The Official "I'm waiting for my new iMac to arrive" thread

[admanimal]

I ordered a new 20" from the EDU store this morning. Status is still just "order received". Anybody's order being processed yet?

[okamosy]

I just placed my order about an hour ago, and it already says "Processing Order"

[NewtypeCJ]

Mine is also "Processing order." Estimated ship is on or before 5/10. How about you guys? I'm excited!

[admanimal]

Mine's processing now too. Est ship by 5/6.

[Daveway]

Best wishes to all of you that Apple fixed the fans and yall don't get skeeters.

[ChrisFromCanada]

Best wishes to all of you that Apple fixed the fans and yall don't get skeeters.

Well that is probably why they waited for Rev. 2 after all.

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm going to try and pick mine up at the store tomorrow or as soon as they come in.

D

[mwatch]

Mr. Anderson, Let us know if the fans are less noisy.

[dotdotdot]

I'm waiting... to ORDER!! I want the iMac 17" so badly! I still dont have a Mac, because I don't have $1,299 (of my own money)

[admanimal]

Mr. Anderson, Let us know if the fans are less noisy.

Not all of the Rev. A's had noisy fans. Some did right out of the box, some did after a while, and some never have. So it's going to take a lot of people buying and using the new ones for a while before we can tell if the noise has been 100% fixed.

Same thing with the other common issues, although we know that Rev. B does have a new power supply (it's a universal one now) and that the midplane and its bulging capacitors had to have been at least somewhat modified (since there is a new graphics card built into it). So I'm optimistic that these problems will be less common, if not gone.

[Wonder Boy]

i was dead set on a new powermac until i saw these new specs. i'm excited, but a little concerned. I use my g3 ibook for garageband and really want to be a power garageband user. will the new imac get the job done? will garageband even use the dual processors? please help! thank you.

[Mr. Anderson]

Mr. Anderson, Let us know if the fans are less noisy.

I just hope I can get it tomorrow - it would be quite cool to surprise my wife....but there are no guarantees and it will most likely require a second trip to Chicago.

D

[auxplage]

Well, people are always waiting for a new iMac, so this thread I guess has a purpose though not a necessary one.

[geeyesgee]

My 23" screen is shipping before my G5 2.7 which is still in manufacturing :(

[NewtypeCJ]

Ooh, my iMac has now been bumped to "Sent to manufacturing." Exxxxcellent. :cool:

[swy32x]

Ordered my 17" 1.8 about ~14 hours ago ...

Still processed, eta is the 13th of May

[kiwi_the_iwik]

I ordered mine around 30 hours ago now - about 1 hour after they became available.

I went for the 20" 2 GHz with a 400GB drive - but only 512MB of memory. However, I ordered a further 1GB RAM from Crucial, and saved myself at least another £100!

My order is currently due to be delivered on or before the 9th...


Outstanding! X-Plane 8.11 will NEVER be the same again!

:D

[rkphoto]

Mr. Anderson, Let us know if the fans are less noisy.

I keep reading about how noisy the iMac's fans are in these forums and I have to say that I have never heard a fan in the 4 months I've had mine. I must not compute as strenuously as some others do.

rk

[easy4lif]

ordered mine a couple hours after they were annouced. EDU market order still says Processing Order but I hope they a least ship it on the 6th like the site summary promises

[admanimal]

ordered mine a couple hours after they were annouced. EDU market order still says Processing Order but I hope they a least ship it on the 6th like the site summary promises

I'm feeling pretty confident that they will ship tomorrow or Friday, as I think most Apple stores are expecting to have them by the weekend, or Monday at the latest. So unless they way underestimated the demand and simply don't have enough for everyone who ordered, I bet they will be on their way to us by the weekend.

I was kind of hoping to have mine by Friday though (I paid for 2day shipping), as I have meetings all day Monday and Tuesday so I wouldnt even be able to hook it up until Tuesday night or Wednesday afternoon. Torture!

[Mr. Anderson]

So I never made it to the Apple Store today because they never got the machines, even though last night I talked to one person who said they were expecting them.

Even worse, they hadn't received any shipment confirmation from Apple that they were even on their way. So no one really knows when they will arrive.....

Bleh,

D

[autoycus]

"Order Dispatched" email has just arrived. 2-3 days quoted for delivery.

(That's a 20in G5, ordered on Tuesday)

[admanimal]

"Order Dispatched" email has just arrived. 2-3 days quoted for delivery.

(That's a 20in G5, ordered on Tuesday)

Is that the same thing as "processing order", or does "order dispatched" come after? They use different terms in the UK than the US, apparently. Also, is this a new model 20" iMac, or did you get the old one on sale?

[autoycus]

It's a new 20" 2GHz, and it's with TNT, the shipping company. Originally it said 5-7 days assembly, but they seem to have done it in two.

Order Status as of 06:39 AM GMT, 05/05/2005 Shipped

20"/2.0GHZ/512/250/SD/56K/BT/AP-GBR

Part number M9845B/A

:)

[Savage Henry]

It's a new 20" 2GHz, and it's with TNT, the shipping company. Originally it said 5-7 days assembly, but they seem to have done it in two.

Order Status as of 06:39 AM GMT, 05/05/2005 Shipped


Echo that.

Got the email this morning saying expected delivery is 2-3 days and I had a 5 day build estimate ... if I wasn't already wearing a catheter, I'd wet my pants with the excitement ..... :D ;)

[fishcalmer]

I ordered my rev B 20" 400Gb etc at about 3 mins after the store came up on Tues - and it just says "Open". Does that mean it hasn't been assembled yet??
Apple called to check address yesterday - i suppose i just got my hopes up.
:(

[Savage Henry]

I ordered my rev B 20" 400Gb etc at about 3 mins after the store came up on Tues - and it just says "Open". Does that mean it hasn't been assembled yet??
Apple called to check address yesterday - i suppose i just got my hopes up.
:(Happened to me one time ... the order stayed open longer than feasibly normal, then they rung to tell me my credit card details were wonky. Your order should be okay pretty pronto.

[fishcalmer]

Thanks for the reassurance SH - yeah i'm not really that worried about it i suppose: christmas is still gonna come more than 6 months early this year :D

[mad jew]

Well, gladly, I can join this thread. :D

In the post: one 17-inch iMac with a 1.8GHz G5, 250GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. I can't wait, it's actually gonna be my first ever iMac. I've always been a bit more of a PowerMac man to be honest, but the new iMacs are one sweet deal.

[kiwi_the_iwik]

Mine says "open", too...

Must still be trying to put that 400GB drive in the iMac.

:D

[icsedge1]

I'm feeling pretty confident that they will ship tomorrow or Friday, as I think most Apple stores are expecting to have them by the weekend, or Monday at the latest. So unless they way underestimated the demand and simply don't have enough for everyone who ordered, I bet they will be on their way to us by the weekend.

I was kind of hoping to have mine by Friday though (I paid for 2day shipping), as I have meetings all day Monday and Tuesday so I wouldnt even be able to hook it up until Tuesday night or Wednesday afternoon. Torture!


lol...it's an iMac...take it out of the box, plug it in, boot it up. you can't find 2.1 minutes in between those meetings? :D

me, i'm quasi stalking the Soho store...i must have immediate satisfaction.

sedge

[mtrctyjoe]

Ordered iMac G5 1 Meg Ram 250G HD, Super Drive. Ordered 15 minutes after store cam up .. my order is now in "Sent to Manufacturing" staus and has been since yesterday. :D

[admanimal]

I hope all of these orders being shipped in the UK means that the US will start getting some love today too.

[BartoK]

Just talked to my local Apple Store. Their words: "Come by tonight, we will have them."

I could have my iMac today!!! It's been almost four years since my switch and I can't wait to get my 2nd Mac!

Anybody else getting similar answers?

[admanimal]

I just called one of the Apple stores in CT, and they only had the 17" superdrive ones. I'm not sure if that's all they have received so far, or if the others sold out already.

[icsedge1]

Got mine...Tekserve in Manhattan got 18 of them in today (no 20 inchers yet). That's ok, I just needed the base 17 for now. And I have it. Now, to find a cab at 5:00, cause I'm not hauling this thing home on the 6 train!

sedge

[Lara F]

Apple Shadyside got a few 17'' superdrive models - and I'm an owner!!! New switcher too. :D :eek: As soon as I saw the upgrade, I just knew it was time.

My only hesitation is whether I might not regret ordering online so I could upgrade from 160GB to 250GB...but surely that can be done easily enough when it's actually needed?

[icsedge1]

Apple Shadyside got a few 17'' superdrive models - and I'm an owner!!! New switcher too. :D :eek: As soon as I saw the upgrade, I just knew it was time.

My only hesitation is whether I might not regret ordering online so I could upgrade from 160GB to 250GB...but surely that can be done easily enough when it's actually needed?

yes...the hard drive, optical drive, ram, BT, airport cards are all 'user serviceable'. just go into the support section on apple.com and then navigate your way to the iMac G5 page. all kinds of info on doing these conversions.

sedge

[yvovandoorn]

Checking the stores around my area and so far they only have the 17inch unit in stock.

