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Macbook Pro 2012 Order Status thread (all models)

endymoon said:
2.3/16/256
Ordered: June 19th... still processing
Est Delivery: July 17-23
(Expidited shipping, no special discounts, going to the US)
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YES!!! FINALLY just got "Preparing for Shipment" ... kinda makes me wish I joined / posted here LAST week. ;)

Now a new waiting game begins, lol

ETA - pending shipping charge 7/10, pending computer charge + preparing to ship status change within the last hour
 
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I remember when the new aluminium macbooks came out in 2008. It was a big deal. I went to an apple store two days after the launch and picked up the high end aluminium macbook that I'm still using. So easy, no queues, no wait, and it was a major upgrade over the previous generation.

This thing though... How many thousands have been ordered when the apple store shows 4 weeks delivery times month after the launch :confused:
 
ordered 6/12/2012 from B&H Photo
2.7/16/768 with free Parallels 7

shipped today . . worth the wait to save the tax :)
 
Delivery of 2.7/16/768 rMBP ordered on 6/11

I have been lurking for the last month and thought I would finally comment...

I was one of the unfortunate buyers who ordered right after the store opened on 6/11...

And it is obvious that Apple does not have FIFO manufacturing system based on order date... What Apple's system seems to be based on is the delivery date range....

I can see the Apple executive meetings now... Reviewing the charts with 100% deliveries within the estimated range of delivery dates... Completely ignoring the fact that customers who ordered first were penalized with later delivery dates, etc... Which was likely caused by changes in parts availability.

In fairness, Apple's approach does make sense because normally the earlier the order date, the earlier the delivery date... and as long as customers receive their products within the promised range of delivery dates they will have no issues, right... And Interestingly, without blogs like this, customers would not realize that this was happening.

So, what can one do... And if we do nothing, Apple will not change.

Well the next time I order an Apple product with a delivery delay of several weeks, I am going to check each day to see if I can get a earlier range of delivery dates and, if I can, I will place a second order... Then, when one order moves into "preparing to ship", I will cancel the second order... If I had done this with this order, I would have gotten my rMBP over a week ago... and, if done by enough customers, it would negatively impact Apple's supply chain, etc... and they would fix it.

By the way, using expedited shipping, FedEx delivered to the Calif. bay area in a little less than 2 days.

Sent from John Hart's iPad
 
axlvtt said:
I ordered on the 13th of June, and I'm still at processing. They've already missed the "ships in 3-4 weeks window, as I'm on day 3 of week 5.

I just called Apple just to make sure there was no problem with my order, and the lady assured me that the payment was fine (I paid by cash at the Apple store so they have had my money from the get go).

The next thing I asked her was if I would definitely be getting my laptop in the July 14 - 21 timeframe that they had given me. I added in a little white lie, saying that i really needed my laptop during the estimated delivery timeframe because i was going on an extended business trip right afterwards. Her response had left a bad taste in my mouth. She told me that the July 14 to July 21 delivery was just an estimation and there was a good chance that it might arrive past July 21st because of high demand.

I wanted to tell her that people who ordered the same computer even 2 weeks after me were getting theirs shipped, but I didn't because I knew it wouldn't matter and that I would just get some kind of excuse.

So in short, I'll most likely just cancel my order and get my $3000 back if nothing happens by the 21st. Don't let my story scare you though. Virtually everyone else is getting their computers before the estimated dates. Thanks for reading.

tl;dr
I ordered on the 13th, still processing, called Apple for some assurance, lady told me that I might not get my computer within the July 14-21 timeframe.
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You've been waiting for over a month; why not wait for it a little bit longer. I believe you should complain to Apple and see if they can give you something for free (i.e. superdrive).
 
my0t1 said:
You must be refreshing your screen constantly. LOL

btw ... how did you search for the flight numbers? How can we find out which will be our next flight? Is there a parcel flight from Anchorage to Pearson?
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from what i've seen on the flightaware site, they only schedule the flight 1~2 hrs before the arrival time. so it is very likely that our packages will be on the plane to chicago. then around 10~11 pm est, we should see a flight to pearson or ottawa listed as 'scheduled' (this is assuming UPS run flights at night). if it doesn't, our packages will be in chicago overnight.
 
