just got back from the apple store chadstone and they insisted that I make an appointment, despite pleading my case.

they just said, "go back to DSE for an exchange/refund".

looks like I have to get to the CBD later.

a waste of my time for my bad luck

Send in faulty unit also kena make appointment...yucks! Hey your iPad any abnormal symptoms before this eh? Please share as I will be asking friend to get one from AUS Apple Store soon and needs his help to check it out thoroughly

Hey tnsai, are same tnsai from tnsai.net?

Im on godfinger, how to add u as friend ah? My plus id is kaeae

I used to use dvdvideosoft for mp4 encoding. Its ok for ipod but with ipad i use handbrake now, faster. I find my movie DLs which mostly at less than 600px, if u retain ori size and at close to max vid qty still looks good on ipad, size about 1g. But ive seen apple tv formatted hd vids on pc damn sharp and file size closer to half gig. But cant copy to both my ipad n ipod for some reason.

if there is a dedicated apple store, you will have to make an appointment to see a genius bar personnel.

I'm just plain unlucky (I'm on course again to set a new record)

I just bought Air Video using my Malaysian itunes acc manage to purchase it and download it to my ipad

I can stream .mkv and all sort of files using it will try bluray movie today as i did it last night at 3.00 a.m

You can stream ur files inside ur PC via WiFi . Awesome apps. You can try the free aps but u can't view all files inside ur PC.

used it almost 2weeks...Terbaik...better go fo full version so can view all files shared...

iLounge’s editors generally spend two months each year working on “special editions” for our readers—our annual Books and Buyers’ Guides—and we’re always pleased to see that the download numbers are in the millions. Tonight, we’re proud to debut our latest book for your enjoyment, which as its (long) name suggests has fused both of our prior publications into a single download: the iPad Buyers’ Guide + iPod/iPhone Book 5. In keeping with tradition, we’re letting loyal readers grab it before the official press release hits the wires and floods our servers, so get your downloading in now!

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I'm downloading the iLounge iPad Buyer's Guide PDF from iLounge. The PDF format should look good on GoodReader. Here's the news blurb:-

@nokia2003,
So it's a temporary refund or you've decided to save the $?

@nokia2003,
So it's a temporary refund or you've decided to save the $?

alright guys.

I'm iPad-less now and 900-ish dollars richer!

Using my bro's Maxis account on his iPhone data pool, on both the normal size sim and micro-sim. The normal size goes into his iPhone, while the micro-sim goes into my iPad 3G. Works as advertised no setup required.

well even if I wanted a unit, DSE cannot give me one

refund or store credit is the only solution.

and it's all sold out throughout CBD as well