Stores I checked:
University Village in Seattle, WA
Bellevue Square in Bellevue, WA
Southcenter in Tukwila, WA

[Mr. Anderson]

They're saying the 20" iMacs will be available next week....bleh.

Nothing like another trip to the big city....

D

[easy4lif]

I just checked the apple store website and my 17in iMac just shipped. I ordered it on the 3rd at 7:50 am so hopefully everyone elses will too

[yvovandoorn]

They're saying the 20" iMacs will be available next week....bleh.

Nothing like another trip to the big city....

D

Nationwide or just your local store?

[admanimal]

It seems like everyone who has had theirs shipped from Apple online, or who has bought one in a store, has gotten a 17". Sounds like they are behind in general on the 20".

[Mr. Anderson]

Nationwide or just your local store?

I think its nation wide - since I've talked to the Chicago Flagship store and the Indianapolis store. If anyone is going to get the 20" iMac first, its going to be the big stores....

D

[adam1185]

I just checked the apple store website and my 17in iMac just shipped. I ordered it on the 3rd at 7:50 am so hopefully everyone elses will too

Where'd it ship from? I ordered precisely at 5:51 AM PDT the day they were announced and I still have 'processing order' estimated ship of May 6th or earlier.

[admanimal]

Where'd it ship from? I ordered precisely at 5:51 AM PDT the day they were announced and I still have 'processing order' estimated ship of May 6th or earlier.

Did you order a 17" or 20"?

[adam1185]

Did you order a 17" or 20"?

Stock 17" 2Ghz model

[McMac]

Well I ordered at around 6:30 am PDT on the day of announcement, and my order went:

1. Order Recived
2. Processing Order
3. Sent to Manufacturing
4. Back to Processing Order! Huh?

When I looked at the "View Order" page on the Apple Store it showed my original order as "Replaced with new product" even though I ordered the new iMac 20" (with 400 Gig drive).

Nothing has changed in the list between the first item and the second order except the title (slightly):

From IMAC 20/2.0/SD CTO to IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/SD CTO.

I phoned Apple and asked what is going on, and they said "nothing" and that the machine should still ship on or before the 10th (original estimation date).

[admanimal]

I think its nation wide - since I've talked to the Chicago Flagship store and the Indianapolis store. If anyone is going to get the 20" iMac first, its going to be the big stores....

D

Someone on the Apple support boards claims the Cleveland store has both 17" and 20".

[easy4lif]

Did you order a 17" or 20"?
I ordered a 17 in. I ckecked with the FEDEX website and it says shipping info recieved. I ordered just the basic model, no extras. (installing HD and memory myself) Also, its shipping via Fedex Ground so I assune that the new iMacs are already in the states.

[yvovandoorn]

Someone on the Apple support boards claims the Cleveland store has both 17" and 20".


you and i saw the same post.

someone should call the cleveland store and verify...

[admanimal]

A gentleman on the Apple support boards reports that his stock 20" has recently been moved on to "preparing for shipment" as of about 11pm EST.

[yvovandoorn]

well maybe there is hope that the 20s will arrive tomorrow.

[admanimal]

My stock 20" is now being prepared for shipment as well! Here they come!

[mad jew]

I decided to do the right thing and ordered from a small reseller here in Aus. Paid the $1,000 deposit, only to be told:

"Oh yeah, it should be here in three weeks, but no guarantees." :eek:

And that's just for a standard 17-inch with upgraded hard drive and RAM, nothing special. I think I'll give the online Apple Store a go next time.

[okamosy]

:D My status has changed to shipped!!!! Unfortunately, even though I paid for two-day shipping, I won't get it until Monday :(

[admanimal]

:D My status has changed to shipped!!!! Unfortunately, even though I paid for two-day shipping, I won't get it until Monday :(

I also only got 2-day...we should have splurged and gone with the next day (it would arrive on a saturday in that case).

[yvovandoorn]

bah i am jealous!!

[swy32x]

I decided to do the right thing and ordered from a small reseller here in Aus. Paid the $1,000 deposit, only to be told:

"Oh yeah, it should be here in three weeks, but no guarantees." :eek:

And that's just for a standard 17-inch with upgraded hard drive and RAM, nothing special. I think I'll give the online Apple Store a go next time.
Haha! I had suspicions that that would happen, so I did an online order ... no being left in the dark about shipping or anything.

ETA for my base model 17" with BT Keyboard and mouse is next friday.

[mad jew]

Haha! I had suspicions that that would happen, so I did an online order ... no being left in the dark about shipping or anything.

ETA for my base model 17" with BT Keyboard and mouse is next friday.


I just don't wanna know! :(

[gamicoulas]

UK order here for the 20" iMac, put after the announcement on Tuesday the 3rd evening.

The confirmation email had initial estimate for 5 days for build and 3-7 days for shipping. On Wednesday midnight I received the dispatched email with tracking number for TNT UK. Yesterday (Thur 5th) the item was shown on their tracking system as received on the central depot.

I'm not quite sure were it has been shipped from, but currently it's morning on Friday the 6th and I called them to find out if it's coming today and they said that it's going to be here tomorrow morning. That's quite fast, considering I've used the standard free shipping option. Maybe it is because I have ordered the standard spec model with no optional extras, thus avoiding the factory build stage.

Oh boy! can't wait for it to come! It would be a worthy update to my old trusty Pismo which definitely I'm going to keep around for its portability. I guess I'm gonna be blown away in terms of it's speed and extra features.

Let's see...

[Savage Henry]

Despite all clear guided requirements that the iMac should be sent to me at work (as confirmed by the nice lady at their call centre), the imbeciles working at their delivery hub took it upon themselves to send it to my home address this morning ... which, during my work hours, remains relatively unoccupied. I hope the buffoon busts a hernia carrying it up and then back down the stairs from my flat. :mad:

I now have to pick it up from their hub after 7:30 tonight and bargain with photo ID, two rocks for them to bang together and a carcass of raw meat for them to feed off.

[fishcalmer]

cheer up SH - you will get your shiny new imac - before the weekend :D Let us know how you get on.

Mine has changed to "Sent to manufacturing" woo-hoo :p

[ja0912]

Can I post a "waiting for my Power Mac" here? :)

- Ordered 4/27 BTO "Ships on or before 5/4"

- "Sent to Manufacturing" on 4/27 or 4/28 (i forget)

- On 5/3 was "Replaced with new product" (though exactly the same product with the same product numbers" and status reversed a step to "Processing"

- On 5/4 "Sent to Manufacturing" and now "Ships on or before 5/12"

As the non-BTOs stay on Same day shipping. :(
Must have patience!

[el_avocado]

I placed my order for the low-end 17-inch iMac G5 Tuesday night. It will allegedly arrive Saturday. I'm too excited to sleep... I want it here now!

But, I guess I can wait...

In 1994, my father purchased me my first computer - the Macintosh Performa 550 - for an 8th grade graduation present. I loved that computer lots, but it only lasted me three years before it just stopped turning on. I never got it repaired.

When the time came to purchase a new computer, my father made sure I would not buy another computer from Apple as they were "a dying company." Thus, I purchased a very expensive Sony Vaio, which lasted me six or seven years.

That one died in early 2004, I believe, and while I had been wanting to switch back to Mac, I was unable to afford a new computer at all. Thus, my father lent me his newly purchased Dell, which gave me much trouble during my first few months of using it, and has provided possibly THE most boring computing experience of my life.

Having graduated from university in December, my father promised me X amount of money to put toward a new computer. While he initially wasn't too keen on the idea of me switching back to Apple, after showing him the new iMac G5 at the local electronics store, he seems to be rather accepting of this idea now.

I had been debating on whether or not to purchase a Powerbook once they receive a significant upgrade, or a new iMac. These new specs on the iMac G5 were enough to convince me that the time to switch back is now, and so, come Saturday, I'll be in the land of apples yet again, and I can already tell: it's gonna feel good to be back home.

Hello, neighbours! :)

[Mr. Anderson]

Has anyone seen a 20" iMac in the stores?

Unfortunately I won't be able to get to a store until Monday now. I just hope by the time I'm ready to go they have them and they're not all sold out.

D

[esegal2]

I ordered a 17 in. I ckecked with the FEDEX website and it says shipping info recieved. I ordered just the basic model, no extras. (installing HD and memory myself) Also, its shipping via Fedex Ground so I assune that the new iMacs are already in the states.

Why is your iMac shipping within in the United States and my powerbook shipping from Shanghai?!

[Pring]

Hey chaps. When you do receive your new iMac does anyone feel like installing Screen Spanning Doctor (http://macparts.de/ibook/) and seeing if it works? Screen Spanning Doctor allows you to use an external monitor in extended rather than mirror mode... the decision on whether or not I buy a new iMac hinges on this. If not, I'll be "forced" into buying a PowerMac ;)

Cheers

[Autolycus]

Woohoo. Delivered. 20" 2Ghz standard setup arrived just now. Setting it up in an hour or so. It be nice...

[mad jew]

Woohoo. Delivered. 20" 2Ghz standard setup arrived just now. Setting it up in an hour or so. It be nice...


If there was a green-with-envy smiley...