First post

First post on MacRumors - long time lurker.

My order just went to Preparing for Shipment an hour ago.:apple:

6/19 order, 2.3/16/256, 3-4 week, EDU, shipping to Massachusetts, Delivers Jul 17 - Jul 23. I called Apple last week and got free expedited shipping, but no go on a free SuperDrive.

That's OK, 'cause I ordered a Samsung SE-506AB/TSBD USB Blu-ray Writer from Amazon. I also ordered a Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 7200RPM Solid State Hybrid Drive and a RF-HD3025 USB 3.0 Sata Enclosure to put it in, based on other threads on this site. I was concerned about living within a 256GB box for all the years I'll own this laptop, but I'm counting on a rapid drop in external SSDs to keep me going.

I'm posting this on my early 2007 MacBook Pro which is on its last legs. Just a few more days now... :D
 
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Typing on it right now :)
Got my shipping notification yesterday morning around 1am. Arrived today at 1:30pm. Took only a day. I'm glad I don't have to be refreshing the page anyone.

Best of luck for those still waiting. Don't worry, It's coming and its worth it. Patience. :D
 
JohnH said:
I have been lurking for the last month and thought I would finally comment...

I was one of the unfortunate buyers who ordered right after the store opened on 6/11...

And it is obvious that Apple does not have FIFO manufacturing system based on order date... What Apple's system seems to be based on is the delivery date range....

I can see the Apple executive meetings now... Reviewing the charts with 100% deliveries within the estimated range of delivery dates... Completely ignoring the fact that customers who ordered first were penalized with later delivery dates, etc... Which was likely caused by changes in parts availability.

In fairness, Apple's approach does make sense because normally the earlier the order date, the earlier the delivery date... and as long as customers receive their products within the promised range of delivery dates they will have no issues, right... And Interestingly, without blogs like this, customers would not realize that this was happening.

So, what can one do... And if we do nothing, Apple will not change.

Well the next time I order an Apple product with a delivery delay of several weeks, I am going to check each day to see if I can get a earlier range of delivery dates and, if I can, I will place a second order... Then, when one order moves into "preparing to ship", I will cancel the second order... If I had done this with this order, I would have gotten my rMBP over a week ago... and, if done by enough customers, it would negatively impact Apple's supply chain, etc... and they would fix it.

By the way, using expedited shipping, FedEx delivered to the Calif. bay area in a little less than 2 days.

Sent from John Hart's iPad
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Pretty interesting analysis. You are probably right, it is quite odd people with earlier order dates are waiting longer than those with later order dates. Yours is the only explanation i have seen and it makes sense. Their system isn't consolidated correctly, it's disjointed. Early estimates of part deliveries are freezing the early customers delivery window, and when part availablilties change (as all things do), Apple does not adapt the customer's order.

However I suspect Apple probably does that to avoid having customers call them frustrated about shifting estimated delivery dates. If they allowed it to shift to earlier they would also have to allow it to shift to later.

However there could probably be a system that could be made to consolidate surplus supplies and adjust for earlier delivery dates thereby without allowing any shift to later delivery dates. There is a bug in their system somewhere...
 
I did some detective work, and if mine is on route to memphis i think its flight fx90 which would come 11pm (central time)

that reference number site didnt work for me..
 
MassMacMan said:
First post on MacRumors - long time lurker.

My order just went to Preparing for Shipment an hour ago.:apple:

6/19 order, 2.3/16/256, 3-4 week, EDU, shipping to Massachusetts, Delivers Jul 17 - Jul 23. I called Apple last week and got free expedited shipping, but no go on a free SuperDrive.

