New Powerbook Buyers... Sound off!!!!!

[invaLPsion]

I ordered my new powerbook this morning. It says it should ship on or before 4/27. Has anyone had their powerbook ship yet? What does it say for your shipping? What are the specs of your new powerbook? :)

[SpaceMagic]

you ordered an amazing machine! my G5 is still better :p hahaha [/evil laugh]

Still good choice! I doubt anyone has had theirs ship yet! Being so soon after coming out... are they even in Apple stores yet?

[invaLPsion]

sheisse! you ordered an amazing machine! my G5 is still better :p hahaha [/evil laugh]

Still good choice! I doubt anyone has had theirs ship yet! Being so soon after coming out... are they even in Apple stores yet?

LOL.

Yea you probably have mine beat.... but does it have a backlit keyboard?:D (seriously, I could type with that keyboard for hours and not get bored)

I was waiting for a new G5 but when I saw this I just had to have it. I am very excited!

[Snarf]

My first Mac, and my first laptop. 15" Powerbook w/ superdrive, 128MB VRAM, 80GB HD @ 5400. I stuck with the 2x256MB memory config so I'll throw some more in once my bank account recovers a bit. Just over $2600 after tax with edu discount. I can hardly wait! This semester should be over just in time for me to play with it! :D

[invaLPsion]

The ship time for my powerbook is on or before 4/27. Has anybody's shipped yet? Is there an extra BTO time or will it really ship before that date?

[belf8st]

The ship time for my powerbook is on or before 4/27. Has anybody's shipped yet? Is there an extra BTO time or will it really ship before that date?
I ordered my new 12" on the 20th and received and estimated ship date of 4/29.
What vendor did you order through? did you order through apple directly?

In the past i've purchased my apple machines through apple, but the last few times have been real let downs. I chose to purchase my last machine and this machine through amazon. They've got a 30 day no questions asked refund and plus i avoided state tax.

[raiste]

I ordered mine (15" BTO) on 4/19 @ 9:15am (EST).

My order says it will ship "on or before 4/26". :(

I wish it were sooner.

Does anybody know where they build the BTOs?

[entropy1980]

I ordered mine (15" BTO) on 4/19 @ 9:15am (EST).

My order says it will ship "on or before 4/26". :(

I wish it were sooner.

Does anybody know where they build the BTOs?
Taiwan.

[mrviga]

I ordered my 17" on the 19th too, and my ship date says on or before the 26th as well, although the man I spoke to at Apple told me that it will more then likely ship before then. I dont want to get anybody's hopes up though. :D One thing you might want to check is the price of your books. For those that bought the 15" SD with the one DIMM, 128mb video memory, and the 5200RPM drive, its only about $100 more for the same config. as a 17". You may want to change your order if you would rather have a 17" and dont mind the "bulk." Just a heads up! :)

[taylor1725]

i too ordered my first mac! PB 15 w/o, 5400rpm and the single 512 stick...can't wait to get it. ordered it from my school (has a mac store!) and they said it would arrive may 3 (ordered it on the 19th). I guess that's consistent with a ship-out date of the 27th right? i dunno.

[Acoustica]

Shipping on or before 4/26

Specs are in my sig. :)

[raiste]

I just received my notification that my 15'' PB is shipping! :)

It left Shanghai at 5:37 (EST) this morning. Well, actually it said that it missed the Fedex cutoff time, so it hasn't actually left there yet.

Oh yeah, I ordered mine 9:18 am (EST) on 4/19.

[Bear]

I just received my notification that my 15'' PB is shipping! :)

It left Shanghai at 5:37 (EST) this morning. Well, actually it said that it missed the Fedex cutoff time, so it hasn't actually left there yet.

Oh yeah, I ordered mine 9:18 am (EST) on 4/19.Standard config or BTO? And if it was BTO, what did you order?

[raiste]

Standard config or BTO? And if it was BTO, what did you order?


BTO. I added the 128Mb video card and the 5400RPM harddrive to a 15", 1.5MHz Powerbook. :)

[denm316]

has anyone picked up a new 12inch or even a 15inch for that matter at an Apple Store???

