My Turn!

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #1 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 08:26 AM

I did it! I just ordered my refurbed MacBook from Apple. I also bought my wife a refurbed aluminum iMac. And ordered memory upgrades for both from crucial.com. I'm so excited!

sanity1082 · sanity1082 #2 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 08:45 AM

Congrats on ordering the new macs. You gonna install the new memory before you start them for the first time?

lightsguydave · lightsguydave #3 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 09:03 AM

I'd recommend you installed the RAM before you started them up ^^ Because once you start these up you won't wanna shut them down ever xP and also because there's no point in waiting, it's dead easy to do

just pop the casing off and put the new units in, there's how to's all over the web, I did my MB (the RAM and the HDD) myself and I've had no problems at all

Dave

drgrafix · drgrafix #4 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 09:27 AM

I installed the ram upgrade before I even powered up my iMac for the first time. Also very easy to do... one little screw, pop the panel off, pull out the old, in with the new, replace cover and BAM! you have some elbow room in the ram department. It takes a while to figure out the mac's mouse procedure, especially the right-click function.

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #5 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sanity1082

Congrats on ordering the new macs. You gonna install the new memory before you start them for the first time?

Yes, I'll be installing the memory prior to starting them up. I'm so pumped!

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #6 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 02:29 PM

Man, I'm so excited! 12+ years of Windows and I'm seeing a light down the tunnel!

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #7 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 10:30 PM

I just received notification from Apple the the machines have shipped. I only ordered the this morning! I can't wait!

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #8 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergsing

I just received notification from Apple the the machines have shipped. I only ordered the this morning! I can't wait!

Yayayayay! Thundercats are goooooooo!

PapaChunks · PapaChunks #9 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergsing

I just received notification from Apple the the machines have shipped. I only ordered the this morning! I can't wait!

Not bad. I just got my iMac at 3:30 today and it is 9:09. I LOVE this machine. Although I need a mousepad. The Mighty Mouse doesn't work too good on paper...

godfatherrr · godfatherrr #10 (**permalink**)

02-22-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by PapaChunks

Not bad. I just got my iMac at 3:30 today and it is 9:09. I LOVE this machine. Although I need a mousepad. The Mighty Mouse doesn't work too good on paper...

If you have a notebook with the kind of thick yellow folder/divider that works great in my experience

(note: I do, in fact, have a real mouse pad)

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #11 (**permalink**)

02-23-2008, 01:03 AM

my advice is to not install the upgraded ram until after you turn it on and give it a test run.. that way you know after you put the new ram in and get a kernel panic what the cause was.. and you don't worry about your system as a whole.

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #12 (**permalink**)

02-23-2008, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerBookG4

my advice is to not install the upgraded ram until after you turn it on and give it a test run.. that way you know after you put the new ram in and get a kernel panic what the cause was.. and you don't worry about your system as a whole.

This sounds like solid advice and I am going to adhere to it. Besides, it gives me a reason to play with the new toys a little longer!

vondie · vondie #13 (**permalink**)

02-23-2008, 09:44 PM

HAHA well done....anchor the wife at home with the imac, while you galivant around with the macbook....well done sir

JohnTheMacGeek · JohnTheMacGeek #14 (**permalink**)

02-23-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vondie

HAHA well done....anchor the wife at home with the imac, while you galivant around with the macbook....well done sir

Shhhh! She may starting reading this forum!

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JohnTheMacGeek #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 874 Mac Specs: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro  Mid 2007 iMac  4G iPod Touch  iPhone 4S  iPad	02-22-2008, 08:26 AM I did it! I just ordered my refurbed MacBook from Apple. I also bought my wife a refurbed aluminum iMac. And ordered memory upgrades for both from crucial.com. I'm so excited!
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sanity1082 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 882 Mac Specs: macbook/iphone/ipod nano/ipod shuffle	02-22-2008, 08:45 AM Congrats on ordering the new macs. You gonna install the new memory before you start them for the first time?
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JohnTheMacGeek #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 874 Mac Specs: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro  Mid 2007 iMac  4G iPod Touch  iPhone 4S  iPad	02-22-2008, 02:29 PM Man, I'm so excited! 12+ years of Windows and I'm seeing a light down the tunnel!
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JohnTheMacGeek #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 05, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 874 Mac Specs: Mid 2009 MacBook Pro  Mid 2007 iMac  4G iPod Touch  iPhone 4S  iPad	02-22-2008, 10:30 PM I just received notification from Apple the the machines have shipped. I only ordered the this morning! I can't wait!
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vondie #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 22, 2008 Location: westminster, MD Posts: 16 Mac Specs: ibook G4 1.33MHZ	02-23-2008, 09:44 PM HAHA well done....anchor the wife at home with the imac, while you galivant around with the macbook....well done sir
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