The Official "I'm waiting for my new iMac to arrive" thread [Archive] - Page 3

TorontoAllan

May 18, 2005, 12:12 PM

Hi everyone! This is my first post!

I'm waiting for my custom built iMac G5 20" to arrive here in Toronto. It was shipped Same Day Right Away and it took me a while to find out how to track it (sort of). For others in Canada waiting, I was quoted up to 12 days before delivery (it shipped very late on the 16th). I ordered it standard shipping as I thought I preferred keeping my $43 to getting my iMac sooner. Now I'm not so sure! I will let you know when it arrives. I can hardly wait.

For others wanting to check on Same Day Right Away packages, here's the address for doing so:
http://www.sameday.ca/shipmentInquiry.asp?LangID=EN

I'm not sure how helpful it will be. I keep getting a notice that the shipment is not yet in their system.

For people who want to read a thread on Same Day and Apple, here's one I found:
http://www.macworld.com/forums/u****reads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=UBB4&Number=176052&page=&view=&sb=&o=

I hope this will be helpful to my fellow Canadians waiting for their packages. If any other Canadians have more info on their shipping times, I would appreciate it. And if you live in Toronto like I do, maybe we'll see each other at the Yorkdale Apple Store which opens this Saturday!

Cheers to all from a Mac user since my first 512k dual drive Mac back in 1985 (fall semester of my last year in University)!

Allan

steve88

May 18, 2005, 12:17 PM

I just looked up my order status on Macmall and my new 20" 2G iMac has been shipped! It has been back orderd since May 5 when it was ordered. I guess considering that it is the rev.B, that is about to be expected.

fishcalmer

May 18, 2005, 01:02 PM

Woo-hoo!

I am now more optimistic about my iMac being here with me this week. Just checked my Apple Order Status and a new number had appeared, starting with 10. So, I quickly checked it via the TNT website and it appears that the iMac is now in TNT's hands as of today.

So, hopefully it will be delivered either tomorrow or Friday!

Come On!
Sounds good for you, this week :)
No more refs for me yet .......gah :(

Bass

May 18, 2005, 01:21 PM

Sounds good for you, this week :)
No more refs for me yet .......gah :(

Seems I may have got my hopes up a bit prematurely. Just checked my order via the TNT site and got this:-

18 May 2005 19:56 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
18 May 2005 19:56 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point

That mean's it's still in the Netherlands :(. I very much doubt I'll get it this week now. A possibility of it being here by Friday if it enters the country tomorrow but I won't get my hopes up again.

So much for the expected delivery time from Apple of 6-7 days. They quoted that in my Dispatch Notification sent 11 May.

iJaz

May 18, 2005, 02:23 PM

So much for the expected delivery time from Apple of 6-7 days. They quoted that in my Dispatch Notification sent 11 May.
I got the same expected delivery time in my email the 9th of May! Counting working days it should have been here TODAY! I guess it wont even be here this week! I don't understand how they can be so unbelievably slow!
Look at this:
Shipment Picked Up SHANGHAI, SH, CN 09 May 2005 22:00
Depart Terminal (CNSHA02) 12 May 2005 23:45
Arrive Terminal (NLAMS07) 17 May 2005 12:06
Out For Delivery (NLAMS07) 17 May 2005 13:49
3 days between pick up and departure! Why?
4.5 days from Shanghai to the Netherlands! Why?
Out for delivery since yesterday! Why?
I guess we are still more lucky than those who ordered the first PM G5, but still, others have recieved their iMac G5 rev b!

Guitar701

May 18, 2005, 03:06 PM

Others have recieved them...im an other...weeeeee

fishcalmer

May 18, 2005, 04:01 PM

Others have recieved them...im an other...weeeeee
helpful. Good experience? bad experience?

Guitar701

May 18, 2005, 04:31 PM

fishcalmer

May 18, 2005, 05:38 PM

Sorry about that...just a little excited...The apple part of it was great. The shipped on time...from California might i add. The fed ex part...not so great...they are terrible at updating their tracking systems and then they pushed the delivery date back a day...but it ended up getting here on the original ETA so thats good.

Steve
:D no worries.
Tracking woes all round...they can hardly call it tracking if its not updated...i want global positioning 24/7 dammit :p
Hopefully i'm gonna be as happy as you are in the next few days ;)

Bass

May 18, 2005, 05:49 PM

Mine's now showing:

19 May 2005 00:04 Eindhoven Shipped From Originating Depot

Hopefully that means it's on it's way on a plane to England as we speak. I so want it to be delivered on Friday!

Think I'll spend tomorrow backing everything up from my Mac Mini onto my External Hard Drive.

Yours very excited!

