I’ve just finalized the “purchase” of my new Powerbook, to be delivered tomorrow.

I used quotes, since the distributor, by some act of God, allowed to give me the machine without any downpayment, credit, or check.

It seems they know a friend of mine quite well, and have unwavering trust in his “customers.”

The story behind that is that I will have the cash by the end of the month. Of course me being me, an impatient bastard, I tried to find ways to get the machine asap without having to give post-dated checks, or having a credit card surcharge.

Anyways, to make a long story short - I ended up having to wait till the end of the month since that’s where the actual cash comes in.

A friend of mine, however, referred me to this other store - which happens to be a Gold distributor of Apple products. I texted them Saturday night, and they said they’d get back to me monday morning. They also mentioned there was a 5% surcharge (which was lower, but a surcharge nonetheless)

A little while ago, I recieved a call from the saleperson saying that since I was referred by this friend of mine, they could do the transaction by word of honor. Meaning I didn’t have to use my card, give any check… nor any downpayment whatsoever.

Too good to be true eh? Well it is too good, but it is most certainly true. I could pay them the full amount by Nov 1. at the latest, but for all the effort they’re going through, I’m pretty sure I’ll be giving a downpayment… just so I don’t look pathetic. I mean my case really seemed like a charity case (“Please sir I don’t have money right now” hehehe)

So there you have it.

• 15-inch [Powerbook][] G4 1.5GHz
• 15.2” TFT Display
• 1GB DDR333 RAM, 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (upgraded to 5400rpm)
• SUPERDRIVE
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 w/ 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• Built-in 54MBPs Airport Extreme
• Built-in Bluetooth
• Built-in 56K Modem
• Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet
• with Iskin Pro Touch Keyboard

Price : <edited out>
Payment : End of the Month.
Delivery : October 19, 2004

Mind you, it only costs PhP 2,000 more from when you get it from the Apple Store at http://www.apple.com. Also, it comes with a 4200rpm drive, but they will replace it as soon as a 5400rpm unit comes… free of charge!

An incredibly great arrangement/deal!

So now, I wait… the longest day of my life so far… hehehe.

post updated on September 7, 2005 @ 05:40PM