On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 09:56 AM, Albert D'Amanda wrote: > 1. Unit was shipped this way by Apple . Where was Quality Control on > this ? > Was there no final , complete checkout of this box using whatever > tools they have designed into the final assembly , pre boxing process > ? Saturday night, second shift( maybe third) assembly? I would say that there is likely not a final system check of every unit by any major manufacturer. I have no facts to back that up, but in most industries, QC is done by a representative sampling, not a discrete check. ----------------------- - Steven M. Palm - Ham Radio Call: N9YTY - Attempts to make thine own star shine shall lead thee into darkness. -----------------------