Because you have to pay for your order. Your trade in has to be inspected and valued.
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MacBook Pro 2021 Launch Day Store Stock
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Seeing the same thing on my end.
I’ll be bringing my MacBook Pro with me just in case. If they can process the trade in at the store, that would be nice. If not, I’ll try to sell if offer up or just wait for the trade in kit.
Let me provide some update from China regarding direct purchase and pick up at apple store.
Basically in Shanghai (one of the largest city in China), all default configs are in stock (2 for 14" and 3 for 16"). You can order it online and then pick it up at apple store. No customized ones are in stock. However, in Beijing (capital city of China), only confirmed config in stock is 14" 64 GB memory, 2TB (maxed out one). So it varies in different cities. Some people placed the order even in the afternoon.
Basically in Shanghai (one of the largest city in China), all default configs are in stock (2 for 14" and 3 for 16"). You can order it online and then pick it up at apple store. No customized ones are in stock. However, in Beijing (capital city of China), only confirmed config in stock is 14" 64 GB memory, 2TB (maxed out one). So it varies in different cities. Some people placed the order even in the afternoon.
Thanks for the update. Sounds like the more upscale Apple stores might have more options available while the other Apple stores will stick to the lower end models.
Nah, if you choose trade in, they will mail u the trade in kit. If you go to the physical apple store and trade it there.. they cannot match the trade in to your online order. So basically they will do the trade in at store and issue u an apple gift card or gift balance to your Apple Card (if u have one). If you already purchase it through 12 months of installment with Apple and you have deducted monthly payment considering ur estimated trade in value and u trade in actually at store, apple will still send u a trade in kit. Since u have nothing to trade in, Apple will later assume u cancel the trade in and they will update your monthly payment to match the non-trade in price. I experienced the same situation in this July when I ordered my iPad Pro. You can pay your monthly payment with the gift card/gift balance they issue u. HOWEVER, if you have other monthly payment there, the gift balance will go to those early monthly payment first.
confirmed... not quite sure whether they have other options in stock or not but for Shanghai, the guy actually posted the screenshot of apple online ordering process.. all 5 default config are all available for pick up the same day.
I think they don’t show up in stock until the shipment comes. Sometimes a store can get multiple deliveries in a day.
I just went through more posts... basically all apple stores in China mainland have different configs (most of them are those 5 default ones) in stock... some do have some customized ones in stock. Have no idea whether US will do the same tomorrow. Hope I can locate one here tomorrow so I can cancel my online order which takes another month to come.
Translation: they accidentally sold your computer to someone else.
Here is what I just checked for stock in Shanghai, China. This is for the default top tier of MBP 16". Some stores have it in stock but not all. However, it is already 10:54 am Oct 27th, in China... so better keep checking apple stores around you tomorrow.
14" are basically in stock in almost all stores in Beijing. seems that 16" are the ones are limited... Pray..
14" are basically in stock in almost all stores in Beijing. seems that 16" are the ones are limited... Pray..
How can they have zero base models ? Now I’m nervous. All I want is the base 16.
for 14": 10 core CPU, 16 GPU, 16 GB Memory, and 1TB SSD are in stock for all apple stores in Beijing (capital city).
for 16": 10 core CPU, 32 GPU, 32 GB Memory, and 1TB SSD are in stock only in 1 store in Beijing (only silver, space grey are all not available for pick up.)
this is not base model but default top tier model... the bottom tier model for 16" (10 CPU, 16GPU, 16GB Ram and 512 SSD are in stock in every apple store in Beijing now.
If that's actually what happened then I'm even more pissed... Do you think it's worth calling them and going karen mode? Tbh I don't see a point, doubt they are going to compensate me anything or reserve me another macbook pro.
Germany has (at least) both 14" base configurations available for pre-order and pick up today. Great! Not gonna wait for the delivery next week
When did you notice that?
Managed to snag myself a 16” middle config in the UK.
It appears we had all models of base configuration
It appears we had all models of base configuration
Just to be clear, you are saying that you can still do a trade in with instant credit and Apple Card payments while doing pick up at the store, but you’ll still have to mail the trade in? If you trade in at store, you won’t get the instant credit? Is that right? Cause I want to do payments on my Apple Card with an instant trade in, but am hoping to pick up in store tomorrow instead of placing an order online.
You can walk into the store and do a trade in at the store, they will apply the credit to your pickup order if you want, you get the Apple gift card the moment you give them your trade in and they take it in the store
You don’t need to mail anything if you’re going into the store