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[ykeen]

anyone knows if the new macbook air 2010 supports Apple Remote? It doesn't seem to come with an Infrared port.. hmm

 

[xenozeno]

my bootcamp windows also takes very long to boot up.
like at least a few minutes at the stage where theres a black screen and a blinking dash.

normal?

 

[unknown_v_v]

New MacBook Pro Replacement

Hi all!

I would like to ask, for the replacement of a new macbook (i just bought mine online and it's doa), will the carrier need me to hand in whole box set (including wires and chargers) or just the macbook itself? Thanks!

 

[PetPet]

anyone knows if the new macbook air 2010 supports Apple Remote? It doesn't seem to come with an Infrared port.. hmm

Nope, doesn't work.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2624634&tstart=0

my bootcamp windows also takes very long to boot up.
like at least a few minutes at the stage where theres a black screen and a blinking dash.

normal?

normal

Hi all!

I would like to ask, for the replacement of a new macbook (i just bought mine online and it's doa), will the carrier need me to hand in whole box set (including wires and chargers) or just the macbook itself? Thanks!

You're suppose to give back the entire box with the chargers everything.
Apple will ship you a brand MB.

 

[unknown_v_v]

Thanks a lot PetPet! Appreciate it!

 

[sino238]

Why why why?

Why MacBook is always tat exp than window laptop although their technology is not tat advance as window laptop?

 

[renfred89]

Why MacBook is always tat exp than window laptop although their technology is not tat advance as window laptop?

you sure mac technology is not on par or even supercedes the technology of windows?

You sure mac is more expensive than windows? in what basis are you holding the comparison?

 

[sino238]

MacBook pro is still using intel core 2 duo. While window laptop is I7 liao

you sure mac technology is not on par or even supercedes the technology of windows?

You sure mac is more expensive than windows? in what basis are you holding the comparison?

 

[DQUEK123]

MacBook pro is still using intel core 2 duo. While window laptop is I7 liao

Bro macbook pro 15" is i7 core lei... my sister got one...

 

[Crimson_FURY]

MacBook pro is still using intel core 2 duo. While window laptop is I7 liao

I can guarantee you that I7 laptop you're referring to is:

1) Not made of a unibody aluminium enclosure which does not flex, and feels and looks beautiful
2) Does not have a glass touchpad which is 100 times better use than any windows equivalent
3) Does not have a backlit keyboard
4) Does not run OS X which is 100 times better to use than windows unless you play games
5) is made of cheap plastic which creaks like a rusty hinge, is thicker, heavier and uglier
6) will get viruses and run like a dog within the first week of use
7) does not have a battery which will last up to 9 hours on a single charge


Ask yourself if you still think the windows laptop is a good deal. There is a lot more to a computer than what processor it uses. A Lotus Elise uses a 1.8litre toyota engine which can be found in a corolla. Does that mean the lotus elise is a bad deal when it costs more than twice as much?

If what i say still doesnt make sense...then i suggest you just stick with windows and leave it at that

 

[DQUEK123]

My feeling about macbook... it is the style and Mac OS X.... Mac OS X is really fast... rarely hang... plus, I can put my macbook in sleep mode without power off for almost a month already... still running... memory management is great... no memory leaking, I cannot imagine win7 without power off for one month...

OS X very stable.. I guess people use mac for a reason, fast/stable and most importantly STYLE.... damn I like my macbook..

expensive? not really given that we are enjoying it every single day....

One example, one guy open his "ALIENWARE" top of the line laptop in starbuck, people just look and continue drinking coffee...

Someone comes in with a MBA 11" open and use it... whao lao all look sia!!! Damn cool... (hehehe that guy is me...)

I guess this is what we are paying a little bit more for.... heheheheh

No hard feeling bro, sometime I still use win7 for my work related stuff, but still... it is on my macbook!! Boot camp save the day.

