Mac City in 1U is where i bought the Coolcase for my iPod touch... That shop seems to be very popular on weekends, it was almost full last Saturday!

But when Machines opens, Mac City is sure to face intense competition over there!

I think Mac City and Machines are separate companies... But if i;m not wrong, Machines is one of Apple's authorized Serviced Providers in Malaysia... Am i right, xaw5126?

Wow, that's a really good offer... Not bad!

And there is Windows Live for iPods meh? I just checked the iTunes store by typing "Windows" and there is nothing of that sort (maybe not yet anyway )... Of course there is Facebook and Bejeweled 2 though...

This post has been edited by THT United Gadgets: Dec 19 2008, 12:31 PM

Maybe that is why Machines can eat up a chunk of the Mac market ya... Because of the easy payment scheme...

Wow, what happened? I thought Mac City is known for their more "personalized" and "tech-savvy" service as compared with Machines? Looks like u kena really poor service from those guys...

Yeah i know what u mean bro nimrod... But one thing good about the staff of Mac City is that they really take the trouble to help ur queries ya...

I was with my gf at MC a couple of weeks back and we were looking at those speaker systems for the iPod... We saw one unit that we liked (in a box, no display) and asked whether there is a demo unit that they can show us... The salesperson there really opened up the box and connected the unit to the powersupply so that i can test an iPod for the sound, even though we did not purchase the speakers...

Hahahaha, this one is too much already ya... Asking ppl to open 10 boxes and not buying anything!

Hahahahaha, should check u out for batteries eh, sonnetech?

And for iPod speakers, seems like Machines has a much greater selection than Mac City ya... But the personnel in MC are more open to letting customer try out the units though (especially those which are still boxed up!)...

This post has been edited by THT United Gadgets: Dec 29 2008, 08:56 PM

As an iPod reseller, I agree with ur points there mate... Malaysians are really mega-sales ppl but also darn good in asking for discounts and freebies... Many of my buyers are real bargain-seekers and sure ask for further price reduction or freebies, even though margin is not exactly high (and price is already so low!)... But what to do, to get the sale, have to accommodate their requests...

The main problem is the tax on IT products... I assume most ppl are earning between MYS2-3k per month as salary and purchase of, say, an iPod touch 16GB costing around 1.1k will surely dent their monthly income by a great chunk...

If this is Singapore, things will be different... There, their overall cost of purchasing for IT products should be lower due to this: assuming a person earning SGD 2-3k but the price of a 16GB iPod touch is around SGD498.00 (iTunes Store)... Of course a person in SG will not feel the pinch compared with us in Malaysia, even though the salary in numbers is similar... Because of the pricing of goods!