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G5s Shipping?
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Re: G5's Shipping?
Arn, what I omitted was that last Fri, Aug 1, Apple did the "preapproval" thing on my credit card, and because I had changed account numbers, they had to contact me to get a new number. Further, the amount of my computer purchase is showing up on my online credit card statement. But I am biased on this subject!
FWIW: I ordered this machine the day they were announced.
Arn, what I omitted was that last Fri, Aug 1, Apple did the "preapproval" thing on my credit card, and because I had changed account numbers, they had to contact me to get a new number. Further, the amount of my computer purchase is showing up on my online credit card statement. But I am biased on this subject!
FWIW: I ordered this machine the day they were announced.
Re: Re: G5's Shipping?
I think I heard the FedEx truck pull up. You better go see if that's your new toy.
"If what the oracle says is true, these are good times!" :::howl:::
I think I heard the FedEx truck pull up. You better go see if that's your new toy.
"If what the oracle says is true, these are good times!" :::howl:::
Demo Model
Ive seen a floor model available at a store in Tokyo. Its at an electronics store called Bic Camera in Ikebukuro. It looks better in real life than in all the pictures... So the models must be really close to being released!
MacMarino
Ive seen a floor model available at a store in Tokyo. Its at an electronics store called Bic Camera in Ikebukuro. It looks better in real life than in all the pictures... So the models must be really close to being released!
MacMarino
Re: grrrrrreaaat....
I broke down and ordered my 15" PowerBook (the 1GHz version) on July 22nd. It shipped (from Taiwan) on July 28th and arrived at my front door on July 31st.
Lucky Louisville, Ky...
Jeeeez, more 'Treasure Island/Rip-off Britain', methinks.
I've ordered a G5 and the money zipped straight out of my credit account, I can tell you.
How come Apple get to sit on all that interest over in Britain but not in the U.S.? Isn't enough that we actually have to pay a fair bit more for the damn things in the first place (ohmigod - I've blasphemed agaainst the G5...may IBM have mercy on my soul...).
Pah.
Brother Mugga
Jeeeez, more 'Treasure Island/Rip-off Britain', methinks.
I've ordered a G5 and the money zipped straight out of my credit account, I can tell you.
How come Apple get to sit on all that interest over in Britain but not in the U.S.? Isn't enough that we actually have to pay a fair bit more for the damn things in the first place (ohmigod - I've blasphemed agaainst the G5...may IBM have mercy on my soul...).
Pah.
Brother Mugga
Yup, I'm in the UK and the money was taken out of my account the next day. I've almost finished paying it off, and I don't even have it yet!
It's possible that the UK and USA laws are different - in the USA, they might not be allowed to take the money out when the unit is built and about to ship, while in the UK they can take it out as soon as the order is placed. Only a theory, mind - I'm no lawyer.
Mmmm, Dual 2Ghz here we come!
It's possible that the UK and USA laws are different - in the USA, they might not be allowed to take the money out when the unit is built and about to ship, while in the UK they can take it out as soon as the order is placed. Only a theory, mind - I'm no lawyer.
Mmmm, Dual 2Ghz here we come!
Re: Lucky Louisville, Ky...
When did you order your machine? I'm sure the laws are different - it's probably legal in Britain to do that, and it may not be here. Who knows. Maybe Apple doesn't like British Accents. Ooh! That's be a good CARS article: "Apple Press Release: Company Hates British Accents" rofl No offense or anything, seriously, it just sounds like something CARS would do.
When did you order your machine? I'm sure the laws are different - it's probably legal in Britain to do that, and it may not be here. Who knows. Maybe Apple doesn't like British Accents. Ooh! That's be a good CARS article: "Apple Press Release: Company Hates British Accents" rofl No offense or anything, seriously, it just sounds like something CARS would do.
Re: Re: G5's Shipping?
Must be one o' dem "smart cards" ...
Originally posted by isgoed
Since when do Credit Cards know how to operate a phone?
Must be one o' dem "smart cards" ...
