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daydreaming	Aug 19 2009, 09:44 AM Return to original view \| Post #1
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(norhisham @ Aug 19 2009, 09:37 AM) If you buy protection together with your mac, you get 3 years protection from date of purchase. But if you buy protection within one year (364 days after purchasing your mac) you get another 3years, the protection will be 4years in total. har? then might as well buy it after that. more worth it what, considering its the same price :\|
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daydreaming	Aug 19 2009, 01:42 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	i know. ok, lets say the 2 scenarios below: buying macbook pro 13". default = 1 year warranty buy applecare same time = 1 + 2 years warranty buy applecare after 360 days (less than 1 year) = 360 + 3 years warranty. is this correct? how do they calculate the applecare if i buy it after the product purchase?
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daydreaming	Aug 19 2009, 03:46 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(kalvinhui @ Aug 19 2009, 03:45 PM) i tot applecare doesn't cover any warranty if u have failed to purchase the applecare within ur 1st year. this means u cant buy the applecare after ur 365days from the date of purchase. correct me if im wrong u r correct. but i stated above is 360 days which...er...364 if u like it. it means right before the 1st year expires.
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daydreaming	Aug 19 2009, 07:35 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	ok, so buying with the laptop or buying after that (less than 1 year) has no difference. this makes more sense actually. the other post was saying the other way.
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daydreaming	Aug 21 2009, 07:29 PM Return to original view \| Post #5
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	mbp 13" is the most affordable one i guess. get the lower range one and aim for the free 4gb memory upgrade. i believe illustrator can work well as long as no 3d stuff or intensive video editing.
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daydreaming	Aug 25 2009, 11:01 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(lawl @ Aug 25 2009, 05:46 PM) Guys, 1 question. Does the new mbp comes with ilife? With snow leopard right? yeap. its stated in the online store. mac os leopard. snow leopard yet to be released.
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daydreaming	Aug 26 2009, 08:07 AM Return to original view \| Post #7
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Aug 25 2009, 11:32 PM) @lawl, Wait it out for a couple of weeks; perhaps then the new MBPs will be shipped with SL. I too am still deciding when is a good time to place an order; probably do it 1st September i'll get one in mid sept prefer to get it from retail stores. will check wif epi for this. mmmm need to save up for ipod touch too. i hv a feeling there'll a big upgrade in sept 9
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daydreaming	Aug 31 2009, 10:27 AM Return to original view \| Post #8
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	get 4gb if u can. the shared mem graphic card needs it and it becomes useful if u are doing photoshop n stuff.
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daydreaming	Sep 2 2009, 02:34 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(tinkerbel @ Sep 2 2009, 01:59 PM) @Qool, The iPod Touch promo is onli available in the USA; unfortunately it's not available to us here in MY. Am not sure about Switch's Education Discount but if you really want, U could always place the order Online; just make sure U actually do qualify for the discount ~~though they don't really check!~~ Also, the 15" MBP all comes with 4GB RAM. If you get the 13" one, the 2.53GHz version comes with 4GB RAM. Alternatively I think the APR's giving a pretty good deal in RAM upgrade mmm u think worth it to get the 5599 version for the better processor and hdd ? the ram actually some places like mac city are giving free upgrade for the 2.26 model
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daydreaming	Sep 26 2009, 12:19 PM Return to original view \| Post #10
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	er...midvalley got machines. lowyat also got apple reseller. pavillion got epicentre. :\| did u do ur research b4 u ask? and i think this thread is irrelevant.
