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Well it was fun while it lasted but luckily mine didn't ship. Turns out I had a major money issue turn up and had to cancel my order. Maybe I'll be able to get one later. TamTam you can take me off the spreadsheet. Good Luck to everyone still awaiting their G5.
H@nk said:pps - I really think they're delaying my order 'cause I skimped on the modem
I see some of the orders have the modem removed from the stock machine.
It maybe different in other parts of the world but I would never think of deleting a modem from a computer because the services that transport high speed internet access can and do have outages. In a power outage (which unfortunatly is frequent in my area) the POTS line does not require local power and usually remains functional for most regional emergencies. As slow as it is I can still communicate with the world with a modem.
Maybe I am reading too much into it because everyone may have a modem to remove from a old machine and place into the G5. Am I wrong?
tamtam said:
Thx tamtam, you're the best, but I didn't have a due date of the 13th, as all the resellers here in the benelux, they couldn't give us an estimate, because basically, Apple tells them didly squat
So with a dutch reseller receiving 1 or more orders, hope is high for mine, as I'm the first one at my reseller and he's the top Official Reseller (at least here in Belgium)..here's hoping
fingers crossed
I'm with you and everyone else. I got my machine last week but it is 300 miles away. I am taking a very long weekend starting tommorow and will finally get it. Talk about stress! I will not be able to check it out until I arrive back in town on Tuesday.
Which reminds me that the spreadsheet after tommorow may or may not be updated until my return since I do not know if I can spend time on my mom's very old PC with dialup access.
klaus said:Thx tamtam, you're the best, but I didn't have a due date of the 13th, as all the resellers here in the benelux, they couldn't give us an estimate, because basically, Apple tells them didly squat
here's hoping
I'm with you and everyone else. I got my machine last week but it is 300 miles away. I am taking a very long weekend starting tommorow and will finally get it. Talk about stress! I will not be able to check it out until I arrive back in town on Tuesday.
Which reminds me that the spreadsheet after tommorow may or may not be updated until my return since I do not know if I can spend time on my mom's very old PC with dialup access.
Anybody else have a ship date of tommorow? Any word??
It was an ADC order. I wonder if Apple will actually ship it tommorow, marking only three months from order to shipment...
It was an ADC order. I wonder if Apple will actually ship it tommorow, marking only three months from order to shipment...
I've been watching my e-mail all day.
After one delay (demand) and another (6800), supposedly the G5 will ship tomorrow.
No pre-authorizations on my credit card. That, I think, is a good thing.. Since in the past, I got way too excited, only to find out it wouldn't ship.
After one delay (demand) and another (6800), supposedly the G5 will ship tomorrow.
No pre-authorizations on my credit card. That, I think, is a good thing.. Since in the past, I got way too excited, only to find out it wouldn't ship.
H@nk said:That's just plain wrong. Have you tried calling Apple Customer Service directly? Be nice and they may help you out. Good luck!
H@nk
LOL thats what I thought, yeah i tried calling just about anyone at apple that I could. I even had a local apple representative for the University I attend ask some people on the inside of Apple if there was any special exception they could make since my G5 had been delayed etc., but alas they seemed pretty married to the 14 day max return period.
Almost Tomorrow....
2:40 PST and I'm still scheduled to ship tomorrow (9/3) - I will not get excited until I get a tracking number - but it is nice to be this close.....
Most likely my next post will be one of frustration with yet another delay.... but I guess I've waited since 8am on June 6th (or 9th... it has been so long).... what is another week or so.....
IJ
2:40 PST and I'm still scheduled to ship tomorrow (9/3) - I will not get excited until I get a tracking number - but it is nice to be this close.....
Most likely my next post will be one of frustration with yet another delay.... but I guess I've waited since 8am on June 6th (or 9th... it has been so long).... what is another week or so.....
IJ
j79 said:
Tamtam, well done for updating the list, however I see you have MACTARKUS with a 6800 and a shipping notice 8/28 is this correct. If it is I believe that this would be the first 6800 shipped in this forum.
My order is from the 6/10 and my current est shipping date is 9/13, I don't believe it though. I think I would need to see 6800's shipping for at least two weeks in the US before any will ship in Europe.
My order is from the 6/10 and my current est shipping date is 9/13, I don't believe it though. I think I would need to see 6800's shipping for at least two weeks in the US before any will ship in Europe.
Well at this point my Order Status has yet to return to the 9/3 date like it should, and I am getting extremely worried.
Either this 10/8 date is a glitch or I am going to be canceling my order tomorrow night.
Edit: So I just called apple for the third time today, apparently the guy i talked to earlier had me confused with the second wave of 6800 push-backs. The rep i just talked to said he was sending the problem off to management to fix.
*frustration*
Either this 10/8 date is a glitch or I am going to be canceling my order tomorrow night.
Edit: So I just called apple for the third time today, apparently the guy i talked to earlier had me confused with the second wave of 6800 push-backs. The rep i just talked to said he was sending the problem off to management to fix.
*frustration*
I ordered a 2.5 with BT Key-mouse. other than that it is standard. original order was with a reseller, then cancelled and ordered with applestore 2 weeks ago. eta was estimated as 4-6 weeks but they managed to get it done in 2. it even went, ireland (tue) England (wed) Holland (wed) Northern England (Thursday). con't wait to get it.
