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On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 06:33 PM, Charles Nordlund wrote:
> Well, after being a PC ownerfor a little over a decade, I finally
> decided to
> return to my Mac roots (my first comp ever was a Mac LC =) ). So, I
> went and
> ordered a new G4 off of Apple's online store (mainy because I could get
> it
> at edu. discount and got a loan from Apple to pay for it as well... Well
> that and the fact that the nearest apple store is a little over 700
> miles
> away lol).
> I used the 1GHz DP model as a baseline and upped the RAM to 1 gig, the
> HD to
> 120 gigs, and dropped a Geforce 4 Ti in it. Also picked up the 17" LCD
> Studio Display, an Adobe academic bundle, and Office.X (I need it,
> trust me,
> otherwise I wouldn't have gotten any Microsoft stuff at all), and a set
> of
> Logitech Z-560 4.1 speakers. Got a confirmation e-mail, estimated
> shipping
> time 1-3 days for system, 1-2 for display, and 3-5 for everything else,
> paid
> the extra for 2-day shipping with FedEx ('cause ground shipping here can
> take 2 weeks lol). All is looking well.
> Fast forward to today, 4 days after I ordered it. I now have everything
> in
> my hands as of 3! days ago... Except my comp. "Fine," I figured,
> everything
> else shipped instantly, the comp is a little slower, probably from
> everyone
> changing old unfilled G4 orders over to the new systems. Well, I called
> Apple, just to make sure that things were proceeding as planned,
> because I
> need the system by Wednesday, when I go off to college. Guess what?
> adding
> that extra stick of ram upped my ship time to 2-3weeks! I'm a little
> miffed
> right now to say the least, I have talked to Apple 3 or 4 times since
> ordering about various issues. I called just yesterday to ask when my
> comp
> would be shipping, the rep said within 24 hours. Great! Got up this
> morning,
> saw it hadn't been shipped, so I called and that's when the guy told me
> 2-3
> weeks. =( Apparently, they are having RAM shortages of all things
> (seems odd
> to me, since RAM is about the single most plentiful computer component
> you
> can find, and they are only using standard PC2700 SDRAM anyways, of
> which
> there is plenty on the market). So, just a word of advice to everyone:
> If
> you are going to get a system from Apple directly, either buy at a
> resale
> outlet, or order the standard config and upgrade it yourself... Just an
> FYI
> too: Adding the 120 gig HD apparently added 4-5 days to the ship time,
> and
> adding the Geforce would also up the ship time to 2-3 (well, 3-4 since I
> have already been waiting almost a week). Not being willing to pay the
> price
> Apple wants for a standalone GF4, I have no choice at this point but to
> bend
> over and take this crappy ship time in any case.
>
> I don't suppose that anyone has any suggestions as to ways I could prod
> Apple along into getting it out the door faster? I REALLY need this
> system
> before I start school...
>
> Thanks for listening to my little rant.
>
> Charles Nordlund
>
>
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