I Want My PowerPC

[major_clanger]

...specifically the PowerPC G4 inside the nice new iBook I ordered a week and a half ago. Yes, after all the umming and ahhing, I finally committed myself to coming over to the Light Side and put myself down for a 12" iBook G4. Having taken onboard the advice I was given, I requested that it be loaded up to the maximum hard drive and memory available (as well as Bluetooth and Airport Extreme) which made it a config-to-order rather than off-the-shelf purchase. "Seven to ten days" I was told, er, ten days ago. Except that when I last did an online order status check the forecast was now thirteen days. A call to the dealer to check this rather frightening figure confirmed that yes, Apple had had rather a run on iBooks, but I really should have it by, oh, the fifteenth.

This is mildly peeving as I have next week off, mainly to finish sorting out the house before Xmas, but I had rather hoped to have a nice new iBook to play with. Oh well, anticipation is half the fun, and it's still a hell of a lot better than the old Sinclair 'allow twenty-eight (and the rest) days for delivery'.

MC

Comments

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes - I remember when TtT bought a ZX Spectrum...

Have a lovely holiday!

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

Don't want to worry you, but people have been complaining (including me) about the service they get from the Apple Store UK at the moment. Macworld has more details. Or Google for them.

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

Hmmm,

I'm still considering one of those -but it looks like a trip to the US may be in order.....

See you this saturday or maybe next

Alex