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daydreaming	Sep 26 2009, 01:39 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(makaveli @ Sep 26 2009, 12:30 PM) im sorry.Im too noob in this section.And i found no proper thread.Really sorry.In my previous post,there no reply at all.So i started in main threads. Does all the price of Imac same in all branch.?Im just worrying that is not Apple Warranty Imac.How do i ensure its genuine.Coz Apple Direct they offer Apple Remote and some freebies.If like normal shop they dont provide such freebies.Thanks just be sure they are apple authorised reseller. try calling each of them up to check on freebies n compare. if u r not sure if they are authorised apple reseller, try check in apple malaysia's web site. oh ya, and u might wanna wait for 1 month or so since there are numerous rumors that imac is going to be refreshed soon This post has been edited by daydreaming: Sep 26 2009, 01:39 PM
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daydreaming	Oct 22 2009, 10:45 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(SheepMekk @ Oct 14 2009, 03:59 PM) Hey guys, I'm planning to move over from Windows to Mac. If I were to have a Dell Studio XPS 16 and Macbook Pro 13" or 15" Can anyone convince me why I should get the Macbook Pro? As I see the macbook pro 15" can play anygame as the dell studio xps can. Usually I would just play tf2, l4d, warcraft and those range of games and do my assignments. I don't see what I can miss out in a mac compared to windows. All I am lacking now is the experience using mac EDIT: Oh yeah, is there any new macbook pros coming out soon? Might as well just wait or something if it isn't far from now xps 16 is a good laptop with good specs and a good price. it doesnt look as elegant n classy as macbook pro though. before this, it was using vista which is crappy but now the win 7 is coming out, so it is BETTER in terms of OS. but do check out which kind of win7 are u planning to get. are u a developer? or just a normal user? if u r a student, i think it's ok to go for the standard edition. but if u r a hardcore developer, esp a .net developer, go for ultimate which can be costly. also in terms of performance, even though xps 16 is better in hardware, it still lacks behind macbook pro DEFINITELY. coz of what? dell's bloatwares. the startup alone will take longer than mbp. and it's also heavier. but i suggest u get mbp 13 and not 15 coz the price will jst shoot over the top due to applecare. to b honest i was comparing xps 16 vs mbp 13 before i got mbp 13.
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daydreaming	Nov 6 2009, 08:43 AM Return to original view \| Post #13
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(JasonKid @ Nov 6 2009, 03:12 AM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Tomorrow I will get a 13" Macbook White Kinda bored with Windows, keep restart or hang when I doing my work, and been using MS-DOS until now, from Windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.1, Win95, Win98, Win98Se and later on. Think back and feel like doesn't improve much for me. When I install Windows 7 and see the taskbar, immediately I think about Apple Mac Dock Bar. Think back very early of the year, Apple computer is the first to use GUI interface OS, only until Microsoft launch the Windows 1.0. Before I decided to buy Macbook, I curious what a Macbook can do, any advantage and special from other normal PC. When the sales person show me, feel very impressive. With the 2GB RAM, can run those video editing very smooth, smoother than my PC with 8GB RAM with graphic card. Also, he show me launch all the program in a same time (around 1x programs) without any lagging, even with 8GB RAM on PC also cant do that. And the new MultiTouch Pad is fun Somemore MAC OS X won't get affect by virus. In my opinion, I feel that the entry level 13" Macbook White is just more than enough for normal user. For me, Macbook Pro that above than 15" is kinda expensive. 15" Macbook Pro RM6399, 27" iMac RM5999, 27" iMac QuadCore RM6999, with iMac can get a resolution Full HD resolution, even with 27" above will get 2560 x 1440 resolution. Maybe other people will think that can't compare like this because one is laptop another one is desktop, but it just my opinion, don't blame on me u must consider the cost of AppleCare also. it's a lot more expensive for 15-17 inch MBP and the new IMAC, as compared to macbook white n mbp 13. also, Mac OS X DOESSSSSS get viruses, but the possibility is lower because there's not much value. those virus guys prefer to spend 100% of their time creating issues for Windows (and that includes win7 which is not much better than its predecessor in terms of security).
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daydreaming	Nov 6 2009, 02:30 PM Return to original view \| Post #14
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(esin109 @ Nov 6 2009, 11:55 AM) Hello all the mac user there I had been using pc for many years.. and pc make me sometimes... so decide to try on mac and i was confusing which laptop should i choose, macbook white or macbook pro because they have the same spec... at first i choose macb white because i dont really need firewire cable or sd card slot, and macbook white even offer 260 hard drive but i read a review said that macbook white is vulnerable so i start to confuse should i get a macb pro... from what i know, the material used to build is different. macbook pro feels more solid and more classy. also, it is easier to take it off in case u wanna upgrade urself in the future. that's as far as i know la.
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daydreaming	Nov 6 2009, 06:49 PM Return to original view \| Post #15
On my way Senior Member 555 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(wcs2798 @ Nov 6 2009, 06:38 PM) macbook white is easy as well to upgrade ram and hdd ooo then the only difference is the build quality? anyway, for students, best to buy education price and ignore the freebies. with the amount of money saved, u can go for better sleeve/case and keyboard protector. the freebies r practically useless (at least for me)
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