Lee

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 05:49 PM

Mine still says "Processing order" :eek: :(

Pring

May 18, 2005, 05:52 PM

Wow.. I ordered my 20" iMac today at 1300 and at 2200 this evening I got an email saying it had already shipped! Bit shocked as I'd expected the 5 day build period.. can't complain though. It's the stock configuration (adding my own RAM later) so I wonder if that helped.

The annoying thing is I didn't actually want it to arrive till next week as I'm studying for my last two (ever!) University exams which are next Monday, Tuesday.. was planning to have it arrive on the Wednesday! I guess I'll just end up playing with it and ruining my degree now :p

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 06:00 PM

This ain't fair, my order has not been processed or anything yet and its been 2 days :(

Pring

May 18, 2005, 06:06 PM

This ain't fair, my order has not been processed or anything yet and its been 2 days :(

I should note that I'm in the UK... where are you? Oh and also I ordered it from the AppleStore for Higher Education rather than the normal consumer. That may have been a factor.

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 06:22 PM

Pring

May 18, 2005, 06:26 PM

I did the same. I'm in Canada though. Education store gives me a $100 cdn reduction.

Their education store is flawed in a way. They have 0 means for verification that you are a student or teacher or anything... technically just anybody could get the discount.

Yeah, for the normal Edu store that's true. I wonder if they check a random sample or not... I have heard tell of people who were asked to photo copy and send in their student cards but that may be an urbam myth.

The UK Higher Education store has some means of checking in that it requires that you order from a .ac.uk (Academic domain name) domain, which means that noone except academics can use it. I had to order from one of the computers in the Library (after a thorough check for Trojans of course!). £156 discount (that's 361.445 CAD or 286.870 USD). Very nice.:)

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 06:42 PM

Very nice indeed :)

How much are you paying for your machine though?

Before shipping and taxes, my 20" with stock everything comes up to $2,099 CDN, so €1,313.97

Pring

May 18, 2005, 06:57 PM

Very nice indeed :)

How much are you paying for your machine though?

Before shipping and taxes, my 20" with stock everything comes up to $2,099 CDN, so €1,313.97

Aye, there's the rub. £888 (2,058.22 CAD) before taxes. £1043 (2,417.17 CAD) after. Damn 17.5% VAT.

rugonnaeatthat

May 18, 2005, 07:19 PM

17.5% is a lot, isn't it!

Just letting everyone know that my imac was delivered this morning - however I'm on the otherside of the country right now and wont be able to play with it until Sat night (it's going to be a long day of work on Sat as I fly in sat morning, then straight to work!). I'm sorry to hear about everyone's TNT problems, in Australia, Apple uses Star Track Express, which delivered in 2 days, mind you I think my order was on 'In Manufacturing' when it was really making it's way from the factory to Aust, they only sent me the shipping status when it arrived in Aust. So all up I have waited about two weeks (4th of May till today, 19th) for my 20in with a 1gig ram and B/T keyboard and mouse.

RE EDU Store and not requiring ID: I'm not an EDU buyer, but when I bought from Apple I was asked to send a scan of my drivers liscense, and a scan of my last credit card bill for verification. I figured this was normal, but if it isn't and was indeed a random check, then I don't see why the EDU wouldn't have the same system in place.

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 07:46 PM

We have 7% federal taxes then 7.5% provincial taxes applied over the federal taxed price, so it comes a tad over 15% here.

My order status estimates the price with taxes as $2,463.83 or £1542.36

killuminati

May 18, 2005, 08:17 PM

On sunday I purchased a 17" iMac along with an airport express and printer.

The printer and AE shipped on monday and I got a tracking number for Same Day Right Away but it's still not in their database. I emailed them and found out that they don't put it in until the package reaches canada :rolleyes:. The iMac isn't supposed to ship until the 25th. I sure hope they send that via fed ex.

:D, I can't wait. Everyday I check the status....at least twice.

Macinbest

May 18, 2005, 09:30 PM

Not to scare people with Same Day Right Away shipments, but my dad, two of my friends and I had nothing but delays with them.. :eek:

Hope you are luckier than we got.. :rolleyes:

Nraygun

May 18, 2005, 11:00 PM

It came! I'm on it right now posting this. I started a blog (http://www.iswitchedtoamac.com/) to capture my experiences. Check it out:

http://www.iswitchedtoamac.com

killuminati

May 19, 2005, 12:16 AM

Not to scare people with Same Day Right Away shipments, but my dad, two of my friends and I had nothing but delays with them.. :eek:

Hope you are luckier than we got.. :rolleyes:

If part of my order (accesories) shipped via Same Day do you know if my computer will? My last powerbook shipped via Fed Ex and I really liked that. I was able to track it from right when it was shipped. This same say really sucks ass.

pknz

May 19, 2005, 12:58 AM

This ain't fair, my order has not been processed or anything yet and its been 2 days

Chill man, rev b iMacs wont be in NZ till June.

