On Jul 27, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Scott Baret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know this is sort of off-topic, but I thought I'd mention it here in case anyone else has been IIvxed recently... People who've been around a while probably know that being IIvxed is when you buy a new computer and immediately a newer faster one comes out. This, of course, is from when the IIvx was introduced and the Centris 650 showed up four months later. I bought an iBook 12" last Monday. Eight days later (today) the newer faster model came out. The big deal is the extra 256MB RAM it comes with. I spent $75 on it and I would still have that money if the new model had been out. My dad talked of a similar story from 1992 when he bought an LC (the original aka LC I). He said that the dealer offered him a few software choices out of it and wound up getting a copy of Claris Resolve. (He never used it and eventually just gave it to me, figuring an IT guy could use a spreadsheet program.) I don't know if this was just the dealer (Pittsburgh Computer Store) or if it was an Apple offer. I got my iBook at an Apple Store, if that means anything in this. With my retirement coming up in less than a month I know I need to really be careful with my cash...
I bought a Mac mini on July 16. I took it to the apple store today and they gave me the upgraded model (twice the RAM, airport, bluetooth) no questions asked. They told me they had a 14-day exchange policy, so get back over there!
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