6 week wait on 13" upgraded rMbp (UK)

[daikw]

I was gutted to receive an email from apple today stating that the new estimated delivery date for my 13" rMbp (with maxed out upgrades) which I ordered from the education store on Nov 11th was now the 17th December. Given that I was originally stated a delivery time of 4-6 days this seems utterly ridiculous.

What if they extend the delivery date even further into the new year?

I need this machine urgently for work!
Is there anything I can do to help (complain, get freebies, etc?)

Is this anything to do with hardware issues relating to the trackpad freezes or something else?


Cheers!

 

[Heli0s]

Some in another thread have gotten discounts or freebies by simply contacting Apple Customer Care and complaining. I called today, and didn't have as much luck The delay seems to be due to a 16gb RAM shortage.

 

[thaifood]

Demanding freebies is not exactly conducive to your situation. If you make noise and get bumped ahead in the queue, someone else misses out as such.