List of Members Waiting for their Macbook Air to Ship and Arrive and Photos!

[JCT]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but with all the blizzards going on in China, it is highly possible that the shipment of Air will be delayed. And don't forget it is the Chinese new year in the early Feb and the earliest day people will go back to work is around mid Feb, so it's possible the Air won't hit US till the end of Feb...

Goodness me, what is it about the Air that brings out all of these cranky prognosticators? The MBAs will get shipped and some folks will likely have them in-hand by the weekend, not one month hence.

JT

[kanon14]

Don't you think Apple would have taken in to consideration the new year and would have avoided not making good on their promise of "two weeks" by having them in the US already for the shipment? I doubt Apple would have screwed up shipping due to the holiday.True. But that depends on how many units they have prepared for the first shipment. I'm pretty sure most of the airports are forced to close down at this moment so those who have preordered a little bit late may have a longer wait.

[chp5592]

Mine also switched to prepared for shipment. But remember, it said that last week also before it switched back. I ordered on day 1. Base model with no modification. The USB ethernet still shows not yet shipped.

I also got upgraded to overnight this AM after call. Did not show that on my order so I just gave them a call. It was indeed upgraded to overnight but does not show up on my order status page. She still could not tell me about the ship date....

Hope to see it ship out tonight and delivery by Thursday hopefully.

[kanon14]

Goodness me, what is it about the Air that brings out all of these cranky prognosticators? The MBAs will get shipped and some folks will likely have them in-hand by the weekend, not one month hence.

JT

I just don't want to have my hope set too high and get disappointed. I, too, have preordered the Air can't wait to welcome the UPS guy

[cliffardo2001]

Good thing I ordered the day of the keynote. It shows a ship of 2/6 and a delivery of 2/7

[matt4077]

True. But that depends on how many units they have prepared for the first shipment. I'm pretty sure most of the airports are forced to close down at this moment so those who have preordered a little bit late may have a longer wait.

Shenzhen is > 1500 km away from the snow. Current temp is 10degC

[sosnow]

Did amazon authorize your cc or bank account? or do they wait until shipping?

I am thinking about taking the gold box offer but do not want to wait for amazon to get product while the stores have them in stock. With 1-day delivery I would save about $80 through amazon, but my impatience side may want to buy it from the store Wednesday (hopefully).

[kanon14]

Shenzhen is > 1500 km away from the snow. Current temp is 10degC
Their factory is in Shenzhen? If so then my bad. And pls tell me it's in SHenzhen because I'm waiting the Air in Hong Kong.

[Khurram]

1. Create new amzn account.
2. Go to recommendations tab, click "rate these items," find the MacBook Air Superdrive, mark it as "I own it"
3. Go to "recommended for you" and click "not interested" on everything except the MacBook Air. Keep doing this until nothing else is left.
4. Go to Gold Box and (hopefully) find the MacBook Air
5. You can switch to your normal account when you go to check out.

Lots of luck.

Well I already had one on order from amazon without the goldbox special.
But I tried the above method and got it to show up in my gold box specials for 1704.00 w/ free shipping and no tax!
The estimated ship date is April 1st!!! I hope that an april fool's joke though!
I still have not canceled from amazon as i'm gonna wait to see if that ships when the apple store one's ship..then i'll decide if I should cancel it or not.
At worst they ship me both and I just return one.
What do you guys think?
I know it's a blanket date but it seems to be getting later and later!

[matt4077]

Their factory is in Shenzhen? If so then my bad. And pls tell me it's in SHenzhen because I'm waiting the Air in Hong Kong.

I've only read Shenzhen in some previous posts. Might just be their shipping center, though I guess it is a major center of manufacturing and would make sense to build the factory close to the airport.

Guangzhou Airport, which is close to Shenzhen (and might even be shenzhen's airport) was closed today, however. It's supposed to be reopened Tuesday (which is now).

[Khurram]

Well I already had one on order from amazon without the goldbox special.
But I tried the above method and got it to show up in my gold box specials for 1704.00 w/ free shipping and no tax!
The estimated ship date is April 1st!!! I hope that an april fool's joke though!
I still have not canceled from amazon as i'm gonna wait to see if that ships when the apple store one's ship..then i'll decide if I should cancel it or not.
At worst they ship me both and I just return one.
What do you guys think?
I know it's a blanket date but it seems to be getting later and later!

btw, the first one I have on order from amazon had a ship date of march 19th

[Khurram]

But my order from the apple store (my wife's macbook air) which has a ship date of feb 6th (standard config) still says not yet shipped:(

[JCT]

It's beginning to sound like Amazon is using a random number generator for their ship dates!

JT

[jdcrow711]

my standard config mba is now prepared -- but no authorization on my card at all!?

[kanon14]

I've only read Shenzhen in some previous posts. Might just be their shipping center, though I guess it is a major center of manufacturing and would make sense to build the factory close to the airport.

Guangzhou Airport, which is close to Shenzhen (and might even be shenzhen's airport) was closed today, however. It's supposed to be reopened Tuesday (which is now).

If they are shipping via the Guangzhou airport then it will be out of luck. However if they use the HK airport then everything should be fine. And it would be nice if they drop off a few Air while they are passing by

[larryj]

After seeing the posts about orders changing status, I quickly checked mine only to see that there was a problem authorizing my credit card.

I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.

I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.

I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.

I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple? :)

[matt4077]

If they are shipping via the Guangzhou airport then it will be out of luck. However if they use the HK airport then everything should be fine. And it would be nice if they drop off a few Air while they are passing by

Yes, I seem to remember Lantau Island, HK, appearing on the route in previous purchases. I assume that's some Fedex location close to HK airport.

[christof]

1. Create new amzn account.
2. Go to recommendations tab, click "rate these items," find the MacBook Air Superdrive, mark it as "I own it"
3. Go to "recommended for you" and click "not interested" on everything except the MacBook Air. Keep doing this until nothing else is left.
4. Go to Gold Box and (hopefully) find the MacBook Air
5. You can switch to your normal account when you go to check out.

Lots of luck.
I got the Gold Box deal after setting up two new accounts. Here's the current status of both of my orders.

NON GOLD BOX: $1,794.00 (free super saver shipping)
Order Placed: January 15, 2008
Shipping estimate: February 11, 2008
Not Yet Shipped: 1 item - delivery estimate: February 18, 2008 - February 22, 2008

GOLD BOX DEAL: $1,704.30 (free super saver shipping)
Order Placed: January 28, 2008
Shipping estimate: March 28, 2008
Not Yet Shipped: 1 item - delivery estimate: April 4, 2008 - April 10, 2008

The shipping time for the GOLD BOX DEAL is pretty ridiculous. We'll see what happens with the shipments. Does anyone have any clue if Amazon tracks serial numbers on computer shipments? I wonder if they'd know if I returned the GOLD BOX DEAL for the NON GOLD BOX within 30 days.

Ultimately, I'm just hoping that the GOLD BOX DEAL ships soon enough due to a large number of other orders canceled--that many Amazon buyers are impatient, decide to purchase directly from their local Apple Store or from The Apple Store Online, and that my GOLD BOX DEAL priority is bumped up the queue.

Any opinions? I can be patient, but I just hope that the 30-day return policy can still be applied in the worst case scenario, wherein I'd use the first MBA to arrive and return the second MBA to arrive as the NON GOLD BOX.

[chaseardoin7]

After seeing the posts about orders changing status, I quickly checked mine only to see that there was a problem authorizing my credit card.

I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.

I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.

I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.

I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple? :)

ha. i know exactly what ur talking about. right before christmas i went to the apple store in houston to buy a 24" imac and a macbook and my card was declined. took like 15 minutes to get them to increase my security restrictions. rather embarassing.

chase :apple:

[ahaxton]

SunTrust is the worst I think when it comes to untimely security restrictions lol!

I have very wild and pricey purchases, I guess that's why. I'll buy something expensive in one city then same day buy something expensive in the next town over. Then it gets locked of course and Im trying to pay for food and they tell me its declined. I Hate it, so embarrassing

[barefeats]

I don't quite understand the appeal or the justification for paying $3098 for a MacBook Air with the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a 64GB SSD when the 15" MacBook Pro with the optional 2.6GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, the 7200rpm 200GB drive, built-in slot load SuperDrive, GeForce 8600M GT (256MB) sells for $51 less (or $3048). NOTE: That's with the $99 four gig memory kit from OWC.

If I get the MacBook Pro, I have a 44% faster CPU, 100% more memory, 6x faster GPU, 78% more VRAM, 27% more screen area, 213% more storage, and 20% longer battery life. it may weigh 2 lbs heavier and be 1/4 inch thicker, but I'll have a laptop that can do the heavy lifting of Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mail, Safari, GoLive, Preview -- all of which I'm running as I write this. Activity Monitor shows 3GB of my 4GB actively in use. And the 200GB drive has only 50GB free.

My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.

I don't get it. Help me understand.

[AirmanPika]

Don't fret. I've had shipments from asia to my house arrive in a matter of 2 days. I can't speak for apple but I'm sure they use similar means as I did (EMS).

[mich73]

I don't quite understand the appeal or the justification for paying $3098 for a MacBook Air with the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a 64GB SSD when the 15" MacBook Pro with the optional 2.6GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, the 7200rpm 200GB drive, built-in slot load SuperDrive, GeForce 8600M GT (256MB) sells for $51 less (or $3048). NOTE: That's with the $99 four gig memory kit from OWC.

