[iBook] <OT> CompUSA

[Joel Esler]

I think the power mac is viewed as a "separation" from the rest of the 
mac field.  Its like "All these macs are for college students... and 
then.. you pros..  heres the powerbook, and the power mac... so you 
won't sound stupid in the office saying "iBook"."  But my iBook beats 
the pants off my work Dell.

Joel Esler
http://esler.is-a-geek.net

On May 23, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Michelle wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>
>> This weekend, my husband and I decided to take the plunge and 
>> purchase 2 iBook G4s.  Because our local Apple Store is not due to 
>> open until the fall, we went to CompUSA.
>
>
> I just got my iBook G4 two weeks ago tomorrow - and I LOVE IT... I 
> shopped around online but wound up buying mine live and in-person from 
> an Apple Store in Kansas City (on the Plaza, FWIW) - even though it 
> was a 75 mile drive to get there.
>
> I have NEVER had a "good" shopping experience at CompUSA, and the only 
> reason I ever did go there (especially since they are 90 miles away!) 
> was as a last resort... to get laser toner or something not found in 
> our "small town" area, but that I was so desperate for that I could 
> not wait for a catalog co. to ship it here.... I always felt that the 
> CompUSA salespeople were just as you described - ignorant of all 
> things Mac/Apple - and seemed to care LESS about the products - and 
> were hard to get to help me, in general.  I avoid the store like the 
> plague! :-/
>
> Especially since you were dropping a "load" of money (in my opinion, 
> having just bought ONE iBook... you spent a LOAD!) - it is even all 
> the more annoying that you were treated shabbily.
>
> Other than that, how do you like the iBooks?  And a quick unrelated 
> note, probably a stupid question - but what does the "i" in all of 
> this stand for? Ever since the iMac came out, I never knew what the 
> heck it was short for... I've usually had Power Macs, etc. and not an 
> "i" product.
>
> Take care,
> Michelle & Herd
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