Re: Lucky Louisville, Ky...
Different countries == different laws.
In the US they can not charge you until the product is shipping (ie, "delievered" or "en route to delivery"). It's not that Apple is just a nice company in this regard; it is standard business practice in the US.
Things are obviously different in the UK. Time to write parlaiment and complain!
Different countries == different laws.
In the US they can not charge you until the product is shipping (ie, "delievered" or "en route to delivery"). It's not that Apple is just a nice company in this regard; it is standard business practice in the US.
Things are obviously different in the UK. Time to write parlaiment and complain!
Who knows anymore? Everyone seems confident that they'll appear "any day now", but that day seems to push further and further into the future every week.
I personally had been stalling on buying the 15" PowerBook since I guess sometime in May. First there were the rumors that it would appear at the WWDC in June. Apple did announce the new G5 PowerMacs, very nice indeed, but no word about new PowerBooks. Then the next round of rumors pointed to a possible announcement at MWNY in July, but again, no new PowerBooks. The latest best guess is that they will appear at the Paris Expo in mid-September.
About a week after MWNY, I decided to get off the crazy train and go ahead and buy a 15" TiBook. It arrived last Thursday and I love it (my first Macintosh computer). Even when the updated PowerBooks are eventually announced, I will have no regrets (especially if that announcement doesn't come for another few months, as now seems likely).
Well, no, it's not just the new Aluminum case. Presumably, an updated 15" PowerBook would also incorporate some of the other nice features from the 12" and 17" models, such as built-in Airport Extreme wireless capability (versus the slower Airport wireless capability), built-in Bluetooth support, better graphics card, etc. You can sort-of get an idea of what to expect by looking at the feature set of the current 17" PowerBook.
No, I don't think anyone's realistically expecting a G5-based notebook before sometime next year (if that soon).
Parliament be damned...
Parliament be damned; I'm writing to the Times! (disgusted Tunbridge Wells, etc. etc.........sorry, joke for Brits only, I'd imagine).
r.e. bobbindashadows' post:
"That's be a good CARS article: "Apple Press Release: Company Hates British Accents" rofl No offense or anything, seriously, it just sounds like something CARS would do."
Yeah; Moltz is out to get me. It's a good job they're all skiving off on 'holiday' at the moment or I'd write a letter about them too...(although admittedly that stuff about Steve Jobs and cows was bloody hilarious).
r.e. Kenndac's post:
Looks like we're just going to have to take it on the chin over here, mate.
You know; that and the cricket...and the footie...and the trains...and (repeat ellipsis to fade).
Cheers
Brother Mugga
Originally posted by jettredmont
Things are obviously different in the UK. Time to write parlaiment and complain!
Parliament be damned; I'm writing to the Times! (disgusted Tunbridge Wells, etc. etc.........sorry, joke for Brits only, I'd imagine).
r.e. bobbindashadows' post:
"That's be a good CARS article: "Apple Press Release: Company Hates British Accents" rofl No offense or anything, seriously, it just sounds like something CARS would do."
Yeah; Moltz is out to get me. It's a good job they're all skiving off on 'holiday' at the moment or I'd write a letter about them too...(although admittedly that stuff about Steve Jobs and cows was bloody hilarious).
r.e. Kenndac's post:
Looks like we're just going to have to take it on the chin over here, mate.
You know; that and the cricket...and the footie...and the trains...and (repeat ellipsis to fade).
Cheers
Brother Mugga
Re: grrrrrreaaat....
We ordered a 12" PowerBook (custom model with 640mb ram and 60gb drive and airport card) on July 25th, and it arrived on August 1st. This order was placed as an educational purchase, using a university purchase order for payment. I don't understand how you could have ordered earlier and not received it yet, unless you ordered it with something we didn't, like a superdrive.
We ordered a 12" PowerBook (custom model with 640mb ram and 60gb drive and airport card) on July 25th, and it arrived on August 1st. This order was placed as an educational purchase, using a university purchase order for payment. I don't understand how you could have ordered earlier and not received it yet, unless you ordered it with something we didn't, like a superdrive.
