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2016 Macbook Pro, Order/Shipping Thread

maclaw21 said:
Just a follow up on a previous sub-thread within this thread . . .

Apple chat rep just told me that the MBP with touch bar won't be in my local Apple store (eastern U.S.) until December 20.
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Thanks. Just might be. Then again, we've been there before, no?
 
In Germany the earliest in store pickup dates are Dec 15-16 for BTO. No in store pick up available for stock models.
 
Ma2k5 said:
I've been advised the new x360 Spectre is going to not be coming to UK till new year...

So I'm decided on a rMBP 13"

Now I can't decide between the following

Base non-touch (£1300)
Non-touch with 16gb/512gb (£1628)
13" touchbar with 16gb/512gb (£1916)

My main concerns of the touch bar version is

a) it had 49kwh battery, non touch has 56kwh (and old model had 75khw). I know Apple says 10 hour life, but will it with a more powerful CPU, faster RAM and a touch bar on top with a smaller battery

b) The fact that two of the ports are underpowered

c) Might not need the touch bar

So I could go base non-touch model as a result, but then I worry if 8gb/256gb will last a few years. It might do, it might not, can't predict future.

If I upgrade the non-touch to 16gb/512gb, the upgrade costs are quite high and then I'm not sure I'm getting value as, for just a bit more, I'd get the more powerful 28w CPU, better GPU and two additional ports.
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Anyone have any advice for me on this?

Also, how big of a deal is the 4K encoding upgrade in the kabylake - the world is going toward 4K hdr content so is it something we shouldn't overlook so easily?
 
I'm not sure, if I believe the ones having preparing for shipping. I have only seen other danes, but no one else in the world having the entry MacBook Pro 13 with touchbar expected as early as Nov. 11th.
Denmark is by side with Sweden, so possible it will be the first to preparing for shipping, because of the long shipping.
When I did ordre my Jet Black iPhone 7, it was coming directly from China and took 6 days to be delivered with express shipping of course. This is Express shipping as well, and no changes for me at all. I'm expecting it to start showing: "Preparing for shipping," if it comes Nov. 11th.
This is what it looks like right now: (Behandler Varen means Processing Item in Danish.)
 

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maclaw21 said:
Not in NY, but close enough. I'm not sure if the stores in bigger cities will get theirs sooner.
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Larger cities like NY will get more stock than a smaller one for sure. This is sometimes outpaced by larger quantities of demand. It was possible to buy an iPhone 7 Plus outside of Jet Black on day one if one knew the reservation trick. I'm pretty sure the new touch MBP's supply will be very constrained for the first few weeks though as evidenced by none being available to try at any store and very few even having one. This week will be a good data point I believe. If all the first wave of preorders start shipping for touch models this week, then by early to mid December supply should start loosening up. It's all conjecture at this point though...

I really wanted to try the new AirPods too and think they will start selling them by Thanksgiving. Those are gonna be pretty hot holiday gifts probably.
 
Foss said:
Larger cities like NY will get more stock than a smaller one for sure. This is sometimes outpaced by larger quantities of demand. It was possible to buy an iPhone 7 Plus outside of Jet Black on day one if one knew the reservation trick. I'm pretty sure the new touch MBP's supply will be very constrained for the first few weeks though as evidenced by none being available to try at any store and very few even having one. This week will be a good data point I believe. If all the first wave of preorders start shipping for touch models this week, then by early to mid December supply should start loosening up. It's all conjecture at this point though...

I really wanted to try the new AirPods too and think they will start selling them by Thanksgiving. Those are gonna be pretty hot holiday gifts probably.
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I wonder how one tries out AirPods. Do they have special earbuds?
 
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Macalway said:
He signed up today. Which means there's no reason to believe this.


There. Except maybe you want to believe, like Mulder maybe, which is about as likely, btw.
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It is funny, all of the ones with P2S have signed up the day of their post. I will believe the new MBP's are moving when some that have been on the site for a few years, post our updated statuses.
Impatientmac said:
He registered the same day as this post, and the image can be easily faked.
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Impatientmac said:
He registered the same day as this post, and the image can be easily faked.
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Eh neither of those really mean anything. Couldn't care less but those are irrelevant points. A lot of new people sign up after buying their new product, I did that oh so many years ago and jumped right into the shipping thread. And the iPhone post looks identical to mine down to the spacing between words so whatever.

Idc but it's possible considering he's from Macau which is right next to the factory.
 
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Nate. said:
Eh neither of those really mean anything. Couldn't care less but those are irrelevant points. A lot of new people sign up after buying their new product, I did that oh so many years ago and jumped right into the shipping thread. And the iPhone post looks identical down to the spacing between words so whatever.

Idc but it's possible considering he's from Macau which is right next to the factory.
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Any things possible that doesn't mean it's likely. Those points might be irrelevant to you but that doesn't make it irrelevant. Like I said signs point to no. If they have the machines built then location should point to it getting their sooner, but not his shipping being updated sooner. That's if he's actually from Macau
 
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