[entropy1980]

has anyone picked up a new 12inch or even a 15inch for that matter at an Apple Store???
I know i am dying to hear more about the 12" how much does that .33 Ghz and faster bus make?

[tomf87]

BTO. I added the 128Mb video card and the 5400RPM harddrive to a 15", 1.5MHz Powerbook. :)

I'm not sure 5400rpm is going to help a 1.5Mhz processor. Perhaps the CPU will be the bottleneck. :)

[Westside guy]

I'm not sure 5400rpm is going to help a 1.5Mhz processor. Perhaps the CPU will be the bottleneck. :)

Wow I know about the megahertz myth, but I had a 8088 that ran at 8 MHz back around 1990. :D

[Acoustica]

Just got my shipping confirmation (well, just as in 2:30am when I was fast asleep!) and it said it missed the cutoff as well, my estimated date of delivery is the 26th, four more days of agony! :D

[entropy1980]

Just got my shipping confirmation (well, just as in 2:30am when I was fast asleep!) and it said it missed the cutoff as well, my estimated date of delivery is the 26th, four more days of agony! :D
When did you order?

[invaLPsion]

Has anyone had their BTO 17 inch powerbook ship yet? I still have an estimated date of 4/27 here. I hope they will be building the 17 inchers now that the BTO 15s are shipping. Please? :)

I ordered my powerbook 7AM CDT on the morning of the 20th.

[raiste]

I'm not sure 5400rpm is going to help a 1.5Mhz processor. Perhaps the CPU will be the bottleneck. :)

Hah, Hah! :)

I was so excited that it was finally shipping I must have had a brain lapse.

Of course it's a 1,500,000,000 Hz PB. ;)

[Acoustica]

When did you order?
I ordered over the phone around 11am PST on Monday.

Quick Update: Right now it's sitting in Shanghai, China waiting to be flown over to who knows where in the US then grounded up to Washington, would be nice if it flew right into Sea-Tac Intl. :)

[aswitcher]

Has anyone had their BTO 17 inch powerbook ship yet? I still have an estimated date of 4/27 here. I hope they will be building the 17 inchers now that the BTO 15s are shipping. Please? :)

I ordered my powerbook 7AM CDT on the morning of the 20th.


Yeah, any Australian's ordered a 17" and got a shipping date? I wonder if its going to be 7 weeks like Europe

[belf8st]

Yeah, any Australian's ordered a 17" and got a shipping date? I wonder if its going to be 7 weeks like Europe


I ordered my new 12" powerbook on tuesday the 20th from amazon. just got confirmation that it shipped today via ups next day air. Should be here tomorrow morning! :)

[kbonnel]

My vote for shipping method will be: Goes from Shanghi to Alaska, then to Indianapolis, and then out from there. That is what my power adapter did when it came from Taiwan.

[jaw04005]

BTO. I added the 128Mb video card and the 5400RPM harddrive to a 15", 1.5MHz Powerbook. :)

I ordered the same, and mine shipped the 22th (missed cutoff time) with an estimated delivery of next Monday.

[aswitcher]

Yeah, any Australian's ordered a 17" and got a shipping date? I wonder if its going to be 7 weeks like Europe

I checked with Apple and a few indepedants today. A 17" built to order if 3 weeks at present for delivery. :D Sometimes there are advatages of being down under where everything is built.

[Reuven]

I checked with Apple and a few indepedants today. A 17" built to order if 3 weeks at present for delivery. :D Sometimes there are advatages of being down under where everything is built.

Ordered my 15" 1.5Ghz G4 with some custom upgrades (128 VRAM , 5400RPM HDD etc)

ETA is 10-14 Working days order it on 21/4/04.

Can't wait to get it !!


I was told that if I wanted a 17" as is (no custom upgrades) would gave to wait around 4 weeks.

[aswitcher]

I was told that if I wanted a 17" as is (no custom upgrades) would gave to wait around 4 weeks.


Oh, by Apple?

[Reuven]

Oh, by Apple?


By nextbyte :)

[aswitcher]

By nextbyte :)

Well I was there today at lunch and asked specifically about this. 3 weeks unless configuration, which would likely appear 3rd week May...

We shall see

[Reuven]

Well I was there today at lunch and asked specifically about this. 3 weeks unless configuration, which would likely appear 3rd week May...

We shall see


Which Store ?

[aswitcher]

Which Store ?

Sydney CBD

[Reuven]

Sydney CBD

I popped into the Baulkham Hills Store yesterday as I was in the area just to ask them a few questions. Got the info from that Store.

Maybe perhaps ? Each Nextbyte Store have a Different ETA delivery times on new PowerBooks (which should not be).

Is nextbyte a Franchise ?

[aswitcher]

I popped into the Baulkham Hills Store yesterday as I was in the area just to ask them a few questions. Got the info from that Store.

Maybe perhaps ? Each Nextbyte Store have a Different ETA delivery times on new PowerBooks (which should not be).

Is nextbyte a Franchise ?

Maybe, I think they go off Apple's systems for release times. Good thing is you can get better deals and cheap ram. Apple don't do any deals online unless they're marketed.

Not sure about Franchise...

[Reuven]

Maybe, I think they go off Apple's systems for release times. Good thing is you can get better deals and cheap ram. Apple don't do any deals online unless they're marketed.

Not sure about Franchise...


Well funnily enough I ordered my new G4 PB from David Jones they gave me a really good deal which I was surprised at even better then nextbyte quote!.

[raiste]

I can't believe it! My PB is STILL sitting in Shanghai (according to Fedex). :mad:


I wish I could figure out when it's going to actually leave China.

[raiste]

I can't believe it! My PB is STILL sitting in Shanghai (according to Fedex). :mad:

I wish I could figure out when it's going to actually leave China.


After only 31 hours at the Fedex location, my PB has now "Left FedEx Ramp". But it's still in Shanghai. :(

[blairlee]

I ordered my BTO 15" PowerBook on Tuesday (4/20) at about noon Pacific time. My order status is still open...

[cait-sith]

meh, i ordered my emac on 4/13, it hasn't even left apple yet.

and it's shipping FROM THE US!

two delays in shipping so far. i'm ready to cancel the damn thing.

[kaylee]

yes, next byte is a franchise. if you look at their site, www.nextbyte.com.au, they have stores all over australia. they have even started to go into the pc market, with a store somewhere in victoria that sells only pcs. also the brisbane store had 2 pc systems on display that i noticed when i went to order my ibook.

[invaLPsion]

I ordered my BTO 15" PowerBook on Tuesday (4/20) at about noon Pacific time. My order status is still open...

I don't think they've shipped any Tuesday orders yet, but they better, I ordered mine Tuesday morning at 7 CDT. (17 BTO)

Does Apple ship on weekends? :confused:

[entropy1980]

I don't think they've shipped any Tuesday orders yet, but they better, I ordered mine Tuesday morning at 7 CDT. (17 BTO)

Does Apple ship on weekends? :confused:

My 12" BTO w/ 5400 Shipped this morning, I ordered it 6am PDT on Tuesday...

[ftf]

Well funnily enough I ordered my new G4 PB from David Jones they gave me a really good deal which I was surprised at even better then nextbyte quote!.

Just wondering what sort of deal DJ offered? How much better was it than Nextbyte?
Thanks.

[jon_010101]

ordered powerbook 12" monday 5PM EST,
powerbook 12" ships from taiwan, tuesday,
powerbook 12" arrives, from taiwan, wednesday 10:00AM EST.
old powerbook 12" 867: on ebay!
can't complain!

[Acoustica]

Here's some good news for all those who ordered on Monday, looks like the shipments are now in Anchorage and will be arriving continental state-side tomorrow to be delivered to your door Monday at noon. :)

[aswitcher]

Ok, just ordered my first Apple :p ...so switching in progress :cool:

[entropy1980]

Ok, just ordered my first Apple :p ...so switching in progress :cool:
Welcome aboard!!! I am so stoked for you!!!

[aswitcher]

Welcome aboard!!! I am so stoked for you!!!

Your stoked! :D How do you think I feel?! ;)
I have about 20 mac magazines and half a dozen books in preparation for the switch...which took 8 months longer than I had hoped.

[Rod Rod]

has anyone picked up a new 12inch or even a 15inch for that matter at an Apple Store???

Yes.

I posted my 867MHz 12" PB on eBay late Wednesday night / Thursday morning at 1 a.m. Thursday morning I received the eBay email saying it sold. Thursday evening I scoured the Chicago area looking for a compelling deal on the previous PBs (12s and 15s). Micro Center, Best Buy and CompUSA had pretty much regular prices (well, $200 off but that matches my education discount) on the previous models. So I went to the local Apple Store and got my brand new, 1.33 GHz 12" PB.

I've doubled the RAM already (I traded a friend my USB Soundsticks for a nice tripod and RAM). This is the most fun I've had buying a computer since getting my G5.

My new PB is about 55% faster clockrate-wise than the one it replaces. I'm happy.

[blairlee]

So, if one were to be totally OCD/creepy about the whole thing, does anyone know what kind of flight schedule FedEx keeps between Shanghai and Anchorage? :p

[blairlee]

Woohoo! I picked up my PB from FedEx on the way home from work today. This is my first new Mac in eight years -- my last one was a PM8500/120(!). Damn, this is a BEAUTIFUL machine.ß

[win_convert]

hm.

[atari1356]

I finally broke down and ordered a 15" 1.5GHz/superdrive PowerBook with the 128Mb video card and 5400rpm hard drive. It's supposed to ship on or before May 6... now comes the long wait. :o

Now I can give this 500MHz G3 Pismo to my wife for her to use full time.

The new 'book is going to be so FAST compared to what I'm using now, I can't wait. :D

I also ordered a HP Deskjet 5850 wireless printer ($100 after the mail in rebate).

[aussie_geek]

Yeah, any Australian's ordered a 17" and got a shipping date? I wonder if its going to be 7 weeks like Europe

Aswitcher, I ordered a 15 inch BTo on wed 28th april 4.pm . Shipping date is expected at Thursday 13th May. :(

[aswitcher]

Aswitcher, I ordered a 15 inch BTo. Shipping date is expected at 13th May. :(

Thanks. I ordered mine last Tuesday (27th April) and expect it about the same time - but that's just a guess.

When did you order yours? I take it was through Apple Australia?

[aswitcher]

Aswitcher, I ordered a 15 inch BTo on wed 28th april 4.pm . Shipping date is expected at Thursday 13th May. :(


Well that gives me some hope. Was it Apple Australia? If so I wonder if they are making their customers preferred over resellers for delivery? I guess this might a little test of that...

[aussie_geek]

Thanks. I ordered mine last Tuesday (27th April) and expect it about the same time - but that's just a guess.

When did you order yours? I take it was through Apple Australia?

Aswitcher,

Yeh I ordered it thru the apple online store. They sent an email confirmation for ID on Thursday and they took the money on friday. I wonder why the people in the US are getting theirs sooner... Maybe Apple Australia has given us these times to allow themselves some breathing space... :confused:

[aswitcher]

Aswitcher,

Yeh I ordered it thru the apple online store. They sent an email confirmation for ID on Thursday and they took the money on friday. I wonder why the people in the US are getting theirs sooner... Maybe Apple Australia has given us these times to allow themselves some breathing space... :confused:


Australia's BTO stock is apparently built/configured and shipped (airfreight) from Singapore. It goes to Forest Ville headquaters and then gets shipped out to stores etc. NSW and VIC are 2-3 days ahead of the rest of the states because of this...

I gues sdelays occur because they have to try and bulk ship units. Hopefully the initial demand will see extra staff put on the configuring, and shipping will occur smoothly...

Apple website has 8-10 days if I order my PB BTO right now. I think thats calender days not work days. This gives me some hope I will see my PB be Friday week...

[Reuven]

I ordered my new PB on the 20th May poped into David Jones to see it status today and the sale rep there told me another 10 working days or so ! But thats what he told me 10 previous days before that !

Not happy ! I hope i get my PB real soon!

[aussie_geek]

Apple website has 8-10 days if I order my PB BTO right now. I think thats calender days not work days. This gives me some hope I will see my PB be Friday week...

I thought that build time excludes weekends... (check the order window at the applestore. In the upper left section of the window it says 'est. build time excludes weekends' :cool:

[aussie_geek]

I ordered my new PB on the 20th May poped into David Jones to see it status today and the sale rep there told me another 10 working days or so ! But thats what he told me 10 previous days before that !


Ok, you ordered it on the Tuesday before the anzac day weekend right? -20th of APRIL (you put May??) at DJ's. They may not have put the order in straight away :( (the got lazy before the long weekend perhaps....). Aswitcher ordered his on the Tuesday and I ordered mine on the Wednesday after the long weekend. Maybe yours is being shipped with the orders from this last week - 26th -- 30th April... :confused:

[Reuven]

Ok, you ordered it on the Tuesday before the anzac day weekend right? -20th of APRIL (you put May??) at DJ's. They may not have put the order in straight away :( (the got lazy before the long weekend perhaps....). Aswitcher ordered his on the Tuesday and I ordered mine on the Wednesday after the long weekend. Maybe yours is being shipped with the orders from this last week - 26th -- 30th April... :confused:


Thanks for correcting me yes it was 20th April not May.

Perhaps it has been shipped on the 30th but was advised that it has not been shipped as yet. I am growing anxious more day buy day for it to arrive.

I have already bought everything else for it LOL! the STM bag and all even a iskin keyboard protector

[aussie_geek]

I have already bought everything else for it LOL! the STM bag and all even a iskin keyboard protector

:eek: :eek: You are worse than me mate.. I have everything i want bookmarked online and will buy it all when the next pay cheque arrives!! Oh, Umm maybe I am worse than you as I have a folder in the safari bookmarks bar with all the links.... :rolleyes:

[aswitcher]

:eek: :eek: You are worse than me mate.. I have everything i want bookmarked online and will buy it all when the next pay cheque arrives!! Oh, Umm maybe I am worse than you as I have a folder in the safari bookmarks bar with all the links.... :rolleyes:


Well I got my keyboard/screen protector ordered last weekend
http://www.radtech.us/Products/LaptopScreensavrz.aspx

Maccentric mentioned thowing in the STM Loop backpack I wanted as part of the deal when the powerbook arrives :) So that's covered.
http://www.standardtm.com.au/backpacks_loop.cfm

I am also thinking of getting a Crumpler School Hymn 17 but I am not sure if I completely like the look (images are a bit small for me to tell) and whether it will still fit ok in my STM backpack.
http://www.crumpler.com.au/public/computerframe.ehtml?pass=523&catid=106

I have a number of sites bookmarked for software/freeware I would like to get once my machine is bedded down.

I need to figure out a cool name for my machine before it gets here...big decision that :p

I also need a handle for my .Mac account...

Plenty to do once it gets here :D

[Reuven]

:eek: :eek: You are worse than me mate.. I have everything i want bookmarked online and will buy it all when the next pay cheque arrives!! Oh, Umm maybe I am worse than you as I have a folder in the safari bookmarks bar with all the links.... :rolleyes:

:eek: :eek: Were equal ! I got all the links on IE ready to get some further acessorires (ie bluetooth mouse) :D :D

[aussie_geek]

Reuven,

Just recieved email this morning that the order is being processed - (built) I think. Hopfully it doesn't take that long. Maybe i'll see it before next Friday. :D

[Reuven]

Reuven,

Just recieved email this morning that the order is being processed - (built) I think. Hopfully it doesn't take that long. Maybe i'll see it before next Friday. :D

Thats great to hear keep me informed as I would like to know when you receive it.

Regards,

Reuven