Comments on: Everyone, meet Ratchet

By: Aziz

Aziz — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:49:22 +0000

bhphotovideo.com
I usually order camera stuff from them.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:39:52 +0000

yeah i meant countries where saturday and sunday are off.
where did u order your macbook from?

By: Aziz

Aziz — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:34:39 +0000

I highly doubt it, If government offices and many places in Kuwait close on Thursday and Friday… UPS does not deliver on Saturday and Sunday. Then they work only three days a week?! I think that page is for the US only.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:15:16 +0000

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/service/support/operation.html

“Saturday+ and Sunday are rest days.”

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:12:17 +0000

ah u r shipping it from the states to kuwait via ups?
usually when ordering from amazon packages never get delivered on sunday. it must be different internationally

By: Aziz

Aziz — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:09:15 +0000

No I never used ARAMEX cuz read they don’t insure the delivary.
and just checked ushopweship.com… “the amount payable by UShopWEship if an item is lost of
Maximum liability amount payable is U$D 30/-”
So I don’t want to take any chances. :\
How come they don’t deliver on Sundays? UPS said “On Sunday GUARANTEED” heh. It just arrive at KOELN Germany *excited*

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:49:14 +0000

yo, it will probably arrive on monday since sunday they dont deliver.

about the package being insured i am not sure. i dont think so. btw u still using aramex? you should try ushopweship.com

By: Aziz

Aziz — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:45:51 +0000

hey all, long time reader first time poster…
Mark, you got me into buying macbook too. I ordered mine yesterday morning and it was shipped just before midnight. According to the UPS tracking it should arrive on Sunday ^_^
I have a question regarding the shipping though, when using a US mail address, are you still going to have your package insured during the whole trip to Kuwait? Cuz I think I read somewhere at ARAMEX site they don’t insure.

By: TwaiF

TwaiF — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:06:11 +0000

hey mark its been like 6 days since you get Ratchet tell us more about it if you dont mind ,did you face the overheating problem ?

By: Yazeed

Yazeed — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:34:59 +0000

oh ok
thanks a lot mark.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:54:45 +0000

it is accessible from the ram slot just like the ram u will add.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/85.4.4.html

its 2 floors, lower floor is original ram and upper floor is empty slot.

By: Yazeed

Yazeed — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:19:24 +0000

thanks for the info
i know amazon is cheaper
but how easy is it to remove the original RAM?
from my understanding it is inside the laptop
not accessible from the RAM slot (which is for the empty ram slot)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:49:28 +0000

well firstly check out http://transintl.com/
there ram is one of the best and their prices might be cheaper then crucial.

secondly its better u DONT upgrade the RAM with Apple, their prices are really expensive. You can get the MBP with the 512 and later remove it and add 2 x 1GB if you want or add another 1GB to the 512. Whatever you decide it should be cheaper then the apple store. Calculate it and see.

Amazon also has a 150$ rebate, plus if you use A9 u get the 2% discount plus if u have an associate account thats another 25$ off :)

By: Yazeed

Yazeed — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:09:05 +0000

congrats mark

i will be purchasing a macbook pro soon,
i was going to order it from amazon, but i am leaning torwards apple.com cause i want to upgrade the standard 512 ram to 1gb (1 module) so that i can add another 1gb from crucial

if i buy a standard one off amazon (cheaper, no tax) can i remove the original 512 and install two 1gb sticks?
is that possible? and is it easy? i know how to install ram, but its the original stick that i am worried about.

thanks

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:05:01 +0000

Cajetan thats why you should order from Amazon.com
Amazon.com doesnt charge tax. Sometimes if your order from a store located in the same states as your mailing address u get to pay tax. I am guessing bhphoto is located in new york.. On amazon if u order from a reseller the J&R u also pay tax but luckily for most electronic items on Amazon you get a choice of around 3 or 4 amazon retailers and they are mostly out of NY

I didnt pay tax for my MacBook