Category: Apple

You can now preorder the MacBook’s from Amazon:

Apple MacBook 1.83Ghz White
Apple MacBook 2Ghz White
Apple MacBook 2Ghz Black

I had lunch at Marina today and I passed by Mac & More but they were still not open. The opening is at 6PM but here are some shots I took. I also passed by Fono to sign up for mPay when I noticed my Motorola V3x is now KD110 which is 10 dinars cheaper then when I bought it a week ago…

Mac & More preview 1
Mac & More preview 2

I have been waiting for the MacBook for what seems forever. My first laptop ever was an iBook (G3 700mhz) and I was really hoping the MacBook would be similar just better. So how much better is it really? Looking at this iBook vs MacBook comparison chart it seems by a lot. [Link]

Apple G3 300mhz
288MB RAM
3GB Hard Disk
Running OS10.3.9

Battery doesn’t hold a charge so you need to keep it plugged in to the power socket. You could find a new battery online for $55 and up. The power cable works perfectly but has black electric tape on it. I don’t know why I bought it like that and never removed the tape to see why they had it on. I use the clamshell for browsing the web from the living room and resizing images for my posts using Photoshop. I am selling it because I am going to be purchasing a MacBook. I originally paid for it KD25 (which is really cheap) but I added 256MB of Ram which cost me more then what I paid for the iBook.

Selling price is KD50

Update: Ok, its sold it. Thank you.

Really busy today so here are some quick Apple links:

Chart comparing all the MacBooks with the MacBook Pros
Take down at the Apple Store
First look at the new MacBooks
Some time with the new MacBook keyboard
Apple’s MacBook sports user-replaceable hard disks

The opening is on May 18th.

I want I want! [Link]

I don’t know if you guys heard about this, the news is a few days old but it just got more interesting today since I found a video for it.

Basically what happened was BBC interviewed the wrong person live on TV, they were supposed to get this technology expert to come in and talk about the legal battle between Beatles’ Apple Corps and Apple Computers but somehow they messed up and they ended up bringing a taxi driver on the show instead and they interviewed him thinking he was the technology expert. Anyway I found a site now that not only has an article on this incident but actually has a video of the interview. Its really funny. [Link]

Note: Notice the guys face when the BBC chick introduces him

A friend is selling her PowerMac for a really good deal. The Mac was purchased last July from Solize and is in like new condition. The PowerMac has been used maybe only 4 or 5 times for video editing. Here are the specs:

– 2.3 Ghz, Dual Processor
– 1 GB RAM (upgradable to 8GB)
– 250 GB Harddisk
– Super Drive

Asking price: KD650

If you are interested or have any questions leave a comment below and she will contact you. More pictures here and here.

update: PowerMac has been sold!

Yeah its just a mockup but it does look cool. Would love to get my hands on the black one. [Link]

TivoGuy passed by zMacShop yesterday because he was interested in the MacBook Pro. He was expecting the prices to be a bit more expensive then the States but it turns out they were selling it for KD890 which is KD160 more expensive! This is for the 15.4″ 2.0Ghz with 1GB RAM and 100GB HD. So I phoned a couple of other Mac stores in Kuwait to see how much they were all charging for the same laptop and this is what I found:

Mac & More
Tel: 5735815
Price: KD 980

Integrated Office Co (IOC)
Tel: 6275734
Price: KD 980

Mac City
Tel: 4911112
Price: KD 970

Kamal Al Sultan Co
Tel: 4815533
Price: KD 965

zMacShop
Tel: 2617575
Price: KD 890

Solize
Tel: 7215945
Price: KD 850

Turns out zMacShop is actually a lot cheaper then the other Mac stores in Kuwait but surprisingly not the cheapest. The cheapest store turned to be Solize and by KD40 which is a nice chunk of change. The price on Amazon is KD730 for your information.

I just watched Apples new ‘psychedelic’ iPod ad and its really trippy. The spot features the song Love Train from the super hot Aussie band Wolfmother. [Link]

Some really funny new Mac ads which bash Windows computers. My favorite is the iLife one. [Link]

2.16 Intel Core Duo Processor
667 MHz front-side bus
Up to 2GB of RAM (667 MHz DDR@ SDRAM)
iSight Camera
MagSafe Power Adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics 256MB
Firewire 800, Firewire 400
Bluetooth, Airport Extreme
$2799

Apple.com/macbookpro

Still waiting for the new ibooks..

This is a video of Steve Jobs introducing the iPod for the first time back in October 23, 2001. [Link]

You can also find other special Apple moments by clicking [here]

[source gizmodo]