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| Started by | J Burns <burns@nospam.com> |
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| First post | 2018-11-08 08:44 -0500 |
| Last post | 2018-11-09 17:12 +0000 |
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keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 08:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 09:13 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 09:47 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:57 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 10:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 14:52 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:09 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:02 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 17:31 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 08:03 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 14:22 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2018-11-09 22:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:08 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:27 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 12:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:38 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 02:30 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 21:57 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 22:14 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:55 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:51 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 12:19 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-12 12:31 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 22:41 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 15:10 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 12:24 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 17:11 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 15:02 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-14 00:41 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-15 11:26 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-14 13:34 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-14 15:42 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 12:04 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-15 00:52 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 22:24 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-14 04:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-08 21:17 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 18:29 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-09 02:24 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 09:37 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:26 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 22:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:55 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 00:21 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:28 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:58 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-10 01:20 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-09 21:33 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-10 18:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:08 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-11 11:20 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:07 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-10 08:38 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-10 08:41 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 14:35 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 10:02 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-11 07:22 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 20:25 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:24 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 15:14 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 15:30 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 17:12 +0000
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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
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| Date | 2018-11-08 21:17 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <Z--dnebwn7vaYXnGnZ2dnUU7-emdnZ2d@earthlink.com> |
| In reply to | #119279 |
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com>
> wrote:
> > Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than
> > 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of
> > 128.
> 128 gig is a bit tight.
512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults
yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple
will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order
customizations..
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 18:29 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps35vj$g87$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119343 |
On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >>> 128. >> >> 128 gig is a bit tight. > > 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults > yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple > will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order > customizations.. You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for you to pick-up).
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| From | J Burns <burns@nospam.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 02:24 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <ps3co5$t0c$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #119349 |
On 11/9/18 12:29 AM, Your Name wrote: > On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: >> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >>>> 128. >>> >>> 128 gig is a bit tight. >> >> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults >> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple >> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order >> customizations.. > > You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online > webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple > Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for > you to pick-up). > Rather than pay Apple $1400 for 2TB, I'll pay Buffalo $200 for a 2TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD. I don't know how my HDD got so bloated lately!
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 09:37 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps4r5u$1fi7$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119350 |
On 2018-11-09 07:24:52 +0000, J Burns said: > On 11/9/18 12:29 AM, Your Name wrote: >> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: >>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >>>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >>>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >>>>> 128. >>>> >>>> 128 gig is a bit tight. >>> >>> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults >>> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple >>> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order >>> customizations.. >> >> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online >> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple >> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for >> you to pick-up). > > Rather than pay Apple $1400 for 2TB, I'll pay Buffalo $200 for a 2TB > Thunderbolt 3 SSD. I don't know how my HDD got so bloated lately! It's incredibly easy. We used to be able to carry around a few 400K floppy disks with all our files, but now even a 2TB hard drive is becoming too small, let alone Apple's fetish for small capacity SSDs. The main culprits are over-bloated apps and OS (Microsoft Word, for example, used to easily fit on a floppy disk, but now the app itself is 2.19GB not including all the extra files it needs!), and the growing size of things like video and music files due to the increasing quality (often indistinguishable for most people).
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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 16:26 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <QP6dnUUxOaU2lHvGnZ2dnUU7-S2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> |
| In reply to | #119372 |
Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> On 2018-11-09 07:24:52 +0000, J Burns said:
> > On 11/9/18 12:29 AM, Your Name wrote:
> >> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said:
> >>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >>>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than
> >>>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of
> >>>>> 128.
> >>>>
> >>>> 128 gig is a bit tight.
> >>>
> >>> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults
> >>> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple
> >>> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order
> >>> customizations..
> >>
> >> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online
> >> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple
> >> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for
> >> you to pick-up).
> >
> > Rather than pay Apple $1400 for 2TB, I'll pay Buffalo $200 for a 2TB
> > Thunderbolt 3 SSD. I don't know how my HDD got so bloated lately!
> It's incredibly easy. We used to be able to carry around a few 400K
> floppy disks with all our files, but now even a 2TB hard drive is
> becoming too small, let alone Apple's fetish for small capacity SSDs.
> The main culprits are over-bloated apps and OS (Microsoft Word, for
> example, used to easily fit on a floppy disk, but now the app itself is
> 2.19GB not including all the extra files it needs!), and the growing
> size of things like video and music files due to the increasing quality
> (often indistinguishable for most people).
I just dislike having to carry extra stuff with the MacBook. :( I like
having everything inside it.
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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 22:57 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrnpuc47l.2eks.g.kreme@jaka.local> |
| In reply to | #119384 |
In message <QP6dnUUxOaU2lHvGnZ2dnUU7-S2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote: > Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote: >> On 2018-11-09 07:24:52 +0000, J Burns said: >> > On 11/9/18 12:29 AM, Your Name wrote: >> >> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: >> >>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >> >>>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >> >>>>> 128. >> >>>> >> >>>> 128 gig is a bit tight. >> >>> >> >>> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults >> >>> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple >> >>> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order >> >>> customizations.. >> >> >> >> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online >> >> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple >> >> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for >> >> you to pick-up). >> > >> > Rather than pay Apple $1400 for 2TB, I'll pay Buffalo $200 for a 2TB >> > Thunderbolt 3 SSD. I don't know how my HDD got so bloated lately! >> It's incredibly easy. We used to be able to carry around a few 400K >> floppy disks with all our files, but now even a 2TB hard drive is >> becoming too small, let alone Apple's fetish for small capacity SSDs. >> The main culprits are over-bloated apps and OS (Microsoft Word, for >> example, used to easily fit on a floppy disk, but now the app itself is >> 2.19GB not including all the extra files it needs!), and the growing >> size of things like video and music files due to the increasing quality >> (often indistinguishable for most people). > I just dislike having to carry extra stuff with the MacBook. :( I like > having everything inside it. There have always been dongles. Hell, laptops used to last a couple of hours, so you had to carry a power brick and a cord. You needed floppy disks. If you wanted to connect to an external monitor, you'd need something for that. You probably didn't have Ethernet, and in the early days of wifi you'd need a dongle for wifi. Of course, you'd need serial dongles for some software, maybe a phoinenet dongle, and of course all the other things you'd have to carry with your laptop (floppies and/or CDs, a serial to ADB adapter, SCSI cable and terminator, etc etc). The first laptop I bought (for my wife) weighed over 5 pounds, not counting the power cord and charger. By the time you got everything you needed into a bag, you were well over 10 pounds. Unlike most laptops at the time, you could get an internal modem (2400 baud) so that was one less thing you needed to carry. Oh, it also cost just about $5,000 in 2018 dollars. -- Don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. You choices are half chance; so are everybody else's.
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 13:55 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps5a91$6iu$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119384 |
On 2018-11-09 22:26:51 +0000, Ant said: > Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote: >> On 2018-11-09 07:24:52 +0000, J Burns said: >>> On 11/9/18 12:29 AM, Your Name wrote: >>>> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: >>>>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >>>>>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >>>>>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >>>>>>> 128. >>>>>> >>>>>> 128 gig is a bit tight. >>>>> >>>>> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults >>>>> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple >>>>> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order >>>>> customizations.. >>>> >>>> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online >>>> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple >>>> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for >>>> you to pick-up). >>> >>> Rather than pay Apple $1400 for 2TB, I'll pay Buffalo $200 for a 2TB >>> Thunderbolt 3 SSD. I don't know how my HDD got so bloated lately! >> >> It's incredibly easy. We used to be able to carry around a few 400K >> floppy disks with all our files, but now even a 2TB hard drive is >> becoming too small, let alone Apple's fetish for small capacity SSDs. >> >> The main culprits are over-bloated apps and OS (Microsoft Word, for >> example, used to easily fit on a floppy disk, but now the app itself is >> 2.19GB not including all the extra files it needs!), and the growing >> size of things like video and music files due to the increasing quality >> (often indistinguishable for most people). > > I just dislike having to carry extra stuff with the MacBook. :( I like > having everything inside it. Maybe, but do you really need immediate access to the 1.5TB of cat videos you downloaded from YouTube?? ;-) Most of the stuff people store on their computer drives is useless garbage they never use again. Very little of it is actually important and much less is needed to ben instantly accessible from whever they might be.
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| From | J Burns <burns@nospam.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 00:21 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <ps5pte$h2o$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #119399 |
On 11/9/18 7:55 PM, Your Name wrote: > > Most of the stuff people store on their computer drives is useless > garbage they never use again. Very little of it is actually important > and much less is needed to ben instantly accessible from whever they > might be. > > I downloaded William Dwight Whitney's "The Century Dictionary of the English Language," 1889-91, 1.1 GB, to look up a single word, but I can't imagine throwing it away. I downloaded the "Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers 1861 - 1865," 760 MB, to find out if the 47th was as bad as they say. I would have thrown it away if I hadn't found it valuable for other information. I considered throwing away Buster Keaton's "The Paleface," but what if Sir Paul McCartney bought up the publishing rights to keep it from being shown online?
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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 16:28 -0600 |
| Message-ID | <QP6dnUQxOaVrlHvGnZ2dnUU7-S2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> |
| In reply to | #119349 |
Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said:
> > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than
> >>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of
> >>> 128.
> >>
> >> 128 gig is a bit tight.
> >
> > 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults
> > yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple
> > will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order
> > customizations..
> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online
> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple
> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for
> you to pick-up).
I know that. I meant by defaults like from the stores without doing
custom orders.
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 13:58 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps5ag1$6tm$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119385 |
On 2018-11-09 22:28:06 +0000, Ant said:
> Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
>> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said:
>>> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than
>>>>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of
>>>>> 128.
>>>>
>>>> 128 gig is a bit tight.
>>>
>>> 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults
>>> yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple
>>> will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order
>>> customizations..
>
>> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online
>> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple
>> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for
>> you to pick-up).
>
> I know that. I meant by defaults like from the stores without doing
> custom orders.
No retailer can nor wants to keep many different possible combinations
in stock. Not even Apple wants to bother doing that, which is why
you're custome-build Mac is manufactured when you order it.
The side affect of this is that:
A. The average buyer doesn't even know you can get a Mac
with more RAM or bigger storage drive.
B. Those who do know don't buy the regular stock, so stores
don't bother stocking as many boxes as they used to, which
can mean a wait if you do want a popular off-the-shelf
model.
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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 01:20 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <g4mq3eFftsaU4@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #119385 |
On 2018-11-09, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote: > Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote: >> On 2018-11-09 03:17:27 +0000, Ant said: >> > nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: >> >> In article <ps1rll$fg$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns@nospam.com> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Thank you. In the last six years, my boot disk has always had less than >> >>> 50 GB, so I don't want to pay Apple an extra $200 for 256 GB instead of >> >>> 128. >> >> >> >> 128 gig is a bit tight. >> > >> > 512 GB is tiny to me. Too bad APple don't have bigger drives by defaults >> > yet. You have to mail order with customizations. :( I wonder when Apple >> > will make bigger sizes by defaults without having to do mail order >> > customizations.. > >> You can custom-build a Mac with bigger drives via Apple's online >> webstore or you can order a custom-build Mac through any physical Apple >> Store or authorised reseller (they can let you know when it arrives for >> you to pick-up). > > I know that. I meant by defaults like from the stores without doing > custom orders. Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? -- 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
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| From | Elden <usenet@moondog.org> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 21:33 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #119403 |
On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: > > Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? Actually it is, when you’re not home during the day (like most people). -- -=Elden=-
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| From | dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 18:52 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <1ny2ccs.1hdn7sh9qq3iqN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> |
| In reply to | #119419 |
Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: > On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: > > > > Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? > > Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people). In that case, order it for delivery to your nearest Apple Store, or through an authorised Apple reseller, and pick it up when it arrives. -- David Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 19:08 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps5slq$ufu$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119421 |
On 2018-11-10 05:52:13 +0000, David Empson said: > Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: >> On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: >>> >>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? >> >> Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people). > > In that case, order it for delivery to your nearest Apple Store, or > through an authorised Apple reseller, and pick it up when it arrives. I can see that working. I order a books from Amazon and have it delivered to the nearest Yoobee or Noel Leemings branch (since there is no official Apple Store in New Zealand) ... I'm sure they'll be ecstatic. ;-)
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| From | dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) |
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| Date | 2018-11-11 11:20 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <1ny3lg9.3obh571rapwzoN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> |
| In reply to | #119423 |
