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MacBook Pro Now Shipping Plus Speed Bump
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Finally, update from Amazon
Just received an email from Amazon:
Hello from Amazon.com.
You recently placed an order for a new Apple MacBook from
Amazon.com. Apple Computer Inc. has decided not to manufacture this
particular computer model. Instead, Apple is manufacturing an upgraded
model with a faster processor to fulfill outstanding orders.
The good news is that we will automatically ship the upgraded model at
no additional charge (note: Amazon took the credit
)to you when we fulfill your order. The new
computer is also eligible for the $150 rebate offered by
Amazon.com. You can view your order status by visiting Your Account on
Amazon.com.
No change on shipping date though.
Just received an email from Amazon:
Hello from Amazon.com.
You recently placed an order for a new Apple MacBook from
Amazon.com. Apple Computer Inc. has decided not to manufacture this
particular computer model. Instead, Apple is manufacturing an upgraded
model with a faster processor to fulfill outstanding orders.
The good news is that we will automatically ship the upgraded model at
no additional charge (note: Amazon took the credit
)to you when we fulfill your order. The newcomputer is also eligible for the $150 rebate offered by
Amazon.com. You can view your order status by visiting Your Account on
Amazon.com.
No change on shipping date though.
Krevnik said:
Exactly - why on Earth would you want to compare low end systems like that? Who wants a low end system anyway?
mmcxiiad said:
me too. customer service is good from them.
and i did it by calling the number in the email, then spouting off tons of complaints and saying that a slight processor upgrade isn't good compensation for extending the shipping date, especially since they already HAVE 1.83ghz processors. then they just offered $25 off. it wasn't even that hard.
~Shard~ said:Exactly - why on Earth would you want to compare low end systems like that? Who wants a low end system anyway?
Well, I went back... and attacked the Inspiron 9400, which is slightly different from the other models.
At as close as I can configure this particular notebook to the 2Ghz MacBook Pro... the price after discount is 2633$ versus the 2499$ of the MacBook. For 133$ more, you get: 17" screen, 7800 Go video chipset, built-in modem, dual-layer burning, and media keys. For 133$ less than the Dell you get: optical audio, slimmer form factor, larger battery capacity by 7WHr, express card (this may or may not be a good thing), backlit keyboard, possibly brighter/clearer display, and magsafe (not worth much).
Now lets go max these suckers with some 2.16Ghz CPUs, 2GB of RAM, and 100GB 7200 RPM drives (Dell doesn't offer a 120GB 5400 RPM drive). I still did not upgrade to the nicer Dell screen on general principles. New pricing?
MacBook Pro - 3199$ USD
Dell Inspirion - 3682$ USD (after discount)
The Inspiron was then reconfigured against the new 1.83Ghz model. 2099$ for the MacBook Pro lead to a price of 2333$ for the Dell, but once again the Dell had some advantages while the MacBook had others, but in this case, I had to bump up the MacBook Pro by 100$ to match the minimum 100GB 5400 RPM drive in the Dell. Even then, the Dell is the more expensive deal by 234$.
I don't know about you guys, but I don't mind saving a bit of money to get optical audio, slimmer design, and the like in exchange for the smaller screen and weaker video hardware.
Yes... the Mac premium is not as high as people would like to think, especially when I can also configure a Dell Latitude D810 2.16Ghz Radeon X600 128MB system to meet the 2Ghz Core Duo specs with a slight 13$ difference favoring the Dell, but the screen/etc match up more closely... although the D810 is poorly matched in GPU and CPU and will get stomped by a Core Duo X1600 256MB combo.
Didn't get $25 off, but did get a free upgrade to 2-3 day shipping ($18 value.) (After having called earlier inquiring about a 2.16 GHz upgrade and balking at the extra delay for that.)
Still due to ship on the 28th, but now for arrival on the 3rd instead of the 7th. (Which means I get an extra weekend with it... My precioussss.....)
Still due to ship on the 28th, but now for arrival on the 3rd instead of the 7th. (Which means I get an extra weekend with it... My precioussss.....)