[okamosy]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :D My iMac should be delivered today! It's listed as "Out for Delivery"!!!!! (I think I might just be coming down with the flu...cough...cough...I'd better go home so I don't get everyone sick!) ;)

[Autolycus]

OK, I've stopped pretending to work today. Anyone interested in first impressions? (I opened the box, stopped myself from touching anything and washed my hands carefully first. It's that shiny. I'd only seen an iMac in an Apple Store before, and they don't stay so clean for long. ....)

[vouder17]

Woohoo. Delivered. 20" 2Ghz standard setup arrived just now. Setting it up in an hour or so. It be nice...

Well congrats on your new mac....now if you could maybe post pics...i am a sucker for pics.. :D :D
And maybe some BEnchmarks..i am interested to see how the 9600 does...

[Mr. Anderson]

OK, I've stopped pretending to work today. Anyone interested in first impressions? (I opened the box, stopped myself from touching anything and washed my hands carefully first. It's that shiny. I'd only seen an iMac in an Apple Store before, and they don't stay so clean for long. ....)

So how's it running? Any issues?

How about some pics :D

D

[icsedge1]

hehe...i would have posted pics last night, but it's mine! all mine! my precious...

anyway...i was so in awe of what OSX is supposed to look like (coming from a G4/500 Wallstreet) that i had all the lights off in the room, just to see the glow of the yummy desktop.

only complaint so far - i'm having issues exporting my 200 email contacts (split into two groups) from Entourage on the Powerbook so i can import them into the Entourage-iMac. if i have to retype all 200...grrrr...but at least that is a microsoft issue. nothing wrong with the apple stuff!!!

sadly, i'm now at work, back in the pc world. :( at least my weekend is again lacking of anything of substance. just me and my iMac.

sedge

[BartoK]

Just talked to my local Apple Store. Their words: "Come by tonight, we will have them."

I could have my iMac today!!! It's been almost four years since my switch and I can't wait to get my 2nd Mac!

Anybody else getting similar answers?

GRRRR...

I went by last night and the story had completely changed! Had to go through a lousy CSR at the Charlotte store before I got somebody who seemed to care/have a clue/be able to help. It seems that the store will call me when they have some in stock. Anyone else in this situation?

Congrats to all who are getting your new iMacs! Still waiting on a 20" to find its way to me!

[Funkatation]

only complaint so far - i'm having issues exporting my 200 email contacts (split into two groups) from Entourage on the Powerbook so i can import them into the Entourage-iMac. if i have to retype all 200...grrrr...but at least that is a microsoft issue. nothing wrong with the apple stuff!!!




Can't you just copy your Microsoft User Data folder from your Documents folder over to the new machine?

[Autolycus]

No digital camera - I'm an analogue freak there.

XBench score submitted Here (http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc1=110201)

[icsedge1]

Can't you just copy your Microsoft User Data folder from your Documents folder over to the new machine?

ummm....humm...maybe. i will give it a try. thanks!

sedge

[iJaz]

OK, I've stopped pretending to work today. Anyone interested in first impressions? (I opened the box, stopped myself from touching anything and washed my hands carefully first. It's that shiny. I'd only seen an iMac in an Apple Store before, and they don't stay so clean for long. ....)
Wow, congratulations!
Maybe I should invest in a pair of white iMac silk gloves ;)
Please, tell us more!

[yvovandoorn]

Like yesterday. I am going to start calling stores around 1:00pm - 1:30pm.

maybe by some miracle they have received the 20s.

[NevadaJack]

Like yesterday. I am going to start calling stores around 1:00pm - 1:30pm.

maybe by some miracle they have received the 20s.

Based on my order and othes for the 20", I think next week is when they will ship to stores and online customers. Whether they will ship from China or US warehouses is anyones guess.

Let us know if you find one somewhere...

[Griffindor73]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

TNT tried to deliver my brand new lovely 2Ghz 20" model this morining


And I wasn't in!!!

Bugger!

Damn stupid job- Why do I have to go to work!

(Oh, yeah, wouldn't be able to afford the iMac if I didn't- life's full of visious circles!)

However, it is going to be delivered tomorrow- so I have the whole weekend to play on it! :D

[monty77]

Mine shipped today !!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

...anyone know if TNT deliver on a Saturday or am I going to have to wait until Monday??

Cheers,
Adam

[Mr. Anderson]

No digital camera - I'm an analogue freak there.

XBench score submitted Here (http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc1=110201)


I'm very happy with those results...

here (http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc1=110222&doc2=110201) is your machine compared to my Dual 1.25

I'll do it again when I get Tiger installed, but overall, it looks to be a better machine. Its a sad day when your wife's soon to be iMac is faster than your machine.....

D

[admanimal]

Based on my order and othes for the 20", I think next week is when they will ship to stores and online customers. Whether they will ship from China or US warehouses is anyones guess.

Let us know if you find one somewhere...

My 20" should be shipped today. It has been changed to preparing shipment as of last night. So I would imagine that they should be on their way to stores as well. (I'm in the US by the way).

[adam1185]

Woohoo my stock 17" 2Ghz is finally preparing shipment! Have any other orders bound for Canada shipped yet?

[mauly]

Mine shipped today !!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

...anyone know if TNT deliver on a Saturday or am I going to have to wait until Monday??

Cheers,
Adam

I got my iPod mini on a Saturday by TNT!! did I make you happy? :)

[mauly]

TNT tried to deliver my brand new lovely 2Ghz 20" model this morining


When did you order yours?

If it was the 3rd of May! and I ordered mine on the 4th, does that mean I'll get mine tmo?

[iSteve Jobs]

Simple Question:

When apple says 3-5 business days to ship, is that monday through friday only? OR do they include saturday as well?

I am in the U.S.A.
Come on 20 inch imac get here!!!!!

[yvovandoorn]

Simple Question:

When apple says 3-5 business days to ship, is that monday through friday only? OR do they include saturday as well?

I am in the U.S.A.
Come on 20 inch imac get here!!!!!


They only deliver Sat. if you select overnight.

[iSteve Jobs]

Thanks.

bummer!

[topgunn]

No digital camera - I'm an analogue freak there.

XBench score submitted Here (http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc1=110201)
They fixed the SATA performance! Happy day indeed!

[Mr. Anderson]

They fixed the SATA performance! Happy day indeed!


what was the SATA issue? And could you show me a before and after example on the XBench?

D

[NevadaJack]

My 20" should be shipped today. It has been changed to preparing shipment as of last night. So I would imagine that they should be on their way to stores as well. (I'm in the US by the way).

Did you option anything or is it the stock 20"? I added the BT Keyboard and Mouse. I am still at Sent to Manufacturing.

[Griffindor73]

Amazing! I said earlier that they tried to devliver my new 20" iMac- well they came back this evening with it!

I'm typing this on it now

Its totally fantastic. I may have to have calm myslef down in a bit!!!!


Thank yooooooouuuuuu Apple for making such lovely computers!!!!

(One happy boy!)

[NevadaJack]

Amazing! I said earlier that they tried to devliver my new 20" iMac- well they came back this evening with it!

I'm typing this on it now

Its totally fantastic. I may have to have calm myslef down in a bit!!!!


Thank yooooooouuuuuu Apple for making such lovely computers!!!!

(One happy boy!)

Congratulations! Enjoy your new toy
:D

[Thiagow]

How about the noise???

[yvovandoorn]

I'm soooooooooooooo jealous :( :( :( :( :( :(

[Autolycus]

How about the noise???

That was something I was going to mention. It's whisper-quiet so far. Maybe I'm not making it work hard enough...

[gavsim]

That was something I was going to mention. It's whisper-quiet so far. Maybe I'm not making it work hard enough...


Excellent, hopefully mine should be here early next week, its being manufactured at the moment, 20" with 400gb.

Glad to see your enjoying your mac!

[admanimal]

Did you option anything or is it the stock 20"? I added the BT Keyboard and Mouse. I am still at Sent to Manufacturing.

Nope just stock... still preparing shipment at this point, but I'm kind of expecting it not to change to Shipped until tonight, and have the tracking info show that it actually left some time during the day.

[xenolite]

those of you who have already received your new iMac...are they shipping with Tiger preinstalled or on DVD in the box? we've got one on the way and i'm hoping it's got panther on it. we want to run protools on it and the tiger compatible PT update won't be ready for another month and half or so.

[icsedge1]

tiger is pre-installed, dvd provided.

sedge

[Griffindor73]

How about the noise???

Well, it seems very quiet, probably quieter than my G3 iMac which is sat next it at the moment- THe old G3's hard drive can be heard above the sound of the fans in the G5 iMac.

And i've been using it for the last three hours non stop.

So- no fan problems as far as I can see! (or hear, in fact!)

[Daveway]

Can anyone confirm whether or not the new iMacs are using a different firmware version? I'm wondering about fan management in the new ones.

I have boot ROM version: 5.2.2f2

[yvovandoorn]

I am probably ordering online (anyone know if that $100 mail in rebate for education customers is also allowed on Online Apple Store orders?).

Here is my stock check. Probably where the Apple employees "guessing" with their best knowledge, all others are supposidly guarenteed.

