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Macbook Pro 2012 Order Status thread (all models)

Mine has been prepping for 14hrs now - don't expect to see any update the next couple of hours
 
Just called, and got my shipping expedited free of charge.. I have no idea how you guys are getting the superdrive though (lucky sobs!) I went and used almost the same excuse of needing the drive to transfer files over lol. she just hit me with the "take it to apple to transfer it"
 
Fortimir said:
Interesting analysis. Would you say it somewhat depends on *when* you sell? I can see what you're saying being the case when it's 3-5 years down the road, but in 18-24 months you still think it isn't a benefit?

Also, would you say that it at least keeps ~$200 in value or at least close to that?
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Good question! I would say that timing matters, but it's more important with respect to the announcement/release of new models than an absolute number of months. Specifically (and intuitively), unloading prior to a release will net you quite a bit more than waiting until after it. (Tangent warning - if you don't care about some anecdotal numbers, skip to the next paragraph.) I used to keep a spreadsheet of my sales prices versus my purchase prices (including RAM and accessories, and after factoring in discounts). When I sold before releases, I made $160 on one and was dead breakeven on another. When I sold after releases, my upgrade costs were $537, $292, and $397. My latest upgrade (from February 2011 model to Retina) will cost me $375. I bought the base 2.0Ghz model last time and put in an aftermarket SSD. The fact that it had 8GB of RAM versus the standard 4GB netted me very little in terms of my resale value. /endtangent

But to answer the question as you put it regarding months, I would say that you'll get part of the $200 value (maybe as high as $150 -- closer to the $200 during these first few months) if you sell before the release of the next revision and during the next 12 months (i.e., standard warranty), and I would guess you can command $50-$100 of it after the next revision, which aligns with your 18-24 month timetable. The problem is that there's a psychological barrier people have for paying close to or above market values for "new and improved" for "old and used," even if the old and used has a feature that's better than the new and improved. (This doesn't hold in all cases, and I can come up with lots of counter-examples -- but on average, it's true).

I would say the resale question makes the most sense put into a specific context. Assuming there are no price drops on the (probably) Haswell revision next year, your extra 8GB of RAM aren't going to seem that important in the wake of Apple's and Intel's marketing about their groundbreaking new chipset that's "XX% faster than the previous rMBP". Anyone who cares super deeply about performance is going to buy new, whereas the used market is simply more interested in bang for the buck. It's the same reason the people getting the souped up $2799 models won't get anywhere close to the extra $600 they're paying now on resale.
 
Ordered mine on the 19th... got it today! And I'm a 3-4 weaker.


...so, that was the headline. What I really did was canceled my order and scooped up the last one at my local Apple authorized retailer... and they threw in the $100 gift card for THEIR store... so I can get the SuperDrive and some other trinket! YAY!
 
So, I got my order from MacMall canceled because they don't take a foreign credit card. What a douche. (I can't apply for card in here yet because I have been here just ~9 months. Not enough credit rating/score yet.)

Anyway, so I'm restating my question: Does anyone know what time shipment would come to the Apple Retail Store? I heard someone say like 10-11AM once, and another in the afternoon. Is that still the case?

Again, I want to have the machine for my trip next week, so I had to do w/o order from their online store ...
 
mine still says Processing Items but credit card got charged for whole amount just some time ago.
I hope tomorrow might be the day for shippment
 
Ordered 6/12 0900 PDT 2.6/512/16. 2-3 weeker. Original delivery 7/3-7/10. Given free 2-3 business day shipping. Delivery estimate changed to 7/2-7/9. Today 6/27 now preparing to ship. 7/2-7/3 seems likely!
 
Ordered on Jun 12th 8:00pm EDT, 2.3/16/256

Updated to Preparing for Shipment at Jun 27th 10:30pm EDT.
 
Ordered July 12 a 9:00AM EST. 2-3 Delivery Estimate. Went to preparing for shipment today around 3:00PM EST.

Called Apple got reimbursed for expedited shipping and they refund charge for mini display port to dvi adapter.
 
6/12 order, 1pm est, US
2.6/16/512

Just switched to preparing.....

Any chance I get this Friday best case scenario? Say it flies out tonight (Thursday day in China), gets to Memphis by Thursday evening, then to my city Friday early AM, then on the truck friday?
 
finally went into shipping
i was 2-3weeks 12th June 11:30AM EDT order
schedule for 3-10 July
 
Looks like mine landed on fdx 28 @ anchorage this morning and should be in newark in a little while fdx 92 is airborne im betting its on fdx 92

fingers crossed

hoping to have it tomorrow
 
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