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From: Woody on 31 Mar 2010 12:45 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:18:04 +0100, Graeme > <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > >In message <1jg889u.p6s76ka8db0yN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> > > usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > > > >> Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >[snip] > >> > Are there any gotchas to buying one in the States? I'm off to Colorado > >> > in a couple of months, could be a good opportunity to acquire one. > >> > >> None immediately obvious. Colorados sales tax is quite low too, which is > >> good, except that some cities have their own tax too, so check what town > >> you are in! > > > >Denver > > > >> I did consider getting one from the many ebay adverts, but I would get > >> it for my company so it would probably work out more expensive that way. > >> However, if I was in the states this weekend I would have one! > > > >What about power supplies? > > All Apple power supplies are 100-250V, and the plug fittings are > swappable. I have an *awful* lot of US fittings... The newer plug fixings for the iPhone are not swappable. they are very mini power supplies. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Peter Ceresole on 31 Mar 2010 12:56 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > and very hard on a machine without a CD/DVD drive! Which was one reason I was wondering about a USB connection. -- Peter
From: Pd on 31 Mar 2010 13:03 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > > Not if they actually were good cooks... > > They are superb cooks. Just not with an Aga. As I say, it is a different mindset, and you need "proper" cookware that can spread the heat evenly over the base. Some can adapt, some need to go out and buy "conventional" cookers. Calling non-Aga "proper" cookers is like buying a Mac, finding it doesn't have IE so buying a "proper" computer with Windows on it. I lived with an Aga and loved it. I now have an ordinary electric oven and gas hob, and I still have problems remembering that I have to turn the oven on 20 mins earlier than needed so that it can get up to temperature. -- Pd
From: Pd on 31 Mar 2010 13:04 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > Can you define "proper cooker" in this context ? Same as "proper computer" means a Windows PC. -- Pd
From: Graeme on 31 Mar 2010 12:57
In message <1jg8bku.1lh0wr5vi3stnN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > In message <1jg889u.p6s76ka8db0yN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> > > usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: > > > > > Graeme <Graeme(a)greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > [snip] > > > > Are there any gotchas to buying one in the States? I'm off to > > > > Colorado in a couple of months, could be a good opportunity to > > > > acquire one. > > > > > > None immediately obvious. Colorados sales tax is quite low too, which > > > is good, except that some cities have their own tax too, so check what > > > town you are in! > > > > Denver > > A bit more expensive than some other places then - 7% or so it would seem I assume you can't claim it back for export :-) -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/> |