Bellevue Square
106 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 709-2555
Availability on 20s: Tuesday, May 10th

Southcenter
733 Southcenter Mall
Tukwila, WA 98188
(206) 431-1521
Availability on 20s: Probably Tuesday, May 10th

University Village
2656 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 524-8100
Availability on 20s: Probably Monday, May 9th

Alderwood Mall
3000 184th St. S.W.
Lynnwood, WA 98037
(425) 670-3800
Availability on 20s: Tuesday, May 10th

Washington Square (Oregon)
9530 SW Washington Square Road
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 603-9800
Availability on 20s: Monday, May 9th

[Savage Henry]

:D :D :D :D :D

Man .... I'm using it ...... I am in love !!!!!!!


[But TNT are still morons] ;)

[admanimal]

I am probably ordering online (anyone know if that $100 mail in rebate for education customers is also allowed on Online Apple Store orders?).


Yes, as long as you buy it through the appropriate EDU store.

[okamosy]

:( Man...FedEx isn't gonna deliver it today...even though it is only a few miles from my house! They're gonna sit on it until Monday!

[aranhamo]

My iMac shipped today, but it won't be here until Monday. When I called Apple, the lady I talked to said overnight shipping qualifies for Saturday delivery, but I guess not. :(

[el_avocado]

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced programme for transfering files over from a PC to the iMac? I just need stuff like pictures, videos, music, and Word documents transfered. Thank you so kindly!

[adam1185]

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced programme for transfering files over from a PC to the iMac? I just need stuff like pictures, videos, music, and Word documents transfered. Thank you so kindly!

There is this, http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/move2mac/

or it would probably be just as easy to do it yourself.

[NevadaJack]

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced programme for transfering files over from a PC to the iMac? I just need stuff like pictures, videos, music, and Word documents transfered. Thank you so kindly!

Move2Mac by Detto. $39.95 at Amazon...free shipping. I used it and it is simple and quick to use.

[iJaz]

Also, can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced programme for transfering files over from a PC to the iMac? I just need stuff like pictures, videos, music, and Word documents transfered. Thank you so kindly!
You don't need any special programs, a network cable to connect the computers will do fine.
Btw, congratulations!

[admanimal]

My stock 20" has officially shipped. ETA Tuesday the 10th.

[adam1185]

My stock 20" has officially shipped. ETA Tuesday the 10th.

My stock 17" has just shipped according to the order status page. No official email yet but it's coming!!

[yvovandoorn]

My order is
Preparing Shipment

And I ordered 3 hours ago.

Ordered via Overnight delivery but probably wont see it until Tuesday as it probably wont leave until Monday. Still... thats pretty fast!!

[McMac]

My order is
Preparing Shipment

And I ordered 3 hours ago.

Wow! That was fast. Did your order 17 or 20, stock or custom?

[yvovandoorn]

I ordered a stock 20, nothing extra.

Still says preparing shipment. I hope Apple's systems are just delayed and that it will say shipped in a few hours... that will make my day but I am just expecting it 05/10. However they already charged my card about 90 minutes ago.

http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/misc/prep.jpg

[vouder17]

I ordered a stock 20, nothing extra.

Still says preparing shipment. I hope Apple's systems are just delayed and that it will say shipped in a few hours... that will make my day but I am just expecting it 05/10. However they already charged my card about 90 minutes ago.



Where do u live, cos when i ordered tiger it was stuck on that aswell for a while. But the just before it was shipped it changed to shipping. So be patient and the it will come...The longer you wait the better it will feel when u get it.. ;)

[yvovandoorn]

renton, wa in the US....

shouldn't be too long since I wont have customs delays and everything as it seems most orders are coming from TN... which I can verify.

I work for an electronics distributor and he was delivering Sharp LCD TVs today, he had to hurry because Apple wanted him in TN by Monday in his truck (poor guy has to drive 3000 miles).

[vouder17]

renton, wa in the US....

shouldn't be too long since I wont have customs delays and everything as it seems most orders are coming from TN... which I can verify.

I work for an electronics distributor and he was delivering Sharp LCD TVs today, he had to hurry because Apple wanted him in TN by Monday in his truck (poor guy has to drive 3000 miles).

Yeah my guess is that you will recieve yours around about the same time as everyone else. Well when you do, be sure to post pics... :cool: :cool:

[admanimal]

My order is coming from Rancho Cordova, CA for those wondering where the shipments are originating from. It's being shipped to CT.

Also those of you who haven't ordered yet might be interested to know that the Apple store now lists all iMacs as shipping same day.

[okamosy]

This is so awesome! The FedEx guy is my new best friend! He had room in his truck, and went ahead and grabbed my iMac, and I'm getting my first real taste of a Mac since high school!

[cosmoed]

Does apple ship products on saturday?

[sarcoptic]

I got mine this evening from the local apple store. I picked up a 17" with wireless keyboard and mouse....someone was asking about boot code and its 5.2.5f1...also mine has a 160gb western digital drive. Anyone else wanting specifics I will do my best to reply....

[yvovandoorn]

Does apple ship products on saturday?

Unfortunately no as FedEx and UPS generally do not pickup on Saturdays. I only know of a very few freight companies that actually pick up on a Saturday because they are trying to stand out from the rest but all things considered none of these companies are fully (inter)-nationwide unlike FedEx or UPS.

[Autolycus]

Can anyone confirm whether or not the new iMacs are using a different firmware version? I'm wondering about fan management in the new ones.

I have boot ROM version: 5.2.2f2

New 2GHz 20" gives Boot ROM Version: 5.2.5f1

[kkapoor]

Anyone know what kind (i.e brand/model #) of memory modules are in the new iMac's? I want to add a 512MB stick but apparently they have to be matching pairs in order to get the benefits of the 128bit memory architecture. You'll probably have to open up the back to check, but it will help a lot of people ;)

[NewtypeCJ]

I'm a "Preparing Shipment" now. Woo! Very, very exciting. Now to order that RAM from Crucial...

[yvovandoorn]

I'm a "Preparing Shipment" now. Woo! Very, very exciting. Now to order that RAM from Crucial...

Heh I ordered my memory a month ago. I thought I was going to get a rev A imac with my tax refund until the delays prevented me from doing that (being european and living in the US... in europe we put our bday like this: DD-MM-YYYY, here it is MM-DD-YYYY... didn't pay attention) so as luck would have it now I am getting a rev B...

However I ordered one gig so I'll end up putting in the two crucial sticks (as they are the same brand, speed, etc.) and selling the stick that comes in the imac on ebay for a mere $30 - $40 or something like that.

I can see myself upgrade to 2gb in the next year though but so far a lot of people have said that 1gb is fine.

[Fredstar]

I thought what the hell (again), an extra £80 and i could have a new iMac with a lot more features. SO i have sold my iMac for £999 to some guy and gonna be trapsing down to the Regent street store with my 10% off card :D to get a brand new 20".
I am just waiting for the guy to come over and collect it and pay cash, well looking forward to it. Also just got a great deal on some Crucial ram, i think i got 2 1Gb's for just over £150 so my iMac will be fully maxed out.
I called up Regent street store and they have sold out and getting a shipment early next week, i hope i can pick one up. I am unsure whether or not i can carry the box through London and back to Weybridge or get it delivered. Hmmm.

[vouder17]

I thought what the hell (again), an extra £80 and i could have a new iMac with a lot more features. SO i have sold my iMac for £999 to some guy and gonna be trapsing down to the Regent street store with my 10% off card :D to get a brand new 20".
I am just waiting for the guy to come over and collect it and pay cash, well looking forward to it. Also just got a great deal on some Crucial ram, i think i got 2 1Gb's for just over £150 so my iMac will be fully maxed out.
I called up Regent street store and they have sold out and getting a shipment early next week, i hope i can pick one up. I am unsure whether or not i can carry the box through London and back to Weybridge or get it delivered. Hmmm.

i would carry it through london...show it off :D :D :D That is what i would do ;) ;)

[Daveway]

New 2GHz 20" gives Boot ROM Version: 5.2.5f1

So why hasn't Apple posted a firmware update for the RevA iMacs? :confused:

[yvovandoorn]

i dont know much about firmwares but does the version difference between 5.2.5f1 and 5.2.2f1 make a big difference?

[admanimal]

i dont know much about firmwares but does the version difference between 5.2.5f1 and 5.2.2f1 make a big difference?

There may not be many differences, but they could be significant. Perhaps some better fan control or something. Or it may have just needed to be updated to support the new graphics IC.

[admanimal]

So why hasn't Apple posted a firmware update for the RevA iMacs? :confused:

While that does seem like a reasonable thing for them to do, the Rev B's might not automatically just work in the A, as the motherboard (aka midplane) has apparently been reworked quite a bit in Rev B to accomodate the 9600, so many of the changes in the new firmware could be related to that.

[cosmoed]

I ordered a iMac G5 20" 250 gb with 512 mb. Right now it is "Sent To Manufacturing", i am supposedly getting it on the 16th or before. Do they usually come before or are they pretty accurate?

