Apple's 17" MacBook Pro Delayed Until Feb 19th

MacRumors · 10:09 PM

Several readers have reported that Apple has sent out emails today indicating that the 17" MacBook Pro has been delayed by a couple of more weeks. The email indicated that ship dates have been pushed back by about 10-14 days to February 19th, 2009:

Quote:

To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Thank you again for your order! Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected. As a result, we will be unable to ship your 17-inch MacBook Pro
until February 19, 2009.

These emails went out to those with the earliest orders placed immediately after the announcement that the 17" MacBook Pro at Macworld.

This, of course, means that the "Now Shipping" graphic that was briefly displayed on Apple's Canadian online store was a mistake.

Article Link: Apple Delays 17" MacBook Pro Shipments Delayed Until Feb 19th

lilstewart · Feb 4, 2009, 09:53 PM

Great!

Just ordered a 2.93 17" Antiglare yesterday.

amac4me · Feb 4, 2009, 09:54 PM

Most likely a supplier issue that is causing the delay.

SydneyDev · Feb 4, 2009, 09:56 PM

No attempt at an explanation?

NeonKingKong · Feb 4, 2009, 10:00 PM

I think now they should come with a shiny ribbon on their wrapping.

ajhaji · Feb 4, 2009, 10:03 PM

I think there's an extra "Delays" in the title. :-P

But more to the point...good things come to those who wait. Better that Apple fix up any last-minute bugs than ship out an unfinished product that they have to recall/scramble to code a software fix for.

Icestorm815 · Feb 4, 2009, 10:10 PM

well, at least they gave a specific date. No, "oh, it's coming out in late February..."

peterlptl · Feb 4, 2009, 10:13 PM

Hey guys, I need some help.
I consider to purchase a MBP, but I heard iMacs are probably coming out with quad-core processors. Then what about MBP?? Is MBP gonna be used Intel Quad-Core too?? Should I wait ?? By the way, Snow Leopard will be available soon??? Really confused now, please please give me some directions!!!
Thanks guys.

Stuart in Oz · Feb 5, 2009, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SydneyDev

No attempt at an explanation?

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

You do realise this is Apple, right?

mudenza · 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SydneyDev

No attempt at an explanation?

Too busy preparing iMac updates

neutrino23 · Feb 5, 2009, 04:15 AM

Intel's next laptop CPU, Nehalem (aka Calpella) is due out around October of this year. Will Apple bring out a 17" MBP with that processor in the fall or will they wait till MWSF? Oh I forgot, no more product announcements tied to MWSF. Now how do we guess when new products will come out?

DaBrain · Feb 5, 2009, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudenza

Too busy preparing iMac updates

And you forgot the Mac-Mini updates--)))

Trip.Tucker · Feb 5, 2009, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilstewart

Great!

Just ordered a 2.93 17" Antiglare yesterday.

What is an Antiglare? I assume you mean you purchased an anti glare cover for your 17" Macbook Pro running a 2.93 GHz processor.

Would that be correct?

RebootD · Feb 5, 2009, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip.Tucker

What is an Antiglare? I assume you mean you purchased an anti glare cover for your 17" Macbook Pro running a 2.93 GHz processor.

Would that be correct?

No he meant he ordered the option for antiglare on the 17" MBP.
http://store.apple.com/us/configure/...mco=MzA3MTE3NA

hjb1000 · Feb 4, 2009, 09:54 PM

Typical... how long has it been?

Must be having problems with the internal battery and it's leaked all through the internals of the lappy, destroying it! Just sayin'

djourd · Feb 4, 2009, 10:38 PM

Thats like saying christmas is coming a week late

amitdoc2b · Feb 5, 2009, 04:50 AM

I was told on the phone by Apple Customer Care that its due to a parts delay. This 'certain part' is delaying shipment of all the 17" MBP unibody notebooks. I was one of the first purchasers, so i'll be one of those who is pushed to Feb 19th rather than later.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRumors

Several readers have reported that Apple has sent out emails today indicating that the 17" MacBook Pro has been delayed by a couple of more weeks. The email indicated that ship dates have been pushed back by about 10-14 days to February 19th, 2009:These emails went out to those with the earliest orders placed immediately after the announcement that the 17" MacBook Pro at Macworld.

This, of course, means that the "Now Shipping" graphic that was briefly displayed on Apple's Canadian online store was a mistake.

Article Link: Apple Delays 17" MacBook Pro Shipments Delayed Until Feb 19th

kastenbrust · Feb 5, 2009, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitdoc2b

I was told on the phone by Apple Customer Care that its due to a parts delay. This 'certain part' is delaying shipment of all the 17" MBP unibody notebooks. I was one of the first purchasers, so i'll be one of those who is pushed to Feb 19th rather than later.

Yeah parts of brains of the people making them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by troller

well, that'S apple....maybe they ship it instant for additional $500

It would fit to their politics.

The funny thing is i'd actually pay $250

The Samurai · Feb 5, 2009, 06:32 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released these MBP's before the 19th - it would make their image look slightly better than what people are saying at present.

kastenbrust · Feb 5, 2009, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Samurai

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released these MBP's before the 19th - it would make their image look slightly better than what people are saying at present.

Yeah they always do it, and you always end up getting it before you expect it.

