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15'' MacBook Pros Shipping

I think I read it somewhere else on this board but couldnt find it...

Anyone remember how long it took to ship once they could no longer cancel the order online? Haha - everyone's getting their laptops and mine hasn't been shipped yet :S

Thanks :D
 
This just in:
New battery life estimates from Apple give the Mac Book Pro the best battery life ever in a portable!

(This is what it said when I took my charger off...)
 

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kerbawya said:
This just in:
New battery life estimates from Apple give the Mac Book Pro the best battery life ever in a portable!

(This is what it said when I took my charger off...)
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What is the paw/claw icon in your system menu?
 
Hi, all...

First time posting on these forums, but I have been reading MacRumors like everyday since I ordered my MacBook Pro.

Anyway, I ordered the now 1.83GHz MacBook on the 16th of last month. This morning I got an e-mail with a shipping charge invoice (no tracking number :mad: ). Then I checked the page earlier today, and I can no longer cancel my order. Things are looking up for us 1.83GHz buyers, looks like they could very well be shipping out soon.

Hope to get it this week, but unlikely, probably be next Monday or Tuesday, as I have thw two-day shipping option.
 
kerbawya said:
This just in:
New battery life estimates from Apple give the Mac Book Pro the best battery life ever in a portable!

(This is what it said when I took my charger off...)
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too bad it went dow to like 4 hours 3 seconds later
 
For those of you who had recieved the message "Package received after FedEx cutoff" how long did you have to wait til it shipeed out of China?
 
Thanks for the Wireless reports yall! :)
I went to go check up at the Apple Store today for the new MacBooks. We ran every app imaginable and did expose, worked like magic :). Also the web browsing was fast and display was great! The MagSafe connecter was awsome as well. You can not pull it out straight, has to be done sideways, could get annoyin if ur in bed and plugged in without any slack... lol. But either way it was great. iMovie ran awsome, the built in isight camera worked awsomely. Dont judge on the pictures that were posted here that were taken with it. Its flippin sweet :). Wireless seemed to work well as well. Word took a couple bounces to load but wasnt bad at all. The trackpad is HUGE. Took a little bit of getting used to but it worked out in the end. Ambient light sensor worked great. However i had trouble getting the battery to go up to 4hrs.... :rolleyes: Was probably also becuase I couldnt figure out where to turn down that bright screen... Other than that it seems like an awsome labtop. Though the one i was using got hot on the bottom back side, probably because these computers were plugged in and not sleeping since the apple store opened at 9am and i got there at 3:30... But other than that minor detail ran great :). Very nice. Buying mine as soon as i get a call. :)
 
For those of you who have already recieved your macbook pro I was wondering how long the shipping actually took if it was two business days or three and also if anyone has noticed what time fedex ships out of china as my laptop has been sitting awaiting a flight since yesderday night(china time). Thanks for the help.
 
MacMall orders

Hi - has anyone received ANY MBP shipments from MacMall yet, especially if they had RAM installed?? My acct exec says it will take a bit of time since they have to get the RAM. I was supposed to be in the first group for delivery. No estimate, and my order still shows "backordered". I wonder if I'm being lied to, or what...
 
janstett said:
Got mine... But I noticed a few interesting things...

(1) How do you activate the optical digital output? Specifically for Dolby Digital on DVD playback.

(2) There is a "High Defnition" tab in the DVD player settings. Anybody know anything about this? Is it for upconversion, or is it for HD-DVD? I think this has been put in for the next Mac Mini as a media center...

UPDATE: It appears that they shipped the first indication of HD-DVD. On this tab, they list:

- For Standard Def
- actual height
- disc default
- For High Def
- actual size
- 720p
- 1080i

Hybrid Discs:
Play
- Standard Def
- High Def
- Always Ask

This sounds like HD-DVD to me, although no discs are out yet and I thought we need a new drive. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

UPDATE 2:

Just checked my Mac Mini which has been updated to 10.4.5. The DVD player is the same version (4.6.5) but the HD stuff is completely missing. Did Apple accidentally let something out of the bag? I did notice that one of the two formats (HD-DVD or BluRay) was supposed to launch this week. Perhaps Apple's surprise is that HD-DVD works out of the box on the new Intel products, maybe we all have HD-DVD drives?

One more question -- should I expect PPC Toast to work on this thing?
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Apple has updated DVD Studio Pro so that it can burn HD content onto standard DVD discs (in H.264.) When Tiger came out, they updated DVD Player to play these discs. They are not 'true' 'HD-DVD' discs, they are basically computer DVD-ROM discs with H.264 high-definition video on them.

And both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray have already officially launched, although it's nigh-impossible to find any products that use them at this point. (Both camps claim wide availability by March of high-end gear, with a 'full rollout' by the end of the year.) Apple has thrown their weight behind Blu-Ray publicly already.

As for why it's there on the MBP, but not the mini? The only thing I can think of is that it's a G5-or-Core-Duo only thing.