I also had a question concerning changing RAM, I have changed it on my PC, is it easier on an iMac? and is there anything I should reference off?

edit: Not a G6, G5 :p

[admanimal]

I ordered a iMac g6 20" 250 gb with 512 mb. Right now it is "Sent To Manufacturing", i am supposedly getting it on the 16th or before. Do they usually come before or are they pretty accurate?

I also had a question concerning changing RAM, I have changed it on my PC, is it easier on an iMac? and is there anything I should reference off?

Apple has been good with shipping times in my experience...might come a day or two before. In general changing the RAM is the same as on a PC. The iMac's memory slots aren't blocked by wires or anything that you might find on a PC though.

[yvovandoorn]

I ordered a iMac g6 20" 250 gb with 512 mb. Right now it is "Sent To Manufacturing", i am supposedly getting it on the 16th or before. Do they usually come before or are they pretty accurate?

I also had a question concerning changing RAM, I have changed it on my PC, is it easier on an iMac? and is there anything I should reference off?


Personally I think Apple is doing great on shipping times a few days after a new product release.

I ordered my 20" imac on friday afternoon (12:40pm PDT) and by 5pm PDT it was "Preparing shipment" the step before shipped.

Also on the ram thing, just make sure its mac compatible. Macs are much more pickier when it comes to memory but putting in the memory is much easier then on a PC as the previous reply mentioned, no wires in the way. When I put in memory for a customer who had an imac (2 months back) putting in memory was super easy. The lady was scared to even look at the guts of her computer.

[mauly]

I ordered a iMac g6 20" 250 gb with 512 mb.

really? :)

[yvovandoorn]

really? :)

I think he meant to say g5... oh well.

[cosmoed]

really? :)
I can dream...

or I can edit.

[rugonnaeatthat]

I have an isight and have just ordered an imac, does anyone here know how I would get my hands on a isight mount for the imac?

[topgunn]

what was the SATA issue? And could you show me a before and after example on the XBench?

D
I am not sure what the cause was, but the Rev A iMacs had suprisingly slow SATA performace. The highest disk score I saw for these iMacs on xbench was 105 with a 7200rpm drive and 110 with a raptor. Compare this to 130-140 on a Powermac or 130's on an eMac (IDE). This can be seen on any Rev A iMac in this (http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/comparesubindex.xhtml?machineTypeID=14&sort=processor#tableTop&minVersion=1.1.3) list.

Second to the graphics update, this is the biggest deal, IMHO.

[cosmoed]

Does "Est. Ship 05/16/2005" mean the time when it will leave the Apple warehouse or is that when it should arrive on my doorstep? :confused:

[NevadaJack]

Does "Est. Ship 05/16/2005" mean the time when it will leave the Apple warehouse or is that when it should arrive on my doorstep? :confused:

Time when it leaves Apple. I purchased 15 minutes after the store opened on 5/3/05 and my "Est ship date" was 5/10/05 via Free Shipping. It went to Sent to Manufacturing on 5/4/05 and is still in that status as of this morning. I would expect it to go to Preparing for Shipment today and Shipped tomorrow. If not, then a call to the store is in order I guess. My credit card has not yet been charged. The Apple Care was received last Friday and ordered at the same time. I ordered the stock 2.0, 20" with the optional BT Mouse and Keyboard.

[mauly]

Time when it leaves Apple. I purchased 15 minutes after the store opened on 5/3/05 and my "Est ship date" was 5/10/05 via Free Shipping. It went to Sent to Manufacturing on 5/4/05 and is still in that status as of this morning. I would expect it to go to Preparing for Shipment today and Shipped tomorrow. If not, then a call to the store is in order I guess. My credit card has not yet been charged. The Apple Care was received last Friday and ordered at the same time. I ordered the stock 2.0, 20" with the optional BT Mouse and Keyboard.

I ordered on 5/4/05 it went from "Sent to Manufacturing" to "Preparing for Shipment" on 5/8/05. My Est shipment is 5/10/05 also, with the same setup! :)

Where are they shiping from?

[NevadaJack]

I ordered on 5/4/05 it went from "Sent to Manufacturing" to "Preparing for Shipment" on 5/8/05. My Est shipment is 5/10/05 also, with the same setup! :)

Where are they shiping from?

My PB 17" came directly from Fernley, Nevada warehouse in Nov '04. My Mini (which I returned) shipped from China. I would expect the iMac to ship from a California warehouse or the warehouse in Fernley, Nevada which usually takes only 2 days by ground. However, I really don't know which source will ship the new iMac. I hope there is not some confusion with my order and it goes to Preparing for Shipment today.

Note: I just remembered the PB was bought from Amazon and the warehouse in Nevada belongs to Amazon I think. So it should come from California unless they make a drop ship directly from China.

[aranhamo]

Mine came from Rancho Cordova, CA. Should be at my house before 3:00 PM today.

[Abercrombieboy]

I see some of you are getting new iMacs. I just got mine about 3 months ago. I am wondering if the performance is SO MUCH better that it would be worth taking a loss and replacing this 3 month old one. I use iPhoto, Mail, MS Office, Safari, iTunes, iMovie a little bit, and that is about all. I don't play games. I would like to know from anyone that had a Rev. A and now has a B or has had some experience on both to comment. Mine does not feel slow in any way, I am just wondering if they are going to blow my socks off compared to this one.

[mad jew]

Mine does not feel slow in any way


I don't think the difference will be that great. You're happy with it as is, don't bother upgrading just yet.

[yvovandoorn]

Ordered a 20" imac stock on Friday at 12:40 PM PDT with standard overnight.

As of 4:40am this morning my product shipped and I'll have it tomorrow!!

[NevadaJack]

Ordered a 20" imac stock on Friday at 12:40 PM PDT with standard overnight.

As of 4:40am this morning my product shipped and I'll have it tomorrow!!

That's great! I notice those who paid for shipping get their orders processed quickly, whereas those who select the Apple free shipping the orders take 5-7 days to ship. Seems fair to me.

[iMetalG5]

I see some of you are getting new iMacs. I just got mine about 3 months ago. I am wondering if the performance is SO MUCH better that it would be worth taking a loss and replacing this 3 month old one. I use iPhoto, Mail, MS Office, Safari, iTunes, iMovie a little bit, and that is about all. I don't play games. I would like to know from anyone that had a Rev. A and now has a B or has had some experience on both to comment. Mine does not feel slow in any way, I am just wondering if they are going to blow my socks off compared to this one.

i say NO. I have the poor 1.6 version and I just compared it with the new 1.8 version. No difference in speed for what I do. My friend just got it this weekend. Used iMovie and iDVD and i honestly saw no difference in performance. I went to the store and tried out the 2.0 and again no difference but I would like to see if iMovie/iDVD run faster. Also i'm curious about the encoding time on the 2.0 version. I guess we shall find out soon enough when everyone else gets their 2.0's and start reviewing them...

[MacMyDay]

I ordered my 17" 2GHz, 400GB HD, Bluetooth keyboard + mouse iMac on Thursday, and there's not much movement. Apple Store (UK) says there's a 5 day delay, although I didn't order from them as it takes absolutely forever to arrive.

To be honest, I'm just being greedy in ordering it, so I'm not too impatient. But I'd rather it was here than sitting there waiting to be dispatched.

[db2guru]

New 2GHz 20" gives Boot ROM Version: 5.2.5f1

Has anyone yet tried to enable screen spanning using the Screen Spanning Doctor utility?

[Platform]

[QUOTE=AbercrombieboyI am just wondering if they are going to blow my socks off compared to this one.[/QUOTE]

Most proberly not but the extra 200Mhxz and the new GPU + higher FSB won't hurt......if you want to blow your socks off then Dual 2.7 PM ;)

[mtrctyjoe]

Well, ordered my 17 250G 1G RAM iMac 18 minutes after the US store came up.... still in "Sent to Manufacturing"... but is scheduled to ship on or before 5/10/05...... anyone else like me in the US? Could the 250G HD be hanging things up? Oh, I ordered BT Keyboard and Mouse.

[NevadaJack]

Well, ordered my 17 250G 1G RAM iMac 18 minutes after the US store came up.... still in "Sent to Manufacturing"... but is scheduled to ship on or before 5/10/05...... anyone else like me in the US? Could the 250G HD be hanging things up? Oh, I ordered BT Keyboard and Mouse.

I am in the exact same situation only with a 20" 2.0 model. Stock machine except for BT Mouse/Keyboard. It should go to Preparing for Shipping today and Shipped tomorrow with email notification. If not I will call the store and see what is going on. I selected Free Shipping and shipment on the site indicated in 3-5 business days which is Tuesday.

[yvovandoorn]

Personally I think the BT kb & mouse is that or free shipping.

It seems the way Apple's system works is that orders with overnight get priority and get bumped to the first of the line whereas those with free delivery are at the end of the line and are shipped in the order received. However any 2nd day delivery or overnight delivery get priority over these orders.

[OnaMacSince1989]

Well, ordered my 17 250G 1G RAM iMac 18 minutes after the US store came up.... still in "Sent to Manufacturing"... but is scheduled to ship on or before 5/10/05...... anyone else like me in the US? Could the 250G HD be hanging things up? Oh, I ordered BT Keyboard and Mouse.

