Got my email today saying my replacement was shipped. they received mine Jan 17th.
I looked up the new serial number.
8gb silver, manufactured 1st week of February.
So it is literally brand new.
How do you check serial numbers? I've only been to check on the check a warranty page which says the 6th gen but no other info besides expired call help etc...
I hope this is ok to post.
This site reads all the info from the serial number and spits out all you need to know about it!
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
I got an email a few weeks back saying it had been shipped, telling me it should take 3 days, and giving me a tracking number. After two weeks of trying to track the number with UPS, DHL, TNT, postal service etc and no luck, I decided to call apple. The rep there was very friendly, but told me that the email was completely wrong because they shipped out the replacements with regular mail, with no tracking numbers. Guess they just use the same email for everything.