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OSXFreak · Apr 5, 2003, 05:05 AM

Woo hoo!!!!

Ordered mine from the UK Apple store on 13-Feb and have been waiting patiently ever since...

Just this morning received shipping notification!!!!

Hello Mac community, here comes another switcher!!!

tritonus · Apr 5, 2003, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by OSXFreak:
Woo hoo!!!!

Ordered mine from the UK Apple store on 13-Feb and have been waiting patiently ever since...

Just this morning received shipping notification!!!!

Hello Mac community, here comes another switcher!!!

Congrats, you won't regret it. It's beautiful!

I got my 17" on 3/28, a switcher, too.

OSXFreak · Apr 5, 2003, 05:18 AM

Originally posted by tritonus:
Congrats, you won't regret it. It's beautiful!

I got my 17" on 3/28, a switcher, too.

Have you any reservations about your move to the mac? Are there any elements of your experience that don't match up to the PC experience? Has the "novelty" worn off yet?

tritonus · Apr 5, 2003, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by OSXFreak:
Have you any reservations about your move to the mac? Are there any elements of your experience that don't match up to the PC experience? Has the "novelty" worn off yet?

No reservations whatsoever. Like it better every day. It's more "fun" to use. "Novelty factor" still high. I'm sitting in my bed, writing this completely wireless (AirPort Extreme).

The only thing I'd like on OS X would be KaZaa.

OSXFreak · Apr 5, 2003, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by tritonus:
No reservations whatsoever. Like it better every day. It's more "fun" to use. "Novelty factor" still high. I'm sitting in my bed, writing this completely wireless (AirPort Extreme).

The only thing I'd like on OS X would be KaZaa.

That's good news. Have you tried Limewire?

jia_zhuang · Apr 5, 2003, 05:42 PM

ordered my from apple uk education store on 22nd Jan and got the same email this morning when I woke up! Hehehe finally the stupid buggers have got their act together, just yesterday I recieved a email saying my order will be delayed for a week! And today I get a shippment email??? Seriously man apple has some major problems with 17" supplys.

sbe08 · Apr 5, 2003, 08:20 PM

The only thing I'd like on OS X would be KaZaa

Well, you can have it with Neo:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14971

wuf810 · Apr 5, 2003, 08:44 PM

Hi all,

Does the Shipping Notification give any indication as to when your machines will arrive? Would love to know as I'm desparetly trying to get hold of a machine.

According to a well known distributor, 60 PB 17" are being shipped to the UK. PC World stores get 1 each (!), and then the rest go to other authorised resellers etc. Apparently, if they receive a single machine then it has to be used for Display purposes only.

I guess Apple Stores may get priority so congratulations to you all.

BTW Try Aquisition for peer to to peer file sharing. You can find it on versiontracker.com

swsteckly · Apr 5, 2003, 10:27 PM

Acquisition is the best P-to-P app there is on the Mac. It's $15 shareware, but it's worth it. I am going to try it a few more days then pay the fee.

american_whale · Apr 6, 2003, 04:20 AM

The UK online Apple store now claims that the 17 inch powerbook is now shipping with no delay.

OSXFreak · Apr 6, 2003, 01:21 PM

The floodgates should open over the course of the next 2 weeks. BTW, my local PCWorld is experiencing unprecedented demand.