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Finally on its way

Feb 21: Old 17" MacBook Pro dies
Feb 23: Genius Bar at local Apple Store confirms death
Feb 24: New MBP announced
Feb 24: Local Apple Store does not have any 17" MBPs
Feb 24: Ordered new 17" MBP online at .de store:
  • 2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
  • 8GB 1333MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
  • 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400
  • 8x Double-Layer SuperDrive
  • MBP 17"HR Antiglare WS Display
  • No iWork preinstalled
  • No Final Cut Express preinstd
  • No Aperture Preinstalled
  • No Logic Express Preinstalled
  • No FileMaker Preinstalled
  • No MSO preinstalled
  • Keyboard/Users Guide(Z)-DEU
  • Country Kit-DEU
Feb 24: Wired c. €3400 to Apple
Feb 28: Apple receives my payment - Time to shipping c. 3 workdays
Feb 28: Projected arrival Mar 07 to Mar 11, IIRC
Mar 03: Notification that order has shipped via email
Mar 03: AppleCare Protection Plan Cert. via email
Mar 04: Second notification that order has shipped via email
Mar 07: Two invoices via email for Order
Mar 08: Shipping status according to the online store:
  • "Merge In Tnst CZ Pra"
  • no usable tracking numbers
  • In Transit to Customer - Shipment on Schedule - Date 11 Mar 2011 (???)
  • Estimated Delivery Date - 16 Mar 2011 (Subject to change)
Mar 09: Apple emails survey about wether I like my new Mac
Mar 10: c. 10.30 PM status changes ETA from 16 Mar 2011 to 11 Mar 2011 and UPS
Mar 11: c. 8:30 AM UPS tracking
Last Location:
Departed - Nurnberg, Germany, Friday, 11.03.2011

Nurnberg, Germany
11.03.2011 4:47 Departure Scan
11.03.2011 1:22 Origin Scan
Czech Republic
10.03.2011 14:38 Order Processed: Ready for UPS




On the Apple Order Status page I still see Merge In Tnst CZ Pra.

Also depending on which status page I look at 09 Mar, 2011 - 14 Mar, 2011 and 11 Mar 2011 are the ETAs.

Nürnberg is only about 100 miles from Munich... :)


UPDATE:
Allershausen, Germany
11.03.2011 7:36 Out for Delivery
11.03.2011 6:00 Arrival Scan
Nurnberg, Germany
11.03.2011 4:47 Departure Scan
11.03.2011 2:02 Origin Scan
Czech Republic
10.03.2011 14:38 Order Processed: Ready for UPS



Update #2 -> Finally: 11.03.2011 10:17 Delivered


OMG OMG OMG OMG :) :) :)
 
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@eths: congrats ;)

Personally, I think it's rediculous how long it takes for some of us: mine will be on it way for a total of 3 weeks IF all goes well... Insane for a product this expensive... The problem is the way Apple handles accesoires; if you order anything other along with a MBP they 'merge' your order which takes 1-2 weeks extra :(
 
I'm starting to get frustrated !

10 Mar 2011 01:08:23 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.

and now it's 11 Mar 2011 17:24:10 Shangai Time, more then 40 hours after the last "action"

if this is their "fast emea delivery" I'm wondering how long the slow one takes... I need my MBP now ! :(

edit: it now says: 11 Mar 2011 06:47:18 Ide Centre Shipment In Transit.

Anyone knows where or what Ide Centre is? :confused:
 
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I'm starting to get frustrated !

10 Mar 2011 01:08:23 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.

and now it's 11 Mar 2011 17:24:10 Shangai Time, more then 40 hours after the last "action"

if this is their "fast emea delivery" I'm wondering how long the slow one takes... I need my MBP now ! :(

edit: it now says: 11 Mar 2011 06:47:18 Ide Centre Shipment In Transit.

