Cheap as chips
By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Apple on June 26, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Apple’s products are often derided as over-priced and over-hyped even though real-life comparisons of like-for-like computers would show otherwise. Certainly, Apple’s products are never cheap but there is a way to get them at a considerably lower cost and it doesn’t mean talking to a bloke in the pub.
How does saving 65% off the cost of an 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro sound? The usual price would be nearly five grand but it could be could be delivered to you for fifteen hundred quid, complete with Apple’s cast iron guarantee. Maybe you are looking for a laptop or iMac or even an Apple Xserve – all available at huge discounts, ready to ship in 24 hours. As the UPS delivery man said, “Even the boxes look good”.
On the button
The Apple Store web site has a little button called Special Deals hidden in plain view down the right hand side of the screen. Stock changes on a daily basis and includes iPods, iPhones as well as other Apple kit and special offers.
Just to sweeten the deal, there is a very helpful chap at Apple named Gerard McPartlan, who if you ring him on 0800 039 9901 ext 89664, he will do his best to make you a happy shopper before and after your purchase.
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Rough Wiis do shake the darlings
By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in Gripes moans and whinges, Images on June 18, 2008 at 12:28 pm
According to a survey by Sheila’s Wheels insurance company, 20% of female Wii users have caused an average of £6.55 damage to themselves or their property, adding up to a total of £20.1 million. The most common injury is pulling a muscle during energetic Wii-ing and some have even ended up in hospital. Read more
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Me Too
By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in iPhone, Apple on June 11, 2008 at 9:08 am
The only problem with Apple is they just can’t do tacky. What was the first thing that came to mind when they announced mac.com’s name change to ‘MobileMe’? Mini-Me of course. Unless they were thinking of the Britpop one-hit-wonders Me Me Me or the iTunes track of the same name sporting an ‘Explicit’ warning tag. Read more
Rated: 60% (2 votes)
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Carbon Dating
By Mark Tennent in Reader
Posted in utilities, Leopard, Apple on June 5, 2008 at 10:10 am
In the week following the latest Mac System upgrade to 10.5.3, the next upgrade to 10.5.4 is already under test and rumours populate the Net of the next biggie, Mac OS X 10.6 also currently known as Snow Leopard. The biggest surprise is that 10.6 will drop support for PowerPC processors and for Carbon – both yet unsubstantiated – so it can move to pure 64 bit addressing. Read more
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