 

[DQUEK123]

I can guarantee you that I7 laptop you're referring to is:

1) Not made of a unibody aluminium enclosure which does not flex, and feels and looks beautiful
2) Does not have a glass touchpad which is 100 times better use than any windows equivalent
3) Does not have a backlit keyboard
4) Does not run OS X which is 100 times better to use than windows unless you play games
5) is made of cheap plastic which creaks like a rusty hinge, is thicker, heavier and uglier
6) will get viruses and run like a dog within the first week of use
7) does not have a battery which will last up to 9 hours on a single charge


Ask yourself if you still think the windows laptop is a good deal. There is a lot more to a computer than what processor it uses. A Lotus Elise uses a 1.8litre toyota engine which can be found in a corolla. Does that mean the lotus elise is a bad deal when it costs more than twice as much?

If what i say still doesnt make sense...then i suggest you just stick with windows and leave it at that

Bro, you must be a car person... I like.... Lotus example. but you can put in K20A in it to make it faster.. hehhehehe...

 

[sino238]

Fully understand ur feeling! Ha! No one will look at ur laptop but they will look at ur MacBook! Okies but if I getting a MacBook pro, the price of CS5 is going to kill me. I don think I can use my window version CS4 and photomatix, rite? So I need to pay for software again. Unless I convert my MacBook but my MacBook will die faster!

My feeling about macbook... it is the style and Mac OS X.... Mac OS X is really fast... rarely hang... plus, I can put my macbook in sleep mode without power off for almost a month already... still running... memory management is great... no memory leaking, I cannot imagine win7 without power off for one month...

OS X very stable.. I guess people use mac for a reason, fast/stable and most importantly STYLE.... damn I like my macbook..

expensive? not really given that we are enjoying it every single day....

One example, one guy open his "ALIENWARE" top of the line laptop in starbuck, people just look and continue drinking coffee...

Someone comes in with a MBA 11" open and use it... whao lao all look sia!!! Damn cool... (hehehe that guy is me...)

I guess this is what we are paying a little bit more for.... heheheheh

No hard feeling bro, sometime I still use win7 for my work related stuff, but still... it is on my macbook!! Boot camp save the day.

 

[August__]

Sup guys, i need some help. Recently I bought a Macbook during the first day of the Sitex show and I bought it for $999.90 during the epicentre hourly promotion. The guy who is promoting this said it was new. But when I went home, i found out that it's a 2009 model and it has no warranty covering it. And after using it for quite awhile, I realized that the battery life is kind of short. I feel kind of cheated. Any suggestions of what should I do? Am I able to return it and get a new one?

 

[PetPet]

Sup guys, i need some help. Recently I bought a Macbook during the first day of the Sitex show and I bought it for $999.90 during the epicentre hourly promotion. The guy who is promoting this said it was new. But when I went home, i found out that it's a 2009 model and it has no warranty covering it. And after using it for quite awhile, I realized that the battery life is kind of short. I feel kind of cheated. Any suggestions of what should I do? Am I able to return it and get a new one?

Find Epicenter.
All new macs come with a(1, one) year of warranty which can be extended to 2. Adding it up to 3 years warranty from Apple.

 

[August__]

Find Epicenter.
All new macs come with a(1, one) year of warranty which can be extended to 2. Adding it up to 3 years warranty from Apple.

Just to confirm, this means i got no warranty right?

 

[PetPet]

Just to confirm, this means i got no warranty right?

That is correct.
You got no warranty.

 

[sino238]

But why no warr since just bought not long ago? Emmm....Funnyzz...

That is correct.
You got no warranty.

 

[renfred89]

But why no warr since just bought not long ago? Emmm....Funnyzz...

assuming what TS said is true, i guess TS must have got scammed. mid 2009 model is no longer in production long time ago, thus its impossible to buy it this year...

 

[August__]

assuming what TS said is true, i guess TS must have got scammed. mid 2009 model is no longer in production long time ago, thus its impossible to buy it this year...

I bought it during the Sitex show and at the epicentre booth they have this like hourly promotion. The guy who's promoting this Macbook claim that it's new. And as I'm new to all these Apple stuffs, I didn't check whether it was a new model or not. But $999.90 for a Macbook that is an old model, doesn't have warranty covering it and low battery life, isn't this ridiculous? So I don't know what should i do now. Can i refund it for a new one?