, I bought it off eBay I know how risky buying a used Mac off eBay can be but the people I bought it from definitely seemed like they new what they were doing....anyway long story hopefully shorter, I now know what all the fuss is about I love my Mac and I know without a shadow of a doubt that from this moment forward the only laptops or desktops I buy will be Macs
so I guess the reason I started this thread is to formally introduce myself to the Mac community, and if anyone has tips of any kind I'd appreciate it.
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yeah, i have read that earlier ocz drives had problems but the vertex 4 seems to be getting good reviews plus I got it for a good price...iGood luck with the Vertex...I was a big fan of OCZ until my Vertex 2 just blew last week after only 3 months...Now I have to pay return shipping to RMA it to them in California
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I received my new MacBook Air yesterday and I also order one White Sleeve for it. I love my Mac and the sleeve
I received my new MacBook Air yesterday and I also order one White Sleeve for it. I love my Mac and the sleeve
Just ordered my fully upgraded Macbook Pro Retina 15". Can't wait for it to come in. Almost $4000 canadian with a magic mouse and Ethernet adapter.
I ordered mine on Black Friday (Nov 23) - 15" MBPr 2.7/16GB/768GB from Apple Store Canada (I'm in Alberta). I took advantage of the $101 Black Friday discount.
Now, I got got caught out a little with shipping times..
On the site it says 'available 1-3 business days' free shipping etc but I didn't realise it can take over a week or more to get it delivered.
If I had known this would have checked expedited shipping really - I'm upgrading from a 2006 MBP 15" Core Duo 2.0/2GB/500GB and have to install quite a few apps which will take some time to set up, check for updates and any potential problems…
Delivery is due to me around Dec 3-5.
In the meantime I've tracked my order and it seems to have been around the block more than a hooker on Sunset Strip!
Its gone from Shanghai to Canada, to the US, back to Canada, back to the US and back to Canada!
I even called Apple to see if this was normal and apparently it is.
I know some people have received CTO orders from Shanghai in a matter of days but alas...
I'm in BC, I didn't have the option to expedite when I ordered. Must be the time of the year. Says it should be here nov 11-15.
Received my brand new MacBook Pro Retina 15" yesterday! (the base model, BTO w/ 16 GB RAM)
Since the displays have been a bit controversial, I decided to check out the manufacturer. Not that it didn't matter at all at that point. It looked absolutely gorgeous and everything looked just fine, so it was just out of curiosity. It turned out it was a Samsung.
It took my laptop 8 days to ship from China to Sweden. Actually almost exactly 8 days if I count from the very first departure scan. The last day was spent on travelling across the country though, so I'd expect that time to be 7 days if I lived closer to an airport they use.
Since the displays have been a bit controversial, I decided to check out the manufacturer. Not that it didn't matter at all at that point. It looked absolutely gorgeous and everything looked just fine, so it was just out of curiosity. It turned out it was a Samsung.
It took my laptop 8 days to ship from China to Sweden. Actually almost exactly 8 days if I count from the very first departure scan. The last day was spent on travelling across the country though, so I'd expect that time to be 7 days if I lived closer to an airport they use.
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