[GLLUG] Best local place for custom built computers?
Eduardo Cesconetto
eduardo at cesconetto.com
Sat Mar 1 10:29:22 EST 2008
Yes but it is a hack, aqua is not open yet....
As far as running on a pc, you can get cheap apple hardware too, like
a g4 mini for around 250...
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On Mar 1, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Mike <msg at msu.edu> wrote:
> I like macs too. I just read that its getting harder to run MacOS
> on a regular PC. Is there some way to move the main menu bar? (It
> seemed that Next os had movable menu bars, and then with macos 10 i
> couldn't figure out how to move them.)
> http://daringfireball.net/2005/08/trusted
>
> John Lewis wrote:
>> *Digilink was the manufacturer. But there is a happy ending to this
>> story, yesterday she took delivery of her new MacBook. She was
>> showing it to me last night and now I’m counting the days until I
>> can get a Mac. That is one totally slick OS. *
>> I can feel your pain, I had that same problem with other
>> retailers. My advice is when dealing with any retailer is after the
>> return time (14 or 30 days), I go direct to the manufacturer's
>> RMA ...
>> Eduardo Cesconetto | eduardo at cesconetto.com <mailto:eduardo at cesconetto.com
>> > | (517)507-5966
>> On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:10 PM, John Lewis wrote:
>> My daughter bought a system from them some years ago. At about 10
>> months it
>> started to act up pretty severely and Digilink talked them into all
>> kinds of
>> useless fixes such as a surge suppressor. When the one year
>> "warrantee"
>> expired they told them that the motherboard was dying and offered
>> to replace
>> it, for parts. Oh, and plus labor. It seems that the particular
>> motherboard
>> was rather famous for its defective power caps. I replaced the
>> motherboard
>> myself with one I bought from another store. I have no love for
>> Digilink.
>> The manufacturer of the motherboard offered to replace the board
>> for free
>> but Digilink would have to ship it. Digilink refused. The
>> motherboard still
>> sits on a shelf in my bookcase to remind me never to do business
>> with them
>> again.
>> Al Puzzuoli wrote:
>> Just shopping around for a new system, and seeking recommendations
>> as to
>> options in the Lansing area. I haven't decided yet whether I
>> want to
>> buy online or locally, but would like an outfit that will let me
>> customize the machine down to the type of case fans being used,
>> etc.
>> I've been happy with the machines that I bought from Digilink. They
>> aren't necessarily the most reasonable, but they are professional and
>> they are easy to work with.
>> For good prices I've found I/O Software in Flint to be very hard to
>> beat
>> if you can pay cash. I've never bought a full machine there, but
>> their
>> components are extremely inexpensive. Professional isn't exactly the
>> word I would use though. Getting the owner to stop playing his
>> online
>> poker game while he rang my order up was something of a challenge.
>> Clay
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