If I get the MacBook Pro, I have a 44% faster CPU, 100% more memory, 6x faster GPU, 78% more VRAM, 27% more screen area, 213% more storage, and 20% longer battery life. it may weigh 2 lbs heavier and be 1/4 inch thicker, but I'll have a laptop that can do the heavy lifting of Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mail, Safari, GoLive, Preview -- all of which I'm running as I write this. Activity Monitor shows 3GB of my 4GB actively in use. And the 200GB drive has only 50GB free.

My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.

I don't get it. Help me understand.

That's what's great about Apple. They can make something that fits into peoples lifestyles. By all means, if you need that much power in a laptop, the MacBook Pro is an excellent choice. I didn't order the SSD model but I can only assume that there are those that want to be on the cutting edge and will want the latest technology.

I settled on the 1.6/80GB because I do a great deal of travel (80%) and I needed something smaller than the MacBook I had. Unfortunately, I have to lug around my Dell work laptop a well. Airport security sucks. It sucks even more when your trying to get 2 laptops thru security.

[PieMac]

As I posted earlier in this thread...a direct quote from someone who contacted Amazon: "I have emailed and called Amazon, and was told that the March date is only a placeholder, orders should begin shipping sometime next week." This was posted on Jan. 24th. We shall see...and congrats to those who are "prepared for shipment"! :)

[etorres]

That's what's great about Apple. They can make something that fits into peoples lifestyles. By all means, if you need that much power in a laptop, the MacBook Pro is an excellent choice. I didn't order the SSD model but I can only assume that there are those that want to be on the cutting edge and will want the latest technology.

I settled on the 1.6/80GB because I do a great deal of travel (80%) and I needed something smaller than the MacBook I had. Unfortunately, I have to lug around my Dell work laptop a well. Airport security sucks. It sucks even more when your trying to get 2 laptops thru security.

Dont you mean: Thats what's so greatabout Apple,they can make a computer that is more expensive, less powerful and with less capacity, but so damn sexy that almost everyone (inlcuding me) wants one.

[matt4077]

I don't get it. Help me understand.

The extra money goes into the SSD, which for some reason you omitted from your comparison. It's fast and reliable.

The rest of your comparison isn't really relevant, since the base MBA is a lot cheaper than your MBP. But still:

I don't have your need for speed. If you're a graphics professional you probably need all those applications, but as a software guy I've learned one lesson: multitasking is bad for you (me).

I do research in genetics (bioinformatics) so I'd count myself as a power user. But I've never had a need for more than the MBA offers. The simulations run on a cluster anyway. As for storage capacity: a base install of OS and Software takes 20GB at most, and 44GB should be enough, at least on the road. I can only think of professional photographers and these people that obsess about the size of their movie library to need more than that. Personally, I never watch a movie twice, so taking two or three on a trip and then deleting them works fine.

Which brings us to the advantages: If you spend every third week at a conference, you'll start to notice the 2lb rather quickly. How many times did I take my powerbook with me only to regret it when I had to carry it for a whole day? Other times I thought I learned and didn't take it, only to then regret that decision.

Summa sumarum: to each his own.

[mich73]

Dont you mean: Thats what's so greatabout Apple,they can make a computer that is more expensive, less powerful and with less capacity, but so damn sexy that almost everyone (inlcuding me) wants one.

True, but don't forget, the Air is one of the cheapest portable laptops out there. The Sony TZ models start at $2099 for a 1.06GHz processor.

[growinglogic]

After seeing the posts about orders changing status, I quickly checked mine only to see that there was a problem authorizing my credit card.

I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.

I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.

I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.

I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple? :)

I had the same problem. I caught it just like you, checking the status page.

[NYCMacFan]

Yes, I seem to remember Lantau Island, HK, appearing on the route in previous purchases. I assume that's some Fedex location close to HK airport.

In addition to being one of the nicest airports in the world (HK's Lantau Island is the airport), this is one of the largest logistics centers in the world.

[SteveSparks]

True, but don't forget, the Air is one of the cheapest portable laptops out there. The Sony TZ models start at $2099 for a 1.06GHz processor.

That is incorrect!!

2,925
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ190N/B 11.1" Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor U7600, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB Flash Drive, Vista Business) Black
:rolleyes:

[NYCMacFan]

Don't fret. I've had shipments from asia to my house arrive in a matter of 2 days. I can't speak for apple but I'm sure they use similar means as I did (EMS).

HK is 13 hours ahead. So something that goes out early Tuesday morning in HK can theoretically arrive in the US on a Tuesday later delivery (certainly a Wednesday).

Watch and it will likely go to Anchorage, get cleared for customs before it even lands and get shipped out direct to places like LA, NYC and via Memphis or some other hub for other places. They have this down to a science, really.

[PieMac]

I had the same problem. I caught it just like you, checking the status page.

Same here...every time I've purchased something in the $1000.00 to $2000.00 range and have used my Chase Amazon.com Visa, I've had someone call to verify the purchase first and my order has also gotten held up because of this and it can be very frustrating. That said, I just called Chase and they said that Amazon had put through the $1.00 charge on the 26th (the day I placed my order) to verify the account, but the full purchase had not been charged yet...here's hoping that's not far behind!:D

Also, they made a note on my account that i have ok'd the purchase, along with the amount. So...now I continue to wait, but it does look promising. Oh, and my delivery date reads by March 27 at present. :rolleyes::p

[growinglogic]

Same here...every time I've purchased something in the $1000.00 to $2000.00 range and have used my Chase Amazon.com Visa, I've had someone call to verify the purchase first and my order has also gotten held up because of this and it can be very frustrating. That said, I just called Chase and they said that Amazon had put through the $1.00 charge on the 26th (the day I placed my order) to verify the account, but the full purchase had not been charged yet...here's hoping that's not far behind!:D

Also, they made a note on my account that i have ok'd the purchase, along with the amount. So...now I continue to wait, but it does look promising. Oh, and my delivery date reads by March 27 at present. :rolleyes::p

When this happened I called and said it was fine. Does this mean that the charge will go through without a problem? Apple did the whole amount not a $1.

(I have the Chase Amazon.com card, too :))

[PieMac]

When this happened I called and said it was fine. Does this mean that the charge will go through without a problem? Apple did the whole amount not a $1.

(I have the Chase Amazon.com card, too :))

That means your good to go! :D:apple:

[mich73]

That is incorrect!!

2,925
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ190N/B 11.1" Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor U7600, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB Flash Drive, Vista Business) Black
:rolleyes:

Oh, to that point, I also missed the Sony TZ298N. It starts at only $3,699 for a 1.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. ;) :D

[SteveSparks]

So I guess if my order status has not changed by now, It likely will not be updated for another 24 hours. I think these things are done in batches and not updated realtime.

[scottkifnw]

Dont you mean: Thats what's so greatabout Apple,they can make a computer that is more expensive, less powerful and with less capacity, but so damn sexy that almost everyone (inlcuding me) wants one.

sounds about right to me. And this is a bad thing????:confused:

[instant hit]

seems the credit card company left a message for me -- most likely related to my mba preorder -- 9 in the morning (PT) today.

it's a shame i won't be able to confirm the transaction till early morning. just hoping when this bit is all said and done apple gets the green light to ship my mba out!

i haven't waited so impatiently since childhood :D

[AirmanPika]

HK is 13 hours ahead. So something that goes out early Tuesday morning in HK can theoretically arrive in the US on a Tuesday later delivery (certainly a Wednesday).

Watch and it will likely go to Anchorage, get cleared for customs before it even lands and get shipped out direct to places like LA, NYC and via Memphis or some other hub for other places. They have this down to a science, really.

Suprisingly mine went straight from Japan to NYC. From there it got to Washington DC in a few hours. Total wait time was about 36 hours on my end though as you mentioned the time diff helps.

[cheapa55]

FYI: Just placed an order through Amazon and it has estimated shipping March 28, 2008.

[mashoutposse]

I called the 5th Avenue NYC store about an hour ago. The word from the foot soldiers is still "next week."

I'm kicking myself for hesitating to place the Apple Store order on the 15th...

[matperk]

My friend works at the apple store and said they had a bunch of boxes at both the store he works at and the one he trained at yesterday. He wasn't told what they were though.

[growinglogic]

I have a question.

Historically, with Apple's pre-orders -- are the dates on the status pages always later than when they actually ship? Some people are saying "next week" and Wednesday is the 6th which is what I have as my ship date...

[ahaxton]

I'm calling all my apple stores right when they open lol to find out if someone is going to be selling them. I can't take this anymore.

[aiongiant]

I have a question.

Historically, with Apple's pre-orders -- are the dates on the status pages always later than when they actually ship? Some people are saying "next week" and Wednesday is the 6th which is what I have as my ship date...

i'm pretty sure preorder dates are all padded
as like thats the "latest" date it will get shipped
from my experince anyways

[vtonangi]

I first ordered one for me and my wife the day it came out. But I changed my order on January 25th, when I decided to get it with the SSD option.

