Re: [tlug] Advice on buying a Macbook

[Jean-Christophe Helary <fusion@example.com>]

> If Macbook, take a look at the Macbook ports -- USB and firewire.   
> There
> is no PC Card support.

need for PC card support ?

> I haven't bought mine yet but was planning to go through the English
> store in Japan http://www.apple.com/jp/store/english/  Don't know  
> where
> that gets serviced though.

I got mine from the Japanese side of the same service (did not know  
there was an English version) and had an issue with the internal  
wiring of the kb. Got it fixed in a few days by Apple in takkyubin (I  
live in the countryside/Shikoku/Kagawa). No problem since.

JC Helary