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Man!!! I'm so excited! My C2D MBP is out for delivery!! And I'm stuck in class for a while today!! I'm glad I put the "pre-sign" for package sheet on my door this morning *just in case*!!
Original shipping info from apple:
Ship: Oct 31 Arrive: Nov 7 --> Updated to Nov. 2
Actual:
Ship: Oct 30 Arriving Nov. 1 (today!)
If you guys want pics, let me know I'll post them!! (even though i'm sure you've already seen a bunch!)
Class will go slow today!!
Thanks for listening....
Original shipping info from apple:
Ship: Oct 31 Arrive: Nov 7 --> Updated to Nov. 2
Actual:
Ship: Oct 30 Arriving Nov. 1 (today!)
If you guys want pics, let me know I'll post them!! (even though i'm sure you've already seen a bunch!)
Class will go slow today!!
Thanks for listening....
iBorg20181
macrumors 6502
Our lappies may have been roomies! I had the exact same estimated/actual dates for shipping/delivery - mine's "out for delivery" now, although the FedEx website also says estimated delivery is 11/2. 😱
I'm off today, and will be obsessively waiting by the door, ready to snatch my precious from the FedEx dude!
😀
iBorg
quickest way to get 17incher?
I placed my order for the stock 17" machine on the 24th; order status shows Nov 7th ship date/Nov 13th delivery (though I upgraded to overnight delivery).
Do you think I'll get a machine faster from one of the three local Apple stores (we twin citians are lucky!), or should I just wait for the delivery direct from Apple?
I placed my order for the stock 17" machine on the 24th; order status shows Nov 7th ship date/Nov 13th delivery (though I upgraded to overnight delivery).
Do you think I'll get a machine faster from one of the three local Apple stores (we twin citians are lucky!), or should I just wait for the delivery direct from Apple?
i am betting on it being in the apple stores quicker than shipping - i am getting a stock 17" and i am on the top of the list at my local store. my hope is that they are in by this friday (Nov 3rd) but i would be willing to bet they will be in no later than middle of next week (nov 8th)
I'm pretty sure the wide discrpenacy in this case is from system memory. As I said, from the early benchmarks we've seen so far, the 2.33 GHz 256MBVRAM C2D MBP's seem to get close to 4000 with stock drivers, and other people who have upgraded their base models with 2GB of RAM have gotten around 3800 with stock drivers. So I would attribute the 3600 with a base model with 1GB of memory to the system memory difference. The other points seem to represent the difference between the 128 and 256 X1600's.
Chrispy
macrumors 68020
You just schooled me haha. Thanks for the details on the new system. Seems like it has been helping a good deal with the heat problems.
brikeh
macrumors 6502a
Mine's not out for delivery yet, but it has finally made it here to my city 🙂
Here's to hoping it gets delivered today 😉 (It should; it's only 8:15AM here atm).
Here's to hoping it gets delivered today 😉 (It should; it's only 8:15AM here atm).
FWIW, that's what I thought about the 15" Glossy. I called both local stores 5 min after they opened the Tuesday it was announced to put myself on the list. So far I have heard nothing while people that ordered theirs have them already. At this point, maybe store would be quicker but if I had it to do over I'd order online. At least that way you get a tracking number and know when to expect it. Beats calling a store everyday just to be told "nope, still not in..."
For all the people debating the 4200rpm 200GB drive, check out what's coming next year:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/11/01/hitachi.250gb.laptop.drive/
250GB 5400RPM drives from Hitachi....🙂
And according to this:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/01/hitachi-to-offer-auto-encrypting-hybrid-notebook-hdds-in-2007/
there apparently might even be 7200rpm 200GB drives.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/11/01/hitachi.250gb.laptop.drive/
250GB 5400RPM drives from Hitachi....🙂
And according to this:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/01/hitachi-to-offer-auto-encrypting-hybrid-notebook-hdds-in-2007/
there apparently might even be 7200rpm 200GB drives.
i am also not willing to let my $3000 laptop sit on the stoop of my apartment waiting for me to get home either. id rather get it in-store.
at the moment as far as the 17" goes i have not heard of anyone having a delivery date before the 7th - most sound like the 14th or so.
at the moment as far as the 17" goes i have not heard of anyone having a delivery date before the 7th - most sound like the 14th or so.
The hard drives in the new MBPs cannot be upgraded manually.
They have a new (non-removeable) noise dampener disc attached to the top and only apple currently make these configurations.
They have a new (non-removeable) noise dampener disc attached to the top and only apple currently make these configurations.
Apple Finally Shipped!
However, they've been lying to me...😡
Apple told me that my MBP was being assembled/shipped from California...
and the reason for the delay was because of US Customs in California...
But now that I've got a tracking number, I see that it is infact coming from Shanghai, China...
It's just a little disheartening that they persistantly lied to me for a few days... 😡
Anyways - Here's my order...
2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 6X
15" Glossy Widescreen Display
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS
Country Kit
I still have no Estimated Delivery date.... which seems odd.
Nevertheless, I can't wait to get my hands on it 😀
Cheers!
-TYC-
However, they've been lying to me...😡
Apple told me that my MBP was being assembled/shipped from California...
and the reason for the delay was because of US Customs in California...
But now that I've got a tracking number, I see that it is infact coming from Shanghai, China...
It's just a little disheartening that they persistantly lied to me for a few days... 😡
Anyways - Here's my order...
2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM-2x1GB
160GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 6X
15" Glossy Widescreen Display
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS
Country Kit
I still have no Estimated Delivery date.... which seems odd.
Nevertheless, I can't wait to get my hands on it 😀
Cheers!
-TYC-
I'm really hoping for more information on this. First off, if you did remove the HD and put your own in, without this noise dampener disc, would it really not work, or would it just not have the noise dampening or whatever?
I have to think that there's going to be a third party solution for this, for people who do plan on swapping out the HD at a later date.
Well, ive been lurking in this thread since the C2D Got released. I bought my first apple laptop on the 30th. and woke up this morning to find out it shipped! Now to see if it will get here by Friday so i have all weekend to play with it:
Nov 1, 2006 6:38 PM
Picked up
SHANGHAI CN
Package received after FedEx cutoff
6:38 PM
Left origin
SHANGHAI CN
6:20 PM
Package data transmitted to FedEx
Its the IP Direct Distribution as the Service type. Hopefully it will make it here the same time my ram upgrade for it will 😀
My soon to be new laptop:
C2D MBP: 2.16ghz/2GB Ram/160gb HD/Matte display
Now i need to come up with a new name for it!
Nov 1, 2006 6:38 PM
Picked up
SHANGHAI CN
Package received after FedEx cutoff
6:38 PM
Left origin
SHANGHAI CN
6:20 PM
Package data transmitted to FedEx
Its the IP Direct Distribution as the Service type. Hopefully it will make it here the same time my ram upgrade for it will 😀
My soon to be new laptop:
C2D MBP: 2.16ghz/2GB Ram/160gb HD/Matte display
Now i need to come up with a new name for it!
IlluminatedSage
macrumors 68000
mine finally got to LA, then my local fedex office.
11/01/06 07:28 am Arrived At Fedex Destination Location Marina Del Rey, CA
hope it gets on a truck for delivery today.
11/01/06 07:28 am Arrived At Fedex Destination Location Marina Del Rey, CA
hope it gets on a truck for delivery today.
Hey! Mine was in the same spot yesterday - - it was received after the cutoff at 6:37 on the 31st...
My FedEx hasn't updated yet, but iSnoop says it left the FedEx ramp at 2:17 PM on 11/01 (gotta be shanghai time) -
So, my prediction is that you'll see it sitting there all day today - but later tonight (if you are up late) with iSnoop you'll see that it leaves the FedEx ramp at around 2:15 PM on 11/02.
Thats my guess.... hopefully I'll get a FedEx update soon that says it landed in Alaska..... but that may not happen until later tonight...
Well, if I remember correctly he also once said it would have to travel something like 1100 miles north (1108 I think) from CA to get to him...which should put him somewhere around British Columbia if I'm not mistaken.
I follow this thread way too closely. Damn I need my MBP to just get here already!
Edit:
TYC said:
Just did a search...I had all the right numbers, just slightly out of order🙂 Still puts him in Canada.
Kelmon
macrumors 6502a
Nice idea but wireless networks aren't available at work due to security concerns (plus they're slow) and I'll still be using 2 screens even with a 17" laptop (one for OS X and one for XP). I've bought a wireless Mighty Mouse with the laptop but the keyboard will be one of Apple's wired variety. I just find it strange that just about every other laptop manufacturer makes a docking station so why doesn't Apple?
Question: When did Apple take the money from your bank accounts? Was is straight away? I'm awaiting my 17" to be shipped and I'm guessing that if money was to leave my bank account it would be a good sign.
Buhbuhb
macrumors member
extremely frusterated!!
I ordered my MBP 15.4/160GB/2GB RAM notebook at 6:00 A.M. on Tuesday morning (10/24/06). Due to the fact that I only had access to my debit card and given its $1000.00 dollar a day limit I opted to wire transfer to Apple directly. They failed to mention to me that once you change your payment option your order is completely re-hashed. I should've had my computer sent out yesterday and now I'm looking at the 9th for a possible delivery date. This totally sucks, I'm bummed, especially due to the fact that they didn't mention this information to me (I would've tried to go through another person with a different Credit Card if I knew!!). All I'm seeing at the moment on my order status screen is "MBP Cancelled" and no new order as of yet. I hope they set up the new order as they said they would quickly.
uh.................................................
I ordered my MBP 15.4/160GB/2GB RAM notebook at 6:00 A.M. on Tuesday morning (10/24/06). Due to the fact that I only had access to my debit card and given its $1000.00 dollar a day limit I opted to wire transfer to Apple directly. They failed to mention to me that once you change your payment option your order is completely re-hashed. I should've had my computer sent out yesterday and now I'm looking at the 9th for a possible delivery date. This totally sucks, I'm bummed, especially due to the fact that they didn't mention this information to me (I would've tried to go through another person with a different Credit Card if I knew!!). All I'm seeing at the moment on my order status screen is "MBP Cancelled" and no new order as of yet. I hope they set up the new order as they said they would quickly.
uh.................................................