Macinbest

May 19, 2005, 01:23 AM

Chill man, rev b iMacs wont be in NZ till June.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

As for my comment, it was in contrast to the other dude :)

jonhallewell

May 19, 2005, 03:54 AM

At last - TNT is tracking as pickup from today - hopefully they'll get it to my local depot by tomorrow eve - then I can go and get it and not have to wait until monday!

(to tune of yesterday!)

Yesterday,
My iMac seemed so far away.
Now I know that it is on the way!
I'm glad its not still yesterday.

Seriously, Life was beginning to feel like groundhog day when I would wake up and there would still be no sign of an imac delivery. Part of me still expects the ship to sink or the plane to crash.

kiwi_the_iwik

May 19, 2005, 06:29 AM

I use an EyeTV on my (rev. a) iMac G5 and I've been very happy with it. The computer is in the office, and there is no toher TV there - It does a great job playing double duty.

My remote control stopped working a a couple weeks after I got it, and their response was very good. They replied back to my email same-day and said they'd send out a new remote the next day. I had it two days later, simple as that, no questions asked. So in my experience their serivce is very good!

It's cool - rocked up to the Apple Store in Regent Street - they were brilliant! Replaced it, took a statement and reassured me that if anything like it happened again, they'd only be too pleased to help.

Great service...

With that, I bought an Airport Express to go with the system. But now, I've got a few problems - so if anyone's in "the know" about what to do, please scoot over to the associated thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=127589).

Cheers, all - and good luck with the new iMacs!!!

:)

jonhallewell

May 19, 2005, 06:42 AM

I rang TNT - they told me it's scheduled for delivery on Monday am. I'm in Southampton on Saturday so I'll pick it up then if it's there.

fishcalmer

May 19, 2005, 08:18 AM

I rang TNT - they told me it's scheduled for delivery on Monday am. I'm in Southampton on Saturday so I'll pick it up then if it's there.
Call me stoopid but, where did you find their number - I want to pick mine up on Saturday too!!!

Bass

May 19, 2005, 08:23 AM

iJaz

May 19, 2005, 08:40 AM

I am still hoping mine will be delivered tomorrow. Just checked TNT and got this:-

19 May 2005 13:53 Northampton Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point

Just a few miles north of me.

Excited now!
Lucky you, TNT tells me:
19 maj 2005 14:52 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point
I'm almost 24 hours after you, I guess UK deliveries have a higher priority :(

fishcalmer

May 19, 2005, 09:03 AM

Lucky you, TNT tells me:
19 maj 2005 14:52 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point
I'm almost 24 hours after you, I guess UK deliveries have a higher priority :(
Yeh what does 'passed through' mean anyway, does that mean its left NL or just the driver got lost!
19 May 2005 14:58 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
19 May 2005 14:58 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point
I am still hoping for Saturday collection
:D

Bass

May 19, 2005, 09:17 AM

I think Arnhem is just a hub along the way to be honest. After mine passed through Arnhem it went to Eindhoven and it was then shipped from there over here to the UK.

fishcalmer

May 19, 2005, 09:21 AM

I think Arnhem is just a hub along the way to be honest. After mine passed through Arnhem it went to Eindhoven and it was then shipped from there over here to the UK.
How long did that take process take for you?

Bass

May 19, 2005, 09:24 AM

Here's my Tracking Details:-

19 May 2005 13:53 Northampton Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
19 May 2005 00:04 Eindhoven Shipped From Originating Depot
18 May 2005 19:56 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
18 May 2005 19:56 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point

From arriving at Arnhem to leaving Eindhoven, it was about 5 hours or so..

fishcalmer

May 19, 2005, 09:54 AM

jonhallewell

May 19, 2005, 10:23 AM

Call me stoopid but, where did you find their number - I want to pick mine up on Saturday too!!!

Click on 'contact us' on their web page - it's a freephone number - ask them if there's a chance of paying a little extra for a saturday delivery.

jorasho

May 19, 2005, 12:07 PM

For all the wonderful people overhere, a picture of my iMac :)

http://home.student.utwente.nl/j.s.hoekman/desk.jpg

mauly

May 19, 2005, 01:05 PM

Here's mine....

http://www.ihateaol.co.uk/misc/pics/05.18.05-18:33:37IMG_0004.JPG

iJaz

May 19, 2005, 03:32 PM

TNT showed:
19 maj 2005 16:39 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
19 maj 2005 16:37 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point
19 maj 2005 14:52 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
19 maj 2005 14:52 Arnhem Hub Consignment Passed Through Transit Point
which looked very strange to me!
So I called them, and the first thing she asked after I gave her my tracking number was, "will you be home tomorrow?" :eek:
I told her no, and then she asked me if I wanted it delivered to my job, and I said yes and gave her the address. "Between 8 and 16 tomorrow then", she said! I still don't fully believe it!