Same here... I ordered a 20" with 1GB RAM and B/T Keyboard & Mouse upgrades around 1pm EDT on Tuesday 5/3. Currently still showing 'Sent To Manufacturing' with an expected ship date of 5/10. Since I received the Printer and AppleCare on Thursday morning (5/5) from FedExGround, I'm hoping for delivery by end of the week! Starting to get tingley all over! :D

[mauly]

I ordered on 5/4/05 it went from "Sent to Manufacturing" to "Preparing for Shipment" on 5/8/05. My Est shipment is 5/10/05 also, with the same setup! :)

Where are they shiping from?

Just gone to "shipped" :)

[iJaz]

My iMac has finally shipped :D
6-7 shipping days though (to Sweden) :(

[mauly]

My iMac has finally shipped :D
6-7 shipping days though (to Sweden) :(

I'm quite optimistic that mine will arrive tomorrow! have just noticed it is shipping from Holand. When I got my iPod mini, that arrived the day after it was shipped! and that was from Holand too.... :)

[iJaz]

I'm quite optimistic that mine will arrive tomorrow! have just noticed it is shipping from Holand. When I got my iPod mini, that arrived the day after it was shipped! and that was from Holand too.... :)
My iSights and Mac OS X Panther shipped from Ireland if I don't remember wrong.
However, Holland to Sweden isn't longer than Holland to England, so I hope it'll arrive some time this week.

[luxx78]

Just FYI, the Fashion Valley store in San Diego, CA has the new 20" imacs in stock - I just went down and picked one up myself

[monty77]

Got my 20" this afternoon ... VERY pleased :D

Adam

[yvovandoorn]

I was just at Southcenter and they dont have the 20 inchers in stock yet. Tracking isn't available yet for my order.

[cosmoed]

I got my applecare today...

I should have spent the 38 dollars for faster shipping, I thought it would be 1-3 business days, not 7-10.

[noel4r]

Got my 20" this afternoon ... VERY pleased :D

Adam

Does the screen spanning hack work?

[cosmoed]

monty, we would all love pictures...

[yvovandoorn]

It seems that anyone that got a Rev B is teasing us by not showing pictures!

Only 24 hours until I have to wait for mine!!

[cosmoed]

It seems that anyone that got a Rev B is teasing us by not showing pictures!

Only 24 hours until I have to wait for mine!!

When did you order and what shipping package did you choose?

Sorry if you posted it, but I am uber lazy.

[dswoodley]

Well, ordered my 17 250G 1G RAM iMac 18 minutes after the US store came up.... still in "Sent to Manufacturing"... but is scheduled to ship on or before 5/10/05...... anyone else like me in the US? Could the 250G HD be hanging things up? Oh, I ordered BT Keyboard and Mouse.

Same here. Mine was stock except the 250G drive...I'm trying to deal with my lack of foresight...

[NevadaJack]

Mine is still showing Sent to Manufacturing...and the Estimated ship is tomorrow (5/10/05) I called the Store and they said she couldn't tell me anything since it is not yet overdue. If I knew paying for shipping would speed up the order processing then I would have paid the extra, but they say nothing about shipping fees covering priority handling of orders which looks like has happened. Oh well, tomorrow is another day :confused:

[yvovandoorn]

I chose Overnight and I ordered on 6th. It is a 20" iMac.

However... tracking just finally became available and it looks like my package is straight from China. No way it will be here tomorrow as it has to go through customs. Damn that really sucks!!

http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/misc/delivery.jpg

It looks like the type of delivery chosen is Expedited, which is the cheapest form. Apparently I wont get it until Friday now. Man overnight my ass!!

[NevadaJack]

I chose Overnight and I ordered on 6th. It is a 20" iMac.

However... tracking just finally became available and it looks like my package is straight from China. No way it will be here tomorrow as it has to go through customs. Damn that really sucks!!

http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/misc/delivery.jpg

It looks like the type of delivery chosen is Expedited, which is the cheapest form. Apparently I wont get it until Friday now. Man overnight my ass!!

Geeze...they must have underestimated the demand or never had sufficient inventory to begin with. I called the local LV store and they do not have any 20" iMac's, not even one to display. He had no idea of when he would get his first shipment. If mine goes to ship tomorrow and it is coming from China I won't see it this week for sure. That's a tough break for you having paid for overnight shipping.

[mtrctyjoe]

Well, ordered my 17 250G 1G RAM iMac 18 minutes after the US store came up.... still in "Sent to Manufacturing"... but is scheduled to ship on or before 5/10/05...... anyone else like me in the US? Could the 250G HD be hanging things up? Oh, I ordered BT Keyboard and Mouse.


:confused: 10PM in the Motor City.... and I am still typing on my POS HP PC.... the order is .... yes........ STILL in "Sent to Mfg" status. I called and they said it would still ship tomorrow. I have wanted a Mac since 1984 (I even worked for Apple one summer in Cupertino as an college intern), but I have never owned one.... I can't take the wait any longer.... if I go to the Apple store again during my lunch break they are going to have to call Mall security.... I am sure they are sick of me.....

[yvovandoorn]

Well apparently there is a form on Apple.com that I can fill out if my package doesn't arrive Overnight and have my shipping refunded. Believe me... I will definitely fill out this form as it was $46 and that now adays is a whole tank of gas!

[adam1185]

Well apparently there is a form on Apple.com that I can fill out if my package doesn't arrive Overnight and have my shipping refunded. Believe me... I will definitely fill out this form as it was $46 and that now adays is a whole tank of gas!

Hmmm, I guess they ran out of iMacs from California and are starting to ship them direct from China.

[matticus008]

Well apparently there is a form on Apple.com that I can fill out if my package doesn't arrive Overnight and have my shipping refunded. Believe me... I will definitely fill out this form as it was $46 and that now adays is a whole tank of gas!

Yeah, you should definitely look into that if you don't get it via overnight. Keep in mind that "overnight" only applies to as of the time of shipping (that is, the departure scan from China, in this case) and not from the time of the order from Apple's site. UPS is pretty bad at having accurate and updated information for international shipments, so it might be difficult to verify. Apple might also adjust the charge for the order in light of its inability to meet the requested timetable.

[yvovandoorn]

Well that will only work in my favor as China is ahead in time and it was scanned out the system at 9:43am local time on May 9th in China. Plus apple emailed me information that it shipped at 4:43am my time so overnight would be tomorrow (the 10th). I know it will never arrive in time due to the fact that it will be held up in customs for at least one day.

I personally thought it would come out of an US warehouse / distribution center.

[cosmoed]

It seems that people from the UK are getting theres faster then people from the US. I am not in dire need of a computer, but damn am I anxious.

[aswitcher]

Any update on Aus deliveries?

[matticus008]

Well that will only work in my favor as China is ahead in time and it was scanned out the system at 9:43am local time on May 9th in China. Plus apple emailed me information that it shipped at 4:43am my time so overnight would be tomorrow (the 10th). I know it will never arrive in time due to the fact that it will be held up in customs for at least one day.

I personally thought it would come out of an US warehouse / distribution center.
Keep us updated! I'm curious how this will turn out. If you got a notice on the morning of the 9th, then overnight would mean by the end of the day today (the 10th). That's at least ~40 hours and I know that they can move it that fast if they need to (but I've authorized $46+ to overnight documents at work, so I can only imagine how much a whole computer would cost).

[monty77]

Does the screen spanning hack work?

...don't know I'm afraid - not something I'll be using.

Pics!

Apple packaging to high standards as per usual

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/box1.jpg

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/box2.jpg

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/box3.jpg

What a great looking machine!

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac1.jpg

Time to take it apart :)

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac2.jpg

2Gb DDR .. nice

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac3.jpg

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac5.jpg

Sorry about the mess, hope to get it wall mounted tonight

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac6.jpg

Adam

[cosmoed]

Those pics are just making it worse for me! :)

Beautiful! The UK seems to be getting the first shipments.

Have fun.

[mauly]

FAO: Monty77. When did you order?

[monty77]

FAO: Monty77. When did you order?

Last wednesday .. was given a shipping date of the 11th but it ended up shipping last Friday.

..that was stock config btw - I added the memory myself. Crucial are doing 1Gb sticks for £84 each at the moment, next day delivery.

Adam

[swy32x]

Any update on Aus deliveries?
I ordered last wednesday night, a 17" 1.8 with BT keyboard and mouse, est shipping is still 13/5, credit card was charged yesterday, and as of this morning it is 'sent to manufacturer' for the CTO.

I'm hoping to get it by next wednesday ... is that too hopeful?

[uncle Jimmy]

Ordered my 17" G5 2.0 Ghz BTO on 5/5/05.
Order status is now "sent to manufacturing" ETA 16/5/05
Yah!! This will be my first Mac, cant wait to dump my buggy windows machine and its buggy s/w!

I am in two minds wether I should 'attempt' to change my order to a 20"
arghh I hate decisions, I always tend to change my mind at the last minite.

Please tell me the 17" is a good choice...someone :confused:

[aswitcher]

I ordered last wednesday night, a 17" 1.8 with BT keyboard and mouse, est shipping is still 13/5, credit card was charged yesterday, and as of this morning it is 'sent to manufacturer' for the CTO.

