Apple Begins Preparing First 27-Inch iMac Orders for Shipment [Update: Shipping]

Sigh, still waiting

Ordered at 12:03 Apple time on 11/30 through the education store. Still "Processing Items"

Delivers Dec 24 - Dec 31 via Standard Shipping
•3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
•8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
•3TB Fusion Drive
•NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
•MAGIC TRACKPAD

iceborer said:

Ordered at 12:03 Apple time on 11/30 through the education store. Still "Processing Items"

Delivers Dec 24 - Dec 31 via Standard Shipping
•3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
•8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
•3TB Fusion Drive
•NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
•MAGIC TRACKPAD

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Same exact BTO for me as well. Only I ordered around 8AM EST through Apple's normal store.

Update: The order is now "Preparing for Shipment"

Ordered on November 30 about noon, from Coral Gables, Florida. Shows 2-3 weeks. Ships December 21, delivery December 24-31. My Bill Me Later was just charged again today for the price of the iMac I-7, 16GB Ram + fusion drive but the Apple site still shows Processing Order

Ordered one after after the store opened on the 30th and it still says delivery 7 - 8 January and processing. Seems like Norway have to wait longer then Usa and UK -.-

27-tommers iMac
Skjul konfigureringsdetaljer
Konfigurasjon

3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
MAGIC TRACKPAD-Z
Apple Num Kybd+User's Guide-H
COUNTRY KIT-ZH

Ordered with in half an hour when Apple Store open on 30/11
Stock 27" iMac low end though Edu store in Hong Kong
it is still Processing Items.
Will it be either Apple Education store process longer since is cheaper or
Hong Kong is closer to Shang Hai so Apple wont ship too early??

Woke up this morning in the UK to find my order BTO was preparing for shipment! Looks like I'll beat my 21st Dec delivery date

NorthApple said:

Anyone with an order that includes the 3TB Fusion drive been notified their 27 inch has shipped? I note all who list their specs have lilsted 1TB though some have said fully maxed out, whatever that means. Just curious if the 3TB fusion drive might be a delayed option for some reason. I ordered within the first 30 minutes by direct contact with an Applestore employee on the phone and education discount applied so not sure if that makes any difference. Still shows in the processing stage. Was able to get the shipping upgraded to 2nd day delivery through subsequent call and see that does show though the estimated delivery date is still showing as December 21-28.

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Updating to advise that during the night (likely day in Shanghai from where these are shippng) my status finally moved into the "Preparing for Shipment" phase. Looks like all the early hour orders from November 30th are going to get out the door sooner rather than later.

jschanhk said:

Ordered with in half an hour when Apple Store open on 30/11
Stock 27" iMac low end though Edu store in Hong Kong
it is still Processing Items.
Will it be either Apple Education store process longer since is cheaper or
Hong Kong is closer to Shang Hai so Apple wont ship too early??

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A Quick update on my status
my status has been updated to prepare for shipping and the delivery date has been changed from 21/12-28/12 to 20/12-27/12!!!

Mines stating shipped

In processing, but listed as shipped…(??)

Japan here. Ordered mine probably around 9pm US time (morning JP time) the first day they went on sale. Maxed out BTO (sans RAM, of course):

3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
MAGIC TRACKPAD-J
Apple WL Kybd+User's Guide-J

Now this is weird. It currently is stated as avail. to ship in 4-5 weeks, delivery Jan 5-11, BUT when I try to change shipping options, I get a message that items are being prepared for shipping and shipping options can't be changed.
When I click cancel, I get a message "Your item(s) have already shipped."

At the same time, the order is STILL listed as being processed.

WEIRD!!! Apple Store bug? Really shipped? Confused...

Luxembourg: shippin

Luxembourg here.

BTO with 3TB fusion drive ordered from store.apple.lu first thing in the morning of 30 November, delivery scheduled for 21-28 Dec, later maxed out to to 3 Jan.