Macinbest

May 19, 2005, 04:24 PM

I called the local mac reseller here and they had two in stock, and they put one on the side for me, then I tried to cancel my order on Apple's site, and it said I had to call a 1-800 number, so I called and they told me I cannot cancel it anymore but I can wait until it gets here and return it :rolleyes: So I called the local mac reseller and told them to forget it as Apple can't cancel my order :(

Grrrr! I hate waiting :p

tigercub

May 19, 2005, 05:14 PM

Tracking has been telling me my new iMac is "Out for Delivery" at the depot in Amsterdam for 3 days now. I live in UK so presumed it was out to be delivered to UK.
Tracking has just updated and it's back in APPLE SHANGHAI CHINA!!!!
Ordered it on the web within minutes of it being announced-now right back where I started.
Not impressed at all.
My iPod took forever to arrive from Shanghai last year. I should've known.
Sort your "EXPRESS DELIVERY" out Apple!

fishcalmer

May 19, 2005, 05:38 PM

Nice, I guess it's gonna be a race when they get to the Netherlands then.
Netherlands to Sweden vs Netherlands to England! :D
Judging by your most recent post Sweden wins!!!

cresantec

May 19, 2005, 05:44 PM

Just received my BTO 20" iMac w/ BT K&M yesterday! Man, this thing is huge! And so much brighter than my 17" iMac 800.

http://cs.wpunj.edu/~cnc/DSC00143.JPG

My old Bondi Blue couldn't miss a photo opt. :)

http://cs.wpunj.edu/~cnc/DSC00146.JPG

Bought it nearly four years ago for 20 bucks at a local thrift store. She still works, except for some stuck keys. I'll be handing down the 17 to my little sis, so my desk won't be that crowded.

BTW, first time, long time.

killuminati

May 19, 2005, 07:16 PM

Same Day finally put my tracking number into their database....A couple hours before delivering it :rolleyes:.

adam1185

May 19, 2005, 07:53 PM

Same Day finally put my tracking number into their database....A couple hours before delivering it :rolleyes:.

Hehe, that's funny. I think it's because they're tracking only applies to once it arrives in Canada.

A note on my iMac which I received one week ago. The hard drive already crashed on me and it's already been taken in for repairs! Kind of sucks that a 6 day old computer's hard drive died :(

yvovandoorn

May 19, 2005, 09:25 PM

Hehe, that's funny. I think it's because they're tracking only applies to once it arrives in Canada.

A note on my iMac which I received one week ago. The hard drive already crashed on me and it's already been taken in for repairs! Kind of sucks that a 6 day old computer's hard drive died :(

Why didn't you demand a new one. It clearly falls under the DOA warranty and 14 day return policy. It seems a lot of users aren't aware of this.

Macinbest

May 19, 2005, 09:47 PM

yay, mine has been shipped :p

I won't get it until next tuesday though :(

So much for paying $43 for faster delivery :rolleyes:

yvovandoorn

May 19, 2005, 09:49 PM

yay, mine has been shipped :p

I won't get it until next tuesday though :(

So much for paying $43 for faster delivery :rolleyes:

I paid for overnight however it came 5 days later. One call to Apple and they will refund it back to your card. My refund showed up on Tuesday.

iJaz

May 20, 2005, 12:18 AM

Judging by your most recent post Sweden wins!!!
I'm still very sceptic, last TNT tracking point was in Helsinborg, that's very far from Stockholm. :rolleyes:
20 maj 2005 01:12 Helsingborg Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point

grorun

May 20, 2005, 04:35 AM

Anyone know what this mean?

20 mai 2005 09:33 Oslo Held Customs-awaiting Payment Of Duties/taxes From Receiver

Platform

May 20, 2005, 05:47 AM

Anyone know what this mean?

20 mai 2005 09:33 Oslo Held Customs-awaiting Payment Of Duties/taxes From Receiver

Moms :p ;)

iJaz

May 20, 2005, 06:37 AM

Judging by your most recent post Sweden wins!!!
Argh, TNT are such good damn amateurs!!!
I phoned them today and now they say it will come on Monday!
If it wasn't because I have an exam on Wednesday and really have to study this weekend I'd be really pissed off. And I sure would not have been so polite to the TNT lady I spoke to on the telephone! :mad:

Bass

May 20, 2005, 07:10 AM

Well, my iMac is out for delivery as of this morning (07.46 am) but no sign of it arriving yet, time is now (13.08).