DocNYz · Feb 5, 2009, 08:52 AM

That's my birthday!

iNtrigued · Feb 5, 2009, 09:43 AM

Wonder if the delay for shipping of the 17" MBP has to do with Apple wanting to ship them out with SNOW LEOPARD? HMMM>...... you guys think it''s a possibility???? I really do hope so........

flanamac · Feb 5, 2009, 10:57 AM

No way; however, would be nice. I am pretty sure, however, that they will come with the new iLIfe09 and potentially less bugs due to more QC resulting in the delayed shipping.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iNtrigued

Wonder if the delay for shipping of the 17" MBP has to do with Apple wanting to ship them out with SNOW LEOPARD? HMMM>...... you guys think it''s a possibility???? I really do hope so........

sascha h-k · Feb 5, 2009, 10:59 AM

that's fine, so i have more time to plan the bank-robbery ..

princigalli · Feb 5, 2009, 07:29 PM

maybe they will take this extra time to resolve a horrible problem with the unibody macbook pro 15: external monitors such as EIZO (used by many image professionals) connected through minoport to DVI adapter (there is no other way) don't display reds properly.

Apple doesn't tell about this problem but many image, photography, and video professionals are stuck with an unusable setup. All expensive stuff and a problems that can set you back professionally if you need to have accurate color reproduction.

It's already a shame that Apple allows this to happen to their image professional customers, but maybe, maybe they will at least try to avoid this problem on their now 17" macbook pros.

Feb 4, 2009, 09:53 PM	#2
lilstewart macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Illinois	Great! Just ordered a 2.93 17" Antiglare yesterday. __________________ macbookpro 17" unibody antiglare Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart? St. Gerard Majella

Feb 4, 2009, 09:54 PM	#3
amac4me macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005	Most likely a supplier issue that is causing the delay. __________________ Switch To A Mac http://switchtoamac.com

Feb 4, 2009, 10:38 PM	#16
djourd macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2008	Thats like saying christmas is coming a week late __________________ White Macbook, 2.16 GHz, 8 GB iPhone 3G

Feb 5, 2009, 06:32 AM	#19
The Samurai macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow	I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released these MBP's before the 19th - it would make their image look slightly better than what people are saying at present. __________________ My YouTube Page - Reviews & Unboxings Twitta

Feb 5, 2009, 08:52 AM	#21
DocNYz macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: East Coast, USA	That's my birthday! __________________ WWDC '08 Spoiler Free Veteran 17" MBP 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 250GB HD, iPhone 3GS 32GB, Dual 2GHz G5 Tower, PowerBook G4, 1G+4G iPod

Feb 4, 2009, 09:56 PM	#4
SydneyDev macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Down under	No attempt at an explanation?

Feb 4, 2009, 10:00 PM	#5
NeonKingKong macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2008	I think now they should come with a shiny ribbon on their wrapping.

Feb 4, 2009, 10:03 PM	#6
ajhaji macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	I think there's an extra "Delays" in the title. :-P But more to the point...good things come to those who wait. Better that Apple fix up any last-minute bugs than ship out an unfinished product that they have to recall/scramble to code a software fix for.

Feb 4, 2009, 10:10 PM	#7
Icestorm815 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008	well, at least they gave a specific date. No, "oh, it's coming out in late February..."

Feb 4, 2009, 10:13 PM	#8
peterlptl macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada	Hey guys, I need some help. I consider to purchase a MBP, but I heard iMacs are probably coming out with quad-core processors. Then what about MBP?? Is MBP gonna be used Intel Quad-Core too?? Should I wait ?? By the way, Snow Leopard will be available soon??? Really confused now, please please give me some directions!!! Thanks guys.

Feb 5, 2009, 04:15 AM	#11
neutrino23 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SF Bay area	Intel's next laptop CPU, Nehalem (aka Calpella) is due out around October of this year. Will Apple bring out a 17" MBP with that processor in the fall or will they wait till MWSF? Oh I forgot, no more product announcements tied to MWSF. Now how do we guess when new products will come out?

Feb 4, 2009, 09:54 PM	#15
hjb1000 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2009	Typical... how long has it been? Must be having problems with the internal battery and it's leaked all through the internals of the lappy, destroying it! Just sayin'

Feb 5, 2009, 09:43 AM	#22
iNtrigued macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2008	Could they be waiting to ship out with SNOW LEOPARD???!!! (hope so) Wonder if the delay for shipping of the 17" MBP has to do with Apple wanting to ship them out with SNOW LEOPARD? HMMM>...... you guys think it''s a possibility???? I really do hope so........

Feb 5, 2009, 10:59 AM	#24
sascha h-k macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: vienna / austria	that's fine, so i have more time to plan the bank-robbery ..

Feb 5, 2009, 07:29 PM	#25
princigalli macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Italy, Germany	maybe they will take this extra time to resolve a horrible problem with the unibody macbook pro 15: external monitors such as EIZO (used by many image professionals) connected through minoport to DVI adapter (there is no other way) don't display reds properly. Apple doesn't tell about this problem but many image, photography, and video professionals are stuck with an unusable setup. All expensive stuff and a problems that can set you back professionally if you need to have accurate color reproduction. It's already a shame that Apple allows this to happen to their image professional customers, but maybe, maybe they will at least try to avoid this problem on their now 17" macbook pros.

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