UK store down?

[Damien]

The Apple UK Store is down but us is up

[sunfast]

Indeed it is. Wonder why? :confused:

Guess it can't be anything good if it's not already on the US store.

[OziMac]

International stores tend to go down first before US - but this is a good sign for new products. :)

[EDIT] Australian and a number of other European stores are also down, so the US store will probably soon follow. Looks promising.

[student_trap]

*crosses fingers*

[BakedBeans]

Come on fella's, lets have something good eh :)

[m2uk]

Finland Store still up :( Just like usual when it takes longer to get products.

[Dafke]

apple store holland down as well...

[Voidness]

Maybe the rumored 17" Macbook Pro?

or, Apple announcing that they'll be switching back to PowerPC processors! or even 68k!

[Damien]

I want a new iPod! I am due to get one next week

[erickg]

Here's hoping for a 13" Macbook (although, I know it's highly unlikely)...

Swedish store is down too.

[Zaty]

Maybe the rumored 17" Macbook Pro?



Probably:)

[Chundles]

17" PowerBook very conspicuously absent from local AppleCentre today.....

AU Store is doooooooowwwwnnnnn :D :D :D

[LastLine]

I'd rather see a sub 15 notebook.


Ah who am I kidding, can't afford one either way unless my ibook has an 'accident' :P

[sunfast]

It's exciting!

But I MUST stay calm - I remember the anti-climax of Remote Desktop the other week. ;)

[Chundles]

See, now Monday nights are a good time to launch products. No uni tomorrow morning so the late night is not a problem, tonight's TV is Boston Legal then Scrubs and Arrested Development, all on Channel Seven so I don't have to get up to change the channel. I've got the new Family Guy on the way so that should fill another 20 minutes if needs be.

I'm gonna go make some tea and make a night of it.

And if it's just some silly software update I'm gonna cry.

[sunfast]

See, now Monday nights are a good time to launch products. No uni tomorrow morning so the late night is not a problem, tonight's TV is Boston Legal then Scrubs and Arrested Development, all on Channel Seven so I don't have to get up to change the channel. I've got the new Family Guy on the way so that should fill another 20 minutes if needs be.

I'm gonna go make some tea and make a night of it.

And if it's just some silly software update I'm gonna cry.

Now that is a devoted fan!

I'm so glad it's midday here. :D

[Chaszmyr]

Store is back up, only update is that iWork now ships with the latest patches preinstalled :rolleyes:



Kidding. US Store is down now.

[Voidness]

US Store Down...

It could be that the boxed version of Mac OS X comes with 10.4.6 update :D

[Tymmz]

German store is also down!

[m2uk]

And Finland bites the dust.

I'm not bitter. Even if they do open the FI shop first and I order something first they'll still ship to the world and his dog first.

Sorry.. am bitter about Apple in Finland :( Been burned too many times with their "ordering logistics" and that annoys me as a Mac Fan.

[student_trap]

ooo the anticipation! its kind of ominous, all the stores going down one by one untill BOOM...new hardware.

[OziMac]

Anyone else see this?

http://forums.appletalk.com.au/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=165759

[Tymmz]

Just went online to check for mails, but then: Stores down!

Even if I don't want to buy any new hardware, I'm curious to see what's coming next. I think my grocery shopping has to wait.

Damn you Apple!

[Chaszmyr]

Anyone else see this?

http://forums.appletalk.com.au/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=165759

Based on the spacing between the optical drive slot and the latch button, I think it's reasonably safe to say that's a photo of a 15'' MBP, and therefore the image is fake.

.. Not to say 17'' MBPs won't be announced today.

[Chundles]

OK, it's now 10:07pm Mon 24/4/06. If the store is not back up by 11:07pm I'm going to start throwing lawyers.

Seriously Apple, a man needs his sleep and if this is going to be another 2am night waiting for something at least tell me.

See, MWSF kicks off at 4am my time every year and I don't care because I know that it starts then. Leaving the "we'll be back within the hour" sign up is just plain cruel.

[Dafke]

damn i feel silly for getting excited about this

[dalvin200]

woohoo... lets see some new products..

maybe the will change the apple logo? :eek:

EDIT1: UK Store says "back within the hour" - it's now 13:15 (BST) - anyone confirm when it first was noticed to be down?

EDIT2: The OP's time was 12:21, so it's coming up to almost an hour since original post - that's not to say store was not down before that!!

[Chaszmyr]

maybe the will change the apple logo? :eek:

My reliable sources say today Apple will be updating the Apple logo to be a rainbow with vertical stripes! :rolleyes:

[OziMac]

Based on the spacing between the optical drive slot and the latch button, I think it's reasonably safe to say that's a photo of a 15'' MBP, and therefore the image is fake.

.. Not to say 17'' MBPs won't be announced today.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Given that I know what I saw and that it's not a fake, I'm happy to take bets right now... :)

[eva01]

Ah yes apple releasing products at 5AM Cali time......

[LastLine]

I tried calling our UK store to buy a laptop. Asked what was available and was told I might want to wait a bit before buying. Who knows?

[miloblithe]

Ah, it just brightens up the day...

[dalvin200]

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Given that I know what I saw and that it's not a fake, I'm happy to take bets right now... :)

where did you see it? the apple website?

[Chundles]

There's something odd about that image OziMac. Now, I'm not saying that you didn't see it, far from it.

I think Apple may have altered the image a bit. Look at the reflection of the optical drive. The slot in the reflection appears to be at the base of the front strip but on the actual machine the slot is near the top.

If you reflect the laptop there should be a gap between the real slot and the reflected slot. If you reflect the reflection the two slots would be close together.

It just looks weird.

[Zeke]

Probably nothing, but gets me excited none the less...come on MacBook.

[dalvin200]

I tried calling our UK store to buy a laptop. Asked what was available and was told I might want to wait a bit before buying. Who knows?

i was going to do the same thing..

so maybe this does look like new product(s).. as long as it (they) as not "fun new products", then it's very promising..

[aswitcher]

OK, it's now 10:07pm Mon 24/4/06. If the store is not back up by 11:07pm I'm going to start throwing lawyers.

Seriously Apple, a man needs his sleep and if this is going to be another 2am night waiting for something at least tell me.

See, MWSF kicks off at 4am my time every year and I don't care because I know that it starts then. Leaving the "we'll be back within the hour" sign up is just plain cruel.

:) Agreed. But now Apple seems to do things when its ready not when an event necessarily occurs, so we could be in luck...

[alexprice]

Nearly an hour!

HURRY HURRY HURRY!

[Chaszmyr]

There's something odd about that image OziMac. Now, I'm not saying that you didn't see it, far from it.

I think Apple may have altered the image a bit. Look at the reflection of the optical drive. The slot in the reflection appears to be at the base of the front strip but on the actual machine the slot is near the top.

If you reflect the laptop there should be a gap between the real slot and the reflected slot. If you reflect the reflection the two slots would be close together.

It just looks weird.

Apple adds the reflections digitally afterwards, as evidence by the photo in the MacBook Pro gallery where the reflection doesnt include the IR sensor.

[dalvin200]

Nearly an hour!

HURRY HURRY HURRY!

hours up isn't it? stores still down.. i got 2 tabs reloading in firefox with us and uk stores :P

[Chaszmyr]

hours up isn't it? stores still down.. i got 2 tabs reloading in firefox with us and uk stores :P

Maybe once in the last 5 years have I seen the store back up in less than an hour.

[dalvin200]

god.. how long does it take to upload some webpages? ;)

[aswitcher]

Maybe once in the last 5 years have I seen the store back up in less than an hour.

Ta. Wont get too much hope up then...sigh

[m2uk]

OOI WHY do they need to take the store down to add new products when other online vendors (Amazon etc) can seemingly manage to add new products, sections etc?

Serious question btw.

[Chaszmyr]

Ta. Wont get too much hope up then...sigh

Well, it's already been more than an hour.

[dalvin200]

OOI WHY do they need to take the store down to add new products when other online vendors (Amazon etc) can seemingly manage to add new products, sections etc?

Serious question btw.

maybe cos they want to build the buzz and anticipation for us all :D

[sunfast]

OOI WHY do they need to take the store down to add new products when other online vendors (Amazon etc) can seemingly manage to add new products, sections etc?

Serious question btw.

I think Apple have a real sense of occasion and it's part of that.

[aswitcher]

Well, it's already been more than an hour.

Well I just tided my study today, nice clean desk now, and have some extra cash which I think I will spend on the next rev of the iMac or a PowerMac if they have a well priced entry model - so I am trying to not get worked up about this "maintenance" ;)

[OziMac]

There's something odd about that image OziMac. Now, I'm not saying that you didn't see it, far from it.

I think Apple may have altered the image a bit. Look at the reflection of the optical drive. The slot in the reflection appears to be at the base of the front strip but on the actual machine the slot is near the top.

If you reflect the laptop there should be a gap between the real slot and the reflected slot. If you reflect the reflection the two slots would be close together.

It just looks weird.

Fair call Chundles. The more I look at it, the more odd it looks - and I do agree about the aspect ratio looking a bit off. But that's what I saw, so I did what any intrepid Machead would do and snapped it and posted it. ;)

I found it on the Finnish (Suomi?) site just after it went down. I tried to refresh but it went back to the landing pad. Maybe they screwed with me somehow, but I can tell you that I'm not capable of producing an image like that myself.

Fingers crossed :)

[Chaszmyr]

Fair call Chundles. The more I look at it, the more odd it looks - and I do agree about the aspect ratio looking a bit off. But that's what I saw, so I did what any intrepid Machead would do and snapped it and posted it. ;)

I found it on the Finnish (Suomi?) site just after it went down. I tried to refresh but it went back to the landing pad. Maybe they screwed with me somehow, but I can tell you that I'm not capable of producing an image like that myself.

Fingers crossed :)

Someone else in a different thread posted the same image, so I guess it was legit afterall. Sorry for doubting you.

[dalvin200]

it would be cool if there was a keynote by SJ talking of the store update and demo'ing any new updates to the store :)

STORE IS BACK UP.. 17" MBP ON THERE!!!

[Queso]

UK STORE BACK UP!!!

And it's the 17 incher all right :)

[m2uk]

Chundies was right.. 17" on line now.

But I want a 12".. fits perflectly when flying coach and in hotel safes in the room.

[gekko513]

It's got Firewire 800. That's nice.

[Ashapalan]

That picture is accurate.

The US store is back up, with that picture!!!!!!

[osiris315]

UK store up and running with the 17" Macbook pro!

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore

[eva01]

and the 17" MBP gets a dual layer burner but the 15" doesn't :confused: and a firewire 800

Boy did they cripple the 15" in regards to features

[dalvin200]

Any Other Updates To The Store Or Is It Just 17" Mp??

[Chaszmyr]

Talk about a huge price slash. People who ordered high-end 15'' MacBook Pros recently got totally screwed.

[kev-kev]

Well, the U.S. store is back up and the 17" MacBook Pros are there, as everyone thought they would be.:p

kev

[alexprice]

Its back!

17" MacBook Pro!

[Queso]

Awwwhhh. The PB12" looks so alone now :(

[Chundles]

AUD$4600 - about $400 less than I'd thought.

FW800 makes a comeback
8x DL burner
3 USB 2.0 ports
120GB HDD
1GB RAM
256MB x1600

[erickg]

Kind of funny, if you configure a 15" MBP to the same specs as the 17" it costs 2200 SEK more! (about 290 USD!) :rolleyes:

[Zeke]

Pretty cool...looks like no MacBook for some time.

[dalvin200]

Kind of funny, if you configure a 15" MBP to the same specs as the 17" it costs 2200 SEK more! (about 290 USD!) :rolleyes:

they obviously want you to get the 17" one instead of upgrading the 15" :)

[Gordy]

and the 17" MBP gets a dual layer burner but the 15" doesn't :confused: and a firewire 800

Boy did they cripple the 15" in regards to features

More space to fit them in :)

The only reason the 15in didnt get the dl drive was that they are too big to fit :(

[dalvin200]

More space to fit them in :)

The only reason the 15in didnt get the dl drive was that they are too big to fit :(

but it says that it's still 1" thick

[eva01]

More space to fit them in :)

The only reason the 15in didnt get the dl drive was that they are too big to fit :(

The reason they said was because there were no DL drives thin enough to fit in a 1inch laptop

And unless i am mistaken the 17" image says still 1" thin

[OziMac]

Chundies was right.. 17" on line now.

But I want a 12".. fits perflectly when flying coach and in hotel safes in the room.

Gee, I post the screencap and cop all the 'faker' flak and Chundles gets the credit? Ah, the sacrifices of the Mactrepid - all guts, no glory :p

I'm guessing that the person commenting about the price slashes was joking? We've got no price slashes on the 15 inchers here... :confused:

[dalvin200]

Gee, I post the screencap and cop all the 'faker' flak and Chundles gets the credit? Ah, the sacrifices of the Mactrepid - all guts, no glory :p

I'm guessing that the person commenting about the price slashes was joking? We've got no price slashes on the 15 inchers here... :confused:

I believed your ozimac.. :)

[gekko513]

Maybe a DL drive that fits in a 1" laptop has become available between January and now?

I smell an upgrade to the 15" version soon.

[erickg]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but the only Powerbook left on the online store (at least the Swedish one) is the 12" one, 17" has already been removed.

[liketom]

so what took them so long for the 17" ?? and where's the 12" replacment?


17 looks funky thou:cool:

[andiwm2003]

was the 15 inch always with 1GB ram standard or is that new as well?

[Chundles]

Yeah where did that credit come from??

OziMac was right. I did nuffin.

Geeze I want one though, if they had left the modem in it would be the first Mac I wouldn't need to BTO. I could walk right in and grab one. 2.0GHz 15.4" MBP would be the same but I need the modem.

[dalvin200]

o0O( I wish there was a 17" MacBook Pro available - shall I go online and see? )O0o

I LOVE YOU APPLE :) :) :)

[Tymmz]

45738 45739

Again, why is the 17'' cheaper than the 15''?

[dalvin200]

45738 45739

Again, why is the 17'' cheaper than the 15''?

by quite a considerable amount!!

[MacRumorUser]

Pretty cool...looks like no MacBook for some time.

Yeah I'm pissed about that too. Hopefully were only talking first or second week in May... I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Pricing is screwed up on new macbookpro.

The 17" is cheaper than the 15" when you add the BTO options to make same processor/hd capacity.

I suspect we'll see a price drop on the 15" models soon. Maybe when they introduced the macbook.

[OziMac]

Chundles - the 17 incher looks beautiful, but I gave in to instant gratification a couple of weeks ago and got the 2.0 GHz 15 incher - and it's the best laptop I've ever owned. It'd be a real shame if the only reason you couldn't get one was because of the modem. :)

[Roba]

The price of a 15.4 inch with a 2.16 in the UK with a 5,400rpm hard drive is the same price as the 17 inch MBP and you are also getting some extra things with the 17 inch with the extra screen size, double layer dvd, hard drive size/speed, firewire capacity and the extra USB port.

A 17 inch is to big for me and I am still happy with my 15.4 inch MBP. Come Autumn though i think that i may contemplate getting a new MBP and selling my old one if one with the Merom chip comes out by then.

[Gordy]

The reason they said was because there were no DL drives thin enough to fit in a 1inch laptop

And unless i am mistaken the 17" image says still 1" thin

At the time the 15in was released there was no dual layer drive in the format the mbp uses. ;)

I imagine there now is so they are using it in the 17in whether or not the 15in gets a quiet update I don't know.

Can't say it bothers me there's little to no point in dl dvd's for me.