Ah I'm in the same position as you, I don't want to order my iMac online because I know the wait would kill me. I went into my localish apple store (Sydney CBD) and a store assistant said as soon as the shipping status changes from November to anything else on the online store that they'll have them in stock.I'm thinking it'll actually be very soon, seeing as quads have already started reaching customers. I'm guessing the large shipments that were headed to apple stores would have gotten priority?