I'm hoping to get it by next wednesday ... is that too hopeful?


Probably. Are you tracking it through the Apple site?

[swy32x]

Probably. Are you tracking it through the Apple site?
Yes I am.

I'm guessing shipping from China to Melb will be around 3-4 days?

[mauly]

Probably. Are you tracking it through the Apple site?

I've hit my my tracking number at the order history page, which takes me to the shipment status page! problem is, there is no info below Activity, Location and Date / Time (GMT)??

Is apple slow to update this info?

Also, my iMac is being shipped by TNT, have been to the TNT tracking and have tried No: 802123**** and No: 2908884**** but it says consignment not found!!!

This is rather frustrating - not knowing were my baby is... :rolleyes:

Again, are they just really slow to update??

[gavsim]

I've hit my my tracking number at the order history page, which takes me to the shipment status page! problem is, there is no info below Activity, Location and Date / Time (GMT)??

Is apple slow to update this info?

Also, my iMac is being shipped by TNT, have been to the TNT tracking and have tried No: 802123**** and No: 2908884**** but it says consignment not found!!!

This is rather frustrating - not knowing were my baby is... :rolleyes:

Again, are they just really slow to update??

Doing exactly the same with mine, its shipping from the Netherlands.

[mauly]

Doing exactly the same with mine, its shipping from the Netherlands.

Glad its not just me.....

[Etrain]

I am happy to report that after many months of researching and waiting, I too am waiting for my new iMac 20" to arrive! :D Just ordered the stock config. today! :)

[monty77]

I've hit my my tracking number at the order history page, which takes me to the shipment status page! problem is, there is no info below Activity, Location and Date / Time (GMT)??

Is apple slow to update this info?

Also, my iMac is being shipped by TNT, have been to the TNT tracking and have tried No: 802123**** and No: 2908884**** but it says consignment not found!!!

This is rather frustrating - not knowing were my baby is... :rolleyes:

Again, are they just really slow to update??

I've ordered a few things from Apple recently ... TNT are crap, no idea why they insist on using them - must be cheap.

Adam

[iJaz]

I've hit my my tracking number at the order history page, which takes me to the shipment status page! problem is, there is no info below Activity, Location and Date / Time (GMT)??

Is apple slow to update this info?

Also, my iMac is being shipped by TNT, have been to the TNT tracking and have tried No: 802123**** and No: 2908884**** but it says consignment not found!!!

This is rather frustrating - not knowing were my baby is... :rolleyes:

Again, are they just really slow to update??
Same thing for me. However, I called the Swedish Apple store and the guy told me that it was assembled in Asia and shipped to the Netherlands and then to Sweden! He also said that shipping from Asia sometimes made the tracking not working properly. 6-7 days for delivery I was told yesterday... :(

[NevadaJack]

Ordered on 5/3 with 5/10 Est Ship Date. No change since it went Sent to Manufacturer on 5/4. Standard Free shipping. Will be calling Apple later today if nothing changes. Stock 20" with BT K/M. Living only 250 miles from the California warehouse I never choose an updated shipping since it gets to me in two days or so anyway.

[vouder17]

I've ordered a few things from Apple recently ... TNT are crap, no idea why they insist on using them - must be cheap.

Adam

TNt has been really good for me in the past...It seems that i often hear complaints from People in Uk with TNT..maybe that is the problem. Cos with me TNT has always delivered on time and even sometimes early :eek:

[mauly]

Sorry about the mess, hope to get it wall mounted tonight

looks pretty neat to me :)

more pixs are on the way, of it wall mounted.... I assume! ;)

[yvovandoorn]

Nothing really new to add other then that all the billing information is in the system now.


View Details

Status: In Transit

Shipped to: RENTON, WA, US
Shipped or Billed on: May 9, 2005



Tracking Number: 1Z EV8 502 DG 1055 *** *
Service Type: EXPEDITED
Weight: 16.90 Kgs


Package Progress:

Date/
Time

Location

Activity

May 9, 2005
9:43 A.M.


SHANGHAI, CN


ORIGIN SCAN
3:35 A.M.

CN

BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tracking results provided by UPS: May 10, 2005 10:25 A.M. Eastern Time (USA)

[monty77]

looks pretty neat to me :)

more pixs are on the way, of it wall mounted.... I assume! ;)

You bet! The VESA mounting adapter arrived today so I'm ready to go...bit concerned about clearance for the cables at the rear with it being mounted on the wall though ... I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Adam

[icsedge1]

I thought what the hell (again), an extra £80 and i could have a new iMac with a lot more features. SO i have sold my iMac for £999 to some guy and gonna be trapsing down to the Regent street store with my 10% off card :D to get a brand new 20".
I am just waiting for the guy to come over and collect it and pay cash, well looking forward to it. Also just got a great deal on some Crucial ram, i think i got 2 1Gb's for just over £150 so my iMac will be fully maxed out.
I called up Regent street store and they have sold out and getting a shipment early next week, i hope i can pick one up. I am unsure whether or not i can carry the box through London and back to Weybridge or get it delivered. Hmmm.

heh...i lugged mine (17) from Tekserve - 23rd between 6th-7th, to my office -19th between 5th-6th. other hand was occupied by the BT keyboard and 50 free CDRWs the store through in for me. don't think i could have lugged much farther...god forbid you drop a Mac, even one packed in its orginal box. :eek:

cabbed home. was not 6 training that thing to the upper east side. :)

sedge

[NevadaJack]

I just called Apple. My order (Sent to Manufacture status) is to ship from China later today sometime so I am told. I should receive it in approximately 4-5 days. She said once it reached Alaska I will have it in 2 days. I asked why the status had not changed since 5/4 and she said she could not answer that. Anyway, I have my doubts at this point but hope she knows what she is talking about.

They must have exhausted the initial stock and these things are being built to demand right now.

[monty77]

heh...i lugged mine (17) from Tekserve - 23rd between 6th-7th, to my office -19th between 5th-6th. other hand was occupied by the BT keyboard and 50 free CDRWs the store through in for me. don't think i could have lugged much farther...god forbid you drop a Mac, even one packed in its orginal box. :eek:

cabbed home. was not 6 training that thing to the upper east side. :)

sedge

Most of that is lost on me, I'm thinking it was a long walk :)

The 20" comes in a huge box, literally suitcase sized, can't believe I was thinking of 'smuggling' one back from the US a couple of months back - I think customs might of just noticed that one :D

A

[mauly]

Doing exactly the same with mine, its shipping from the Netherlands.

TNT tracking is at last/least showing my consignment has been picked up (10/5/05) tho apple said it was shipped (9/5/05) :confused:

Still no info on its currnet location. ah well, its a comin :)

[mtrctyjoe]

I sure hope mine does not come from China :mad: ? I paid for next day delivery... atleast it sounds like they will refund my shipping primium......(based on some of the other posts)...... China to Detroit is a long way to go.... I will be surprised if it gets here in one piece.

[Uma888]

can those who have their new imac tell me if the ripple effect from dashboard works? or any other form of core image? thanks













(your answer will make me swtich :p )

[yvovandoorn]

I sure hope mine does not come from China :mad: ? I paid for next day delivery... atleast it sounds like they will refund my shipping primium......(based on some of the other posts)...... China to Detroit is a long way to go.... I will be surprised if it gets here in one piece.

I paid for next day delivery as well and mine is coming from china, expedited.

[NevadaJack]

I sure hope mine does not come from China :mad: ? I paid for next day delivery... atleast it sounds like they will refund my shipping primium......(based on some of the other posts)...... China to Detroit is a long way to go.... I will be surprised if it gets here in one piece.

No matter where you get it from...it's origin is China. Most if not all arrive in one piece
:)

[NevadaJack]

can those who have their new imac tell me if the ripple effect from dashboard works? or any other form of core image? thanks

(your answer will make me swtich :p )

I don't have my iMac yet but the "ripple effect" in dashboard works with Tiger installed on my 17" Powerbook.

[mauly]

TNT tracking is at last/least showing my consignment has been picked up (10/5/05) tho apple said it was shipped (9/5/05) :confused:

Still no info on its currnet location. ah well, its a comin :)

****, its still in Shanghai!!!!!!! :mad:

[mtrctyjoe]

No matter where you get it from...it's origin is China. Most if not all arrive in one piece
:)


I hope you are right... having units come over on pallets is one thing.. I am just a little nervous about 1 unit traveling all the way from China bouncing around inside the cargo hold(s) of about 10 different airplanes !!!

[yvovandoorn]

I am pretty sure they are coming on pallets from China considering I have an imac ordered and i bet many others will as well.

It took my package 36 hours before it left shanghai (just received departure scan) so I am figuring they were waiting until they had enough.

[NevadaJack]

I am pretty sure they are coming on pallets from China considering I have an imac ordered and i bet many others will as well.

It took my package 36 hours before it left shanghai (just received departure scan) so I am figuring they were waiting until they had enough.

That's exactly the way it works. The planes leave at a fixed time and if the pallet does not make the departure cut off time, then it has to wait on the next day flight.

