No Macbook refresh? Money burning in the pocket, but if Leopard doesnt come hand in hand with a new Macbook refresh, im gonna be a bit miffed, since im waiting for Leaopard's release before getting a Macbook.

Who are you pleading to be considerable?

If you got your Mac AFTER the announcement of the OS release, then you are eligible for the Up-To-Date program, where you are able to get the Leopard (correct spelling btw, not Leapord, sounds lik a WoW peon name character) at a discounted price .

Apple Malaysia tagged it as October 1st as the start of the eligibility of the Up-To-Date program, for the discounted or what you call the "promotion price". Looks like you missed the boat by 4 days, buddy.

Pleading in this thread wont do any good, nobody from Apple Malaysia is reading this now. Reality's hard to swallow sometimes, but hey, somebody's gotta tell you this, since this is the second time you posted the same plea, and nobody answered you the first time.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Oct 26 2007, 04:47 AM

Machines KLCC had the DHL box setup for ages already. Their coundown counter are on an iMac.

No worries, jeyadev. The guy's pleading at the wrong people , it's not like we are on a case-by-case basis here. It pays to be patient, and wait. Now im still thinking if i should be patient further and wait to see if that rumbling about ultrathin MacBook is true or not. Otherwise, count me in the Mac camp by next month!

The day Leopard is reduced just to a "Leopard thingy" is the day i ...........ahhhhh, forget it.

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Added on October 26, 2007, 11:49 pmPardon the double post, went through a dead zone on DiGi EDGE just now.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Oct 26 2007, 11:54 PM

Tomorrow: Hardware. Software? 3-10 working days!

*Goes into foetal position , curled up in the corner of the bed, crying himself to sleep.*

Typing this on my new Macbook, the stocks already in with Drop-In Leopard DVDs. Dont have to mess with sending tha t PDF form and do the waiting game for the disc to arrive.

To those in doubt about the Leopard Dop-In DVD already dropping in. Thousand apologies for the crappy details as well, but you can see it marked "CPU Drop-In DVD".

I face the very same dilemma before buying this Macbook im typing on, only my dilemma's hardware-based.

My case would be, i need a replacement for my sold Vaio UX, and pronto. I see in Jonathan's case, you sound like you need one pretty soon too, otherwise you would have waited for solid news on Leopard's release. Apple has been pretty generous already to provide the Up-To-Date Program for the Leopard, and this has been traditionally the case for Tiger as well. If anyone would have looked into it, we all know history repeats itself, and in this case too as well. So no point pining and asking Apple to be nice enough to provide free Leopard for buyers xx days before, since the dissatisfaction will never end. I myself want a hardware guarantee that this Macbook i just for myself will not be superseded by the rumored new Macbook refresh coming this November, but hey, guess what? Im not waiting for another week just to hope that this rumor come true and i get the most recent refresh. So, what do i do? Get one and be happy with it, and in the Leopard's case, you have to draw the line somewhere. How much earlier can a purchase get before you are cut off the Up-To-Date Program? To me, Apple made the right decision, they announce Leopard, and you get one for every purchase made by then. It is only right to do so. IF you anything more, more whinings and pinings will happen to no end.

Hell, i myself would beat myself on the head, if i made my purchase and missed the Leopard boat. But i only have myself to blame if i do so for not planning my purchase well. And if i need the Macbook now and possibly miss the Leopard discounts , would it even matter then? Can you delay the inevitable? If you could , you wouldnt be pining for this, would you? And i if you couldnt, you would have already accepted the fact that you will have to give this boat a miss, and come to terms with it.

Me? Im gonna ignore all Macrumors.com, Appleinsider.com, Macslice.com, and Thinksecret.com articles or forum entries since the news of the new MAcbook refresh could come any moment now. But am i regretting this Macbook purchase? No way! I have come to terms that i will have my Macbook superseded in what may be less than two weeks, but if you play the waiting game, when will it end?

LIke i said, it goes by history. Apple announces, the date starts from there. It was like that for Tiger as well. I was not there when Tiger first launches, and when that Up-To-Date Program happened for Tiger's launch, but it happened the same way back then as it was for Leopard now. So, it is a matter of waiting for Apple to announce Leopard's availability and then you will be safe, and be included in that Program.

It's no guessing game really, the indicator was to wait for Apple to anounce it.. You either have simply not the luxury of waiting for it, or are not made aware of this fact fom past experience.

If you do get included by preferential criteia on this, be assured that others will follow suit on your example, and it will never end. Same case with mine, and i swallowed the bitter end of that fact, and moved on. And seems like you have too, judging from your move to get your Universoty to cough up the copies.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Nov 1 2007, 09:39 AM

God, there's so many typos on that previous post of mine, it's embarassing!

My post also only reflect my own sad case as well, so if you think im bashing you, im also bashing myself.

On one end, it is good that Apple is taking progress forward with these constant refreshes, be it hardware or software-wise, but on the other hand, it's killer on the pockets of their end user. Not to mention the constant wait for the supposed next refresh, or opportunities missed due to purchases made beyond dates of uncertainties.

Problem with Time Machine is that it needs its own space, formatted to its liking. I planned earlier on using it on the WD MyBook i have, but with this requirement, I need to either find another storage medium to store my 300+ Gb vacation videos so that i can format it to use with Time Machine, or get another one. Both prospective arent that feasible at the moment.

Anybody knows how much space is needed and how far back in time with that space can you go back in time? Or does everything depends on how much you want to backup at a particular time?

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Nov 1 2007, 09:43 PM

Legally, it is not. But the thing is, there are outlets that preloads their current Macbook stocks with Leopard but did not register it, and sell it to the customer. Their rationale is that once you have submitted the form either by fax or mail, and receive your CPU Drop-In DVD, you can register with that serial instead. Illegal for that period of time, until you get your Drop-In DVD.

A wild guess, but it should be here when the Macbook Santa Rosa arrives here. The one i got only had the DVD dropped in, it is not preinstalled.

Is there any particular differences whether it is a "CPU Drop-in DVD" or an "Upgrade DVD"?