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[sold] iMac 27" (late 2009) 2.8Ghz Core i7

lailaikatong — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:26:30 +0800

Item:

iMac 27" (Late 2009)
Processor : 2.8GHz Intel Core i7
Storage : 2 TB HDD (7200-rpm)
Memory : 8GB (4 x 2GB PC3-8500 1066 MHz DDR3 SO-DIMM)
Graphics Card : 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850
Built-in Display : 2560 by 1440 pixels; 27-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT LCD with IPS
Optical Drive : Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Wi-Fi : Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth : Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Ethernet : 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)

Package includes:
- iMac
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Wireless Keyboard
- Power Cable
- Box

Price:
- [SOLD]

Warranty:
- Expired

Dealing method:
- COD, cash only.
- Could deliver item to KL/PJ/Subang/Shah Alam areas, other areas negotiable.

Location of seller:
- Bangsar

Contact method/details:
- PM

Age of item:
4yrs 10months. Purchased January 2010 from Apple Online Store Malaysia.

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Item(s) conditions: 8/10.
- Well taken care of by long time Apple user.
- This was highest spec iMac at time of original purchase (Jan 2010), still works great now.
- Hard drive reformatted, clean installed latest MacOS Yosemite 10.10.1
- Keyboard keys slightly off-white due to day to day usage.

Pictures:

Reason for sale:
Upgraded to 5k iMac.

Update 7 Dec: Item sold. Topic closed.

[WTS] iPhone 5S 16GB GOLD - Sealed & New

lailaikatong — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:08:52 +0800

Item(s): iPhone 5S 16GB GOLD - Sealed unit

Package includes: Sealed box and everything that comes with it.

Price: RM2,700 firm

Warranty: 1 Year Apple Warranty (Malaysia). Includes service warranty card & original purchase receipt. Can be sent to any authorised Apple Service Centre in Malaysia for warranty claims.

Dealing method: COD @ LRT Bangsar/KL Sentral. Other stations along Kelana Jaya RapidKL LRT Line negotiable.

Location of seller: Bangsar

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: Brand New

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Item(s) conditions: Brand new unopened.

Picture:

Reason for sale: Extra unit, selling off as I don't need it. Here's your chance to get the Gold iPhone 5S without queing/waiting list

[WTS] iPad 2 Wifi + 3G / 64GB / White (Used)

lailaikatong — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:29:36 +0800

Item(s):
Apple iPad 2 Wifi+3G / 64GB / White
Mint condition (99%) - Well taken care of. Never jailbroken before, updated to latest iOS 6.1.3 .

Package includes:
iPad 2
Original Box
Charger
New USB to Dock Connector Cable
Sim ejector tool, user manual, Apple stickers

FREE: Original Apple iPad 2 smart cover (Black) - Condition: ~80%
FREE: Marware MicroShell Folio iPad 2 Case - Condition:~70%

Price:
RM1200

Warranty:
No more. Inspect upon COD.

Dealing method:
COD

Location of seller:
KLCC/KL Sentral/Bangsar LRT station.

Contact method/details:
PM me.

Age of item:
1 year ++

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Item(s) conditions:
iPad ~ 99%
Smart cover ~ 80%
Marware Microshell ~ 70%

Picture:

Reason for sale:
Received iPad mini as gift. Selling off iPad 2

AppleCare Protection Plan - Changes to coverage

lailaikatong — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:12:20 +0800

There's been some recent changes to the AppleCare Protection Plan.

So, what's new?

Packaging
A new, thinner box design with updated messaging and graphics now perfectly matches MobileMe

Displays
AppleCare Protection Plan now covers an Apple Display purchased with any Mac. This is new for MacBook Air, MacBook and iMac customers and a valuable existing feature for MacBook Pro, Mac mini and Mac Pro users.

Mac OS X Server
AppleCare Protection Plan now offers GUI support for customers who purchase a Mac pre-configured with Mac OS X Server. An Amazing feature for small-business using Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server.

Time Capsule and AirPort
Your Apple wireless products are now covered by AppleCare Protection Plan whether purchased with, two years before or two years after a Mac

Mac mini + MacBook Air Superdrive
A SuperDrive purchased with Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is now covered with AppleCare Protection Plan

The new version of the T&C can be viewed at http://images.apple.com/legal/applecare/do...lish_ZAv5.1.pdf

What's interesting is that Time Capsules/AirPorts/Superdrives are now covered up to 5 years! (Eg: purchase TC in 2007, buy a Mac with AppleCare in 2009, TC covered until 2012). GUI support for Mac Mini with OS X Server is also a great addition as I think there's gonna be lots of homes+small businesses that use these Minis, so the server admins won't have to worry much about troubleshooting via terminal anymore.

