Comments on: Dear Apple Computer

By: Tomek Obirek

Tomek Obirek — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:06:45 +0000

I feel for you…..as I’m using my iphone 3G not the 3GS…..

By: Rahul Sharma

Rahul Sharma — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:29:30 +0000

I hope the tears have stopped and dried!

By: Willys

Willys — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:16:43 +0000

Check this out..maybe next time…historical of prices from nextag.com

http://www.nextag.com/Apple-iMac-MB419LL-A-644004362/price-history-html

P.S. Ooppss.. sorry for putting the finger in the wound…didnt mean..

By: Willys

Willys — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:10:25 +0000

Oh well.. If that helps you, I can tell you my story… which goes like this… bought FIRST ever laser/dvd player that came out in 1995 from Pioneer, and paid $2,000 USD… And now a DVD players runs for about $38 bucks and has progressive scan, etc… Yeah I agree…read other people’s blogs.. rumors… do your homework about how long a product it’s been in the market and try to guess if they will have a newer model soon. As for the Epson R2880.. it’s about more than a year old.. and now there is a $200 rebate. Yet..I think it will come down more.. Sometimes when they issue a rebate..it’s a SIGN that shouldnt be ignored… And lastly, you might sale it on Ebay..get the new one.. you might end up breaking even… My two cents… cheer up.. cry no more.. will hate to see you crying..

Wills

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:53 +0000

Hi Jessica,
This is S***ty.
I had planned on getting a Mac this week! I guess I should do some homework beforehand. I just was going to buy ‘off the shelf’ but you’ve made me realize I need to plan this purchase better. It’s a lot of cash for “an Artist” to throw about.
I liked what Fabian above had to say about enjoying what you (we) do have…
I love your work. I love your calenders.
Thanks,
Andrea

By: Fabian

Fabian — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:41 +0000

Sorry to hear this happening so often to you! Just to avoid another experience like that and in case you don´t want to regularly check (boring?) rumor sites, macrumors.com has a “buyer´s guide” that is tracking product refreshment cycles at Apple. Just check it before buying your next Mac: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

On the other hand, your iMac is still great and it will do the job – so enjoy it for now!

By: range

range — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:35:12 +0000

That sucks especially if you didn’t get a discount. My wife has a mac, but I’m still in PC-land for now.

By: Alisha

Alisha — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:30:55 +0000

Oh man, that sounds frustrating. You know the “I love technology song…” from Napolean Dynamite? Some times I sing it with “hate” instead of “love” for reasons such as this.

By: Zulaika Alvarez

Zulaika Alvarez — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:26:48 +0000

OUch Jessica! I am so sorry!!! That is the corporate world for ya.

By: JessicaDoyle

JessicaDoyle — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:13:17 +0000

God advice Sean but it is 45 days too late

We the consumer should not have to follow rumor sites that may or may not be true.

Apple has terms and conditions in place to protect themselves. And simply by changing the monitor size they have basically evaded any recourse a consumer may have.

It’s very upsetting that this is the third time this has happened to me and I simply don’t know what to do…

By: Sean McGrath

Sean McGrath — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:55:31 +0000

I got burned like this once with Apple, and while I can understand that they do it to prevent a blow to sales when they announce a new product update, it still sucks.

Since then my Apple hardware buying strategy has been this:
- Follow the Mac rumor sites, they are most often right and know when new goodies are on the way.
- Wait for a product refresh until buying a new piece of hardware.

Also, some times Apple can be generous and except returns, so not sure if you qualify or not, but it is worth a try if you haven’t already. I’ve also heard of them offering some money back!