Status changed to shipping today (12/12/12). Received e-mail with projected delivery date of 19 December, but credit card is still not debited.



Update: delivery date changed to 18 December!

Luxembourg?

Cool, i bought mine at Lineheart (Luxembourg) so let's jope min will come soon to

Delivery today

Mine is being delivered today!

The Deepness said:

Preparing for Shipment!

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SHIPPED! From China. Delivers Monday.

Estimated Delivery Date (Subject to change) Dec 14, 2012

Ordered within about half an hour of becoming available on the UK store.
Here's hoping the "Subject to change" bit doesn't happen!

My 27" iMac (ordered at 5am California time on 11/30) changed to "Preparing for Shipment" this morning. Yay!

I can't wait to get the tracking number to see when it will actually arrive!

The configuration is:

3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
768GB Flash Storage
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5

Has anyone from Australia had any movement on their order? Mine is still sitting on "Processing Items". I ordered mine about two hours after they became available on the store (8:55pm AEDT).

NorthApple said:

Anyone with an order that includes the 3TB Fusion drive been notified their 27 inch has shipped?

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Yep, my 3TB Fusion 27" shipped on the 12th. Was originally scheduled to be delivered on the 17th, but now (after the export scan in Shanghai, China) is scheduled for delivery on the 18th.

dodraugen said:

Ordered one after after the store opened on the 30th and it still says delivery 7 - 8 January and processing. Seems like Norway have to wait longer then Usa and UK -.-

27-tommers iMac
Skjul konfigureringsdetaljer
Konfigurasjon

3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
MAGIC TRACKPAD-Z
Apple Num Kybd+User's Guide-H
COUNTRY KIT-ZH

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Preparing for shipment. Good good

I wonder what's the latest (time) order placed we've seen ship so far ? I ordered my 3.4/ 3T fusion/ 680mx at 3:30pm eastern time on the 30th from education store.

Still pending of course (no CC charge yet), estimated delivery Dec 28-Jan 4th for now... but all the activity of people who ordered a few hours earlier, I hope I get activity sooner!

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Ordered mine noon November 30. Maxed out with fusion. Just changed from processing to Preparing for Shipment. Credit card charged. Does anyone knows how long does it takes between preparing for shipment and shipped?

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MacCruiZe said:

I wonder what's the latest (time) order placed we've seen ship so far ? I ordered my 3.4/ 3T fusion/ 680mx at 3:30pm eastern time on the 30th from education store.

Still pending of course (no CC charge yet), estimated delivery Dec 28-Jan 4th for now... but all the activity of people who ordered a few hours earlier, I hope I get activity sooner!

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Ordered mine on November 30, about noon Miami time. 16GB ram and 1TB with fusion, upgraded to 3.2. Just changed to preparing for shipment, I hope this gives you an idea[/COLOR]

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dominicbavaro said:

Ordered mine on November 30, about noon Miami time. 16GB ram and 1TB with fusion, upgraded to 3.2. Just changed to preparing for shipment, I hope this gives you an idea[/COLOR]

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Correction 3.4

So?

HAHA! said:

Mine is being delivered today!

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Tell us! Did you get it? do u love it?

NorthApple said:

Anyone with an order that includes the 3TB Fusion drive been notified their 27 inch has shipped?

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Yes - mine shipped today. Ordered 11/30 and estimated delivery time 12/21.

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dominicbavaro said:

Ordered mine noon November 30. Maxed out with fusion. Just changed from processing to Preparing for Shipment. Credit card charged. Does anyone knows how long does it takes between preparing for shipment and shipped?

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It usually takes 12h-24h. 30h at max.
Keep us posted!

frustrated

Last Location:
Departed - Anchorage, AK, United States, Tuesday, 12/11/2012

it left Alaska on Tuesday evening and there's been no status update? It is Friday! where the heck is my iMac?

It says delivery is Monday, but I'm just frustrated because I don't see any progress. Tuesday evening was 3+ days ago

guess I didn't get free expedited shipping after all