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No Apple remote?
by MacBook man - 2/26/08 1:09 PMSo apple just released a bunch of new laptop upgrades, and the all new Macbook air. But wait. I bought my laptop in September (white macbook) and I got a Apple remote when i bought it. Now, for all the laptops, including the Macbook Pro, you need to pay an additional 20 bucks when you are purchasing it at the apple store online.
Now i love macs, and it think the remote was a cool feature and partially justified the high price tag. But now they are making you pay for it? Why? Does anyone else notice this?
Gestapo retailing?
by R. Proffitt
- 2/26/08 1:13 PM
In reply to: No Apple remote? by MacBook man
"Yes, you like this!" in your most gruff voice.
"Yes, you buy with that!"
Isn't choice a good thing?
I agree
by BeatleMegaFan - 2/26/08 4:22 PM In reply to: Gestapo retailing? by R. Proffitt
But I did like having the remote included. Then again, some people never use it. I use it occasionally, but not for Front Row. iPod docks with speakers work nice with it though 
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I wish they had used the Air keyboard for the new models. I think the MBP keyboard could be better. But the new trackpad feature looks good.
It's not like you would use the remote while you are using the Mac anyway. Unless you use Front Row constantly... LOL.
-BMF
I wonder how much those unused remotes go for?
by R. Proffitt - 2/26/08 4:37 PM
In reply to: I agree by BeatleMegaFan
2.99!!!
Yes. There is justice.
I bet they sold a bunch of Santa Rosa Macs today
by BeatleMegaFan - 2/26/08 4:50 PM In reply to: I wonder how much those unused remotes go for? by R. Proffitt
to unaware customers. Reminds of the day the iMacs came out in August. I was in the store when they were announced, and they were still selling the other iMacs for full price. At least the previous MBPs seem to priced well on the Apple Refurb section, but then you'd have to figure out if it was an unsold model or an actual refurb. Not much justice there for some people.
*Sigh*, This is a repeat of the last refresh for me... I got my original MBP a month before the Santa Rosa models came out, and then it was replaced with the said model a month before this Penryn upgrade... Ironic isn't it? Ah, but that's how it always is with Apple. Guess I should get used to it 
.
-BMF
I agree.
by Me, Myself and You - 3/14/08 1:41 AM In reply to: I agree by BeatleMegaFanI hardly ever use my remote... and not for Front Row. God that application is an embarassment to anything that is a frontend. I use it for iTunes... occasionally.
Front Row will evolve with time
by BeatleMegaFan - 3/14/08 5:11 PM In reply to: I agree. by Me, Myself and YouNotice that Front Row and the Apple TV interface are very similar in some ways. The TV has yet to kick off, but it may when Apple includes more features. The same with Front Row. However, I liked the Front Row interface in Tiger better than the new Leopard version. Plus, iTunes does not open when you play music and videos, so if you exit, the media stops playing, but that's probably because Front Row is its own app now, and not an add-on kind of feature.
-BMF
I think a choice is a good thing, but...
by MacBook man - 2/26/08 6:06 PM In reply to: No Apple remote? by MacBook manI think choice is a good thing, R. Proffitt. But the prices didnt change. Sure you get more, but its because of technological advancements. I think if you dont want it the macbook should start at 1079 so you dont waste your money. But whatever.
O and YES THE MBP NEED NEW KEYBOARDS. I think it be nice if the macbook had illuminated keys, but the MBP is the only mac that doesnt use the new keyboard.
So everyone must buy that remote?
by R. Proffitt - 2/26/08 6:52 PM
In reply to: I think a choice is a good thing, but... by MacBook man
Seems to smack of some gazpacho creed as noted above. Next thing you find is they'll want a credit card number when you buy an iPhone.
Bob
Wait a minute
by BeatleMegaFan - 2/26/08 7:41 PM In reply to: So everyone must buy that remote? by R. Proffitt
that sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't place it .
You could say that the remote was part of that $750 upgrade to 4GB of RAM when the remote was included in the price. Now it's $400, and they offer the remote for a separate $20. Better deal right?
-BMF
Better Deal but COME ON
by MacBook man - 2/26/08 9:33 PM In reply to: Wait a minute by BeatleMegaFanOMG APPLE SHOULD INCLUDE THE REMOTE. I MEAN you are already paying higher prices then for a normal pc with the same stats, and apple had to go to all the trouble as to remove a tiny remote. Just include it already. ITS 20 BUCKS HOW MUCH MONEY DOES APPLE NEED. I mean, i dont care as much about how much it is to add on, it could be 1 dollar for all i care. The principal is that you have to buy it separately.
AND WHY IS IT INCLUDED WITH THE IMACS THEN. well whatever, but yes the 400 dollar 4 gig a ram is nice. 850 had no chance of selling.
FYI Amazon sells four gigs of memory for the macbook for 113 bucks
And I find the remote for 2.99 on ebay.
by R. Proffitt - 2/27/08 3:43 AM
In reply to: Better Deal but COME ON by MacBook man
This sounds like we just need to skip 2 latte's?
Still...
by MacBook man - 2/27/08 12:19 PM In reply to: And I find the remote for 2.99 on ebay. by R. Proffitt
Ok so you can get the remote for 3 bucks. But still, Apples big qoute is "ready to use right out of the box." I mean, is throwing a tiny little remote in the package that big of a loss for apple. It just annoys me that they cut it out, cause i thought that was something nice that apple did that a lot of pc companies dont include.
So you think I must buy such a thing?
by R. Proffitt - 2/27/08 12:26 PM
In reply to: Still... by MacBook man
This is a long standing issue such as whether all the cables should come in some box in spite that not everyone needs them.
-> Isn't this an unjust tax on the rest of us?
Right
by BeatleMegaFan - 2/27/08 1:55 PM In reply to: So you think I must buy such a thing? by R. Proffitt
You don't need the remote if you don't plan on using it. If you do, $20 is not a lot to shell out for when you are buying Apple products. And then, look at the things Apple has cut prices on: notebook RAM, HD costs, and of course, the notebook models themselves. It is indeed quite fair.
-BMF
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