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Apple Australia is shipping my custom Powerbook

mateybob said:
update: went to DJs today and asked how long it would be.. they checked on their computers and claimed monday or tuesday next week...
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Here's hoping we all see our machines next week. I have to travel the following week and want to bring my shiny new PB along...
 
aswitcher said:
Here's hoping we all see our machines next week. I have to travel the following week and want to bring my shiny new PB along...
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Here Here !

Next week better be the week! :D :D

Its been a long time waiting for me.
 
Last scan date/time: 10-MAY-2004 06:32
Scan location: SYD
Status description: SCANNED AT DELIVERY DEPOT


Please let that mean it's comming...


Edit:
Scanned again 10-MAY-2004 09:24


Edit:
1 ITEM ON BOARD FOR DELIVERY !!!!! Yay
 
Just go told that BTOs are trickling in from those who ordered around the release date. Some delays are pushing deliveries towards the end of the week... not sure if this is Apple talk for delays rolling onto next week... :(
 
aswitcher said:
Just go told that BTOs are trickling in from those who ordered around the release date. Some delays are pushing deliveries towards the end of the week... not sure if this is Apple talk for delays rolling onto next week... :(
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I ordered at release date so mine better be in that batch !

Last Friday I was told Tuesday - Thursday this week that I will have the PB.

Better be right or will be on the phone to Apple!

aswitcher where did you get the info on the BTO PB deliveries ?
 
Reuven said:
I ordered at release date so mine better be in that batch !

Last Friday I was told Tuesday - Thursday this week that I will have the PB.

Better be right or will be on the phone to Apple!

aswitcher where did you get the info on the BTO PB deliveries ?
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Macmall rang Apple about a hour ago...
 
It's terrible that you guys are still waiting for your powerbooks....

I got mine :D Today. I'm on it right now actually.
I ordered mine last satuday, so 8-9 days BTO. And 2 of those days it was sitting in star track express's storage.

I've got SO much to download, haha.
 
eni said:
It's terrible that you guys are still waiting for your powerbooks....

I got mine :D Today. I'm on it right now actually.
I ordered mine last satuday, so 8-9 days BTO. And 2 of those days it was sitting in star track express's storage.

I've got SO much to download, haha.
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You ordered what exactly? 15? 17?

Did you get the graphcis card update because I heard that was the reason for the delays...
 
last saturday would have been the 1st...
and im waiting on a 12"pb so i dont think graphics cards are the only reason...
 
mateybob said:
i ordered mine a full week before you and i still dont have it... :/

edit: i hate you :( :p
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Yeah I orderer the Saturday of the Anzac day weekend, so I think they didn't put the order through until the Tuesday 25 April... so its been almost 2 weeks at least!
 
yeah i ordered on exactly the same day through DJs.. they told me they wouldnt put in the order until tues and that it would be 9-11 working days... tomorrow is the 11th day ;p
 
mateybob said:
yeah i ordered on exactly the same day through DJs.. they told me they wouldnt put in the order until tues and that it would be 9-11 working days... tomorrow is the 11th day ;p
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Well I said I wouldn't hassle my reseller again until Thursday. Perhaps you could give them a ring and see what story Apple has tomorrow??? :rolleyes:
 
nah i already hassled DJs on saturday :p
cant really hassle apple because DJs dont give you any of the order details...
 
mateybob said:
nah i already hassled DJs on saturday :p
cant really hassle apple because DJs dont give you any of the order details...
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You call of course but if they said 9-11 and tomorrow is 11, then its only fair you call and ask what Apple have to say about supply. Apple does take cals from their resellers about orders.
 
Sorry, i was going to say more but i was busy.

I ordered directly from apple's website.

I got the 15" powerbook (the upper one).
128 graphics upgrade
Ram 'upgraded' to one chip
Faster hard drive
Superdrive as default.

It was delivered today at 12 on the dot.

What more would you like to know? I'll check back here tonight if anyone has any questions. So far.....so good! Screen is beautiful. I haven't run the dead pixel checker (don't think i want to!) but I've looked while using it, and playing dvds, and haven't seen any. PHEW.


I hope everyone else gets theirs soon!
 
dead pixels arent all that hard to see if you look for them without using the pixel checker...
i have one on my ibm laptop... just put on an all white screen saver or something and it really stands out...
 
eni said:
What more would you like to know? I'll check back here tonight if anyone has any questions. So far.....so good! Screen is beautiful. I haven't run the dead pixel checker (don't think i want to!) but I've looked while using it, and playing dvds, and haven't seen any. PHEW.


I hope everyone else gets theirs soon!
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I wonder if Apple is favouring its own orders over resellers... :(
 
Yup I agree, which is why at least so far I feel really happy about it.

I'm currently...uh....testing the superdrive............ok, ripping my cds :p
 
aswitcher said:
I wonder if Apple is favouring its own orders over resellers... :(
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It seems like that is exactly the case, which really isn't right. I don't think it even makes any business sense, as apple needs public and reseller support.

Other option is the resellers haven't put the orders through straight away (no matter what they tell you), but somehow I seem to favour the apple screwing you guys over one a fair bit more.
 
eni said:
It seems like that is exactly the case, which really isn't right. I don't think it even makes any business sense, as apple needs public and reseller support.

Other option is the resellers haven't put the orders through straight away (no matter what they tell you), but somehow I seem to favour the apple screwing you guys over one a fair bit more.
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Well I would appreciate any other Aussies letting us know if they get their PBs BTOs, and when they ordered and if it was from Apple Australia.
 
Oh, I should add this incase it will help anymore. My estimated ship date from the day I ordered it, to even today (it still showed it) was the 18th.
At the end of last week it just suddenly come up Shipped and by friday it was sitting in star track express's storage.


Oh, a tip for people ordering from apple. I don't know if this was just me, but it didn't give me a tracking number. That bit just remained blank after it shipped, but it said the carrier was STE. So I went to star track's website and tried different numbers apple had sent me, and found if you go to Track and Trace, select Reference number and then enter the number "Apple Delivery Number" they email you when it ships, it lets you in to track it.
 
mateybob said:
i suspect many of them are too busy playing with their new computers to come to these forums... ;)
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:eek: yeah your probably right. I need this baby this week so I can take it to AusCERT 2004 next week. If I get it then there will be lost of people checking it out from IT security and government. If I dont have it then I will probably have to lug along an old work laptop and whine over dinner drinks about susupicions of Apple Australias self bias...
 
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