Amman’s Apple ‘Store’.. or shall I say ‘center’ will open Sunday
So here it is! The long rumored Amman Apple store. Well, actually it is really an Apple Center. Real Apple Stores (those run directly by Apple) only exist, at the time of this writing, in the US, Canada, Japan and the UK. But what the heck. This is great. I literally stumbeld upon the new store, called iSystem, in Sweifieh this evening. It is located in the building tha houses the Guy Laroche store. It’s a good location, but I was bit disappointed to see that it was below the street level. I got a peek inside today and was told that the store will be opened this Thursday. The store, still devoid of products, looks good, mimicking to great extent the look of US Apple Stores: white walls. Lots of light. Simple lines and bulky wooden tables.
This is great for the Apple brand in Jordan. Finally people will be able to get their hands on the machines and appreciate them in a nice retail environment. Needless to say, people will go there interested in iPods, but I think it is great for Apple user like me to be able to point others to a location where they can experience the Apple brand.
Now, all of that aside, there are conditions for this store to work:
1. Don’t have know-nothing salespeople there. This would be such a killer. Having good sales and support people will be a real challenge.
2. Always have the latest stuff on display. If I go there on Thursday and I don’t find the Intel iMac and the MacBook Pro, I’ll be disappointed.
3. Always have stuff in stock. Have people walk out of the store with a Mac Mini, not with a promise of delivery after 14 days.
4. Don’t overprice.
My understandiong is that the owners of the store are Modern Systems, long tiime Jordanian Apple resellers.
See you there Sunday 
CORRECTED: Store will open Sunday not Thursday.
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February 26th, 2006 at 2:08 am
nice.
February 26th, 2006 at 2:35 am
This is great news for keen and eager Mac users like Ahmad. Congratulations!
February 26th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Hey,I am not an apple fanatic,but I designed that building.It is actually owned by the same poeple who own Modern Systems.Their offices are somewhere upstairs.
March 1st, 2006 at 3:23 am
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March 2nd, 2006 at 3:46 pm
checked out the store… wus a bit of a disappointment, the mac mini’s they had were the old ones, not even the upgraded versions before apple’s intel based mini’s…
iMac’s not intel based… and i can understand the high price on the ipod’s for the taxes and customs and stuff , (60 GB retails at 450 jds), but why such a high price for the iMac’s, arent computers off customs?
i only hope they have a decent support center for ipod’s and stuff (battery replacement and the sort)... still its great to finally see an apple store in amman…
** i went before the launch, so its possible they’ll ship new products soon, although i doubt it, the store seemed ready…
March 6th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
they suck also, couldn’t fix my ipod
March 15th, 2006 at 9:16 pm
This is great news but does anyone have a telephone number or an address to get infos from them. I’m in Damascus and desperatly want to buy a powerbook but don’t want to go there not to find it or find it too expensive.
October 22nd, 2006 at 7:15 pm
Hi i need price for MacBook Pro 15”/2.0GHz/512MB Ram/128MB VGA Card
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Hey everyone,
my name is dina and i am a salesperson at iSystem-Apple Center in Amman-Jordan…
There Were lots of Comments and opinions some are good and others were’nt bad..but u can’t know the truth except after having a visit to the center right?
anyway if u were wondering about the address and telephone number i can help u out..
iSystem-Apple Center
Sweifieh-Fountain Plaza
Tel:9626-5829504
fax:9626-5829405
December 29th, 2006 at 3:50 am
id probably rather just dealing with the company , heck if you dont have a credit card , go get one of those rechargeable ones , then order them off apple.com, and im guessing youll have it in a week or so , more powerfull, cheaper or same price of the old systems they have here
January 29th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I like searched all over the Internet for iSystem’s website and i found nothing, then i tried searching for the Modern Systems website and again i found nothing. This should be an embarrassment for them not to have a running website, or at least a page that says under construction.
February 7th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
[...] my mac’s screen just went dark one day. after going through mac support with no success we found out about iSystems via a web search (http://www.360east.com/?p=332) cause there is no official apple store/support in jordan. dubai, UAE is the closest place. in sweifieh (amman) in the guy laroche building near the old lebnani snack. [...]
June 26th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
please shabab i need website ta3 apple store in amman (iSystem)
October 14th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
guys does any body noe wer i can fix my ipod in amman
cant live without it
thnx
January 24th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Haitham
are you still having problems with your Ipod? If yes Please till me what is the problem. I might be able to help you.
Thanks
Nidal
June 14th, 2009 at 9:35 am
hey guys,
anyone knows how much the “Ipod Touch 8GB” costs there plz ?
July 16th, 2009 at 6:53 am
You Know ,
Some Of you’all are ungreatfullllll kids , if you dont like it stop bitching abt it , or should i say you guys got nothing to do excp. bitching all arrrrround .
Get Over it , move on y’all
its a nice place , give the people some cridt. for god sack