This is an update to this story of an Apple user in Saudi Arabia who was frustrated with Apple's distributors in Saudi Arabia for 2 years. 1. We at SaudiMac tried to contact Arab Computers (Apple's authorized distributor in Saudi Arabia) as well as GlobalStore (An Apple Premium Reseller in Riyadh) and it's been a month now and neither of those two companies responded to our emails regarding Mr. Talal's MacB ...

Another title would be: Why Apple should end their Apple IMC program and start selling their products directly. A Mac user in Saudi Arabia, Talal Bakry, posted on the Mac Rumors Forum about his unfortunate experience with GlobalStore ( An Apple Authorized Premium Reseller in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Arab Computers (Apple Authorized Distributor in Saudi Arabia) and Apple IMC(Apple's third-party partners across ...

My MacBook Pro's power adapter is almost dead so I had to buy a new one. Buying it online would cost $80 (300SAR) add to that tax and shipping. Contacted Global Store and they told me it's 450SAR. And iStyle told me its 444SAR. But when I went to their store to buy it. Which is at the new mall "Riyadh Galleria" on King Fahad Road. They first said the price is 444SAR but then they told me that the price was ...

To make room for the newer Macbook and Macbook Pro models, a clearance sale in all the Mac stores in Saudi Arabia on all Macbook and Macbook Pros, which is not bad considering the small performance difference between them and the newer models. Those offers are: Macbook Pro 15" 2.2GHz, 2GB, 120GB: 6999SR from 7649SR Macbook Pro 15" 2.4GHz, 2GB, 160GB: 8799SR from 10349SR with free iPod Touch 8GB (1499SR valu ...

Apple release MacBook Pro software update 1.2, according to what Apple say, "This update improves graphics stability and is recommended for all 2.2/2.4GHz MacBook Pro Models." Apple also released an update for the new iMacs that fixes freezing problems, two versions are available for Tiger and Leopard. ...

Sorry for not posting them earlier, hope you ran Software Update recently: Audio Update 2007-001 10.4.10 v1.1 update Software Update for the new Macbook Pros SuperDrive firmware updare iTunes 7.3 Security Update 2007-006 Updates to the Pro Applications ...

Updated Macbook Pros are now available from Apple. Apple on Tuesday introduced a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro laptop computers, raising CPU speeds, memory capacity and improving graphics performance across the line. The new systems can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM and feature CPU speeds of up to 2.4GHz. ( Via Macworld ) Macworld also did some benchmarking of the new models. The MacBook Pro processor s ...

Apple released Battery Update 1.2. It promises to improve performance and functionality of Macbooks' batteries. After Battery Update has been installed, each battery you insert into your MacBook or MacBook Pro will be updated automatically. Also last week, Apple released an important security update. Run Software Updater as soon as possible. [Via TUAW]. ...