Got my order "adjusted" a little.
What was the delivery estimate before you called?
I was debating whether or not to call, but apparently they are all being shipped out the same way anyway regardless.
It looks like the 21.5-inch model is shipping early. Many BTO buyers were quoted 7-10 business days, but are starting to get shipment notices for delivery in the next couple of days. I wonder if the 27-inch model will begin shipping as they are built or if Apple will wait until a predetermined launch date (it looks like a lot of us have the 21st as the lower bound of our expected delivery date)?
My estimate was 24th-31st, but I did not call.
I've actually been working with Apple for quite some time on a problem they've been having with refunding on a return I made. It took them almost a whole month to issue me a refund after receiving the rMBP I returned. So as part of the compensation for the issue she upgraded the shipping on my order and gave me a discount on top of the education discount I was already getting.
My iPhone 5 came almost 2 weeks earlier than expected, hope this happens with the iMac
I also ordered 32GB of RAM from Crucial earlier this week, which should arrive today.
Which modules did you select from Crucial?
Got my order "adjusted" a little.
Which modules did you select from Crucial?
Education pricing? Yours is hundreds of dollars less than mine with the same configuration.
27"
December 24-31
What are the chances of the date moving up?
Hoping for an early delivery from my Nov 30th order. I shouldn't tease myself by looking at the US prices for my same configuration. Entered 90210 as the ZIP code to get a price including estimated taxes. US price is $500 cheaper and my price has education pricing applied also!
I got two 16GB kits. Here is the info for each kit:
Part Number: CT3650282
Module Size: 16GB kit (8GBx2)
Package: 204-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR3 PC3-12800
Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 64
http://www.crucial.com/store/listpa...re Intel Core i7 (27-inch, Late 2012)&Cat=RAM
Obviously, I can't test it yet. But, I've always been happy with Crucial and their RAM has always worked in all of my Macs without problems. I'll let you know how it turns out once the iMac arrives.
My delivery time hasn't changed (December 24-31) but this morning the pending transaction from Apple disappeared from my bank account. Don't know if this means they're about to actually bill it or if it's just temporarily disappeared.
When Apple (or any retailer) runs your card, that places a hold on the funds. There is a second step, where the retailer actually charges the card. In most cases this is done almost simultaneously with the initial run of the card. Apple doesn't run the charge until shipping is immenent. Different cards issuers will leave uncharged holds on cards for different lengths of time - from a few days to as much as two weeks.
You'll know your machine is about to ship when the charge shows back up on the card.
My delivery time hasn't changed (December 24-31) but this morning the pending transaction from Apple disappeared from my bank account. Don't know if this means they're about to actually bill it or if it's just temporarily disappeared.