Liver not included with purchase

**k0NG0** · 06-30-2009, 05:34 PM

I just ordered a 13" Macbook Pro. 2.53 Gigglehertz. They say it will be here in two weeks, I guess they rickshaw it over from China (ah stereotypes, I love you).

Seems like a nice piece of kit. Unfortunately the 8GB upgrade was insanely expensive (we're talking $1200 in US funny money) so 4GB will have to do for now. Who knew DDR3 SO-DIMMs were more expensive than the equivalent weight in gold/platinum/highly enriched uranium.

I guess I have to start being smug now.

zsaz1029 · 06-30-2009, 05:59 PM

That post is just so many types of awesome.

Grats on the new purchase, hope ya like it.

bajo · 07-01-2009, 07:40 AM

Congrats pardner !

Yeah, 4gb single stick ddr3 sodim = insane$$$ ...+ mac = insane$$$ on crack

XJ. · 07-01-2009, 09:41 AM

Congrats on the new laptop kONGO! Oh, and congrats on being flagged in the NSA databases (again!)

Sir Skully · 07-01-2009, 01:34 PM

Congrats kONGO...hope ya enjoy.....

**k0NG0** · 07-01-2009, 02:32 PM

Thanks guys.

I was really surprised with how freaking expensive a 4GB stick of SO-DIMM DDR3 was. It's a factor 10 compared to the 2GB sticks here in Sweden. There ought to be laws against that.

I'm also planning on throwing in a SSD drive in a year or so, when the ones >200GB don't cost an arm and a leg.

*zapionics<alt>* · 07-01-2009, 10:52 PM

Gigglehertz?

oh man, your killin me!
Congrats on your new lappy... hope its as much fun in the usage as in the wait!

Gr8Golf · 07-02-2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by k0NG0

I'm also planning on throwing in a SSD drive in a year or so, when the ones >200GB don't cost an arm and a leg.

I love my Unibody MacBook - I'm also going to get SSD when the price for a 300GB drive is within sane levels. I think that will be sometime in Q4 2010.

Gr8Golf · 07-02-2009, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gr8Golf

I love my Unibody MacBook - I'm also going to get SSD when the price for a 300GB drive is within sane levels. I think that will be sometime in Q4 2010.

What happened to the edit button? Anyways, did you pay Apple for the RAM upgrade or order your own? I got my 4GB kit from Newegg for *i think* about $150.

**k0NG0** · 07-02-2009, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gr8Golf

What happened to the edit button? Anyways, did you pay Apple for the RAM upgrade or order your own? I got my 4GB kit from Newegg for *i think* about $150.

4GB is actually the base level of memory for the 13" Macbook Pro, at least for the 2.53GHz model. I would never use Apple's upgrade path for memory, the markup is insane compared to buying e.g. some nice Crucial memory. (Even though two 4GB sticks bought from someone not Apple would be disgustingly expensive, Apple tacks on an additional 50% on top of that in the Apple store. Makes one want to use the liver-themed "The gall!" exclamation.)

Status update: it's on some UPS plane between Shanghai and Cologne right now. Estimated time of delivery is Monday or Tuesday. I'm in total giddy schoolgirl mode, hair in the up-right and braided position.

**k0NG0** · 07-11-2009, 05:54 PM

I got it on Monday but haven't had much time to play with it due to a medical emergency with my dad.

But the time I have had with it has left me mightily impressed. Seriously, it's beautifully put together, the fan has been inaudible during the hours I've played with it which is sublime (even just surfing will send my parents' laptop's fan, attached to a 1GHz slower CPU, through several loud whir-fests). The return from sleep is almost instantaneous. The build quality is just superb. And it looks just great.

Seriously, I find it hard to believe there are many competitors to this little machine. It's more expensive, yes, but right now I feel it's pretty much worth it. In this case, it's not hype.

06-30-2009, 05:34 PM	#1
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,750	Liver not included with purchase I just ordered a 13" Macbook Pro. 2.53 Gigglehertz. They say it will be here in two weeks, I guess they rickshaw it over from China (ah stereotypes, I love you). Seems like a nice piece of kit. Unfortunately the 8GB upgrade was insanely expensive (we're talking $1200 in US funny money) so 4GB will have to do for now. Who knew DDR3 SO-DIMMs were more expensive than the equivalent weight in gold/platinum/highly enriched uranium. I guess I have to start being smug now. __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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06-30-2009, 05:59 PM	#2
zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,200	Re: Liver not included with purchase That post is just so many types of awesome. Grats on the new purchase, hope ya like it. __________________ Spaz ----- ----- "A scar is never the same as good flesh, but it stops the bleeding." -- FitzChivalry Farseer (Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb) "Only my pain is more silent than my anger." -- Amber (The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb) -----
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bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,254	Re: Liver not included with purchase Congrats pardner ! Yeah, 4gb single stick ddr3 sodim = insane$$$ ...+ mac = insane$$$ on crack __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x500GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6002_SP2
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07-01-2009, 09:41 AM	#4
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	Re: Liver not included with purchase Congrats on the new laptop kONGO! Oh, and congrats on being flagged in the NSA databases (again!) __________________ Folding temporarily on hold :-(
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07-01-2009, 02:32 PM	#6
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,750	Re: Liver not included with purchase Thanks guys. I was really surprised with how freaking expensive a 4GB stick of SO-DIMM DDR3 was. It's a factor 10 compared to the 2GB sticks here in Sweden. There ought to be laws against that. I'm also planning on throwing in a SSD drive in a year or so, when the ones >200GB don't cost an arm and a leg. __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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07-01-2009, 10:52 PM	#7
zapionics<alt> <unknown level> Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 3,647	Re: Liver not included with purchase Gigglehertz? oh man, your killin me! Congrats on your new lappy... hope its as much fun in the usage as in the wait! __________________ * Please note: any advertising within this post has been placed there by the site owner and NOT by me! * "To Boldly Go..."
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07-11-2009, 05:54 PM	#11
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,750	Re: Liver not included with purchase I got it on Monday but haven't had much time to play with it due to a medical emergency with my dad. But the time I have had with it has left me mightily impressed. Seriously, it's beautifully put together, the fan has been inaudible during the hours I've played with it which is sublime (even just surfing will send my parents' laptop's fan, attached to a 1GHz slower CPU, through several loud whir-fests). The return from sleep is almost instantaneous. The build quality is just superb. And it looks just great. Seriously, I find it hard to believe there are many competitors to this little machine. It's more expensive, yes, but right now I feel it's pretty much worth it. In this case, it's not hype. __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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