[WelMac] Purchasing my first iMac

[David Empson]

At 8:10 AM +1200 13/05/2008, Neil Bartlett wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>The portables (laptops) all have international warranty for 12 
>months no matter where you buy however, the desktop models do not.
>
>This means you can buy a Macbook or Macbook Pro anywhere regardless 
>of your place of residence and have the free 12 months, Paltry, as 
>John says. In my view you should buy the extra 
>extended warranty because of the expensive cost of repair on any 
>laptop. You can buy it at any time during the first 12 months so if 
>cash flow is an issue you have eleven months to buy it after the 
>purchase. Buy in the USA and save, you have nothing to loose.

I'm aware of one issue: each country has different rules re wireless 
network frequencies. If you buy a computer in the USA its Airport 
will be limited to channels 1 through 11 for the 2.4 GHz band (802.11 
b/g), whereas a NZ purchase can also use channels 12 and 13. This 
might cause problems accessing some wireless networks in NZ.

-- 
David Empson
dempson at actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand