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January 27" iMac Orders! (Those ordered in January)
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Nope just standard, and if i remember correct i didn't see it showing as express, so i didnt avail of the free upgrade it seems !.
How?
How have y'all waited 3-4 weeks for your iMac to ship? I'm only 3 days in and am already going crazy haha. Its gonna be a long month
How have y'all waited 3-4 weeks for your iMac to ship? I'm only 3 days in and am already going crazy haha. Its gonna be a long month
1:38 pm
International shipment release - Import
ANCHORAGE, AK
12:46 pm
Arrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK
^^^^^Does seeing "International shipment release - Import" for Anchorage mean that everything is cleared and I won't have a clearance delay? I noticed on your tracking it didn't say that for Anchorage, it only said it for Shanghai... Glad to hear that your shipment has finally cleared!
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No, you iMac is not back in Shanghai. The reason that your tracking is showing in that order is because of the International Date Line. Scans get all jumbled up. My shows the exact same thing. Yet, you'll notice, if you look at the very top, under those blue arrows where it says "In Transit", that will show the latest scan, and it will in fact say "Anchorage". You're ok, don't worry....
EDIT: The reason also being, that the scan times that are shown there are local scan times. It's showing the time for the area it was scanned. It was first scanned in Shangai, which shows China Time, and then it was scanned in Anchorage, which shows Alasaka Standard Time. The reason, like I said before, that the times are different and Shanghai appears above Anchorage is because of the International Date Line. Because technically, it's "Yesterday" or the "AM" once you cross it.
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Actually I honestly don't think it will take your iMac a month to ship. One persons went to preparing on the 18th day, and most of hours shipped on or before the 3 week mark.
From what I can tell, yes. Once my clearance delay disappeared it was replaced with a line that said 'International shipment release - Import' for Anchorage. Now I'm just hoping it makes it onto a flight leaving this afternoon. The first one left about 20 minutes ago, and there should be one or two more.
Are you referring to FedEx 14? I think my iMac MAY be on there, because it scanned at International Shipment Release - Import at 1:38pm AKST, and the flight left at 3:58pm AKST. The flight arrives in Memphis at 12:21am CST, so hopefully I'll know tomorrow whether it's in Memphis or not. If it is in Memphis tomorrow, then I MIGHT possibly get it early? Depending on whether or not it goes on a truck from Memphis to come to Florida, or if it actually goes on another plane from Memphis to Orlando, FL. Because I've seen those FedEx flights from Memphis TN to Orlando FL. Going on a flight to Orlando tomorrow would probably mean that I'll get it earlier than Wednesday. If all goes SUPER well, maybe Monday, but more likely Tuesday if it's going to be early at all.
There are now three flights in the air from Anchorage to Memphis.
- FDX14 - Due in at 12:21am CST
- FDX5060 - Due in at 12:51am CST
- FDX12 - Due in at 1:54am CST
Hopefully both of ours are on one of those. Mine doesn't actually say 'In transit', so I'm not sure. I guess we'll both know in about 5-6 hours.
There are now three flights in the air from Anchorage to Memphis.
- FDX14 - Due in at 12:21am CST
- FDX5060 - Due in at 12:51am CST
- FDX12 - Due in at 1:54am CST
Hopefully both of ours are on one of those. Mine doesn't actually say 'In transit', so I'm not sure. I guess we'll both know in about 5-6 hours.
Yeah. Mine doesn't say "In Transit" yet either, but in my experience with FedEx, their tracking updates can tend to be delayed a little bit. I think that UPS have USPS have the quickest tracking updates.
EDIT: Also, I selected for FedEx to send me email tracking updates. Well, so far the tracking has updated 4 times or so, and not a single email, lol. A lot of good that does. Good thing I have the FedEx app to be able to keep track of it while Im away... Anyway, let's hope that in 6 hours it says "Arrived at FedEx location - Memphis"....
There are now three flights in the air from Anchorage to Memphis.
- FDX14 - Due in at 12:21am CST
- FDX5060 - Due in at 12:51am CST
- FDX12 - Due in at 1:54am CST
Hopefully both of ours are on one of those. Mine doesn't actually say 'In transit', so I'm not sure. I guess we'll both know in about 5-6 hours.
Hey, check your tracking. My tracking just updated with "5:27pm - Department FedEx location - Anchorage, AK"... So it looks like mine's on a plane as we speak. That was about an hour and a half ago, that it departed, as it's 6:56pm in Anchorage right now. Let's see if I can see which flight it's on...
I just checked. I'm positive that my iMac is on the FedEx 12 flight. As my tracking scan time was 5:27pm AKST when it updated to Departed FedEx Location, and the plane's departure time was 5:28pm AKST. Finally! It makes sense to me. I now know exactly which flight my iMac's on...
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You beat me too it by two minutes!
That means it should be on FDX12 due into Memphis at 1:47am.
You beat me too it by two minutes!
That means it should be on FDX12 due into Memphis at 1:47am.
Ahh, we are both leaving the icy hell... Now all I need is for mine to be put on a plane heading out of Memphis, to Orlando International here in Florida. I really hope it doesn't go on a truck to come from Memphis to Florida, lol.
Mine has been preparing since yesterday. Wondering when it will be shipped. Are they waiting for card authorization?
It usually takes about 24 hours for it to move from prepared for shipment to Shipped.