Originally it said ship by Feb 6, and a receive date of Feb 11.
Now it says Ships by Feb 15 delivers by Feb 20th. <ugh>

I called Apple and they said "it most likely will be with you much sooner then that. This is just the latest it will arrive"

So I'm hoping I get sooner then Feb. 20th...

[MacRumorUser]

Mine has since day one of placing the order given me the ship date of Tues Feb 5th.

Which was 3 weeks exactly after the Keynote speech. I see no reason at this stage to think it will ship this week at all and that date correlates mostly with everyone else's and therefore we should maybe delay all this build-up for another week.

It's likely that the first batch of MBA's produced out of the factory were heading for the retail stores.

Hence giving us all another week in order to manufacturer further stockpile so fulfill our orders.

[illian]

you might be right about that...still not yet shipped
MACBOOK AIR 13/1.6/2GB/80GB-DEU

damn i really need this thing 9 Feb. :(

[Herbminke]

I am a "keynote plus one hour orderer."

I checked my order status this morning and it is once again marked "prepared for shipment." Not sure this means anything - stay tuned. :D:D

[LosJackal]

Looks like apple is updating order status in terms of original ship dates. Sounds like everyone with a ship date of Feb 6th is getting there status changed to "prepared for shipment. Can people please confirm this by posting there original ship date when there status changes. My ship date is feb 7th and so far nothing has changed.

I ordered the stock base model, MACBOOK AIR 13/1.6/2GB/80GB-USA, at 10:40am right after the keynote. I am "Prepared for Shipment", but the ship dates haven't changed yet from Feb 6 / Feb 11.

[netdog]

21 hours after keynote began. Standard 1.6. Still no change.

[illian]

21 hours after keynote began. Standard 1.6. Still no change.

same here netdog...maybe europeans get their mba later. i doubt we'll get it this week :(

[desenso]

I don't quite understand the appeal or the justification for paying $3098 for a MacBook Air with the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a 64GB SSD when the 15" MacBook Pro with the optional 2.6GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, the 7200rpm 200GB drive, built-in slot load SuperDrive, GeForce 8600M GT (256MB) sells for $51 less (or $3048). NOTE: That's with the $99 four gig memory kit from OWC.

If I get the MacBook Pro, I have a 44% faster CPU, 100% more memory, 6x faster GPU, 78% more VRAM, 27% more screen area, 213% more storage, and 20% longer battery life. it may weigh 2 lbs heavier and be 1/4 inch thicker, but I'll have a laptop that can do the heavy lifting of Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mail, Safari, GoLive, Preview -- all of which I'm running as I write this. Activity Monitor shows 3GB of my 4GB actively in use. And the 200GB drive has only 50GB free.

My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.

I don't get it. Help me understand.

Dude. We're 1050 posts into this thread. Look back in the 1-300 post range and enjoy the lively debate on this issue. For the people that have made it past the millennia mark, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS KIND OF LOGIC. :rolleyes:

[scottkifnw]

No change in my status yet- "not yet shipped".

[illian]

Dude. We're 1050 posts into this thread. Look back in the 1-300 post range and enjoy the lively debate on this issue. For the people that have made it past the century mark, WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS KIND OF LOGIC. :rolleyes:

Forget it...you can't help people like him. He needs to go beyond his small horizon...well that's too much to ask for!

[praetorianer69]

same here netdog...maybe europeans get their mba later. i doubt we'll get it this week :(

Same here....

05.Feb. / 11.Feb. not shipped yet

I ordered 1 hour after the show...

[LosJackal]

My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.

I don't get it. Help me understand.

Hi Rob! I understand it may be difficult for you to understand what is appealing about the Macbook Air. You've been running the Barefeats Web site so long, your focus is on incremental performance improvements.

For me, "some" power is "enough". I'm typing this on the original 17" Macbook Pro, Intel Core Duo and 2 GB of RAM. I'm pretty sure the Macbook Air with 1.6 Intel Core 2 Duo will at the very least be just as fast. I'm approaching my third year of having this computer. If I don't do anything, I'll keep computing at this speed for the next 12 months. Or, I can sell this computer and put the proceeds towards the Macbook Air, and try computing on that for a year.

Why am I willing to spend say $1000 out of pocket to get the Air? Because it is much lighter, and it will be a change in computing for me. Downgrading from my current 120gb to 80gb will be the biggest challenge, but I also have 1.5 TB of external drives that I can't take with me either. I just need to figure out how to organize my stuff so that I have the essentials with me. And by essentials, I mean the program and documents I use 95% of the time in my day-to-day work. Those have got to be able to fit on an 80gb drive. I have a Cinema Display at home as well, so when I need to do more serious computing, I'll plug in to the external drives and monitor.

I do love the 17" laptops. I had the original for 3 years before this one. I've had the screen resolution set to 1280x800 to see what it's like to live at this lower resolution, and so far I'm fine, especially with the advances in the OS like Spaces. Bottom line, at some point a computer has "enough" power to do what you need it to do.

[kming05]

any keynote day orders of 1.8/80gb prepared for shipment? mine still isnt. :(

[Cybergypsy]

any keynote day orders of 1.8/80gb prepared for shipment? mine still isnt. :( yes mine is..... :) money out of bank too...
sorry 1.6/80

[illian]

i'll call apple germany today...i know the answer already ....anyhow maybe i'll get a nice woman on the phone :D

[netdog]

Doesn't make sense that they would only ship to the USA first. There will be massive shipments any moment now to the USA, UK and other parts of the world. FedEx will handle the details.

[praetorianer69]

i'll call apple germany today...i know the answer already ....anyhow maybe i'll get a nice woman on the phone :D

Give us the answer....:apple:

[illian]

Doesn't make sense that they would only ship to the USA first. There will be massive shipments any moment now to the USA, UK and other parts of the world. FedEx will handle the details.

oh i hope you're right about that :rolleyes:

[thehuhman]

:rolleyes:I guess I appreciate Apple notifying me about the shipping status of part of my order, but... the "part" is the superdrive, which is useless to me without the laptop. Also, the notice (see below) is kinda out of sync with the original reality, which was Ships by Feb. 12 and Delivers by Feb. 18. It isn't a delay, so why the apology? :(I'm beginning to get that queezy sensation... I mean, it's that uneasy feeling that one gets while attempting to purchase something from Dell (which I have vowed I will NEVER do again)

The notice:

Due to an unexpected delay, we now anticipate shipping the following item(s) as follows:
MB397G/A, MACBOOK AIR SUPERDRIVE-GEN
Ships by Jan 30 - Feb 1
Delivers by Feb 1 - Feb 7
We regret any inconvenience this delay may cause.

[Neutral Gamer]

Where's the MacBook Air?!

Last week I went to the Apple store in Regents Street in London and the guy there told me they should be released on Tuesday, i.e. today. So what's going on? Has anyone been to the store or phoned up yet? Or do we have to wait for it to be released in California first?

Hmmm, maybe they'll release the new MBP's today and the MBA next week ... :D

[Magguss]

Well, hello everybody!

Just joined the forum as I'm also one of these 'waiting-for-the-magic-moment'-people.

I ordered my MBA (standard config, german layout) last Tuesday, one week after the keynote speech. Since then, no changes in shipment/delivery dates (Feb 12/21).

I'm just wondering about the fact that neither of the international stores has an update on the shipment estimate, 2 to 3 weeks everywhere ...

I hope some of you guys will let us know if the US-stores have 'something in the air' today ;) Crossing fingers for you, here in 'old Europe' :p

Cheers

[bearwise]

Air 1.6/80 shipped. Due Friday.

[mich73]

I just checked, my order has been shipped. I have a FedEx tracking number!!!!!!!!!

[Magguss]

Screenshots :confused:

Happy for you, guys!
:D :D :D

[mich73]

Sorry, I forgot the screen shot.

[teerexx52]

Waiting for my local Apple Store to open. Going to call and see if they have them. Maybe I'll get lucky.

[netdog]

Any changes to ANY of our UK or European orders?

[ahaxton]

I called two Atlanta apple stores here. They both said no for today. Grrrrr

[applestew]

shipped and received!

Went home nice brown Manila envelope waiting!

Opened it and there's only the Ethernet dongle!!!

Yes! Apple appears to be shipping my orders in pieces... My MBA and super drive are still not shipped...:(

[teerexx52]

I called two Atlanta apple stores here. They both said no for today. Grrrrr

ughhhhh i'll post about the Albany NY store when I call. they open at 10 but not feeling too positive about it.

[Cybergypsy]

I keep clicking on the MBP thread....ughhhhhh mine is prepard still ship already!!!!!!

[desenso]

Mine also shipped. Ordered as soon as the store came up after the Keynote. I didn't update my delivery option to overnight, though, so I'm still stuck with 2-3 day. Fedex says it'll be here by Friday.

[cliffardo2001]

I ordered mine at 12:15 PM the day of the Stevenote! Where is my shipping! Mine's prepared for shipment, but the money's not left the account. I called the bank and they said I'm cleared for the purchase....but still just prepared...at least I got overnight delivery for free...

[Cybergypsy]

Mine also shipped. Ordered as soon as the store came up after the Keynote. I didn't update my delivery option to overnight, though, so I'm still stuck with 2-3 day. Fedex says it'll be here by Friday. Crap orderd the same time and nothing yet :(

[n0de]

just spoke to 5th Ave store in NY and they do NOT have them in stock.