Noah330 said:
So basically its luck of the draw? I ordered mine at January 10th at 11:10AM yet mine and just about everyone else's is pushed to the back of the line. Im dead serious. Im calling off this whole Apple experiment if they push my order back again on the 28th. I dont need to have any company (Computer, car, etc.) play games with me when Im shelling out three and a half grand on their product. (Im trying to get AWAY from an abusive company not rush into the arms of one.)
I can just as easily go and get a fairly well made ThinkPad and hack OS X onto it. It may not be legal but at least Im not getting dicked around by the manufacturer.
1dterbeest said:
I'm calling up and asking for a manager and a mailing address tomorrow. I don't want a discount. I want to rip someone a new one.
And for those who are telling me to chill. I have been chilling. The last 3 fricking years. Its easy to say just stay calm if you are sitting in front of a Mac. All I have is a makeshift remains of a desktop that is barely getting by. It gets the job done but how much longer am I going to have to live with this POS. 5 days, 12 days, 14 days, 30 days, 60 days? No one knows because we can't get a straight answer from anyone. If I had at least a real answer I could go out and buy myself a new motherboard and CPU for this thing and get it up and running at a decent clip if I knew it was going to be a month. Or hold off if it was only going to be til the 28th. I don’t need this crap.SiliconAddict said:
I ordered at less than 30 minutes after you. While I would love my machine today, I'm willing to wait an extra few days for a faster machine.Can you immagine how pissed you'd be if on Feb 28th , after having your machine for two weeks, Apple released faster machines.
Since this was released do you think the iMac will be getting a speed bump soon? I have been kind of kicking around the idea of a new one, but I would hate to buy today and then have a faster processor in a month or two.
I just called Apple to changing my shipping address so the computer comes to work so I can have someone sign for the darn thing. After chatting with the rep for a few I was told that my ship date, while it says the 17th, could in reality be the 15th. Lets hope so.
Shipping tomorrow?
I just called Apple about my new ship date and the man said to "disregard the email and website with the new ship date" and "it will ship on the original date since you ordered on the transition day". He said this after going on hold and talking to someone else, so I hope he is right. I ordered a 1.83ghz with the 7200rpm drive at 7:14pm January 10th. Let's hope this guy was right!
Sam
I just called Apple about my new ship date and the man said to "disregard the email and website with the new ship date" and "it will ship on the original date since you ordered on the transition day". He said this after going on hold and talking to someone else, so I hope he is right. I ordered a 1.83ghz with the 7200rpm drive at 7:14pm January 10th. Let's hope this guy was right!
Sam
Abercrombieboy said:
no doubt in my mind. it will probably only take one month,
perhaps even less than that.
I just posted this in another thread, but seems dead, so I'll try here...
I ordered on January 10th, for the record.
Alright, now I was pushed back to the 28th, but being as spastic as I am, I re-read the email Apple sent me.
Does that last sentence mean that it will ship the 18th unless they hear from me, in which case it will ship the 28th? That's what it sounds like. What do you guys think?
We could be getting them sooner than we all thought?
I ordered on January 10th, for the record.
Alright, now I was pushed back to the 28th, but being as spastic as I am, I re-read the email Apple sent me.
Does that last sentence mean that it will ship the 18th unless they hear from me, in which case it will ship the 28th? That's what it sounds like. What do you guys think?
We could be getting them sooner than we all thought?
macuser17 said:
Yeah, well I think the reason people are getting "pushed back" is because of these new upgrades they are expecting.. They don't want to promise people the 15th if they change their order to a 2.16 if incase the shipping date can't be changed for a few hours, which in this case will make tomorrow the ship date and obviously that won't happen. I think it means that unless I call up and ask for an upgrade (other than the 1.8-2.0 auto-update) it will ship the 18th. If I do call, then expect the 28th to be more realistic. But yeah, I get what you're saying about shipping this week. Why would they release the PR if they knew more than 10 wouldn't ship?
Either way, in less then 4 weeks, I'm getting a MacBook Pro!
I'm just praying it's early. Keep checking that Order Status page.
rainmanbk said:
Nope its just the deadline to upgrade to the 2.16Ghz chip otherwise they will default to the 2Ghz and you are stuck with that when it theoretically ships on the 28 of Feb, March, April or whenever it ships. that's how I'm reading it. YMMV though.
