Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.portables Subject: Re: A 13.3" MacBook Pro (MBP) gets stuck during its boot ups and tests... Date: 26 Sep 2015 16:27:19 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: X-Trace: individual.net MggVR500oDvl9XqR1SgYOwIfYD7i3rEOI0f2f0BPi46vAHylZT Cancel-Lock: sha1:TsyY0p2JoYnHPezD1SGg7IB6UNE= X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:80693 comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc:1809 comp.sys.mac.portables:793 On 2015-09-26, Ant wrote: > >>> Beta, eh? ;) Yeah, waiting sucks. Last time we went to the Apple retail >>> store to get a new iPhone, my client brought his MBP so we could >>> iTunes sync in the store in case there were problems. Apple guy said to >>> do it at home. Bah. >> >> weird. I've done that several times in the past, including launch day of >> the 5S. they just stuck me in a corner with a power outlet. > > Really? I guess my client and I had luck during that time. It was some > young man in blue shirt color back in February IIRC. It also was not an > appointment. It was crowded too during a weekday's day time! What the heck? Apple retail stores are almost *always* crowded. Because of that, they aren't going to spend much time with anyone without an appointment. That's probably why they suggested he do it at home rather than in the store. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR