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ulsanchris
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 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject: Macs in korea - UPDATE |
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Is it possible to get a mac with an english operating system in korea?
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Walter Mitty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Macs in korea |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| Is it possible to get a mac with an english operating system in korea? |
OSX is multilingual. All you have to do is go into the system preferences and sellect which language you want the OS to run in and reboot. There are about 15 languages to choose from. |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| what a brilliant system |
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Walter Mitty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| what a brilliant system |
Yup. And if you buy any OS updates (like they 10.2, 10.3 ones have been) you can install it in any of the available languages - and change the language later if you want to, without installing. |
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peppergirl
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| This thread is making me want to buy a mac next time too.... |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| the price of one might put you off. its almost putting me off. |
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Walter Mitty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| the price of one might put you off. its almost putting me off. |
My last two computers have been iBooks, and I find they're worth the price difference between them and Windows notebooks. At the time I bought my G3 iBook, it was actually a better deal than comparable Windows ones with the amount of stuff built-in to the machine. I bought another one since there's no way I'm giving up OSX now. It's too slick not to use. I've yet to fuss with anything when adding another drive, ripping video from my DVcam or doing anything else.
It just works, simple as that. |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 2:20 am Post subject: |
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I wouldn't mind having the powerbook with the 15 inch screen and super drive but at $3700 CDN it is far too expensive.
I might get the iMac with the 17" widescreen. but still that is around $2300 CDN |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| what about the software that comes on the computer. is it possible to get it in english. OR is it like the operating system where it has numerous languages pre installed. |
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Holden
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 1:05 am Post subject: |
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The ibooks aren't that more expensive than back home.
http://appleclub.co.kr
I believe this place is based in Technomart or Yongsan. I'm not sure they barter on macs as with on other machines. Be nice to avoid the tax. You could order one from the states and have it shipped here and all in all it'd cost about the same. Just declare it as value $1000, US and pay 100$ import tax. Also, macs don't need a power adapter. All you need is a clip on the end of the plug and it autmoatically converts voltage.
Ideally I would have a windows desktop for gaming and a mac notebook for everything else. |
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Walter Mitty
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| what about the software that comes on the computer. is it possible to get it in english. OR is it like the operating system where it has numerous languages pre installed. |
It depends on what software you mean. When I got my new iBook in Japan, the only software that was in Japanese was the application suite, Appleworks. That couldn't be changed to English, but I had a copy of it in English already (from my old iBook), so that was no big deal. |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| Like I said the notebooks is a bit out of my budget. It would be nice to have though. I will be around for a few more years. one at the least at the most who knows. So getting a desktop is ok. I had a laptop but i never took it anywhere so i may as well have had a desktop. |
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ulsanchris
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| what about iLife? what language was that in. |
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Walter Mitty
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| what about iLife? what language was that in. |
I didn't get iLife '04 with mine. I got my system a few days before it was out in Japan. The versions of the iLife apps I did get (iTunes & iMovie) are in English. I've got a friend in Japan doing the discount upgrade on the '04 version for me. Those will install in any of the supported languages. Any system purchased now will have the '04 version pre-installed on them. |
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Mr. Pink
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
I wouldn't mind having the powerbook with the 15 inch screen and super drive but at $3700 CDN it is far too expensive.
I might get the iMac with the 17" widescreen. but still that is around $2300 CDN |
pretty sure my sony notebook would go over the 4k CDN range....more like 4500-5000 bucks CDN. (Well before the exchange rate went to crap...I am thinking of at least an 800 won to dollar ratio)
Cost me 3.5mil and about 300k for the extras.
I don't like macs cause of software issues:
The mac pirate scene is pretty much nil compared to the PC scene.
Buy software? Not unless it comes with the computer or is under 100 bucks. |
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