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > On 2018-11-10 05:52:13 +0000, David Empson said: > > Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: > >> On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: > >>> > >>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? > >> > >> Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people). > > > > In that case, order it for delivery to your nearest Apple Store, or > > through an authorised Apple reseller, and pick it up when it arrives. > > I can see that working. I order a books from Amazon We aren't talking about Amazon. I'll assume you meant Apple. > and have it delivered to the nearest Yoobee or Noel Leemings branch (since > there is no official Apple Store in New Zealand) ... I'm sure they'll be > ecstatic. ;-) No. You go into your nearest Noel Leeming, Oobe, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman or other authorised reseller, specify what you want, they place the custom order with Apple for delivery to the retailer, and then you pick it up from the retailer when it arrives. Costs exactly the same as ordering it from Apple's online store. (I happened to be in a Noel Leeming branch yesterday and this exact subject came up for another customer - the staff member confirmed that is exactly how it works.) -- David Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps8ccm$q3k$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119444 |
On 2018-11-10 22:20:10 +0000, David Empson said: > Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote: > >> On 2018-11-10 05:52:13 +0000, David Empson said: >>> Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: >>>> On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? >>>> >>>> Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people). >>> >>> In that case, order it for delivery to your nearest Apple Store, or >>> through an authorised Apple reseller, and pick it up when it arrives. >> >> I can see that working. I order a books from Amazon > > We aren't talking about Amazon. I'll assume you meant Apple. Jolly Roger simply said "Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient?" ... that could be anything being deliverd from anywhere. >> and have it delivered to the nearest Yoobee or Noel Leemings branch (since >> there is no official Apple Store in New Zealand) ... I'm sure they'll be >> ecstatic. ;-) > > No. You go into your nearest Noel Leeming, Oobe, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman > or other authorised reseller, specify what you want, they place the > custom order with Apple for delivery to the retailer, and then you pick > it up from the retailer when it arrives. Costs exactly the same as > ordering it from Apple's online store. > > (I happened to be in a Noel Leeming branch yesterday and this exact > subject came up for another customer - the staff member confirmed that > is exactly how it works.) I know ... it was a joke, hence the winking smiley. :-\
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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 19:07 +1300 |
| Message-ID | <ps5si9$uc7$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #119419 |
On 2018-11-10 05:33:05 +0000, Elden said: > On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote: >> >> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? > > Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people). Have it delivered to work instead. That's what I used to do when I worked in an office and ordered books or computer games from Amazon, etc. Now, being self-employed, I work from home, so it is much easier. :-) Many places do let you add specific delivery instrauctions (like "Please put behind planter around the left side of the house") ... but whether the delivery driver bothers to read that, let alone follow the instructions, is an entirely different matter.
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| From | nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 08:38 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <101120180838045862%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
| In reply to | #119419 |
In article <0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com>, Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: > > > > Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? > > Actually it is, when you¹re not home during the day (like most people). have it sent to an apple store for pickup or to wherever you are during the day. or, after the first failed delivery attempt, call fedex/ups and pick it up at the depot.
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| From | Elden <usenet@moondog.org> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 08:41 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <0001HW.219741A100F6959670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #119424 |
On Nov 10, 2018, nospam wrote: > In article<0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com>, > Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? > > > > Actually it is, when you¹re not home during the day (like most people). > > have it sent to an apple store for pickup or to wherever you are during > the day. > > or, after the first failed delivery attempt, call fedex/ups and pick it > up at the depot. I was very pleased to find out that I could (via the web) redirect my wife’s Apple Watch (FedEx) to the local Walgreen’s without even having had one attempt at delivery. And I have been able to contact UPS and have them hold things at their depot for pickup before a delivery attempt as well. I think some genius is going to come up with a solution to this mess and get filthy rich. My thought... start building homes with double front doors. One in front of the other with a small space between them for packages. -- -=Elden=-
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| From | J Burns <burns@nospam.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-10 14:35 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <ps7bts$5h7$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #119431 |
On 11/10/18 11:41 AM, Elden wrote: > On Nov 10, 2018, nospam wrote: > >> In article<0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com>, >> Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? >>> >>> Actually it is, when you¹re not home during the day (like most people). >> >> have it sent to an apple store for pickup or to wherever you are during >> the day. >> >> or, after the first failed delivery attempt, call fedex/ups and pick it >> up at the depot. > > I was very pleased to find out that I could (via the web) redirect my > wife’s Apple Watch (FedEx) to the local Walgreen’s without even having > had one attempt at delivery. And I have been able to contact UPS and have > them hold things at their depot for pickup before a delivery attempt as well. > > I think some genius is going to come up with a solution to this mess and get > filthy rich. My thought... start building homes with double front doors. One > in front of the other with a small space between them for packages. > The conventional solution is a butler. A butler can also answer telemarketing calls that you would otherwise have missed. Nowadays, schools turn out butlers qualified to repair computers, and you get to decide whether your butler may wear polo shirts. Many men prefer lady butlers because their salaries are lower. Wives often prefer lady butlers because they're less likely to make unwanted advances or lewd remarks.
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