No, PPC Toast should not work. You'll probably have to wait for an update. (Because it deals directly with the hardware, it shouldn't be able to work. Note I'm not outright saying no, though. I'll let you know for sure on Friday when my MBP arrives.)
 
ehurtley said:
No, PPC Toast should not work. You'll probably have to wait for an update. (Because it deals directly with the hardware, it shouldn't be able to work. Note I'm not outright saying no, though. I'll let you know for sure on Friday when my MBP arrives.)
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Just to confirm. Toast 7 does work OK on Intel-based Macs via Rosetta. Tried it on my Intel iMac.:)
 
thefunkymunky said:
Just to confirm. Toast 7 does work OK on Intel-based Macs via Rosetta. Tried it on my Intel iMac.:)
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heh. I was just coming back to this thread to correct myself, but you beat me to it.

Yeah, it appears that Toast does work peachy through Rosetta. Yay.
 
kerbawya said:
Yes sir! Yes sir!

Take note of estimated delivery date... INTERESTING! I don't mind! :D
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Woo-hoo! Mine status says 'Int'l shipment release' in Indiana at 1:18 AM today. I can only hope that it's on a plane to Portland right now... (You did get yours on the 21st, right? Right?)
 
jacobj said:
It refers to discs burned using DVD Studio pro, which will prbably in turn be for films made in Final Cut Pro HD, Final Cut Express HD or iMove HD. So I don't think this anything to do with the format wars.
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In retrospect I think you are right, but the fact that the help mentions high-density DVD discs (called "HD DVDs") and the casual way they throw around High Definiton cast some doubt. Neither BD-ROM or HD-DVD-R are out yet (in the USA) so why are they mentioning special discs? Maybe just an over-zealous help writer...
 
Am I right in saying that (apart from under PowerPC apps), the MacBook Pro in 'energy saver mode' is still going to be faster than the PowerBook G4 on full speed.

So far most people have been testing the system with average settings.

I would really like it if someone could find out the MAXIMUM REAL BATTERY CAPACITY, as in:

- Display on lowest setting
- Best energy saver mode
- Airport and Bluetooth turned off

BUT making sure that the computer is in use during all periods of time.

NB: With these settings I get 5 hours from the iBook G4 12"
 
Legacy said:
Am I right in saying that (apart from under PowerPC apps), the MacBook Pro in 'energy saver mode' is still going to be faster than the PowerBook G4 on full speed.

So far most people have been testing the system with average settings.

I would really like it if someone could find out the MAXIMUM REAL BATTERY CAPACITY, as in:

- Display on lowest setting
- Best energy saver mode
- Airport and Bluetooth turned off

BUT making sure that the computer is in use during all periods of time.

NB: With these settings I get 5 hours from the iBook G4 12"
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I will find out on wednesday and get back to you mine comes in on mon or tues. but it will be with air port on bt off! :D
 
cfd954 said:
For those of you who had recieved the message "Package received after FedEx cutoff" how long did you have to wait til it shipeed out of China?
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I'm waiting for 36 hours now and it still hasn't arrived in Anchorage.
 
macbook123 said:
I'm waiting for 36 hours now and it still hasn't arrived in Anchorage.
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Wow seriously? Mine has been on "shipping exception" / Picked up in Shanghai for about 24 hours. I was hoping to get it on Friday or Saturday, but looks like it wont be till Monday or Tuesday now.
 
ekenny said:
Wow seriously? Mine has been on "shipping exception" / Picked up in Shanghai for about 24 hours. I was hoping to get it on Friday or Saturday, but looks like it wont be till Monday or Tuesday now.
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I wonder if we'd be able to pick it up from our local Fedex place on Saturday, in case it doesn't make there in time for tomorrow's delivery. Called fedex and the person I spoke to said "only if the package is not in a large container", whatever that means...
 
Yeah, mine has been in China since feb 22 9:30 Pm their time. Picked up after fed ex cut off. I do remember reading in another post that people had tracking problems, and then it just arrived at their door 2-3 days after. I am still holding out some hope for a Friday delivery. I also read that Apple will not let these be picked up at fed ex- so that looks like it rules out Sat. Just another Manic Monday to quote Prince....
 
macbook123 said:
I wonder if we'd be able to pick it up from our local Fedex place on Saturday, in case it doesn't make there in time for tomorrow's delivery. Called fedex and the person I spoke to said "only if the package is not in a large container", whatever that means...
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While I'm sure there is a FedEx pickup place near me, I have no idea where it could be. Also, my shipping address is a business, so hopefully that means they will deliver on Saturday. Does anyone know if that's the case?

Not sure about the "large container" bit either.
 
ekenny said:
Not sure about the "large container" bit either.
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the large container means that the container they where shipped in the dimentions are so they can fit 3 wide and about 8 deep. if you watched castaway the big things on that plane where containers at each stop the containers are emptyed out and re loaded un less they are full of cargo going to one destination then when they get to the destination they are re containerized to fit one wide and 2 deep in the short trailers and 4 deep in the long trailers. it helps cut down on the load and unload times.
EDIT: and the reason they wont get them if they are in a container is they are big and will be hard to find the boxes
Sorce: A friend at the Nashville TN Fedex HUB.
 
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