[Platform]

can those who have their new imac tell me if the ripple effect from dashboard works? or any other form of core image? thanks













(your answer will make me swtich :p )

Acording to apple yes...and I think you can trust them no that ;)

[mtrctyjoe]

Well just called Apple and yes my order is coming from Shanghai. They told me that I would not be getting it tomorrow - probably not until next week even if it ships today. As a matter of fact it is still in "sent to mfg" status (odd, becuase it is the 11th in China right now...). Anyway, they gave me a credit for the primium transportation I paid for. I was really hoping to have it by the 12th for a trade show... I wish they would have advised me earlier that the iMac was going to ship from China.... :( I would have ordered a stock unit.

Ordered iMac G5 17 250G 1G RAM on 5/3 as soon as the US store came up....

[yvovandoorn]

Wow you ordered before me and mine already left China.

[yvovandoorn]

Looks like my package is in the PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES. Scary.

http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/misc/delivery2.jpg

[NevadaJack]

Looks like my package is in the PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES. Scary.

http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/misc/delivery2.jpg

That's weird! They usually come via Alaska. Taking the Southern route I guess.

[NevadaJack]

The Apple girl this morning was right...my status just went Preparing for Shipment so I guess the next I hear will be the shipment email and tracking data. Wonder if it will go to Alaska or Phillipines? Looks like a early next week delivery :D

[admanimal]

I don't have my iMac yet but the "ripple effect" in dashboard works with Tiger installed on my 17" Powerbook.

Yes the ripple effect works on the iMacs. The 9600 is core image compatible as has been reported several times.

[zakatov]

Not an iMac, but I had to stick it in here :)

http://bellsouthpwp.net/z/a/zakatov/ship.jpg

[yvovandoorn]

well i just spoke to someone at UPS International after my package came up with an exception code. Looks like it might miss a flight out of the phillippines. Right now it is scheduled for delivery on the 13th pending customs and if this delay might actually delay my delivery.

I'm hoping!!

[monty77]

You bet! The VESA mounting adapter arrived today so I'm ready to go...bit concerned about clearance for the cables at the rear with it being mounted on the wall though ... I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Adam

Once again, sorry for the messy desk - just need to hide the cables now. Apple VESA adapter is a work of art !

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac7.jpg

Cable space is tight, but just about ok.
http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac8.jpg

Cheers,
Adam

[NevadaJack]

well i just spoke to someone at UPS International after my package came up with an exception code. Looks like it might miss a flight out of the phillippines. Right now it is scheduled for delivery on the 13th pending customs and if this delay might actually delay my delivery.

I'm hoping!!

Ah...Delivery Exceptions. I had one of those on a 50" Sony by FedEx freight. I was on the phone trying to get an explanation and eventually one of the trackers indicated to me..."quite frankly we lost the shipment!"

I'm sure that is not the case but s*** happens. Hope you get on the flight and get it on the 13th. I am anxious to get the shipping data so I can track this baby across the Pacific to Sin City.

[yvovandoorn]

I'm hoping this too. I can't wait for it to arrive. The nice thing is that **hopefully** it will arrive on friday, gives me the weekend to play with it.

[iJaz]

Once again, sorry for the messy desk - just need to hide the cables now. Apple VESA adapter is a work of art !

http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac7.jpg

Cable space is tight, but just about ok.
http://www.aqrx70.dsl.pipex.com/imac/imac8.jpg

Cheers,
Adam
The iMac looks AWESOME on a white painted wall!!!
Thanks for the pics, it gave me something to dream about :)
wall mounted iMac...

[Ord]

I ordered my new G5 20" on Tuesday right after they were announced, just added a BT keyboard and mouse. I called today, and was told that it would be shipped today.

Then this afternoon my order went from manufacturing order to processing order, it appears they cancelled the original order and replaced it with an identical one, with the addition of the modem kit? not sure what this means, but it still says estimated ship of today. hope the thing gets on its way soon.

anybody else had a similar experience?

http://www.botrash.com

[Platform]

can those who have their new imac tell me if the ripple effect from dashboard works? or any other form of core image? thanks













(your answer will make me swtich :p )

Acording to apple yes...and I think you can trust them no that ;)

[Nraygun]

I have my 17" on order - hasnt moved from processing order since last Tuesday. :(

I'll be switching to Mac from Windows - dawn of a new age for me. What's the first thing everyone is doing with their new iMac? Video creation? Photo editing?

What additional apps should I purchase out of the gate? Games? Additional utilities?

Cant wait!

[cosmoed]

I ordered my new G5 20" on Tuesday right after they were announced, just added a BT keyboard and mouse. I called today, and was told that it would be shipped today.

Then this afternoon my order went from manufacturing order to processing order, it appears they cancelled the original order and replaced it with an identical one, with the addition of the modem kit? not sure what this means, but it still says estimated ship of today. hope the thing gets on its way soon.

anybody else had a similar experience?

http://www.botrash.com

Exact thing happen to me!

They cancelled the original iMac and gave me a new one. Now its in processing order.Look what happend.

They replaced my iMac ( IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/SD CTO) today, I ordered 5/6. I check my update and it say's "Replaced with new product" which is IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/512/250/SD/BT/AP-USA. Why did they replace it? What is the difference between "SD CTO" and "AP-USA"?

IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/SD CTO

Vs.

IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/512/250/SD/BT/AP-USA

It could mean faster delivery or longer wait.

[yvovandoorn]

Could have gotten stuck in the system. Best to delete and recreate. Happens all the time. However Apple is the first such system where the end user is notified of a new order.

Now here is another weird one for everyone.

Ordered my mac on Friday afternoon, when it went to preparing shipment they reserved the dollar amount on my debit card / checking account. However now the dollar amount is available again. I called my bank and they said that the hold of funds was let go by the merchant as it was invalid.

They will probably end up billing me again but thats the first time I have had that.

[cosmoed]

Why should I restart?

I don't want to wait longer...

[yvovandoorn]

What I meant to say that Apple deleted your original order and recreated it.

Companies do this all the time however this is first time I have seen the user notified about a sku change etc etc etc.

[NevadaJack]

Just got FedEx shipping information and my 20" iMac is scheduled for delivery on Friday the 13th (hope that is not an omen) by FedEx Ground. It does not appear the order was shipped from China based on the FedEx tracking data :D

[yvovandoorn]

All I have to say is that this bites and that tomorrow I am calling Applecare and I am going to bitch and moan until I get some sort of credit plus shipping refund.

[jorasho]

Well, my iMac (20",400 GB/1 GB RAM) was put on shipped 9/5 but according to TNT it is still hobbling around in Shanghai, it even hasn't any expected delivery date or so....

It has to come to Holland, but I suppose it's gonna take a long long time :mad:

[Jawbreaker]

My stock 20" shipped out just before midnight... from New Jersey, on its way to Connecticut. Scheduled for a Thursday delivery, and that was with the cheap shipping!

[yvovandoorn]

what is up with this... no offense to people that didn't pay for shipping... but i paid for my shipping and my computer is somewhere in the phillippines.

[NewtypeCJ]

Apple sent me a "shipped" notice on Saturday. And FedEx received the package data on Sunday night... but it didn't actually appear to be going anywhere. The expected arrival as of earlier today was still Friday, 5/13. I called Apple after I got home from work and had checked the status again. It was still "package data transmitted to FedEx." Sometime between when I checked the status at home and when I called (a space of 5 minutes), the tracking magically changed to "arrived at FedEx location." I guess it was just sitting @ Apple for 2 days? And the expected arrival changed from Friday to Saturday.

I'm a little miffed about that. I got the free shipping, but I didn't see the option for expedited shipping when I ordered (fast fingers, ordering too quickly).

[Abercrombieboy]

can those who have their new imac tell me if the ripple effect from dashboard works? or any other form of core image? thanks
(your answer will make me swtich :p )

Since the Rev. B's came out I never understood all the people that were worried that the 9600 would not work with Core Image. Apple's site makes no mention of the 9600 working with Core Image, but some common sense needs to be in place. If the FX5200 Ultra was supported I HIGHLY doubt Apple would replace that card with one that was not supported. I mean if they did, that would have been the single most asinine thing ever done in the world of every product and device ever made.

[cosmoed]

My stock 20" shipped out just before midnight... from New Jersey, on its way to Connecticut. Scheduled for a Thursday delivery, and that was with the cheap shipping!

When did you order?

[rugonnaeatthat]

What additional apps should I purchase out of the gate? Games? Additional utilities?


I suggest an ipod, a guitar, a midi keyboard, a blutooth phone, and if you can afford it a Digital video camera :-) Everything else is already on the mac!

If you are a student/pro, Keynote is good to show off with :-)

[rugonnaeatthat]

Any update on Aus deliveries?

Mine is still in Manufacturing :-( est ship 18/5 but I hope it gets to me in Adelaide before then as I fly to Canberra for the rest of the week on Wed morn - meaning I wont be able to play with my imac till the week after - close to three weeks since I originally ordered!

[jorasho]

what is up with this... no offense to people that didn't pay for shipping... but i paid for my shipping and my computer is