I have now got tracking info and its UPS that are delivering my new iMac tomorrow
I keep seeing posts about people with problems, the screen with image retention, yellow tint, Fusion drive problems and so on. Now i'm wondering if i should of waited 6 months or so for Apple to of ironed out the problems the last thing i want is to get back from Uni tomorrow to find a brand new iMac with problems is anyone thinking the same or am i just being paranoid?
I keep seeing posts about people with problems, the screen with image retention, yellow tint, Fusion drive problems and so on. Now i'm wondering if i should of waited 6 months or so for Apple to of ironed out the problems
the last thing i want is to get back from Uni tomorrow to find a brand new iMac with problems is anyone thinking the same or am i just being paranoid?
I have now got tracking info and its UPS that are delivering my new iMac tomorrow
I keep seeing posts about people with problems, the screen with image retention, yellow tint, Fusion drive problems and so on. Now i'm wondering if i should of waited 6 months or so for Apple to of ironed out the problems
mine should arrive tomorrow too.
let me put it like this:
my husband told me that if its faulty please could I call him to let him know so he knows to stay away
i am trying to be positive, but i know I would be very upset if it were faulty.
having said all that, I'm not going to go looking for faults, because i know damn well if i do I'll find them. so just a quick check cosmetically and that the specs are right, and then I'll use it.
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with difficulty. and this thread,
i doubt you will have to wait 3 weeks though as they seem to be getting quicker. mine will be 3 weeks 5 days i think if it arrives tomorrow. The longest wait i have heard of is 9 weeks. I wouldn't of waited that long. its great to see that people's orders are now moving faster. I think it might just be a little paranoia, there are a few posts about problems on the forum, but what we don't know is how many problems there are compared to how many people who HAVEN'T had problems. Considering i have spent around £2301.80 i want a perfect machine that will last for at least 4-5 years Just out of interest what specs did you order? i got the following one:
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X8GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Apple Battery Charger
Accessory Kit
I hope its going to be worth the wait
My imac is on the same flight. Thought it was going straight to London Heathrow, my tracking doesn't mention swiss or Germany at all. Confusing thing.
Just out of interest what specs did you order? i got the following one:
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X8GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Apple Battery Charger
Accessory Kit
I hope its going to be worth the wait
my order is in my sig. also the fact that orders are moving faster is good, as if by any chance we do get duff ones then we wont have to wait so long for replacements
My accessories have cost nearly as much as the damn iMac !
i'm probably replacing mine in 2 years so I can sell with a year of Applecare left for a decent price and buy a new one. I am hoping i can have pure SSD by then.and the prices have come down
768 wasn't enough internal storage for me, so i ended up with a compromise. a 1Tb fusion and an external RAID ssd stack.
Yea they do seem to be moving faster now
mine is sitting in a depot in Tamworth at the moment until tomorrow when it will be "Out for delivery" Accessories i got were just the Apple USB SuperDrive and the Apple battery charger because of the trackpad, magic mouse and keyboard didn't fancy having to keep using throw away batteries.
I think my setup will be fast enough for what i will use it for Photoshop, general everyday use and some Final Cut Pro editing for university) I hope i have "future proofed" it a little at least. Being a university student i got the HE discount which helped a lot. I have never owned an iMac before so i'm happy about tomorrow
Yea they do seem to be moving faster now
Accessories i got were just the Apple USB SuperDrive and the Apple battery charger because of the trackpad, magic mouse and keyboard didn't fancy having to keep using throw away batteries.
I think my setup will be fast enough for what i will use it for Photoshop, general everyday use and some Final Cut Pro editing for university) I hope i have "future proofed" it a little at least. Being a university student i got the HE discount which helped a lot. I have never owned an iMac before so i'm happy about tomorrow
once you go Mac you never go back
you are in for a real treat.
I cant believe the waiting is nearly over.
Though apparently mine just nipped back to Abu Dhabi.maybe it forgot its power lead.
The tracking is utter rubbish!
Thanks, i'm looking forward to it too
the tracking is not very good on the Apple one. I was told the 1st of Feb and then on that day after taking a day off university i was sent an email by Apple saying it will be on or before the 5th of Feb due to delays. Later that day UPS sent me a tracking number and its delivery date is set for tomorrow That seems a little bit odd that yours has gone back
maybe it fancied a little holiday before being put to work I thought I would say Hi!
Lurking on this forum for the last couple of weeks has helped keep me sane, wondering where on earth my new iMac is!
The tracking info leads me to believe it's somewhere between Shanghai and London, possibly stopping off in Abu Dhabi. And why not? The weather's a lot better there right now
I did fill in the spreadsheeet too.My iMac seems to be part of a consignment of 10 orders so maybe its on a flight with yours
I thought I would say Hi!
Lurking on this forum for the last couple of weeks has helped keep me sane, wondering where on earth my new iMac is!
The tracking info leads me to believe it's somewhere between Shanghai and London, possibly stopping off in Abu Dhabi. And why not? The weather's a lot better there right now
My iMac seems to be part of a consignment of 10 orders so maybe its on a flight with yours
Mine is currently ( if I believe the tracking) confirmed on a flight ETD17 from AD to Heathrow due to land at 5.30.
But then it was yesterday too
There are 23 on the same flight. I hope they put it in one of those nice first class beds on that Etihad plane. Not in the hold!