Although I fear it is a waste of time to escalate this: I've already ordered two quantam computers.
Apple's problem
I read that Apple had orders for 65,000 Duals in less than a month. If you put that on an annual basis, that's 780,000 Duals, which is about what they sold over the last 12 months for all computer lines! While 780,000 ain't gonna happen it does point out the problem Apple has in taking care of those orders within a reasonably short time, plus filling orders for the 1.6 and 1.8 . . .
I have a feeling that the good folks at Apple are working their @ss off trying to get through initial deliveries. Making a dual 1.8 available *may* help some, but they still have to get close to 100,000 G5 Macs (all speeds) out the door.
The interesting thing for someone who can't afford a G5 until the new year is that around 100,000 G5's in the first month, with 65 percent duals, results in about 165,000 G5 chips sold by IBM.
Sorta lets Moto know just how bad they blew it!
I read that Apple had orders for 65,000 Duals in less than a month. If you put that on an annual basis, that's 780,000 Duals, which is about what they sold over the last 12 months for all computer lines! While 780,000 ain't gonna happen it does point out the problem Apple has in taking care of those orders within a reasonably short time, plus filling orders for the 1.6 and 1.8 . . .
I have a feeling that the good folks at Apple are working their @ss off trying to get through initial deliveries. Making a dual 1.8 available *may* help some, but they still have to get close to 100,000 G5 Macs (all speeds) out the door.
The interesting thing for someone who can't afford a G5 until the new year is that around 100,000 G5's in the first month, with 65 percent duals, results in about 165,000 G5 chips sold by IBM.
Sorta lets Moto know just how bad they blew it!
Macrumors Degeneracy Pressure...
Careful someone doesn't just pee into a bottle and sell you that.
Seriously, it's caught me out a few times, I can tell you...or would do, were our respective machines so entangled...
Cheers
Brother Mugga
Careful someone doesn't just pee into a bottle and sell you that.
Seriously, it's caught me out a few times, I can tell you...or would do, were our respective machines so entangled...
Cheers
Brother Mugga
Re: Apple's problem
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jul/16results.html
Sorrry, but Apple sold 771,000 *last quarter* for all lines. See their quarterly results:Originally posted by kenaustus
I read that Apple had orders for 65,000 Duals in less than a month. If you put that on an annual basis, that's 780,000 Duals, which is about what they sold over the last 12 months for all computer lines! While 780,000 ain't gonna happen it does point out the problem Apple has in taking care of those orders within a reasonably short time, plus filling orders for the 1.6 and 1.8 . . .
I have a feeling that the good folks at Apple are working their @ss off trying to get through initial deliveries. Making a dual 1.8 available *may* help some, but they still have to get close to 100,000 G5 Macs (all speeds) out the door.
The interesting thing for someone who can't afford a G5 until the new year is that around 100,000 G5's in the first month, with 65 percent duals, results in about 165,000 G5 chips sold by IBM.
Sorta lets Moto know just how bad they blew it!
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jul/16results.html
But what is a 'Macintosh "unit"'?
Not too sure that this doesn't include iPods?
Don't really know, to be honest. Insight, anyone?
Brother Mugga
Not too sure that this doesn't include iPods?
Don't really know, to be honest. Insight, anyone?
Brother Mugga
Quartery Sales
They listed that figure as quarterly sales for *Macintosh*.
This does *not* include iTMS, iPods, Software, or anything else Apple sells besides *Macintosh*.
Apple's not doing that bad.
And G5 pre-orders are still nicely abundant. Shows the new archetecture has great demand.
Jaedreth
They listed that figure as quarterly sales for *Macintosh*.
This does *not* include iTMS, iPods, Software, or anything else Apple sells besides *Macintosh*.
Apple's not doing that bad.
And G5 pre-orders are still nicely abundant. Shows the new archetecture has great demand.
Jaedreth