Hello everybody Why, oh why, does this always have to happen to us! On Monday of this week, I ordered us a new mac Mini server machine, in order to replace the old PowerPC which has been running since 2005 24/7 but which fell victim to the ravages of time late last week and failed. The new machine arrived on Tuesday afternoon. I just looked on the Apple website and, low and behold, the machine has been updated since Monday. The Mac Mini is now an Intel® I5 Core duo processor, whereas ours is a Core2 Duo. OK, it's 2.0 GHZ instead of 2.66 as ours is. But it's £50.00 cheaper, and comes with Lion Server.
I just don't get it; why on earth can't Apple tell you they are about to update something you've ordered and give you the opportunity to wait for the updated version? I am now probably going to have to install the software back to factory defaults, pack the machine up and arrange an RMA because I don't think it's right that we should be penalised like that; they should have told us. We think there's a way we can upgrade for free to Lion Server; but the hardware changes and the price difference are the issues here. Just out of interest, does anybody happen to know what is the difference between the Core2 Duo and the I5? Gordon thinks the I5 has a larger L2 cash, but that's not really a problem. What I want to know is whether we'd notice any difference in functionality. Obviously the price is another issue as I said, but why is it cheaper? At this point I am very disappointed with Apple's marketing. They should have done the right thing by us instead of just blatantly ignoring the fact that they were about to update the hardware. This is one reason why I hate Apple's policy of secrecy. This is taking secrecy too far! Lynne <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
