yeah I know
― silverfish, Friday, 10 May 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
someone there was this thing about how steve didn't want the windows on the new apple building to open or whatever because that would let people "screw things up"
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
despite my experience, I really think the repair/replacement/warranty model they have is good. I was just dumb and didn't buy that nice applecare this time that covers accidental damage. there's really no good reason to do fiddly repairs like this in stores rather than regional or even a single refurb center -- there's no customization on an iPad, it's a lot easier to shell out $49 for a replacement and just swap them
then again, my friend works in the hardware support for a large company and that's pretty much his dream support model, so I've heard a lot about the pros/cons
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 17:56 (ten years ago) link
if i were rich i'd get apple care w/ everything, but i'm not so i don't
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 17:59 (ten years ago) link
btw the secret for non-iPad/iPhone applecare is to buy it from a discounted source, like an ebay seller
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:00 (ten years ago) link
then again in that scenario maybe i'd just hurl my apple devices at the wall every time i got a little scratch on them and then go buy new ones
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:01 (ten years ago) link
most of them don't cover accidental damage! just the iPhone/iPad thingy
although my shady coworker who worked at Best Buy in college claims BB's extended warranty can cover a lot, if you know the right technician there
I swear, everyone I know who's ever worked at BB is shady as hell
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
it's an amazing store
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
here's some broken shit that doesn't work so you can't try it out
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
here's a bunch of fucking compact discs
he was telling me about a tool one of the technicians had created that would instantly short out a motherboard. a lot of other things weren't covered under warranty, but a shorted motherboard would be, so they'd helpfully finish off a customer's laptop with it so they could replace it under warranty.
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:06 (ten years ago) link
well, "a bunch" is stretching it
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:07 (ten years ago) link
xpost awesome
have you been in the "new floor plan" best buys? they moved almost all the media off to the side and 90% of the floor space is headphones, bluetooth speakers, fitness accessories (fitbit, crap like that) and cell phone/laptop sales areas that have their own checkout counters. there's only a couple checkout counters at the front. brave new world.
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:08 (ten years ago) link
i might've? i mean, i've been in at least three best buys within the past year or so
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
you can come to the midwest some day and visit Best Buy/Target central
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
i'm there
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:02 (ten years ago) link
(btw just after talking here about apple care and shit i was heading out for a bit and dropped my phone on the hard garage floor. the battery plate fell off, but i just put it back on an that was that. sometimes only having a flip phone is a lucky thing.)
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
I just never drop my devices. I hold them as carefully as a baby.
― Jeff, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:04 (ten years ago) link
good idea
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:05 (ten years ago) link
probably saves you a lot of money
I am willing Jeff's cat to knock his phone off of things right now
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:14 (ten years ago) link
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/8727035426_c6ea363c4b.jpg
― Jeff, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
She's going to get that iPad in just a minute.
Then probably take out the iMac.
menacing
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
http://www.scaredofheights.com/storage/os_x_snow_kitten_box.png.scaled.1000.jpg
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
kittens that resemble steve jobs.xls
― resulting paste of mashed cheez poops (silby), Friday, 10 May 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
http://www.techeye.net/assets/upload/Animals/myfavouritecatbelly.jpg
― markers, Friday, 10 May 2013 23:35 (ten years ago) link
what will they do when they run out of cats - do the ubuntu thing? Asshole Apricot
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Monday, 13 May 2013 13:52 (ten years ago) link
go out of business
― markers, Monday, 13 May 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
I still wish for a non-apple garageband
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Monday, 13 May 2013 18:36 (ten years ago) link
audacity
― markers, Monday, 13 May 2013 18:40 (ten years ago) link
not as good as garageband buthttp://www.reaper.fm/
― Nhex, Monday, 13 May 2013 18:45 (ten years ago) link
Reaper blows GarageBand away. It's got a learning curve, but it's super-powerful.
― schwantz, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 00:15 (ten years ago) link
Hey hip-hop nerds. What kind-of hip-hop is this?
― markers, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 00:17 (ten years ago) link
xp i agree in terms of power and capability, but it terms of picking it up and just plain using it Garageband is still best at that
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 03:46 (ten years ago) link
two weirdly specific questions:
1) if i download 10.8 from the app store and install it on the same computer, is it possible to do a fresh install, i.e. will i be given the opportunity to wipe the hdd during the install process?
2) can apple stores do minor iphone repairs instore, e.g. just to take an example completely at random, a stuck on/off switch, or do they have to send them away to the same place i would send it myself?
― caek, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:58 (ten years ago) link
this sounds almost exactly like circuit city used to be set up
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:03 (ten years ago) link
Can't wait for the online sales tax to take effect and BestBuy realizes oh shit we suck because we suck, not because you can save 8% on Amazon.
― pplains, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:33 (ten years ago) link
Best Buy's decline makes me so sad
― AMERICA IS ABOUT RESSLING (DJP), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:34 (ten years ago) link
It hasn't been the same since people stopped buying Case Logic products.
― pplains, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
1) Yeah, but you'll need to make an installer from a USB disk or similar2) They don't bother - they generally just swap the unit. There's a controversy over the idea that they might start to do some repairs in store.
― stet, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:40 (ten years ago) link
Caek, you can but you need to put it on a usb first. So you download from the app store as normal, but don't actually install. The installer will be saved to your applications folder - inside that package (in contents/shared support/) is a disk image called InstallESD. Clone this to a USB in disk util or dd and voila, you can fresh install from that.
My friend's husband works in the wee one in stratford westfield. She says generally they tend to do a straight swap if in warranty - otherwise they send it off. They might do more in store at the bigger shops though?
(xp heh what stet said)
― sktsh, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:46 (ten years ago) link
oh here we go http://liondiskmaker.com/
― sktsh, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:47 (ten years ago) link
thanks guys
iphone is a 4s, so it's like 18 months old, but it's under applecare. swap for a 5 would be nice. we'll see. (we'll also see if my german is up to this.)
― caek, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:54 (ten years ago) link
thanks especially for saving me the bother of googling the usb trick!
― caek, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
good luck w/phone!
― sktsh, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 13:59 (ten years ago) link
what's the thinking on retina ipad mini? this year?
― caek, Sunday, 19 May 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
why don't they just make macbooks waterproof? so annoying.
― Michigan seems like a dream to me now (Treeship), Sunday, 19 May 2013 15:19 (ten years ago) link