I am going to be really disappointed if it doesn't come today. I bet I'll have the good fortune of my package being the last to be delivered with a driver who wants to go home early, thus leaving the package for a Monday delivery.

Come on TNT! Make me happy!

miked_in_canada

May 20, 2005, 08:25 AM

TorontoAllan

May 20, 2005, 08:44 AM

Hi there, I'm a first time but by no means a last time poster,

I ordered a 17" iMac w/250GB and BT Mouse+Keyboard on Saturday, May 14 through apple.ca w/EDU discount. It was processed the next day and has since sat at the "sent to manufacturing" stage ever since. I'm Canadian and I'm told by an Apple Rep that it can sit at this stage for 2-3 days. There is no estimated ship date as yet, and I'm starting to wonder how long I can expect to wait.

From reading this thread, it seems to vary quite a bit.

Anyone care to educate this mac newb?

All I can tell you is that my order sat for a full week at Sent to Manufacturing. And all I wanted was the 400GB hard drive and the wireless keyboard. It was there so long that I memorized my web order number because I had to type it in so often.

You should also probably pay for the expedited shipping. I was quoted 12 days on my shipping after it was shipped! I think the website says it will be up to 8 days, but that is just wrong. Now, four days into the shipping process, my order still isn't showing up on the Same Day Right O'Way shipping system. I can't even tell if it is still on the dock in Shanghai or whether it is in Timbuktu.

Allan

killuminati

May 20, 2005, 09:30 AM

thorshammer88

May 20, 2005, 10:13 AM

Well, 16 days after I ordered it and two delays fedex is now showing that its on the truck for delivery today. Is it just me or are the shipping times stated on Apple's website basically worthless. When I ordered the shipping time was 1-3 days, mine took a bit longer.

Bass

May 20, 2005, 10:17 AM

WHOO HOO!

It arrived about an hour and a half ago. Transferred all of my stuff onto it from my Mac Mini and let me tell you, I am so impressed.

The box it came in was massive and really heavy and when I unwrapped it I couldn't believe how big the 20" iMac is!

Seriously impressed, also very impressed,with my Altec Lansing FX6021 speakers that I ordered along with the computer.

All around very happy and well worth the wait.

thorshammer88

May 20, 2005, 10:20 AM

This is really messed up, now fedex took the "out for delivery" off of the tracking page. Has this happened to anybody? Know what it means?

devilot

May 20, 2005, 10:21 AM

I ordered the exact same thing as you except without the EDU discount. Mine has been sitting at "sent to manufacturing" for a whole week already and still is. 2-3 days??? I dont think so.

That stinks! Maybe it's because you guys are in Canada? I ordered the 20" w/ upgraded ram w/the edu discount and mine was literally stated as "sent to manufacturing" in China for 2 days. As I type it's in Indianapolis waiting at a sorting facility.

Oh yeah, I ordered it Saturday May 14.

moogman

May 20, 2005, 10:22 AM

WHOO HOO!

...
All around very happy and well worth the wait.

pics man... we need pics!

just looked on the UK store today... and whereas yesterday it said Ready to ship in : 7 days, it now says 24 hours!!!

of course... I'll believe it when I see it...

all this talk of iMacs arriving isnt doing me any good... still trying desperately to tell myself i dont need one... (itll never work... lol)

p.

Bass

May 20, 2005, 10:30 AM

pics man... we need pics!

just looked on the UK store today... and whereas yesterday it said Ready to ship in : 7 days, it now says 24 hours!!!

of course... I'll believe it when I see it...

all this talk of iMacs arriving isnt doing me any good... still trying desperately to tell myself i dont need one... (itll never work... lol)

p.

Heheh, I'll try to get some piccies sorted as soon as possible. My Digital Camera's on the blink at the moment though.

I'll see what I can do :)

Oh, and you know you should treat yourself every once in a while dude!

EDIT:
Got a couple of pictures up, taken with my phone so the quality isn't brilliant.

iJaz

May 20, 2005, 11:41 AM

Heheh, I'll try to get some piccies sorted as soon as possible. My Digital Camera's on the blink at the moment though.

I'll see what I can do :)

Oh, and you know you should treat yourself every once in a while dude!

EDIT:
Got a couple of pictures up, taken with my phone so the quality isn't brilliant.
Nice, congratulations! :)
And no, I'm not jealous at all... :rolleyes:

adam1185

May 20, 2005, 11:57 AM

Why didn't you demand a new one. It clearly falls under the DOA warranty and 14 day return policy. It seems a lot of users aren't aware of this.