With this change in coverage I really don't think it's necessary to think twice about getting AppleCare for your Mac

*Since http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/877407/ is closed and other ACPP related threads don't seem relevant, I figured I'd start a new thread. Mods, I think it's appropriate to merge this thread with http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/877407/

Fruits for fanboys

lailaikatong — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:38:54 +0800

Random unnecessary new thread to share something amusing

Was RSS reading and blog hopping until I was lead to this:

Don't you just wanna munch these crunchy Apples all day long? haha... It's amazing what people come up with...

Full gallery can be viewed at http://useloos.com/gallery/?itemid=3673.

Apple around the World: Market Presence Analysis.

lailaikatong — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:06:24 +0800

I had a little bit of spare time on my hands, so I decided to analyze Apple's market presence around the globe.. Here's what I've managed to come up with:

For online stores, it can be observed that:
(1)Brazil, Poland, Russia & Malaysia are the few countries who have official Apple websites, but no online store. Links to resellers are given instead.
(2)China & India both have catalogue (view only stores). I suppose the large geographic size & remote rural areas of these countries cause logistic problems if purchases were allowed.
(3)South Africa has an authorized independently operated online store

For retail:
(1)Those that have/are confirmed to have retail already have Online & iTunes, except for China.
(2)Stores marked 'Confirmed' are not yet listed in apple.com/retail ; but have been identified as being under construction.

For iPhones:
(1)All countries that currently have iPhones also have the iTunes store, which is essential for activation..
(2)Canada, Italy & Japan have retail stores, but no iPhones. Canada possibly due to the iPhone name trademark dispute.

Where does Malaysia stand?
Just an official online presence.. Not linked from apple.com but linked from asia.apple.com , similar to Apple Poland which is only linked from Apple Europe.

How I think/hope these observations may change in the near future:
-Based on recent rumors & speculation circulating around the web, Italy & Australia may be receiving unlocked 3G iPhones. I'm sure these 2 countries are bound to receive the iPhone as it seems like Apple is confident in these markets, with 1 retail store in Italy and 3 soon to be opened stores in Australia. Both these countries already have iTunes too, allowing users to purchase from the iPhone AppStore. Unlocked or not, we'll have to wait to find out.

If Apple really releases an unlocked 3G iPhone, what about the rest of the world?
-IMO, Apple should stop all these exclusive-carrier cr*p and just sell the thing everywhere; just like the iPod Touch. Even if they jack up the price, people will still buy.
-Countries that have an iTunes Store have a higher probability of receiving the iPhone. Apple needs the AppStore revenue, if they're not revenue-sharing with the providers.
-Countries that have business listings & driving directions integrated with Google Maps have a higher probability of receiving the iPhone.

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Also posted at http://mymug.org/forum2/index.php?topic=52...g48488#msg48488

Mac OS X Leopard 10.5

lailaikatong — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:06:56 +0800

It's official! October 26th is the launch date... Anyone placing pre-orders??

Prices
Single License: RM509
Family Pack: RM799

Press Release

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

Recently bought a mac??
Macs purchased between 1st October and 29th December 2007 that does not ship with 10.5 qualify for the Leopard Up-to-Date Program, but you'll have to pay RM39... Download the application form here!

Links
Mac OS X Leopard Official Website

Connecting to two networks at once

lailaikatong — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 15:17:41 +0800

Hello everyone! I need some help.... I'm just wondering whether it's possible to connect to two different networks at once using my MBP....

Let me try to explain my situation... I live in a huge student apartment block that has its own ethernet network... Residents can subscribe directly to the internet provided by the apartment management... Whenever residents wanna use the net, all we have to do is connect a lan cable on the wall and on our computers, load the web browser and a login page appears, where we key in the username & password of our internet account....The thing is, they charge really2 expensive... So what my unit-mates(just my apartment unit) and I have done is subscribe to a wireless internet service, similar to jaring wireless.. The wireless modem is connected to a wireless router, and we connect to the router wirelessly... So the networks available are as follows:

NETWORK A-apartment management ISP
MBP>[lan cable]>Apartment ethernet

NETWORK B-external ISP
MBP>[wireless connection]>Wireless router>[lan cable]>Wireless Modem

I wanna access the internet using Network B wirelessly, but I wanna remain connected to the apartment ethernet to access shared itunes libraries (i don't need to key in the username/password in the web browser to access itunes libraries on the network)..

