[DM-MUG] The Apple Store

[James Lagnese]

I just wanted it then. I guess I need patience. When I was at Haddock, we
had different configs in stock, when we had stock. The sales guy tried to
imply that putting in the memory myself would void the warranty. At that
point I was pretty much done. At this point, may be I will get the Linux
laptop. Hardware is all the same today anyway, and while the Mac OS is still
the best, I am finding I don't care nearly as much as I used to and Linux is
nearly up there with Windows, and it's not Windows. If the "Apple
Experience" is what they are trying to sell, they lost me. I hate crowds and
the mall, and when I buy something, generally I know what I want and like to
get it and get out. I guess I am not the "typical" Apple customer. Whatever
system they use to drive revenue, obviously it's inflexible, and can't
appeal to everyone. Oh well.


//On 8/9/08 11:39 AM, "Bryan Baker" <ka_klick at mac.com> wrote:

> Well, if you didn't know by now that Apple's memory prices are insane,
> I have to wonder where you've been keeping yourself. I always buy
> stock and then upgrade w/ good quality 3rd party RAM anyway. That
> would be true online as well.
> 
> Actually they probably wanted the appointment to slot a time for the
> Genius to install the memory. As I said, even in notebooks (iirc) RAM
> has been an officially "User Replaceable Part" for some time now (at
> least it's not the Plus/SE/Classic days when upgrading RAM meant close
> personal encounters w/ flyback transformers).
> 
> I'll admit I haven't bought a mac there since I bought my G5, but even
> back then they were pretty limited to the set configs they had on the
> floor, and you either had to have them install upgrades or go online
> for custom stuff.
> 
> On Aug 8, 2008, at 8:47 PM, James Lagnese wrote:
>> Has anyone ever gone to apple store and had the experience that they
>> didn¹t want you to buy a computer there? I wanted to buy a Mac Book
>> and I guess they don¹t carry custom configs. Fine, I can live with
>> the 160gb drive, but $400 to put 4 gigs of memory in, and they keep
>> the 2gb, plus you have to make an appointment...It was suggested
>> that I buy online. I guess they didn¹t want my money. Amazing. I
>> would have bought an iPod Touch, printer and back pack as well. Tell
>> you what, may be I will get a ThinkPad with Suse on it. :)
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