To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind <[email protected]> Subject: Re: laptop prices Message-ID: <20081226023618.gb2...@moped> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <20081223182955.ga53...@moped> <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: SSB BART Group
They haunt large shopping centers eh? Thanks, good thing to remember. I live in the DC area of Virginia, and large shopping centers haunt that area. <smile> On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 02:55:08PM -0800, erik burggraaf wrote: Hi, In my experience, it's really really easy. IE, plunk you macbook down on the counter and in an hour it's fixed and you walk out. Even if you call ahead for an appointment it still beats the stuffing out of sending it away. But that assumes you have a mac store handy. I do, but they aren't exactly like lokist upon the land. They usually haunt large shopping malls in major centers. Best, erik burggraaf Certified Technician Assistive Computing LTD Support and training Sales department: 888-828-2445 Support and Training: 888-255-5194 Email: [email protected] Website coming soon On 23-Dec-08, at 10:29 AM, Doug Lee wrote: >A big problem I had when I bought my last Windows laptop, from Best >Buy as it turned out: Best Buy would honor the warrantee, but they >would not fix the thing locally. I was told, by three differet store >chains in as many US states, that getting my laptop fixed would >require a minimum of three weeks without it while it was shipped off, >repaired, and returned. For various reasons, I decided this was not >worth the trouble. All I really needed was a CPU fan replaced and two >audio jacks replaced or fixed. > >Does anyone here know how hard it is to get in-store, or at least >in-town service done on a MacBook? I'm toying with the idea of making >my next laptop a Mac and using Fusion to run all Windows stuff. For >those who don't know, I'm a JAWS scripter by profession, so there >would e a lot of VM activity there; but I like the Mac platform, >having lived for some 23 years in Unix. > >On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 09:22:08AM -0900, Richie Gardenhire wrote: >Cara, In addition, Apple Care warranties usually are more stable than >those of Windows and their computer manufacturers. For example, the >Alaska Mac Store will honor all warranties from Best Buy, provided the >customer shows proof of purchase and/or if our Best Buiy store >contacts us with regard to said customer. Unfortunately we are not >listed in the Apple registry, but that may change, when the new Mac >store opens in south Anchorage some time in February or March. I >don't know what the Best Buy chain has as far as agreements with Apple >are concerned, but there are some drawbacks. I don't know what the >Best Buy's policy is with respect to warranties and Apple Care, but if >the warranty is limited, our store will work out something with our >local Best Buy store, since we have a little more flexibility than >other resellers. That, boo, may change, when we come online next year >with our new store. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage,Alaska. > > >On Dec 23, 2008, at 8:31 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > >>Hi Will, whilst on the surface, this may look like a good deal, >>I'll bring up a few points below you might consider. Also, you >>didn't mention the processor speed?? >> >>? Vista needs more memory to run well, than does Leopard, so the >>memory issue may be a moot point in regard to actual system >>performance. >> >>? Apple hardware / built-in software is completely integrated I.E. >>it's designed / chosen to work together within the system as a whole >>as part of the design of the physical system itself. In other >>words, everything is assured to work well together when you buy the >>system because it was specifically designed to do this by Apple. >>It's not like a Windows set-up where a manufacturer adds their own >>bundles of drivers and such to a -one-size-fits-all OS. >> >>? As I'd addressed above, the time / effort you may spend in dealing >>with misbehaving software or driver issues on a Windows machine as >>compared with the relative ease-of-use on a Mac can be a huge factor. >> >>? the quality of Mac hardware tends to be better than that of >>similarly priced Windows systems, at least at the moment?? >> >>? lastly, the cost of a screen reader as compared to VO on the Mac. >> >> >>The above are just my thoughts, of course? Whatever you choose, I >>sure wish you the very best!? >> >>Smiles, >> >>Cara :) >> >> >>On Dec 22, 2008, at 11:55 PM, Will Lomas wrote: >> >>> hi i noted that whilst i love the mac for the price i paid, >>>windows laptops give you more value for money >>>For the price i paid for this macboo with 2.4 ghz core 2 duo 2 gigs >>>ram and 160 gb hard disk, my step dad now has a windows vista >>>system 4 gigs ram and 320 gb hard disk >>>interested to read what people think >>>regards will >>> >>> >> >>--- >>View my Online Portfolio at: >>http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> > > > > >-- > --