Ah crap, too late now :(

miked_in_canada

May 20, 2005, 12:21 PM

So I called Apple feeling a bit dorkish, she was awesome.

She told me that my iMac is slated to be shipped out in the next 6 to 12 hours and that it would be shipped from Sacramento, California.

I didn't pop for the extra shipping so its coming ground and she recounted the standard 8-12 business days. My order status hasn't changed yet, but I'll trust the Apple reps on this one. Its much nicer to believe them, then not.

Oh, one other thing: I got this Mac with 512 MB of RAM. Is this going to be enough to run Tiger and iLife etc. etc.?

Also, does anyone else have a modded x box? I'd like to be able to ftp to it from my Mac. Is there a built in client for that? Normally I connect to my PC via a crossover cable. I'm sure Mac has a simpler way to do this. Anyway, my first mac so I'm a little excited.

moogman

May 20, 2005, 01:55 PM

Heheh, I'll try to get some piccies sorted as soon as possible. My Digital Camera's on the blink at the moment though.

I'll see what I can do :)

Oh, and you know you should treat yourself every once in a while dude!

EDIT:
Got a couple of pictures up, taken with my phone so the quality isn't brilliant.

oooh nice... :D

i know... apple keep on telling me "treat myself" too... must resist... must resist...

hehe... i see you too have been to ikea :)

sethypoo

May 20, 2005, 01:58 PM

I ordered a 20" model for my mom with the wireless bundle (mouse and keyboard for $54, what a deal!) on Tuesday night around midnight. It's still under "sent to manufacturing." I hope it arrives after May 31st, I'll be unavailable until then!

Macinbest

May 20, 2005, 03:20 PM

http://www.geekrants.org/francis/temp/yay.png
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Will open it later though... have to clean up my desk for it, which will take a bit. Pics after hopefully :)

killuminati

May 20, 2005, 04:54 PM

Im kind of disappointed.

I just found out that my iMac will be shipped via Same Day instead of FedEx. That means that I won't be able to track it until it comes to Canada. It's coming direct into Vancouver....I LIVE IN VANCOUVER.

I remember with my powerbook last year that was sent via fex ed, It came from asia, then travelled around the US for a bit then came to Vancouver. After it arrived in Vancouver, I got it the next day.

So basically, I won't be able to track it until the day before I will get it. yay :rolleyes:

Pring

May 20, 2005, 05:38 PM

I've really had the best luck ever with delivery of my iMac.

Ordered on Wednesday at 1300. Arrived today (Friday) at 1200. Less than 48 hours from order to delivery.

It's a 20" and it's gorgeous :p Bumped the RAM up to 1.5gigs (which was actually more of a struggle than normal... the chip didn't want to fit in so what I had to do was swap the pre-installed one into the other slot and put the new one in slot1. Clicked OK then.. think the RAM might have been slightly malformed) Just done a quick stress test playing WoW at full graphic options and it performed superbly. I'm a very happy lad.

I'll post pictures next week... For now (and this will probably sicken you) I have to put it back in its box and hide it. I have my final two ever University exams next week and if I put the iMac out on my desk I'll never ever study for them. :p

killuminati

May 20, 2005, 05:56 PM

Ordered on Wednesday at 1300. Arrived today (Friday) at 1200. Less than 48 hours from order to delivery.

Wow, you have no idea how jealous I am of you. Was yours BTO?

Mine is BTO and it took 7 days just until it shipped.

Pring

May 21, 2005, 03:40 AM

Wow, you have no idea how jealous I am of you. Was yours BTO?

Mine is BTO and it took 7 days just until it shipped.

Not BTO, no. 20" Stock from the AppleStore for Higher Education in the UK. I imagine I was just lucky and a batch arrived at the distribution centre as my order was being processed.

fishcalmer

May 21, 2005, 08:00 AM

GOT IT!!!!!

I couldn't wait so i just went and picked it up from the local TNT depot, Haven't taken it out of its box yet, but if its the same size as the picture on the box....its MASSIVE :D

Won't be able to set it up til tomorrow, i'll try and post some pics then!

:D :D :cool: :D

Btw for those of you have just placed an order mine took:

18 days or
432 hours or
25,920 minutes or
1,555,200 seconds - i counted every single one ;)

jonhallewell

May 21, 2005, 08:21 AM

Me too! I got back from collecting it a few hours ago, and I'm now using my imac! Setting it up now. :) :)

fishcalmer

May 21, 2005, 08:24 AM

Me too! I got back from collecting it a few hours ago, and I'm now using my imac! Setting it up now. :) :)
Let us know how you get on with it!

killuminati

May 21, 2005, 12:20 PM

This is kind of a stupid question but whatever.