My built in ethernet is connected to the apartment ethernet, and airport is connected to the wireless network...What's happening now is that everything wants to connect via the ethernet network... Is there any way to manage which applications connect to which network?? I want my web browsers, instant messengers, and anything else internet related to connect to Network B, but i want iTunes to connect to network A...

help appreciated!

EDIT!! : SOLUTION FOUND! I've been experimenting with the settings, and the solution was quite simple... Under Network Preferences>Network Port Configurations, i just dragged AirPort above Built-in Ethernet in the priority list. Both connections are active, but priority is now given to AirPort so all applications connect to the internet via AirPort... iTunes stills searches libraries on all active connections, so i can still manage to find the libraries of the other residents... woohoo!!! lovin it... i knew it could be done, just had to know how... with a mac, everything's possible!!

Even though there's not many responses, thanks to everyone who bothered to read... I'm closing this topic.

Apple iPhone

lailaikatong — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:54:03 +0800

Macworld SF 2007

lailaikatong — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:38:48 +0800

anybody following the live coverage of the keynote?? i'm keeping my eyes on engadget & macrumours... woohoo... apple store is already down

edit 1:
links:
Engadget
Macrumors Live (automatic refreshing)

edit 2:
engadget seems to be updating faster...

so, what's new?:
1. paramount partnership
2. Apple TV
3. Apple iPhone
4. New name: Apple Inc.

Worldwide notebook battery recalls!

lailaikatong — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:14:32 +0800

Hello everyone... I'm sure you guys have come across news about notebook computers bursting into flames.. There's been cases reported all around the world, and a case even happened in Singapore. Not sure whether it's happened in Malaysia though. It's been discovered that the batteries in all of these cases are manufactured by Sony Corp, and the fire hazards are due to small particles causing the battery to short circuit.

Most of major notebook manufacturers are now recalling the batteries. Click on the links I've compiled below to check whether your notebook is affected with the sony manufacured battery recalls, and what to do if it is. Some manufacturers have also issued additional battery recalls but they're mostly because of battery performance problems, not battery safety problems, so i've not included them in the list. Be alert of any announcements from your notebook manufacturer, as some manufacturers who previously said they weren't affected are now recalling the batteries as well.

The battery recalls are causing a shortage in worldwide battery supplies, and new notebook prices are expected to rise!

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE BY SONY
Sony to Initiate Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs

AFFECTED MANUFACTURERS
APPLE - Official announcement
DELL - Official announcement
FUJITSU - Official announcement
HITACHI - News article
LENOVO(IBM) - Official announcement
SHARP - News article
TOSHIBA - Official announcement

OTHER MANUFACTURERS
ACER - Recall being considered: News article
BENQ - Status unknown.
FTEC - Status unknown.
HP - Not affected at the moment: News article

Related Links
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
The Laptop Battery Recall Scorecard
The Wall Street Journal - Consumer Guide to Battery Recall

General Notebook usage tips
- If your laptop is affected, you can still use it. Shut down the laptop, take out the batteries, and use AC adapter instead. Send the battery for replacement immediately!! It's free, and do it before your important data gets roasted.
- Ensure your laptop gets proper ventilation; don't use it on your lap/bed/cushion/etc. A hard, flat surface is best.
- To avoid heat build up, you may want to consider using notebook cooling pads or speedballs.
- read more tips here!

Official Nokia N93 Discussion Thread

lailaikatong — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:45:15 +0800

21/09/2007: Sorry people! I'm closing this thread, coz i don't own an N93 and don't intend to purchase one in the near future.... Perhaps N93 owners & enthusiasts could create a Ver.2 thread with better stuff... All the best!

THe nokia N93 has been officially announced, along with the N72 & N73!!

waaa nokia is so mean the n80 hasn't even reached here they've already announced new models..

-2.4" screen
-3.2mp camera with carl zeiss optics
-900/1800/1900 GSM/EDGE and 3G (2100MHz UMTS)
-50MB built-in memory
-802.11b/g WiFi
-UPnP
-TV-out

Nokia N93 Press Release

Engadget Report

Should i wait for this (expected July release) or buy the N80... totally undecided!

Nokia N73

lailaikatong — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:56:51 +0800

Nokia has announced the Nokia N73!

Notable features:
-2.4-inch QVGA, 262k color display
-3.2MP camera with carl-zeiss lense

Read more bout it here:
Engadget Report

Nokia N73 Press Release

The only thing lacking is wifi... If it's included i'll definitely wait for this instead of buying the n80.... I'm a bigger fan of candybar phones...