[Cybergypsy]

I ordered mine at 12:15 PM the day of the Stevenote! Where is my shipping! Mine's prepared for shipment, but the money's not left the account. I called the bank and they said I'm cleared for the purchase....but still just prepared...at least I got overnight delivery for free...Ordered 10:56 and still not shipped just preparing

[teerexx52]

just spoke to 5th Ave store in NY and they do NOT have them in stock.

Well if they don't I don't hold out much hope of any stores getting them today unless they show up in shipments later in the day

[cliffardo2001]

Ordered 10:56 and still not shipped just preparing


I should clarify that it was 12:15 PM EST

[kming05]

1.6 80gb still prepared for shipment but has not yet shipped

1.8 80gb, still "not yet shipped"

WHYYYYYY. haha. i have a nice waterfield case, fresh copy of office 08, and a new bluetooth mouse awaiting! gahh.

[MacRumorUser]

I hate you all... mines not even gone to prepared for shipping :(

Still showing as

[mich73]

Crap orderd the same time and nothing yet :(

I paid for 2 day shipping. I wonder if those with overnight are being pushed until later? That would suck.

[zoolaine]

Ordered 11:46am day of keynote and mine still says "not yet shipped" :(:(
Got the 1.6 80gb version, but ordered it with iworks, wonder if thats the hold up

[JCT]

just spoke to 5th Ave store in NY and they do NOT have them in stock.

oh well, so much for playing hooky this afternoon and heading downtown... :(

Here's hoping for you Cybergypsy--- I'm not even prepared for shipment yet.

JT

[Cybergypsy]

I paid for 2 day shipping. I wonder if those with overnight are being pushed until later? That would suck.

it preparing to ship so maybe later....

[spyz88]

Hi all, long time troll here.

I called the Freehold, NJ store, the Paramus, NJ store, and Short Hills, NJ and NONE of them have it. Only thing I can think of is that they MIGHT get them in at there 12:30 shipment.

This really REALLY sucks. :apple: is the only company I know where you have to beg them to take your $1800 - $3000. LOL. Also I cant believe El Jobso would not keep his "2 week" word. Pretty messed up.

[desenso]

I suspect they are being shipped from China, too. If you look at the screenshot that I attached, it lists today's date, but 3:54pm. This suggests that it's coming from pretty far east.

[acoleacole]

I suspect they are being shipped from China, too. If you look at the screenshot that I attached, it lists today's date, but 3:54pm. This suggests that it's coming from pretty far east.

I just called Apple to try to change to overnight shipping, and the operator said that the fastest was 2-3 day because it was coming from China.
Mine is still not ready for shipment either - ordered the 1.8GHz/64MB SSD, so maybe that is what is holding up shipment?

[Cybergypsy]

I just called Apple to try to change to overnight shipping, and the operator said that the fastest was 2-3 day because it was coming from China.
Mine is still not ready for shipment either - ordered the 1.8GHz/64MB SSD, so maybe that is what is holding up shipment?

It does not ship overnight till it hits Alaska.....

[Magguss]

Any changes to ANY of our UK or European orders?

No changes for me (Germany, Feb 12/21) ... :(

MBA 1.6/80, german

[praetorianer69]

No changes for me (Germany, Feb 12/21) ... :(

MBA 1.6/80, german

Germany Feb 05/11....:(

[Magguss]

Germany Feb 05/11....:(

I assume you ordered right after the keynote speech?

[spyz88]

Pretty soon im just going to say eff it and get myself a MacBook custom order, with everything. Too bad it doesnt have that illuminated keyboard...

[praetorianer69]

I assume you ordered right after the keynote speech?

Yes one hour after the show...

[Cybergypsy]

anyone else shipped yet???

[MacRumorUser]

So has it only been US orders that have shipped so far ?

[mich73]

Noticed on the FedEx website that there shipping from Shanghai. It was picked up but missed the cutoff. Now my order has the status listed as "Shipment Exception". Oh well, I was hoping for a Thursday delivery. Friday is still better than the 2/11 date I had before.

[CaptainCaveMann]

Man I wish Apple would hurry up and ship you guys your macbook's. I want to sees some pics and hear some responses! :p

[MazingerZ]

Mine says picked up from Shanghai...but there's a package exception...package received after fedex cutoff.

[MacRumorUser]

Mine says picked up from Shanghai...but there's a package exception...package received after fedex cutoff.

Don't worry about that. I've had 3 macbooks, 1 macbook pro and 2 imacs shipped to me in the last two years from Shanghai and they all have had package exception error for a short while.

[Magguss]

So has it only been US orders that have shipped so far ?

It seems that way.

:rolleyes:

[thedealmaker]

So has it only been US orders that have shipped so far ?

Yepp, seems so... no shipping confirmation outside the US.

I made a mistake to cancel my Apple online order (Feb 5th / Feb 14th) and switched to my local Apple Premium Reseller in Germany. If any store in NYC will get some MBAs... a colleague of mine is still there (until tomorrow).

Cheers from Germany.

[desenso]

So has anyone that switched to overnight shipping received a tracking number yet? I wonder if making this switch has somehow affected your position in the shipping queue?

[Cybergypsy]

So has anyone that switched to overnight shipping received a tracking number yet? I wonder if making this switch has somehow affected your position in the shipping queue?

I wonder if it will be shippied with yours and in alaska show for the first time...

[instant hit]

fwiw, the online apple store no longer lists the mba as pre-order, although it still says "ships in 2-3 weeks."

if i were to wager a guess, we won't see the mba in the physical stores until friday or the following tuesday. also guessing we won't see 10.5.2 till some time later today or tomorrow.

[spyz88]

So much for Steve Jobs "It will be released in 2 weeks." Glad to know we can take him for his word. :mad: Its not even so much I mind waiting as it is just tell me the FREAKIN date. Also does anyone think they will pull a special ohh its 6pm they go on sale? (wishful thinking)

I checked Apple.com and its still showing me the pre-order now button.

[Silentwave]

Ugh. I had forgotten that certain ADC store orders after business hours are over don' count until he next morning. All my waffling between the 1.6 and 1.8 probably pushed back my ship date.

[rsbell]

So much for Steve Jobs "It will be released in 2 weeks." Glad to know we can take him for his word. :mad: Its not even so much I mind waiting as it is just tell me the FREAKIN date. Also does anyone think they will pull a special ohh its 6pm they go on sale? (wishful thinking)

I checked Apple.com and its still showing me the pre-order now button.

Still says "Preorder" for me.

Also, Jobs said it would "ship in 2 weeks", not be "released".

[kming05]

does fedex ship saturdays? i'm hoping that my 1.8/80 will go through tomorrow and i'll get it this weekend. fingers crossed...

[Cybergypsy]

does fedex ship saturdays? i'm hoping that my 1.8/80 will go through tomorrow and i'll get it this weekend. fingers crossed...
Ummm NO :(

[Cybergypsy]

does fedex ship saturdays? i'm hoping that my 1.8/80 will go through tomorrow and i'll get it this weekend. fingers crossed...call and ask for overnight might get there faster....

[cliffardo2001]

why does mine still say prepared to ship!??!?! I ordered it right after the keynote...I called the bank and there wasn't a problem there...

[kming05]

i had tried asking for overnight and they said they could not since it was coming from china. they upgraded me to 2day on both macbook airs.

[spyz88]

Still says "Preorder" for me.

Also, Jobs said it would "ship in 2 weeks", not be "released".

Sorry about that I stand corrected. The point of it though was WHY cant they just give us a release date instead of cryptic messages of "ship in 2 weeks."

Okay thats fine it ships in two weeks but are these things on a slow boat from China or what? My whole point though was just that for us all wanting to drop the money as bad as we do, we should have a definitive date. Not have to guesstimate.

[instant hit]

So much for Steve Jobs "It will be released in 2 weeks." Glad to know we can take him for his word. :mad: Its not even so much I mind waiting as it is just tell me the FREAKIN date. Also does anyone think they will pull a special ohh its 6pm they go on sale? (wishful thinking)

I checked Apple.com and its still showing me the pre-order now button.

ah, you're right. my eyes were deceiving me :D

to humor myself, i watched the part of the keynote again and at around 1:11:00 jobs says "commence shipping in 2 weeks." arguably, he's a man of his word.

[JackSYi]

Strange how there is such a discrepancy in whether or not overnight shipping was possible.

[Cybergypsy]

why does mine still say prepared to ship!??!?! I ordered it right after the keynote...I called the bank and there wasn't a problem there...


Mine does too hang on...in the same boat

[etorres]

It FINALLY shipped!
Now I can go to sleep...

[aiongiant]

lame

Not yet shipped
MACBOOK AIR 13/1.6/2GB/80GB-USA
Ships by: 6 Feb
Delivers by: 18 Feb

i wonder anyone in canada have prepared for shipment yet?
i'm guessing it goes through different shipment methods

i ordered the night of the keynote

[jdcrow711]

mine shipped out of Shanghai today and is expected in my hands by Friday (standard shipping as i did not call in time to change it before it prepared!)

ordered the mba standard config right after the keynote

[Cybergypsy]

Strange how there is such a discrepancy in whether or not overnight shipping was possible.
I was told no overnight from china....alaska yes :)

[matt4077]

So it appears only US customers who ordered the 1.6/80 configuration and had an originally shipping date of Feb 6th are currently shipping? Anybody not in that category who got to prepared for shipping or beyond?