OMG! Apple changed my shipping to priority overnight, shipping tomorrow. Too bad the hurricane is hitting me tomorrow
temperatures!
Those of you who have started receiving your machines, please post your average temperatures here!! I'm trying to compile a list that I will post when complete so that we can all get a feel for if our machine is "normal". Currently I only have 6 entries, I know there are more!!! I'm looking for the following information:
Die A
Die B
Memory Controller
Logicboard Backside
Drive Bay
Room Ambient approx
Specs:
RAM
Gfx Card
HDDs
CPU Load approx
OS Version
Thanks!
Those of you who have started receiving your machines, please post your average temperatures here!! I'm trying to compile a list that I will post when complete so that we can all get a feel for if our machine is "normal". Currently I only have 6 entries, I know there are more!!!
I'm looking for the following information:Die A
Die B
Memory Controller
Logicboard Backside
Drive Bay
Room Ambient approx
Specs:
RAM
Gfx Card
HDDs
CPU Load approx
OS Version
Thanks!
GRAH
They've removed the "action required" and now it says 9/17 instead of 9/3!!!!!!
Ive had too much of this; if the damn thing doesn't get shipped tomorrow i'm going to go insane.
Edit: I am seriously going insane, the date on the G5 is back to 10/8.
They've removed the "action required" and now it says 9/17 instead of 9/3!!!!!!
Ive had too much of this; if the damn thing doesn't get shipped tomorrow i'm going to go insane.
Edit: I am seriously going insane, the date on the G5 is back to 10/8.
kylector said:Those of you who have started receiving your machines, please post your average temperatures here!! I'm trying to compile a list that I will post when complete so that we can all get a feel for if our machine is "normal". Currently I only have 6 entries, I know there are more!!!
Die A
Die B
Memory Controller
Logicboard Backside
Drive Bay
Room Ambient approx
Specs:
RAM
Gfx Card
HDDs
CPU Load approx
OS Version
Thanks!
How do you get the temperatures?
I received my G5 and then realized I have no speakers. Does anyone have any recommendations? I want a good sound but I am not an audiophile...I do video editing and therefore sound there too, and I want to play my mp3s and for them to sound good. But I don't think that's too much to ask. I was looking to stay under 200. Thanks in advance!
Finally, today must be my lucky day... at least I'm being optimistic it is... I just checked my order status and it says it's shipped. I have a FedEx tracking number but it's not found yet. I'll have to check it tomorrow. Looks like I may get my computer next week.
recursivejon said:
Jumpin' Jehosophat, that really sucks. I suppose that now, when I'm feeling annoyed at Apple while I wait for some filter or other to chug through an image, I should remember recursivejon has been waiting four weeks longer than I have and has it worse.
Of course, this doesn't help either of us get our machines faster...
As stated earlier in the posts (p.172), my estimated ship date was changed this morning from today (2 September) to 25 October. So far, nothing has changed in that regard.
I called the rep. from my reseller, and he has not been able to gather any further information.
So, I just called both Apple Stores within driving distance (Dallas), and I was told they get in shipments of 2-3 G5's every couple of days.
I am thinking if I don't hear anything positive in the next couple of days regarding my order, I am going to seriously consider ditching my order (which was stock, except for the larger HD) and camp out in Dallas.
I would never own anything but Apple, but they need to do a much better job with the way they handle orders and such.
508th Man computes with one of those funky looking computers in Terry Gilliam's classic movie, "Brazil."
I called the rep. from my reseller, and he has not been able to gather any further information.
So, I just called both Apple Stores within driving distance (Dallas), and I was told they get in shipments of 2-3 G5's every couple of days.
I am thinking if I don't hear anything positive in the next couple of days regarding my order, I am going to seriously consider ditching my order (which was stock, except for the larger HD) and camp out in Dallas.
I would never own anything but Apple, but they need to do a much better job with the way they handle orders and such.
508th Man computes with one of those funky looking computers in Terry Gilliam's classic movie, "Brazil."
I got mine on Tuesday.
I believe it is one of a handful in NZ.
Everything working great.
File transfer was seemless from the old G4 (only had to re-install 2 x apps).
This thing is fast and quiet.
The fan has kicked-in on the odd occasion but all good - silence!
Temperature Sensors:
1) Main Logic Board Backside (?) 20.75
2) CPU A Die Temperature (?) 61.54
3) Processor Card A Ambient (?) 22.25
4) CPU B Die Temperature (?) 61.20
5) Processor Card B Ambient (?) 22.50
6) Drive Bay (?) 27.00
7) SMART Disk ST3160023AS (3JS36AM3) (?) 35.00
8) Memory Controller Heatsink (?) 62.75
I believe it is one of a handful in NZ.
Everything working great.
File transfer was seemless from the old G4 (only had to re-install 2 x apps).
This thing is fast and quiet.
The fan has kicked-in on the odd occasion but all good - silence!
Temperature Sensors:
1) Main Logic Board Backside (?) 20.75
2) CPU A Die Temperature (?) 61.54
3) Processor Card A Ambient (?) 22.25
4) CPU B Die Temperature (?) 61.20
5) Processor Card B Ambient (?) 22.50
6) Drive Bay (?) 27.00
7) SMART Disk ST3160023AS (3JS36AM3) (?) 35.00
8) Memory Controller Heatsink (?) 62.75
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