Anyone knows where or what Ide Centre is? :confused:

http://***********/?q=Ide+Centre
 
11 Mar 2011 14:27:00 Bristol Shipment Delivered In Good Condition.
11 Mar 2011 07:17:32 Bristol Out For Delivery.
11 Mar 2011 00:38:37 Bristol Shipment Received At Destination Depot.
09 Mar 2011 19:18:55 Arnhem Hub Shipment In Transit.
07 Mar 2011 18:02:34 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.
07 Mar 2011 17:18:37 Pudong International Airport Shipment Received At Transit Point.
06 Mar 2011 21:59:00 Shanghai Shipment In Transit.
06 Mar 2011 21:54:02 Shanghai Shipment In Transit.
06 Mar 2011 21:01:00 Shanghai Shipment Collected From Sender.


FINALLY got my 17" MBP 2.3ghz today.

I suppose it did not take that long but it seemed like a life time.

Word of advice for people with TNT.
Do not trust their tracking. It's very slow to update and misses sections of the route out but give them a call and you can get more info but that can also be hit and miss. If you do hear what you want from TNT then give Apple a call as they can give more info than TNT can sometimes.
 
:)
 

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Apple gave me a false ... tracking number.

It says my Shipment is already delivered in . . . BANGALORE. O.O

What's going on? It's also Saturday here so I can't call them. However, the delivery date is 3/15/2011 :D
 
I'm starting to get frustrated !

10 Mar 2011 01:08:23 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.

and now it's 11 Mar 2011 17:24:10 Shangai Time, more then 40 hours after the last "action"

if this is their "fast emea delivery" I'm wondering how long the slow one takes... I need my MBP now ! :(

edit: it now says: 11 Mar 2011 06:47:18 Ide Centre Shipment In Transit.

Anyone knows where or what Ide Centre is? :confused:

Mines still at 11 Mar 2011

12:04:10 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.

Last i checked.... hasnt changed yet..

Hope it didnt get lost in the mail...

Cant wait to get it, gonna upgrade it as soon as i can to 8GB Ram and shove the other 4GB into my iMac... soo much cheaper buying from 3rd party vendors, cuts the price by 1/2 :D
 
Macbook Pro 13"

Mines stuck in germany too since 11pm there local time i'm wondering when i'm going to get my macbook pro. I'm getting real excited



Koeln, Germany 11/03/2011 23:49 Import Scan
11/03/2011 23:03 Arrival Scan
Warsaw, Poland 11/03/2011 21:02 Departure Scan
11/03/2011 18:48 Arrival Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 11/03/2011 18:07 Departure Scan
11/03/2011 14:19 Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 11/03/2011 10:48 Departure Scan
11/03/2011 9:01 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 11/03/2011 6:13 Departure Scan
Koeln, Germany 10/03/2011 23:06 Package data processed by brokerage Waiting for clearance / Released by clearing agency Now in-transit for delivery
Shanghai, China 10/03/2011 21:46 Export Scan
Koeln, Germany 10/03/2011 14:21 Package data processed by brokerage Waiting for clearance
Shanghai, China 10/03/2011 14:00 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 09/03/2011 22:45 Departure Scan
09/03/2011 19:09 Origin Scan
China 09/03/2011 7:54 Order Processed: Ready for UPS
 
Same, we should both be on the way to Memphis on the 777-200 FDX28 flight around 2AM AKST unless it's already fully loaded down, which considering how they dropped the ball on the Mar 11 flights is a possibility. Should have gone with UPS, they had 0 hiccups heh.
 
Departing Memphis...

Wow... once it finally got out of Shanghai, it moved very, very quickly!

I can't imagine it would make another stop between Memphis and Tampa - but we'll see!
 
Finally, it's got to the UK. Should be out for delivery today or tomorrow!!
I swear, I was like a madman keep hitting F5 on the tracking page hundreds of time a day!
Notice, how it shows "Departure scan" twice in Koeln, Germany after two days there. That had me really worried for a while :D

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It's in Tampa! Hopefully it will be on truck for delivery tomorrow!
 
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