When you order online and it says "Ship in 5-8 Days" or whatever does that mean that it will leave Apple in 5-8 days? Or arrive in 5-8 days?

sethypoo

May 21, 2005, 02:27 PM

Yes! Mine shipped. I ordered it through the US Educational Online Store. Estimated delivery is May 24th, one week after I ordered it. Yes! :D

sethypoo

May 21, 2005, 02:29 PM

This is kind of a stupid question but whatever.

When you order online and it says "Ship in 5-8 Days" or whatever does that mean that it will leave Apple in 5-8 days? Or arrive in 5-8 days?

I find that it means that Apple will ship it out in 5-8 days. In my experience, my item always ships out before that time, and arrives close to after it (if I chose the slowest shipping option).

killuminati

May 21, 2005, 03:34 PM

I find that it means that Apple will ship it out in 5-8 days. In my experience, my item always ships out before that time, and arrives close to after it (if I chose the slowest shipping option).

Oh, ok

And also on my order page it said estimated ship May 25, but it shipped on the 20th. Does that mean that it should arrive on the 25th? Or did it just ship earlier than expected.

Macinbest

May 21, 2005, 03:40 PM

http://www.geekrants.com/francis/temp/mac/imac_01.jpg

http://www.geekrants.com/francis/temp/mac/imac_02.jpg

I love it :)

So far everything is perfect, it does not have any dead pixels either :D

rugonnaeatthat

May 22, 2005, 10:13 PM

Yeah, I've got no dead pixels on my newly arrived 20inch also :-)

I love this machine, makes me look forward to work!

killuminati

May 22, 2005, 10:51 PM

So far everything is perfect, it does not have any dead pixels either :D

If it did have dead pixels would Apple replace it for you? I'd be really bummed if I found some dead pixels after it arrived. Those things drive me crazy.

rugonnaeatthat

May 22, 2005, 11:30 PM

If it did have dead pixels would Apple replace it for you? I'd be really bummed if I found some dead pixels after it arrived. Those things drive me crazy.

I'm not sure what Apple's policy is, but is likely to be replacement only after about 4 dead pixels. Dead pixels aren't the end of the world some are barely noticeable.

Fact is, monitors would be double the price if they made them with a no dead pixels, they need to have a tolerance in their manufacturing so that they can produce them on a scale cheap enough for you and I to afford!

devilot

May 23, 2005, 09:12 PM

Fact is, monitors would be... cheap enough for you and I to afford!

Such proper grammar! I applaud you.

I'm also typing from my brand new 20" iMac. I must say, this keyboard is gorgeous but it's going to take me awhile to get used to the light feel of the keys.

:D I can't believe this huge monster in front of me is really mine!!!

Macinbest

May 23, 2005, 11:48 PM

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

A pixel just died near the bottom right corner... can't bring it back to life as its not a stuck one....... :( :( :( :( :( :(

moogman

May 24, 2005, 09:04 AM

oh well... thats me in... hook line and sinker...

I've just ordered:

iMac G5 20-inch 2GHz
Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Elgato EyeTV 410 DVB-T DVR
iWork ’05
iSight
.Mac - Special offer
AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac/eMac

the nice man from MBNA was only too pleased to approve my financing application for the six months interest free credit...

i'll be ordering the ram upgrade from crucial later on...

so now i can join all you lucky folks sitting waiting for it to arrive!

anybody want to buy a Mac Mini... :D

p.

miked_in_canada

May 24, 2005, 11:26 AM

Still waiting for my shipment to be plugged into Same Day Right Away's shipping database.

My Mac showed up as "shipped" on Saturday (May 21) exactly 1 week after we ordered it from apple.ca (on May 14).

Any Canadians have experience with Same Day Right Away?

killuminati

May 24, 2005, 11:30 AM

Any Canadians have experience with Same Day Right Away?

Mine shipped from Apple on the 19th and I'm still waiting for Same Day to put it in their database. I have talked to them and they say that it usually takes about 5-7 business days before an order is entered into their database. Often the item is already delivered by then though :rolleyes:

miked_in_canada

May 24, 2005, 02:36 PM

Mine shipped from Apple on the 19th and I'm still waiting for Same Day to put it in their database. I have talked to them and they say that it usually takes about 5-7 business days before an order is entered into their database. Often the item is already delivered by then though :rolleyes:

Wow, that's beyond silly.

I'm not sure who to be upset with:

- The courier who doesn't seem to have the capability to log the package as soon as they get it it.

