Apple Vision Pro Delivery Dates Slip to Mid-March

[MacRumors]

Delivery dates for orders of Apple's Vision Pro headset have already slipped to mid-March after pre-orders opened earlier today.

The Vision Pro launches in the United States on Friday, February 2, but those now placing an online pre-order will not receive the headset until around the middle of March for all three storage capacities. This delivery time frame is likely to get pushed back even further as more people place orders.

Apple could have some in-store stock available for in-person purchase on Friday, February 2, as well as in subsequent days and weeks as stores receive new deliveries for walk-in buyers, but supply is still highly likely to be limited. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently reported that only 80,000 headsets would be available for the device's launch and warned that the device could quickly sell out.

Article Link: Apple Vision Pro Delivery Dates Slip to Mid-March

 

[mattopotamus]

wonder if it "sells out" or just keeps pushing dates back.

 

[Klae17]

Glad I bought two.

 

[tobybrut]

Considering ship dates started falling back within less than half an hour, that’s not too bad.

 

[midkay]

I figured this would happen quickly. Sounds like easily 100,000+ sold within less than an hour.

 

[kylelerner]

Ah - the Eyeds of March

 

[abatabia]

Apple marketing at its best.

 

[ninethirty]

I figured this would happen quickly. Sounds like easily 100,000+ sold within less than an hour.

Buuuuuuut everyone said it was going to be a huge flop, and nobody would want it!

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

And the scalpers are out in force. Check Ebay. It's already loaded with offers from $4500 to $8K "shipping out as soon as in hand." Hello PS5 (shortage), part 2.

 

[crofford]

My ApplePay using AppleCard transaction failed 7 times. Each time it failed it made me pick a new appointment time. When I finally changed credit cards I had been moved from Feb2 at 11:00am to February 3 at 4pm. I checked with the AppleCard people and they said there were no declined transactions. It appears maybe it was an ApplePay issue on the Apple Store side. Did anybody else see this problem?

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Considering ship dates started falling back within less than half an hour, that’s not too bad.

Especially since they made 25 of them in total. Solid showing.

 

[mattaaron]

My ApplePay using AppleCard transaction failed 7 times. Each time it failed it made me pick a new appointment time. When I finally changed credit cards I had been moved from Feb2 at 11:00am to February 3 at 4pm. I checked with the AppleCard people and they said there were no declined transactions. It appears maybe it was an ApplePay issue on the Apple Store side. Did anybody else see this problem?

Yea selecting Shipping vs Pick Up is the solution, at least from my experience and seeing what others did. Not sure why or whose to blame, but Shipping is the best option to avoid problems

 

[coleblk]

Did anybody else in California only see an option for February 8 delivery no matter what? Right as the app opened too. It’s not a big deal just wondering, I never saw any other option than that.

hoping that it’ll bump up to preparing to ship with the first batch, fingers crossed

 

[j2l84u]

As of right now mine is showing Feb 8 pickup or Feb 16 latest delivery. Rip the scalpers 🤣

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Buuuuuuut everyone said it was going to be a huge flop, and nobody would want it!

I think all those pessimists meant no human would buy it. Perhaps dogs & cats want to virtually go outside for a pee?

As is often the case in the Appleverse, if one person doesn't want something... sees no use in something... can't grasp any use case... etc, NOBODY else could possibly see it any different than that one person. Apparently "think different" means see it only as "I" see it... aka do NOT think any different than "me" as I can't see it any other way "myself." Oh and if you try to push your own view of something and it differs from "mine," you are simply wrong, sadly mistaken or a blind brand fanboy or troll (depending on which way "I" see any given matter).

And surveys of 1 (themselves) readily translates to the classic "99% don't want..." statistic.

Hopefully all those dogs & cats with means get to enjoy frolicking in sunny meadows all over the world during this cold, dreary winter.

 

[Antoniosmalakia]

Hard to know if it’s actually selling to people who want it or scalpers hoping to double their money. We couldn’t get a retail priced PlayStation 5 for a year because of sh*t like this.

 

[BradWI]

Got 3. 2 to sell and 1 to keep, hopefully paid for by the profits from the first 2.

Worst case they get returned and I get to play around with one at home for a few weeks before sending them back. Zero risk.

 

[klasma]

You might get it quicker on eBay now: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=apple+vision+pro

 

[masotime]

Buuuuuuut everyone said it was going to be a huge flop, and nobody would want it!

It's just the fanboys - of which I am one (1TB Vision Pro ordered immediately). The Apple cult is still quite strong so the initial sell-out I think is expected - the long lasting success of the product will take a bit longer to determine.

TBH for casual buyers, I'd really recommend waiting at least for the 2nd iteration as Apple will need time to iron out the kinks. The software ecosystem also needs time to really mature.

Early Apple adopters like me are really just guinea pigs (to be clear, I'm totally happy being one).

 

[joejoe2000]

wonder if it "sells out" or just keeps pushing dates back.

To stop taking orders would be a first for Apple, as far as I'm aware. BUT, not outside the realm of possibility, depending on what they know to be their production capacity (Until they figure out how to get more production going)

 

[laptech]

Hard to know if it’s actually selling to people who want it or scalpers hoping to double their money. We couldn’t get a retail priced PlayStation 5 for a year because of sh*t like this.

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What the heck??? someone pre-ordered it and immediately put it on ebay for double it's price!!!. These people are the lowest of the low

 

[bviktor]

these scalpers will learn a lesson or two really soon. The hard way. Absolutely no one's gonna buy these for $8k.

When the dust settles and reality kicks in, I really hope Apple will even offer discounts, so that these clowns will even make a loss with this

 

[joejoe2000]

Why can't we delete comments ? (My own here)

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Glad I bought two.

I was barely able to order one with 1 TB, my appointment is for February 2, 8:30am, so I barely made it.

 

[tbayrgs]

My ApplePay using AppleCard transaction failed 7 times. Each time it failed it made me pick a new appointment time. When I finally changed credit cards I had been moved from Feb2 at 11:00am to February 3 at 4pm. I checked with the AppleCard people and they said there were no declined transactions. It appears maybe it was an ApplePay issue on the Apple Store side. Did anybody else see this problem?

I had the same problem...it was due to your selected time window being grabbed and processed by someone else before your transaction was completed. I started with early day windows on Feb 2 but they quickly went, ended up with 2 pm on Feb 2.