[steve31]

still nothing for the 1.8 ssd hd:(

[deezie]

So my MBA status changed to Prepared For Shipment late last night. Got a little antsy and called to upgrade to a speedier shipping this morning, but was told once the order status changes, there's no way to alter the order.

Oh wells, have to wait till next Monday/Tuesday I guess!

[cliffardo2001]

Mine does too hang on...in the same boat

Let's just hope our ship sails soon!

[Unconsoled]

Don't know if anyone has noted this but today (January 29th) is exactly 6 months from the iPhone release (June 29th). Probably nothing but it would be pretty cool if it did get released today. My $0.02. :D

[kming05]

Strange how there is such a discrepancy in whether or not overnight shipping was possible.

i agree. i talked to 4 different reps about getting overnight too and all told me that they could only 2-3 it from china.

as for my superdrive, it will be shipped 6th, arrive 8th.

i noticed something interesting though...

i have 2 macbook airs on order, one 1.6 80 and one 1.8 80 placed both with superdrives under two seperate transactions.

so the 1.6/80 is prepared for shipment, and under shipping method it says 2 days

though for the 1.8/80 it is still not yet shipped and under the shipping method it says 2-3 days.

weird, in that they were both upgraded to the same shipping.

[aiongiant]

Don't know if anyone has noted this but today (January 29th) is exactly 6 months from the iPhone release (June 29th). Probably nothing but it would be pretty cool if it did get released today. My $0.02. :D

interesting but i think they would hold a press conference for it if they do release a new iphone

[Cybergypsy]

Let's just hope our ship sails soon!

Let me know when yours shipps did you get overnight?

[larryj]

Anyone in the US with a standard config order placed on the 15th still at 'not yet shipped'? Just me?

Damn you Chase.

[etorres]

My order says in transit, so it must be somewhere over the pacific right about now... Friday should be the day.

[cliffardo2001]

Let me know when yours shipps did you get overnight?

Yeah. I called yesterday and I asked how much it would be and the lady said she'd upgrade me for free. She said she was just dying to get her hands on one. So, right now it says prepared for shipment, shipping 2/6 delivers 2/7.

[Unconsoled]

Don't know if anyone has noted this but today (January 29th) is exactly 6 months from the iPhone release (June 29th). Probably nothing but it would be pretty cool if it did get released today. My $0.02. :D


Sorry, I just meant that it would be cool if the MBA came out today not a new phone. Two possibly revolutionary product from Mr. Steve.

[bitty417]

Anyone in the US with a standard config order placed on the 15th still at 'not yet shipped'? Just me?

Damn you Chase.

1.6/80 ordered about an hour after the keynote. Still not yet shipped -- :(

[retrocactus]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/2228111635_ac2042e7a3_o.png

Status changed this morning (or possibly overnight) to prepared - the MBA at least....ordered at 1:45pm the day of the Keynote coming to Vancouver, BC.

I did call and get upgraded shipping (for free) yesterday but I suspect that no matter how you ordered on Keynote day, you'll get faster shipping. This has happened before with my previous 12" Powerbook.

[kming05]

im sitting here at work, and in the last 2 hours i must have refreshed my order status page about 100x. still no change.

[Cybergypsy]

Yeah. I called yesterday and I asked how much it would be and the lady said she'd upgrade me for free. She said she was just dying to get her hands on one. So, right now it says prepared for shipment, shipping 2/6 delivers 2/7. My dates are the same as your pM me if yours ships and I will do the same to you ;:)

[instant hit]

im sitting here at work, and in the last 2 hours i must have refreshed my order status page about 100x. still no change.

haha, i know the feeling. yesterday when this thread started seeing prepared for shipment confirmations i started refreshing this thread and the apple store like crazy.

being the optimist, i just cleared my credit card to authorize the mba charge, so hopefully i see "shipped" tonight and skipping the "prepared for shipment" phase.

[cliffardo2001]

My dates are the same as your pM me if yours ships and I will do the same to you ;:)

Will do!

[shk718]

i bet their going to hit the stores on friday - and anyone who ordered at macworld time will get them on friday - i waited until the next day to order mine so i bet mine changes to shipped tomorrow and i won't get it untill saturday.

i'm thinking of cancelling my order today and buying it at the store on friday - assuming my above premise is correct.

this is frustrating - i'm back in grade school waiting for santa to come.

what do you guys think?

[spyz88]

i bet their going to hit the stores on Friday - and anyone who ordered at mac world time will get them on Friday - i waited until the next day to order mine so i bet mine changes to shipped tomorrow and i won't get it until Saturday.

I'm thinking of canceling my order today and buying it at the store on Friday - assuming my above premise is correct.

this is frustrating - I'm back in grade school waiting for santa to come.

what do you guys think?I think thats the best theory so far. I'm not going to get all excited for a Wednesday launch and be disappointed again. (I've been up since 5:30am because I couldn't sleep) I am aiming for Friday too. Hopefully walk into my local Apple store and out with a new MBA!

[kming05]

seems logical, though i placed both orders on the day of macworld, and still nothing has shipped.

[Paix247]

I was at the Ridgedale Apple Store last night to get some help from the Genius Bar, and I noticed a few MacBook Air signs haning up. No sign of the actual units though.
An interesting note though... there are usually several genius' running around, but I didn't see more than two at one time. They kept going in the back. Maybe they were learning/testing out the Air back there? ;)

[Cybergypsy]

we are almost at 50K views of this thread

[MacRumorUser]

we are almost at 50K views of this thread

And only 25k of them are yours ;) :p :D

Still no update this side of the atlantic, and I can still cancel my order meaning it's still no closer to shipping for me. :o

[growinglogic]

Still no update here in Chicago. Still not yet shipped. I am a 1.8/80 by the way.

[SteveSparks]

I can still cancel my order meaning it's still no closer to shipping for me. :o


I am in the same boat. :eek:

[spyz88]

I called the Ridgedale store just because I have the need to harass Apple store employees because I'm beyond impatient and the guy said about another week or week and a half. :confused:

[spyz88]

Sorry, I just meant that it would be cool if the MBA came out today not a new phone. Two possibly revolutionary product from Mr. Steve. I really wish that would happen. Would be pretty cool...

[SteveSparks]

I called the Ridgedale store just because I have the need to harass Apple store employees because I'm beyond impatient and the guy said about another week or week and a half. :confused:

Which really means that they had 15 of them in stock but all the employees purchased them!! :eek::eek:

[SteveSparks]

we are almost at 50K views of this thread

Went up a 1000+ in just a few minutes and broke 50K :o

[CaptainCannabis]

Now that they have started shipping for some people I've become more impatient than ever!!

1.8 with SSD Ordered on Jan 17th
Ships by Feb 8th
Delivers by Feb 11th
2-3 day shipping method

Still "not yet shipped" :(

I hope our orders status start changing tonight!

[pepito]

Don't know if anyone has noted this but today (January 29th) is exactly 6 months from the iPhone release (June 29th). Probably nothing but it would be pretty cool if it did get released today. My $0.02. :D

It seems another impact of the long and tense wait for the Air has been the impairment of your date calculations.. :-). From June 29th to January 29th there are 7 months (not 6)...

[nuclearwinter]

I already posted this question in another thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=423819), but since this one is more active, I thought I'd post it here too.

Has anyone ordered their MBA from MacMall?

[ahaxton]

I've called all the Atlanta stores now, it's definitely going to be on sale this week. Got a couple recommendations during my conversations about "Personal Shopper" feature because of the highly expected craze.

[JtheLemur]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in all the previous posts, but since I ordered way later that a lot of folks (ship date of Feb. 19th) I'll play the part of Captain Bringdown.

Here's what happens with any new (as in, new form factor, new line, etc. Not an update of an existing line) Apple hardware:

It reaches Alaska from China.

Then, it stays in Alaska for an additional 1 to 3+ days. Sometimes 4, occasionally 5.

This is because the hardware shipments reach the Alaska distribution center before the customs paperwork does. Only when they receive the paperwork do they check out the shipments and are able to clear the initial shipments, as well as the consecutive ones.

This has been my experience for at least five different Apple hardware orders over the past few years (I'm a rev.A whore).

Enjoy your delays! =D

*grumble*

[ahaxton]

Well hopefully not because the stores at least in my area are all saying this week is it.

[nuclearwinter]

(I'm a rev.A whore).


You too, huh? Every single one of my Apple machines has been a rev. A. Every single one has had problems that required repair/replacement also.

I should note that I've also ordered a 1.8/SSD MBA too. What a sucker I am.

[PieMac]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in all the previous posts, but since I ordered way later that a lot of folks (ship date of Feb. 19th) I'll play the part of Captain Bringdown.

Here's what happens with any new (as in, new form factor, new line, etc. Not an update of an existing line) Apple hardware:

It reaches Alaska from China.

Then, it stays in Alaska for an additional 1 to 3+ days. Sometimes 4, occasionally 5.

This is because the hardware shipments reach the Alaska distribution center before the customs paperwork does. Only when they receive the paperwork do they check out the shipments and are able to clear the initial shipments, as well as the consecutive ones.
This has been my experience for at least five different Apple hardware orders over the past few years (I'm a rev.A whore).