That's OK, 'cause I ordered a Samsung SE-506AB/TSBD USB Blu-ray Writer from Amazon. I also ordered a Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 7200RPM Solid State Hybrid Drive and a RF-HD3025 USB 3.0 Sata Enclosure to put it in, based on other threads on this site. I was concerned about living within a 256GB box for all the years I'll own this laptop, but I'm counting on a rapid drop in external SSDs to keep me going.

I'm posting this on my early 2007 MacBook Pro which is on its last legs. Just a few more days now... :D
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That Blu-Ray is on sale at new egg for $85. Just sayin......
 
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Saturday Delivery

I finally got Preparing for Shipment on my order after seeing my CC charged this morning. I know it would be impossible for it to get it shipped to me by Friday but I was wondering if anybody had received any Saturday deliveries? I see FedEx has it standard on their site, not sure about UPS. Did a search in the forum and didn't see anyone clarify whether anybody had received their machine on Saturday. Can anyone comment on this?
 
I thought being able to track my MBPR via Expeditors would make the waiting so not bad as I would have a bit of closure...Turns out it has made it worse!

Constantly refreshing hoping to see it scanned onto that bloody plane to London. Hoping it can squeeze onto the 8:40 (Shanghai time) in around 40 minutes. Is Expeditors instant updates? As I imagine if I don't have any event updates already it means It won't be getting on that plane :(.

Only thing I have is this;
16-Jul-2012 14:00:00 GMT Requested Delivery Date
12-Jul-2012 22:01:00 SGT Client Called for Pickup

Booked -
SHANGHAI, CHINA TO LONDON, ENGLAND
Export P/O Received: 11-Jul-2012 19:37:00 GMT

Booo, I'm like an impatient child at christmas, except mine is 5 days long :p. I'd imagine it has to be on a flight today as it has to pass through UK customs and then travel up to Apple's warehouse in the midlands for the UPS handover on the 16th July. The dates seem too tight for a Friday/Saturday flight due to customs as I doubt the public sector work weekends.

Hoping for a Tuesday delivery.

Edit: For some reason my bridge-point Apple tracking has now changed from "In transit - on schedule" to "Dispatched". What exactly does this mean?
 
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AutoUnion39 said:
I'm with you dude :)

Ordered same day, same config, but going to Boston.
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:eek: OMG it finally happened ! Just got home from work and went to go hit refresh on my keyboard like i have been for the past 23 days and voila, "Preparing for Shipment". im pretty freakin stoked ! hope your order status has changed also,or changes sooner rather than later ! :D
 
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mattsgigo said:
:eek: OMG it finally happened ! Just got home from work and went to go hit refresh on my keyboard like i have been for the past 23 days and voila, "Preparing for Shipment". im pretty freakin stoked ! hope your order status has changed also,or changes sooner rather than later ! :D
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yup, it went into preparing. FINALLY
 
Thunderbear said:
June 22nd business order 2.6/16/512, just changed to Preparing to Ship at 3:30p Pacific on 7/12.
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What was your original delivery estimate? Mine was July 19-25 and I ordered on June 19th. If the theory that the laptops are shipped based on delivery date, then yours should have been before the 19th, is that right?

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AutoUnion39 said:
yup, it went into preparing. FINALLY
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Nice!! What was your delivery estimate?
 
cstm said:
I remember when the new aluminium macbooks came out in 2008. It was a big deal. I went to an apple store two days after the launch and picked up the high end aluminium macbook that I'm still using. So easy, no queues, no wait, and it was a major upgrade over the previous generation.

This thing though... How many thousands have been ordered when the apple store shows 4 weeks delivery times month after the launch :confused:
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I and many others would probably have checked the stores .... if it wasnt for the fact that the 16GB RAM option is BTO only, and the RAM is not upgradeable so you either order bto or you are stuck with 8 GB. There was sporadic availabiliy here in Thailand about 2 weeks ago but only stock configurations.
 
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