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So, my order is now "preparing for shipment" and I just checked my credit card and it looks like apple put a hold on it. So, how much time does it take to prepare for shipment? When will it likely go out? Thanks! :p

Mine was preparing for 24+ hours. Some only took about 12.
 
yea also as far as the credit card pay it no mind, mine was on hold at first, now is free with no charge, and will have the iMac Monday so

I used a debit card and the money hasn't come out of my bank account either. I have a feeling Apple won't forget to charge me though :p
 
Snoosedaddy,

Since my order went in so late after business hours on 11/30 (8:00pm PST) I am effectively in the 12/1 club as well. My estimated delivery range is Dec. 31 - Jan. 7. What range were you given?

Dec 28 - Jan 4. This is my second order, as I cancelled my first order (5minutes after launch) because of a config change. Seeing everyone getting theirs early, I was hoping I would get mine before Christmas, but I am coming to the realization that it won't happen.
 
So the UPS shipments originally scanned 12/10/2012 will arrive December 17th

And it seems the UPS shipments scanned in China on 12/13/2012 will also arrive December 17th.

Seems like UPS is just hoarding all shipments this weekend for super Saturday

Make no sense how one package shipped 3 days earlier will arrive the same time as packages shipped on 12/13/2012

It looks like the shipment our packages are in is on its way to Orlando. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS2326
 
I ordered around 1630 EST on 11/30 with maxed out settings except for Ram and mines been "processing" for three days. I also have next day shipping before noon that I mentioned previously.

My delivery window is the 28th thru the 4th of Jan and when my shipping got upgraded my estimate did not change.

I haven't heard too many people say theirs was processing for this long and that's what frustrates me at this point. I'm happy others before and after me have already got theirs, well as happy as I can be for them, but processing for three days is unfortunate.
 
My order is now in Anchorage with the rest of yours! Mine is the standard config ordered by telephone order on 9am (pdt) on Novermber 30 and shipping to California. BTW, I just realized that I no longer have a firewire port on the new iMac so I called Apple and the nice rep gave me a thunderbolt to firewire adapter for free (value $29)! Since I am greedy, I also asked for a superdrive but couldn't get that also.
 
Wow so weird checking my FedEx tracking it says my unit is in Shenghai and not Anchorage like it just said WTF
 
I ordered around 1630 EST on 11/30 with maxed out settings except for Ram and mines been "processing" for three days. I also have next day shipping before noon that I mentioned previously.

My delivery window is the 28th thru the 4th of Jan and when my shipping got upgraded my estimate did not change.

I haven't heard too many people say theirs was processing for this long and that's what frustrates me at this point. I'm happy others before and after me have already got theirs, well as happy as I can be for them, but processing for three days is unfortunate.

Yours has only been processing for three days? Mine started processing a day or two after ordering (I ordered around noon on Nov 30), so for two weeks or so now.
 
So the UPS shipments originally scanned 12/10/2012 will arrive December 17th

And it seems the UPS shipments scanned in China on 12/13/2012 will also arrive December 17th.

Seems like UPS is just hoarding all shipments this weekend for super Saturday

Make no sense how one package shipped 3 days earlier will arrive the same time as packages shipped on 12/13/2012

No, although I wish you were correct, I was scanned in China on 12/13, but won't take delivery until 12/19.
[hard to take this seriously in light of today's tragedy, however]
 
Our machines were plane buddies from Shanghai to Anchorage to Louisville. Nice to know that our iMacs didn't have to make the trip alone, blankly staring out the window, eating the over-salted peanuts, absent-mindedly flipping through the in-flight magazine. :D

Yes, and ordering from Skymall, probably. lol
 
We hang together, Brother Echomango. I will try to follow to see how things go for you. I wonder how many of us "11/30s" are left? Let's hear from the "11/30s".

"I want my new iMac!", he said screaming to the sky.

We are screaming the same thing my macbro! I have been reading some of the reviews of the 27's and they are really getting me excited to get this thing. I am pulling for ya millk18 and also blastair and bayleaves and anyone else who is suffering from the profound perpetual processing profile...:D
 
27" iMac, 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB, 3TB Fusion Drive, NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5

Set to arrive at my door Jan. 4 :/
 
Look again. I don't know why your tracking page looks the way it does, but it's in AK.

bo bright i believe in you! i know you'll figure it out :)
Whew ok it's good I'm not sure if it was something with my iPad the safari cache or what but it was saying it was in Shenghai (the screenie was from earlier in the morning) but on my PC now showing it's in Anchorage.

No further updates:mad:
 
Ha guess u have a head start on mine then

Was your status "We’ve received your order" this whole time? If so, it might mean that yours was really on processing for longer, but for some reason the status didn't change?
 
Was your status "We’ve received your order" this whole time? If so, it might mean that yours was really on processing for longer, but for some reason the status didn't change?

Yeah up until three days ago it just said we've received UR order or something similar.
 
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
1TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIAGeFrc GTX 680MX 2G GDDR5
MAGIC TRACKPAD
Apple WL Kybd (English)+UG
COUNTRY KIT


ordered 12/7 still says "Available to ship: January "

BTW... I saw on my credit card that the amount (about 3000$) was deleted! I've been charged when I purchased it but now the transaction doesn't appear anymore.. WTF?
 
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