OR

- Apple, who obviously are using the cheapest courier they can find. I would have paid extra if I could have tracked the order.

iJaz

May 24, 2005, 03:00 PM

So it arrived, after exactly 3 weeks.
2 stuck pixels...
But I guess it's my usual luck. :(

killuminati

May 24, 2005, 05:57 PM

So it arrived, after exactly 3 weeks.
2 stuck pixels...
But I guess it's my usual luck. :(

Oh well, at least you have yours

Badradio

May 27, 2005, 04:28 AM

Gave in - ordered stock 20". Ordered Wednesday morning; just off to pick it up from the TNT depot now. Still in shock. Two days? Looks like Apple got the stock levels right this time.

moogman

May 27, 2005, 04:38 AM

cool!

I'm still waiting for MBNA to tell Apple I can have mine (got it on the "treat yourself" promo)... but if we are talking two days... then thats excellent!

p.

killuminati

May 27, 2005, 09:29 AM

Gave in - ordered stock 20". Ordered Wednesday morning; just off to pick it up from the TNT depot now. Still in shock. Two days? Looks like Apple got the stock levels right this time.

Wow your lucky. Mine has already been 2 weeks and the anticipation is killing me. Mine was BTO though.

My Airport Express and printer did arrive though. At least I had some new toys to open. :)

the dr

May 27, 2005, 10:49 AM

Hi

I finally got confirmation that my 17" 2GHz has been ordered. I had to order through a crappy retailer as I get it free for being dyslexic. So should have it in 2 weeks or so......

Whilst I realise that the iMac is by no stretch of the imagination intended as a gaming computer, I do like to play the occasional game, and was wondering if anyone could tell me about their first hand experiences of playing games on the Rev B and how it handles it.....

In any case, it'll be quite a step up from my G3 233MHz beige desktop :D

the dr

Badradio

May 27, 2005, 11:13 AM

cool!

I'm still waiting for MBNA to tell Apple I can have mine (got it on the "treat yourself" promo)... but if we are talking two days... then thats excellent!

p.
I went for the "Treat Yourself" promo as well - took a week to get confirmation and for the order to start processing. The only explanation for how fast mine was shipped is that they must have started processing the order in the background before MBNA released the funds. Nice one Apple.

moogman

May 27, 2005, 11:33 AM

sounds good to me!

ive just sent the forms back today... so they should get them on tuesday.. damn bank holidays!

was yours completely stock? I've got the wireless kb and mouse.

p.

Badradio

May 27, 2005, 04:50 PM

Totally stock - but I reckon the wireless kb+m option will be a popular one, so they should have plenty in stock.

killuminati

May 27, 2005, 10:33 PM

Yay, I finally got my iMac today! I went and picked it up because it wasn't supposed to be shipped till monday. A huge order of them had just arrived and I had to sort through literally thousands of them until I found mine.

I LOVE it.

:D

EddieD

May 28, 2005, 03:14 AM

I'm curious what others have experienced when modifying the basics? I ordered my 17" 2.0 GHz iMac from Apple on the 25th, and have a "ship on or before June 3rd" status -- I changed the default RAM from 512 to 1 GIG, and the 160 GIG drive to 250.

As far as the RAM, I'm already realizing I should have probably bought it from Crucial, however, I'm going to have a GIG of RAM, so, it's hard to feel too badly about researching AFTER the purchase . . .

Anyway -- back to my question; when you add RAM or change the drive does it REALLY take them a whole week to do that? Should I expect it to ship before June 3rd?

Thanks for sharing any thoughts.

EddieD

P.S. By the way, this was an unexpected parental gift -- and I'm absolutely thrilled to be upgrading from my trusty, much-loved 3.5 year old 600 MHz G3 14" iBook . . . I use Garageband constantly, and will now be able to actually use those new keyboard sounds / amp simulations, etc! :)

Bozola

May 29, 2005, 12:35 PM

and I made a movie :-)

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=129247

law guy

May 29, 2005, 10:03 PM

My father, now 77 years old, had his new 20" iMac delivered this week to his home on the other coast. I have been keenly interested in his purchase, trading several phone calls with him on the matter. His machine arrived mid-week (last Wednesday). Is it set up yet? No. Waiting for his friend to come over and help him take down his old PPC 601 machine. I bought Tiger over the weekend and was installing it while getting ready to go over to a friend's for dinner. This has both given me some perspective on my impatience (I have tried to convince him to at least open the box) and continued to drive me mad. His friend will be over tomorrow and I think he'll be amazed by 1) the 20" iMac (saw it at the Hartford Mac store - very pretty), and 2) OX 10 - he's still running OS 8. Talk about an upgrade!

miked_in_canada

May 30, 2005, 09:00 AM

Finally, the iMac has made its way into the SameDay shipping system.

The estimated delivery date is June 1 (this wednesday) and I am pretty excited. I went out and bought 100 DVD-R's at Best Buy for $30. That seemed like a pretty good deal and I also ogled Tiger and the iSight.