i think u mean u have a flight on 27th of JUNE?

customisation takes longer bcuz it's a build to order thing... they only build it (in the factory in china) after u placed an order. the non-custom units are those that come out of a normal warehouse, all are built earlier and when u order one, they simply ship it.

u'll get the new OS for free if u buy now

it's a whole new operating system, not just a software update ;p

maybe u can update the mac purchase guide section G. also need to mention that these upgrades can only be done at the online store, that even the resellers will use the online store

oops haha always confuse u and davidgary. my bad

The base config is fine. Rm700 difference can almost get AppleCare. Or, since u mentioned photo editing, an external monitor

Nothing intensive there so the base iMac shud suit u. 21" or 27" screen is totally up to ur preferences

for me, online lah. i still can get edu discount, also so i know im the 1st one to touch it haha. the freebies rarely attracts me anyway

well i dont have antivirus on my mac. u can GET virus on ur mac but u wont be AFFECTED by it. cuz the malware can only attack in a windows environment.

so say u copy an infected file to ur mac, nothing will happen. but if u send that file to a windows user, that person will get infected. u wont. if u plug in an infected thumbdrive and paste ur clean files into the thumbdrive, u still wont get infected (u're not transferring the virus to ur mac). but the thumbdrive is still infected and can infect other windows pc it connects to

so the only point of having antivirus is to protect others, so to say. but personally i dont bother

so far only some trojans (from pirated software) and the macdefender thing (worm? not sure). they all still explicitly need the user to install something, it wont install itself like other malware can. so just be cautious on what do u install on ur mac.

fyi macdefender disguises itself as in anti-virus app. and the people who dont know better, downloaded and installed it, and get infected themselves.

there's no stopping from some random hacker to create a mac virus, but we're pretty much safe for now

never tried using ATM card u can always call them up if u have any questions

TS, try to google 1st before asking can? dont be that indepedant lar

im using a 15" mbp with the same 2.4ghz c2d processor with 4gb ram. i'd say rm2200 is a good value, it's fast enough for most tasks. can upgrade to lion no problem plus this is the only aluminium macbook so quite rare hehe

nope. i dont use ilife at all. as for iwork, i only use Pages to draw diagrams/flowcharts (word is a b**** to do that) but Keynote is simply so much better than powerpoint. i think u can just buy Keynote from the mac app store now. but u sure dont NEED them.

get a table and chair bro. protect ur posture +_+ if ur business very good but u dont have good health, no use also

already come out current MBA all feature sandy bridge

that's why there's the macbook pro

if u have the cash, u can upgrade ur MBA to 480gb http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDAPAE480/

just select the file, right click, Archieve. it'll compress in .zip format. no need any other software

dont worry about the mac mini breaking easily ;P

even the rm1.9k mac mini should be enough for you. add the apple wireless keyboard and magic mouse that's just rm2357 (or you can use ur old keyboard and mouse). it comes down to what monitor do you want to use it with.

if u want to use ur old monitor, no need to spend more but if you want to buy a monitor for >rm1k, better get an iMac instead

unless u're doing heavy simulation, video editing, 3d modelling or gaming... the mac mini's i5 processor is more than enough. if after u buy still feel too slow, can easily bump the RAM up to 4gb

my 2008 MBP spec is wayyy lower than the current mac mini, i dont feel lag at all

no need. u will register online directly with apple

mm? my older MBP with 256mb 9400M (not even using the discrete 9600M GT) also can play HD movies (dl from itunes) without problem. really need 1gb VRAM to play bluray rips??

cmj1982 from my experience, 5400rpm vs 7200rpm isn't noticeable at all

i guess ur only choice is to ask an apple reseller to order one for u. they still go through the same process of buying it online, but u pay them cash. but yeah as others have mentioned, no edu discount and it'll be quite a long wait

other than that..well either u just buy the available models, or get someone (friend or relative) to order it online for you using their credit card. then u pay them cash

better yet, learn to trust online payments u'll need to do it sooner or later

imac applecare is just rm600. since u're buying a high spec one, you really should get acpp

if nothing goes wrong after 3 years, then yeah u've wasted rm600. if something major goes wrong after 1 year, and cost 1k or even 3k to repair, u'll regret it

my 2006 MBP died on me after 2.5 years, repair cost at least rm3k. it wouldn't have been a problem if i had ACPP but i didnt +_+ thats y for my current 2008 MBP i bought acpp together with it haha. so far juz use to claim new battery and speaker (didnt cover the ACPP cost but nevermind lah)

i dun have credit card...still student here haha. yeah debit card works, i've used it to buy stuff from the online store before

for me it's more to the calibration. of course hardware plays a part also lah.

u compare a mac running windows in bootcamp, to another PC running windows. looks about the same i guess, because not calibrated. last time i copied the display calibration file (or whatever it's called) of OSX and use it in windows...BOOM... so huge improvement haha