Problems accessing the Forum

[Roehre]

In the last 48 hours I've found the Forum very slow in responding. This morning it has been exceptionally slow to load, switch between Fora and threads. My last (longish) post took several minutes to load. This may be a problem with my (Be) broadband, but although loading is generally on the slow side, I'm not getting the same degree of problem on other sites.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Yes, it was sluggish indeed.

[Nick Armstrong]

probably why my posts made even less sense than ever before!

No no!!! But I'd love to know what that one about 'bugger 9' was all about, Annakins!!

[EdgeleyRob]

Nope, never been able to afford a MacBook, let alone an Ipad! I run on the Pauper's Platform, BT as my ISP and IE7 ..... some of us the poor relations ... we may be in the gutter, but still seeing stars

Me too!

[Anna]

No no!!! But I'd love to know what that one about 'bugger 9' was all about, Annakins!!

Well, yes. Sorry about that, got called away, sudden like, in the midst of posting about something; You haven't known how I have absolutely died of shame about showing meself up! <shamed, red faced emoticon> and not dared to show me face on these auguste premises. I have awarded myself a Novena and four Hail Marys

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Cos you banged your head falling into the gutter, Anna?

[french frank]

Nope, never been able to afford a MacBook

The rich buy new ones, the poor buy refurbished ones discarded by the rich when the next model comes out.

[amateur51]

The rich buy new ones, the poor buy refurbished ones discarded by the rich when the next model comes out.

Does this mean that the paups have to start going through rich folks' bins ... or is there some convenient way of finding these discarded MacBooks?

[french frank]

Does this mean that the paups have to start going through rich folks' bins ... or is there some convenient way of finding these discarded MacBooks?

I got mine at a small high street dealer just round the corner from me. He specialises in refurbished laptops, especially MacBooks, and offers a very good back-up service.

[Word]

Apple also have an on-line 'refurb' store.

The good things about it are that warranty cover is the same as for a new Mac and, in general, the products appear to have been either immediately returned purchases or inventory that wasn't sold prior to a model change (rather than well-worn second-hand devices though, admittedly, that's based on a sample of 1; an iMac bought to use as a second TV/PVR).

The not so good are that the savings tend to be minimal, often they aren't for the latest versions of each model (look carefully at the specs) and they may not arrive in quite same packing as the new models (seriously, Apple packaging is a work of art :)).

In general I'd recommend keeping an eye on the MacRumors Buyer's Guide so you know when you can get your hands on the latest models, or when there are likely to be a few more of the current ones in the refub store.
(p.s. The next MacBook Pro, likely to be available in the summer, should be exceedingly good!)

(Firefox 10 on iMac, download speed 36.91 Mbps).

BT Infinity? 'tis very good

[french frank]

BT Infinity? 'tis very good

Indeed. It's also cured my problem of having a laptop downstairs losing connection while the desktop upstairs is fine. Customer service is rubbish, though.