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Getting a Core 2 Duo MacBook by the skin of my teeth

So, I've decided that as I'm only going to verifiably live once I might as well try this MacCrap at least once in my life. Last night (or rather, at around 2am this morning) I ordered a MacBook with a 1.83 GHz Core Duo processor (really, the price / performance hike to 2.0 GHz is not worth it.) This morning Apple announced that they're putting Core 2 Duo processors into MacBooks, and I nearly kicked my own arse into the Apple store to see if I could try and upgrade my order.

It would seem that, quite contrary to my usual luck and sense of good timing, things have turned out quite well for me - Apple has automatically upgraded my order to a Core 2 Duo processor; and, by a happy coincidence, it will cost me €20 less for the pleasure. Cha cha cha cha cha cha, etc.

Of course I've probably just been doomed to a life of tech support woe or something with this machine. Or I'm about to walk out under a bus / truck / the only SUV in

North Dublin

. But I'll go out with a rare smile on my face.

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