Enjoy your delays! =D

*grumble*

My brand new aluminum iMac was in Alaska for less than 24 hrs so that is simply not true for every one. Sorry you've had such bad experiences.

[Unconsoled]

It seems another impact of the long and tense wait for the Air has been the impairment of your date calculations.. :-). From June 29th to January 29th there are 7 months (not 6)...

Yep...This stuff is melting my brain!!! Maybe when I get my MBA I will be able to use the calculator function properly! :rolleyes:

[Unconsoled]

Yep...This stuff is melting my brain!!! Maybe when I get my MBA I will be able to use the calculator function properly! :rolleyes:

I forgot October! Oops

[kantonaxtwoo]

i am just as anxious as the rest of you except i placed an order on the 16th and it didn't go through so i reordered it on the 18th and i have a ship date of feb 11th and delivery by the 15th. So i have also seen that many of you have called to get the upgraded shipping and i did it last night and the lady told me it was like 24 dollars extra. i said no thanks and decided to call again this morning and the guy just upgraded to 2-3 days shipping for free!!

[Cybergypsy]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in all the previous posts, but since I ordered way later that a lot of folks (ship date of Feb. 19th) I'll play the part of Captain Bringdown.

Here's what happens with any new (as in, new form factor, new line, etc. Not an update of an existing line) Apple hardware:

It reaches Alaska from China.

Then, it stays in Alaska for an additional 1 to 3+ days. Sometimes 4, occasionally 5.

This is because the hardware shipments reach the Alaska distribution center before the customs paperwork does. Only when they receive the paperwork do they check out the shipments and are able to clear the initial shipments, as well as the consecutive ones.

This has been my experience for at least five different Apple hardware orders over the past few years (I'm a rev.A whore).

Enjoy your delays! =D

*grumble*
all my shipment have never been in alaska for more the 24 hours, I had a total of 6 apples this year. one never saw alaska and shipped from tenn

[JackSYi]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in all the previous posts, but since I ordered way later that a lot of folks (ship date of Feb. 19th) I'll play the part of Captain Bringdown.

Here's what happens with any new (as in, new form factor, new line, etc. Not an update of an existing line) Apple hardware:

It reaches Alaska from China.

Then, it stays in Alaska for an additional 1 to 3+ days. Sometimes 4, occasionally 5.

This is because the hardware shipments reach the Alaska distribution center before the customs paperwork does. Only when they receive the paperwork do they check out the shipments and are able to clear the initial shipments, as well as the consecutive ones.

This has been my experience for at least five different Apple hardware orders over the past few years (I'm a rev.A whore).

Enjoy your delays! =D

*grumble*

I've also never had a shipment stay in Alaska for more than 1 day. Nice try.

[akislot]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in all the previous posts, but since I ordered way later that a lot of folks (ship date of Feb. 19th) I'll play the part of Captain Bringdown.

Here's what happens with any new (as in, new form factor, new line, etc. Not an update of an existing line) Apple hardware:

It reaches Alaska from China.

Then, it stays in Alaska for an additional 1 to 3+ days. Sometimes 4, occasionally 5.

This is because the hardware shipments reach the Alaska distribution center before the customs paperwork does. Only when they receive the paperwork do they check out the shipments and are able to clear the initial shipments, as well as the consecutive ones.

This has been my experience for at least five different Apple hardware orders over the past few years (I'm a rev.A whore).

Enjoy your delays! =D

*grumble*

I actually work for the company, the shipping company and they do NOT unload the planes in Alaska. Everything is cleared in the receiving hub (i.e. Memphis) when the plane is on its way. They do not even unload the plane in Alaska to my knowledge.

All the paperwork is transmitted electronically to Memphis and the clearance starts before the product actually lands in the Hub.

If there are any customs delays they will happen after the shipment is in mainland China. If you are in Canada, the package will clear in Canada after it goes through Memphis. I have also seen it where it arrives in Canada as one entire shipment that clears and then the package is split up and then sent out to the individuals adding 1 extra day onto the ship time, which would bring the transit time to 2 + 1 days... (From China to Canada).

[joegomolski]

You too, huh? Every single one of my Apple machines has been a rev. A. Every single one has had problems that required repair/replacement also.

I should note that I've also ordered a 1.8/SSD MBA too. What a sucker I am.

I have and still use a Rev. A Titanium, never had a problem with it.

Ditto a G4 12".

Problems with Rev A's MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro.

Nevertheless I didn't think twice about my Rev A order for a MBA 1.8, 64GB SSD.

Where is it!

[bjdraw]

For those thinking of trying to buy one at the store. I'd suggest you not cancel your order just yet.

When I originally pre-ordered my Apple TV the stores had them for sale before I received mine -- thanks to the package being shipped signature required. I went to the store and bought one and just called FedEx and told them not to attempt redelivery. Other than being doubled charged on my CC for a week until I received my credit from my apple.com order it worked out nicely.

[Calvinatir]

If anyone is scheduled to receive theirs in Los Angeles today or tomorrow, please contact me at 818.223.1786, i would like to purchase it immediately, make an offer . Thank you

[JackSYi]

If anyone is scheduled to receive theirs in Los Angeles today or tomorrow, please contact me at 818.223.1786, i would like to purchase it immediately. Thank you

lol.

[Cybergypsy]

If anyone is scheduled to receive theirs in Los Angeles today or tomorrow, please contact me at 818.223.1786, i would like to purchase it immediately, make an offer . Thank you

I was wondering how long it would take you to post......

[Calvinatir]

I was wondering how long it would take you to post......

did I dissappoint?

[teerexx52]

I called my local Apple Store 10 minutes ago. They said they have all the promotional stuff in the back but have not received a call from corporate to put it up yet so they do not know when the units will come.

[Silentwave]

just called ADC and had my shipping upgraded to 2-3 day free of charge.

Still ships by the 7th, of course, 1.8/80hd cto.

[desenso]

If anyone is scheduled to receive theirs in Los Angeles today or tomorrow, please contact me at 818.223.1786, i would like to purchase it immediately, make an offer . Thank you

I noticed that in some of your other posts / forums / on Craigslist you are offering to pay airfare for someone to personally deliver you a MacBook Air. I actually possess one, but it's at my beach-house in Hawaii. Please buy me a round-trip fare from Virginia to Honolulu. When I get there, I'll pack up the Air and UPS Sonic it over to you, same day. You'll, of course, have to pay the shipping rate on that. If you could have my return flight from Hawaii be sometime next week, I'd greatly appreciate it. It's a bit of a burden to me, but don't worry, you don't have to pay me for my services. Lord knows that you probably need this so urgently for a good reason. You're welcome!

[Calvinatir]

I noticed that in some of your other posts / forums / on Craigslist you are offering to pay airfare for someone to personally deliver you a MacBook Air. I actually possess one, but it's at my beach-house in Hawaii. Please buy me a round-trip fare from Virginia to Honolulu. When I get there, I'll pack up the Air and UPS Sonic it over to you, same day. You'll, of course, have to pay the shipping rate on that. If you could have my return flight from Hawaii be sometime next week, I'd greatly appreciate it. It's a bit of a burden to me, but don't worry, you don't have to pay me for my services. Lord knows that you probably need this so urgently for a good reason. You're welcome!

if only this was serious...

[TorchMusic]

Went to one of the LA Apple Stores & was told the MBA's will DEFINITELY be in this week - 80G and 64G SSD.

I'll be going there every day, to cancel my not-yet-shipped one when I've got the new one in my hands.

[mcvaughan]

Went to one of the LA Apple Stores & was told the MBA's will DEFINITELY be in this week - 80G and 64G SSD.

I'll be going there every day, to cancel my not-yet-shipped one when I've got the new one in my hands.

I'll most likely do the same, if I don't see any movement from China by tomorrow. :)

[Calvinatir]

I'll be at the Sherman Oaks store at 10 AM sharp...hopefully they have the SSD...otherwise I have to drive all the way to the 3rd st. Santa Monica store or the Northridge store...

[shk718]

[QUOTE=TorchMusic;4853952]Went to one of the LA Apple Stores & was told the MBA's will DEFINITELY be in this week - 80G and 64G SSD.

I'll be going there every day, to cancel my not-yet-shipped one when I've got the new one in my hands.[/QUOTE


I'm just worried that if i don't cancel it today it will ship tomorrow and will be too late to cancel and it will show up in the stores on Friday and my house saturday or monday.

[kamilcanada22]

I think people who got there shipping upgraded to overnight, will ship out tomorrow because their macbook air's are already in the US. It seem to me that apple in shipping out the 2 to 3 day orders from china and holding the other orders so that everyone gets them at the same time.

[desenso]

I'll be at the Sherman Oaks store at 10 AM sharp...hopefully they have the SSD...otherwise I have to drive all the way to the 3rd st. Santa Monica store or the Northridge store...

I'll be at the Santa Monica store... buying all the SSD Airs.

[aiongiant]

I think people who got there shipping upgraded to overnight, will ship out tomorrow because their macbook air's are already in the US. It seem to me that apple in shipping out the 2 to 3 day orders from china and holding the other orders so that everyone gets them at the same time.

how did you get that info from?

i think all of them are shipped from china
and will be shipped overnight when it get to the big shipping stations

[Calvinatir]

I'll be at the Santa Monica store... buying all the SSD Airs.

and selling one to me if I'm in need? :) I have all this cash from a failed attempt to acquire one yesterday...still very pissed about that, almost felt like I was on Punk'd waiting for this mongrel yesterday.

[Khurram]

I ordered on jan 15th (after the keynote)
standard 1.6/80hd and shipping date of feb 6th..
my order still says "not yet shipped"
This blows!

[chp5592]

just checked at marlton nj apple store. No air and they said probably next week. I do think those who preordered will get their machine first or at least same time as store because they ship out at same time. Mine still says prepared to ship.

[rspot]

It seems strange that there is such a discrepancy among those of us who ordered the standard configuration on the day of the keynote. My order is showing "Prepared for Shipment," but no charge has been made to my credit card. I haven't made any changes to shipping and chose 2-3 day on checkout.

[aiongiant]

I ordered on jan 15th (after the keynote)
standard 1.6/80hd and shipping date of feb 6th..
my order still says "not yet shipped"
This blows!

yea im on the same boat no change either on my status

[domhnal]

Here is an update..

I just got off the phone with Apple Sales Support, I was wanting to change my shipping method to "expedited" from "standard" and they told me not to bother it would get there the same day. I ordered a 1.8/80G with Ethernet on Jan 21st 8AM EST and my shipping dates have not changed, Feb 12 with delivery on the 22nd.

I hope some of you are right and we get them early. I have ordered many times online for myself, family and friends and I usually get it very quickly when I pick the "expedited" service. The most has been 3 days here in Canada, usually after it ships 1-2 days and the FedEx truck shows up at the door.

[SteveSparks]

just checked at marlton nj apple store. No air and they said probably next week. I do think those who preordered will get their machine first or at least same time as store because they ship out at same time. Mine still says prepared to ship.

My Order Says:

Dear Sir,
You have purchased too many items from your local Apple Store in the last six months. While we understand that you would like a MacBook Air, Apple has determined that you need to spend time time using the 3 other laptops, their accessories, and the several iPods and iPhones you have recently purchased. These items feel neglected and we here at Apple feel you need so show them some love, before you invite another member of the Apple family into you home.

If you spend more time with your current Apple Products and less time stalking the Apple Store at your local mall we may at the time choose to send you a Macbook Air.

Best Regards,
Your friends at the Apple Store.

[LosJackal]

It seems strange that there is such a discrepancy among those of us who ordered the standard configuration on the day of the keynote. My order is showing "Prepared for Shipment," but no charge has been made to my credit card. I haven't made any changes to shipping and chose 2-3 day on checkout.

As did I, but I ordered literally after the keynote as soon as I could. I imagine that someone who ordered later that day could be a part of a second "wave" of computers to be shipped. "Prepared for shipment" implies that it's just awaiting Fedex to come and pick it up.

[scottkifnw]

i bet their going to hit the stores on friday - and anyone who ordered at macworld time will get them on friday - i waited until the next day to order mine so i bet mine changes to shipped tomorrow and i won't get it untill saturday.

i'm thinking of cancelling my order today and buying it at the store on friday - assuming my above premise is correct.

this is frustrating - i'm back in grade school waiting for santa to come.

what do you guys think?

I understand completely.

[kming05]

longest 2-3 weeks of my life.

[m1chelangelo]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f272/mangelo124/macbookairorderdetails.jpg

Looking at that is so frustrating!!!

have we discovered whether the Feb 6th-7th ship date is a placeholder, or is it legit? I cannot wait until the 8th...

I dunno why I'm so anxious, I can't help it.

[shk718]

Lets have fun reading the user manual:


http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacBook_Air_Users_Guide.pdf

[aiongiant]

it's a placeholder dont' worry itll ship before that

but yea i understand how you feel
haha im constantly refreshing my order page right now

[philipcolett]

I ordered mine less than two minutes after the store went back up on the 15th. I ordered the base config, nothing different and choose 2-3 day shipping(fastest avaliable). NO CHANGE!

I called Apple and they said that none have shipped. I told them that I know of many people's that has shipped. He continued to say that none have shipped, and then spoke to a manager, who said the the same thing! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!?

[m1chelangelo]

it's a placeholder dont' worry itll ship before that

but yea i understand how you feel
haha im constantly refreshing my order page right now

I'm with ya, man. I can't wait till it ships or even changes status on the order page.

[LosJackal]

I ordered mine less than two minutes after the store went back up on the 15th. I ordered the base config, nothing different and choose 2-3 day shipping(fastest avaliable). NO CHANGE!

I called Apple and they said that none have shipped. I told them that I know of many people's that has shipped. He continued to say that none have shipped, and then spoke to a manager, who said the the same thing! WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!?

When checking your Apple order, in the blue header bar, what time does it say your order was placed?

[akislot]

Has anyone seen any status changes for custom configurations? I went for the 1.8Ghz / 80GB HDD and my dates are Feb 11/18.

I ordered on January 18th.

Everyone is talking about stock configuration, but no one is mentioning any custom configs...

[philipcolett]

It says 10:41AM

When was the first order, does anyone know?

All I know is I was watching the live updates on macrumors and constantly refreshing apple.com store at the same time, and the MOMENT I saw it was back up I placed an order.

[n0de]

Thanks for posting the user's manual.

Interesting thing though, obvious but I bet overlooked; the manual points out that the magsafe connector has a magnet which may erase credit card strips, ipods and harddrives which should all be kept at least 1" away from the connector. Anyone heard any horror stories about this? :D

[johnzoidberg]

It says 10:41AM

When was the first order, does anyone know?

All I know is I was watching the live updates on macrumors and constantly refreshing apple.com store at the same time, and the MOMENT I saw it was back up I placed an order.

My order says 10:39 AM. But I ordered a CTO 1.8GHz/80HD, so it has yet to ship.

[n0de]

Just a point to everyone who has lost productivity due to constantly checking their shipping status (me included): China is 13 hours ahead of the East Coast USA. This means that 8:00 AM for them is 7:00 PM for us and 5:00 PM for them is 4:00 AM for us. Now we all know that Apple does not use slave labor over there (anymore?), so assuming they only prepare and ship during business hours you can take a break from checking status during your normal work day.

Now once the packages hit Alaska, it is a completely different story.

My order was a standard 1.6/80gb ordered at 10:50 AM PST the day of the keynote, is now "Prepared"

[aiongiant]

mine is...

Order Date: Jan 15, 2008 at 10:23 PM PST
MACBOOK AIR 13/1.6/2GB/80GB-USA
Ships by: 6 Feb
Delivers by: 18 Feb

"Not yet shipped" status

[dexpot]

I think we will get the 10.5.2 update soon as Apple provides us with Keynote, Pages and Numbersupdates (multitouch?).
"This update addresses compatibility with Mac OS X."

[zoolaine]

so assuming they only prepare and ship during business hours you can take a break from checking status during your normal work day.


Now, what fun would that be????????????????????????

[LosJackal]

It says 10:41AM

When was the first order, does anyone know?

All I know is I was watching the live updates on macrumors and constantly refreshing apple.com store at the same time, and the MOMENT I saw it was back up I placed an order.


Mine is 10:40am. With 10:41am, indeed I would have expected yours to ship too. (I think someone on this forum is 10:47am and reported shipped.)

You have my sympathies. I hope yours does ship soon.

[thechidz]

moderator

can you change the title of this thread for correct spelling of their?

[desenso]

moderator

can you change the title of this thread for correct spelling of their?

Yeah the error annoys me, too.

[growinglogic]

Yeah the error annoys me, too.

Aren't there more important things to worry about? LIKE WHEN OUR AIR'S ARE GOING TO SHIP? :eek:

[christof]

Has anyone who ordered from Amazon received a shipping confirmation yet? I haven't.

[jesusdima]

Mine just changed to Prepared for shipment ordered 15 Jan, 2008 en 02:23 PM PST in Mexico Store, any international orders yet shipped?

[PieMac]

Has anyone who ordered from Amazon received a shipping confirmation yet? I haven't.

I'd like to know this too...or if anyone has changed to "shipping soon" yet.

[dexpot]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU like Mac OS X; de-de) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A93 Safari/419.3)

Not yet shipped. -.-

[illian]

any shipments to europe yet?

[SteveSparks]

Anyone have a tracking # that shows their Macbook Air inside the USA. A recent user posted that he spoke with Apple support and they said "none were shipping", I am wondering if this means the systems are staging only for delivery later?

??? :confused: ???

[MacRumorUser]

any shipments to europe yet?

Seemingly not I am afraid. Rather irritating, unless of course they dispatch a share of them to their Netherlands hub and then distribute them accordingly afterwards and inform us.

If it turns out they are purposely delaying Europe shipments over USA then that is a bit crappy.

[Terwal]

Hi,

Have placed following order on Jan 28 (yesterday):

- 1.8 Ghz/ 80 GB
- Superdrive

Current Status: not yet shipped (no surprise there !)
Ships by: Feb 19

For the US


w.

[stillwater]

I visited the Rockingham Apple store today and spoke to an employee who told me they will be putting up new window displays Thursday night. Based on that info, Friday seems like a pretty good bet for in-store availability.

