![]() This is my own fault – the first 20 times Workflow up and going, but while on the bullet train I got a call fromĪpple: there was a problem with my credit card and I'd have to contact theĬredit-card company. We then left on a short trip about which I'll post once I get my photo I also ordered four 2TB drives to be used for other System can access applications and data much more immediately than with a I intended to use this as my main boot diskīecause its very low latency (its very quick response time) means that the It has no moving parts, more like a fast/big camera More, but arrive much faster, so I did that.Īt .jp I ordered an Intel 160GB solid state drive ( SSD). (as opposed to as part of the machine's customization), it would cost a bit After muchĮxperimenting, I found that if I ordered the mouse and keyboard separately Selecting the Magic Mouse makes it “3-5 weeks”. It turns out that selecting the memory customization makes it “1-3ĭays”, selecting the US wireless keyboard makes it “2-4 days”, and But after choosing myĬustomizations, I noticed that it now said “ships in 3-5 weeks”. In Japan – you can even get same-day shipping from places likeĪmazon – so I expected to get it quickly. The Mac Pro, it says “ships in 24 hours”. So, I go to Apple Japan's web site to place my order, and when I select ![]() ![]() Upgrade cost the same as if I were to do it myself.) (Apple's prices for extra memory are hyper-inflated, but this particular Mouse, and 6GB of memory instead of the 3GB that came standard. Wanted the US wireless keyboard instead of the Japanese wired keyboard, the So, I wanted the quad-core Mac Pro, with a few simple customizations: I That follows is mostly as a diary entry for my own memory. The long tale of woe (and, ultimately, awesomeness) The large, clunky, heavy Mac Pro, because of how it can be expanded. The geek in me decided to pay an obscene amount extra for (since you need just one wire to it, the power cord). Incredible value, both in terms of performance/price and of “tidiness” Operating system I've lamented having to use ever since, well, having usedĪll-in-one iMac with a 27" screen announced recently seems to be an Mentioned the other day, I'm finally going to ditch Windows, an Something that neither the consumer nor the Apple shareholder in me Apple made it difficult for me to give them money, Well, I finally got a new computer, though the process itself wasn't NOTE: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.
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