[Terwal]

By the way, question for you while we waiting regarding my order. So far, for my order, have chosen HDD rather than SDD: capacity (higher) and price (lower).

That said, I be able to, at some point in the future, replace the HDD with an SDD ? Under what conditions ?

Thanks for the insight...

[MacBoiAir]

Anyone have status for shipments to FL (orlando), or maybe instores

[Khurram]

Taking into consideration the time difference between nyc and china i'm gonna check back on my order around 8pm my time which will be 9am there I think.
If I remember correctly those whose status changed to prepared to ship yesterday and then consequently shipped today, had their status change around that time as well.
Hoping mine ships tomorrow and I get at least a prepared for shipment today!

[walke219]

Hey everyone, I ordered the 1.8/80 right after the keynote and everything. My est ship was Feb 6/ Feb 12... I called Apple, and got the faster shipping (2-3 days) for $14. Sounds like good news right? Because Feb 6 is a weekend, the $14 2-3 day shipping changed my delivery from Feb 6 / Feb 11. 1 day better!! He did say something about Apple not taking weekends into account in their shipping, so they will probably ship sooner than the date listed on the page.

So I guess - If 1 day means more to you, get the shipping upgrade. I didn't have any luck with the freebie though. Somehow I think that if the shipping date of the 6th is right, it's not really worth it. If it shipped on a Monday though, it would make a big difference.


----He also said that "custom computers always take longer to make and ship out than standard ones"... which is kind of odd since we placed the orders two weeks ago. So who knows what the hold up is. You would also figure that 1.8/80 is a pretty standard config for this computer.

Now, we wait!

[CaptainCannabis]

Come on Apple! SHIP!!

At this pace its going to be easier to buy it in the store.

I see massive order cancellations if they hit the stores before they start shipping properly.

[joegomolski]

Bearer of possibly very bad news.

To wit.

I called Apple Corporate Customer Relations today.

Since I'm leaving for Kauai on 2/04, I asked if there was a chance I could get by MBA 1.8, 64GB earlier than it's predicted delivery on 2/11. :)

Here's what he said, "Sir our internal documents say that your CTO won't ship until 2/21.:mad: Because it's a CTO."

Whoa! My order says ships 2/06, delivers 2/11. "2/22 is what be shows internally for delivery.

Personally I think he was f@@king with me, what an a@@hole.

Now determined to resolve the 2/11 and 2/22 dilemma, I called Apple Corporate Customer relations again.

Spoke to a different guy, who told me the same thing!!! :confused:

It can't be that long, or are we all being punished for ordering the sexiest,
most powerful MBA in the known world.

[cliffardo2001]

Taking into consideration the time difference between nyc and china i'm gonna check back on my order around 8pm my time which will be 9am there I think.
If I remember correctly those whose status changed to prepared to ship yesterday and then consequently shipped today, had their status change around that time as well.
Hoping mine ships tomorrow and I get at least a prepared for shipment today!

I got a "prepared for shipment" last night, but not a shipment notice today. I wonder if the overnight delivery people aren't getting their units shipped before the 2-3 day shipment people.

[Khurram]

I got a "prepared for shipment" last night, but not a shipment notice today. I wonder if the overnight delivery people aren't getting their units shipped before the 2-3 day shipment people.

thanks for the info- you could be very right

[JackSYi]

Bearer of possibly very bad news.

To wit.

I called Apple Corporate Customer Relations today.

Since I'm leaving for Kauai on 2/04, I asked if there was a chance I could get by MBA 1.8, 64GB earlier than it's predicted delivery on 2/11. :)

Here's what he said, "Sir our internal documents say that your CTO won't ship until 2/21.:mad: Because it's a CTO."

Whoa! My order says ships 2/06, delivers 2/11. "2/22 is what be shows internally for delivery.

Personally I think he was f@@king with me, what an a@@hole.

Now determined to resolve the 2/11 and 2/22 dilemma, I called Apple Corporate Customer relations again.

Spoke to a different guy, who told me the same thing!!! :confused:

It can't be that long, or are we all being punished for ordering the sexiest,
most powerful MBA in the known world.

Wow if true, that is not cool at all.

[CaptainCaveMann]

I will probably be buying mine in March, I can't wait because I really need a new computer!

[ahaxton]

Anyone think its possible they might go for sale in stores tomorrow?
I'd like to think so! I'm thinking Thursday though now.

[CaptainCannabis]

Apple is handling the pre-orders for the MBA in the worst way possible. Especially due to the vague responses many customers are receiving from apple's minions on the phone and stores (including managers) and unprecise shipping and delivery dates they are giving.

I give apple a 0/10 for their handling of the MBA pre-orders. And Im never pre-ordering online from them again.

If only they gave us proper reasons and exact dates...

[cheapa55]

I think most pre-orders will be shipped before the MBA hits store shelves or else Apple will be stuck with a bunch of returns.

I ordered mine through Amazon, I'm in no hurry and I would like to play with it at the Apple store before mine ships.

[ahaxton]

I think most pre-orders will be shipped before the MBA hits store shelves or else Apple will be stuck with a bunch of returns.

I ordered mine through Amazon, I'm in no hurry and I would like to play with it at the Apple store before mine ships.

We have no idea though what supply and demand will be like at the store. It's very possible many might not receive their pre-order by the time they hit store shelves. Availability in store is a whole other question. Store Reps have been now telling me to make Personal Shopper appointments because of how crazy it's going to be. I think they have an idea at how crazy it's going to be from the amount of phone calls and emails they receive.

[n0de]

If I can't get one at the 5th Ave store on Friday I may have to moon everyone down the glass staircase.

[zoolaine]

If I can't get one at the 5th Ave store on Friday I may have to moon everyone down the glass staircase.

;) hehe

[weeman]

So I just called my university campus bookstore to ask if they have macbook airs in stock and the girl that picked up said "no"
I then proceeded to ask her if she knows if they will be getting them soon and she said "We should be getting them soon. There is a shipment coming before Friday"
So I was like "Do you know when? Like tomorrow?"
And the girl whispered something/asked something to her supervisor and then she was like "That's all I can say. Sorry."

Cheers!

[twoodcc]

So I just called my university campus bookstore to ask if they have macbook airs in stock and the girl that picked up said "no"
I then proceeded to ask her if she knows if they will be getting them soon and she said "We should be getting them soon. There is a shipment coming before Friday"
So I was like "Do you know when? Like tomorrow?"
And the girl whispered something/asked something to her supervisor and then she was like "That's all I can say. Sorry."

Cheers!

awesome! hopefully they'll be in stores this week at least

[Cybergypsy]

Mine is still prepared for shipping ughhhhh and left for the day......I hope tomorrow is the day :) for all of us....

[Flyer0815]

Mine is still prepared for shipping ughhhhh and left for the day......I hope tomorrow is the day :) for all of us....

I agree.. this has been the most painful wait... especially the combined 3 days or so of Prepared to Ship.... how long does it take to slap a label on and put it on a plane! :)

[designed]

I'm just hoping that the SSD-versions aren't lagging too much behind when it comes down to the shipment of computers to my local Apple retailer.

[ahaxton]

http://www.looprumors.com/article.php?apple-readies-macbook-air-displays,1939617461

[growinglogic]

So that's where our MacBook Air's are.

[ahaxton]

So that's where our MacBook Air's are.

haha


Friday does make sense though since many pre-orders will arrive that day and from what we have been able to get out of store reps, they definitely aren't ready for tomorrow, but keep saying this week.

[guilford911]

I like many others here ordered mine as soon as the apple store came back online after the keynote. and I can't wait to get mine !

*BUT* As a former CFO for a much smaller tech company it is very obvious to me why no one will get theirs before Feb 1. Its simply called "Revenue Recognition" Apple wants/needs to control the timing of revenues and to do that they recognize revenue not when you order, pay, or they ship, but when they deliver the product to the customer. So if I were the CFO at Apple I would make darn sure in order to maximize revenues that they start getting DELIVERED in Feb and not in Jan. Otherwise it will dilute Feb earnings from a rev rec perspective.

Regardless of their earnings calendar i bet this is the reason..

[growinglogic]

I like many others here ordered mine as soon as the apple store came back online after the keynote. and I can't wait to get mine !

*BUT* As a former CFO for a much smaller tech company it is very obvious to me why no one will get theirs before Feb 1. Its simply called "Revenue Recognition" Apple wants/needs to control the timing of revenues and to do that they recognize revenue not when you order, pay, or they ship, but when they deliver the product to the customer. So if I were the CFO at Apple I would make darn sure in order to maximize revenues that they start getting DELIVERED in Feb and not in Jan. Otherwise it will dilute Feb earnings from a rev rec perspective.

Regardless of their earnings calendar i bet this is the reason..

Apple is charging the credit cards before they ship. Does that make a difference? They are getting money in January, and they are being dropped in February.

[zoolaine]

just chatted with "Matt" online - he was very unhelpful. The guy yesterday was great but Matt sucked.
Me: in the keynote he said they would ship in 2 weeks
Matt: the website has always said 2-3 weeks
Me: well Jobs said 2 weeks
Matt: we can only go by what the site says
Me: OK, I'll chack back tommorrow


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

you're killing me Smalls

I would try chatting with another rep right now but they flag your computer - I know, I tried to get info out of them prior to the release of the MBA and they knew it was me again.