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MacBook Pro Now Shipping Plus Speed Bump
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richc
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Jason O Grady over at powerpage.org:
http://www.powerpage.org/archives/2006/02/macbook_pro_arrives_first_pictures.html
Just got his MBP, from a LOCAL retailer no less. Glad to see that some local retailers are able to get some units. Gotta support the locals when you can, my two local apple retailers went belly up 🙁
http://www.powerpage.org/archives/2006/02/macbook_pro_arrives_first_pictures.html
Just got his MBP, from a LOCAL retailer no less. Glad to see that some local retailers are able to get some units. Gotta support the locals when you can, my two local apple retailers went belly up 🙁
Wohoo..
Woooohoooo... Mine has finally shipped... 😀 😀 😀
Ordered a 1,83GHZ (now a 2,0GHZ )CTO 7200RPM HD on January 11th.
But the tracking info is really confusing. Maybe someone can help me.
http://static.flickr.com/27/102638368_d142234f8a_o.png
http://static.flickr.com/25/102638373_1e4f430a6d_o.png
Seems to me as I've got two different packages. One of them (the Mighty Mouse and the Apple Keyboard) seem to be in the Netherlands already and for the Macbook Pro there seems to be no information available at the moment ???
Where can I track Flexlogistics packages?
This is too confusing..
But I am really happy nonetheless!! 😀
Woooohoooo... Mine has finally shipped... 😀 😀 😀
Ordered a 1,83GHZ (now a 2,0GHZ )CTO 7200RPM HD on January 11th.
But the tracking info is really confusing. Maybe someone can help me.
http://static.flickr.com/27/102638368_d142234f8a_o.png
http://static.flickr.com/25/102638373_1e4f430a6d_o.png
Seems to me as I've got two different packages. One of them (the Mighty Mouse and the Apple Keyboard) seem to be in the Netherlands already and for the Macbook Pro there seems to be no information available at the moment ???
Where can I track Flexlogistics packages?
This is too confusing..
But I am really happy nonetheless!! 😀
jacobj said:
Yup, exactly.
By the way. Since we both ordered around the same time.
Maybe yours will ship soon as well... 😀
Any 1.67 (now 1.83) MacBooks shipped yet?
Congrats to all of you who have received shipping notices. So far, looks like just the faster models are shipping.
Anyone who will be receving a 1.83GHz model (ordered as a 1.67) receive Shipping notice or MacBook yet?
Also, are the slower units likely to have longer battery life?
Congrats to all of you who have received shipping notices. So far, looks like just the faster models are shipping.
Anyone who will be receving a 1.83GHz model (ordered as a 1.67) receive Shipping notice or MacBook yet?
Also, are the slower units likely to have longer battery life?
Mbp 1.83
Nothing on shipping of my 1.83 (was 1.67). I ordered on 1/10. I can't even talk about it right now because I'm SO LIVID. If I would have known this S**t was going to happen, I would have bought the 2.0 (1.83 at the time) in a heart beat. This is the absolute most ludacris thing I have ever been through. I also would cancel my order in a second and just drive to the frigg'n store and buy a 2.0 but...........no those promise breakers have put a cannot cancel status on my order since SATURDAY.....just so I can't do anything different. I'm starting to really understand the thought process of someone that goes postal.
Nothing on shipping of my 1.83 (was 1.67). I ordered on 1/10. I can't even talk about it right now because I'm SO LIVID. If I would have known this S**t was going to happen, I would have bought the 2.0 (1.83 at the time) in a heart beat. This is the absolute most ludacris thing I have ever been through. I also would cancel my order in a second and just drive to the frigg'n store and buy a 2.0 but...........no those promise breakers have put a cannot cancel status on my order since SATURDAY.....just so I can't do anything different. I'm starting to really understand the thought process of someone that goes postal.
Krevnik said:
-I ordered the same day as all the other 2.0's on 1/10 and for that matter the people that bought the 2.16 about 4 days ago. I pay a little less but order 2 weeks before some of the people getting theirs and I get snuffed off on my shipping date like some 2nd rate street trash. All I'm saying is that it was a poor decision on apple. Models of ALL THREE should have gone out with the first shipment. It's just like a dying veteran getting dog poop rubbed in his face.
Krevnik
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macattack1 said:
Well, first off, Apple never promised anything about shipping order. Yes, it would be nice to not be cut in line, but we were never told that. If processors are currently the limiting factor, and the reason for the upgrade, what should Apple do? Sit on a stock of machines while they wait for the shipment of processors for the other model to come in?
Let's say it was the other way around, they had a ton of 1.83Ghz systems, but no 2.0Ghz chips or 2.16Ghz chips... should you be deprived of your system that you paid for, taunted by the fact that they have it, can ship it at any time, but won't because someone who ordered a 2.0Ghz before you hasn't gotten one yet?
This makes it more fair how?
(Edit: Removed rather pointless XBox 360 shortage reference)
Apple's doing the logical thing -- shipping the product as it comes off of the assembly line.macattack1 said:
If there's a poor decision that's been made, I'd suggest you might want to look at the one you made (or didn't make) that led you to get so emotionally wrapped up in an electronics purchase. Seriously. 2nd rate street trash? Ssessh...
Obviously, a bit of emotion here. I think we all have to agree that it would have been nice if Apple had shipped these all together. As the 1.83 was an origional model, I don't understand the delay. I would have thought that it would be the 1st out the gate.
Having ordered 10 min after the store went back up, waiting on a 1.83 to ship, I feel everyones pain. My big gripe with Apple was that I sent them an email asking if I upgraded would it speed up my shipping (the day the upgrades were announced) I was given a canned email saying that if I upgraded it would delay the order. This is my only gripe with Apple. It is obvious that if I had updated, I would be writting this on a macbook right now.
I imagine shipping a new computer model(s) is a task. I just wish Apple tried to understand that those of us who ordered on the first day, are some of their most passion filled supporters. It would have been nice for them to work harder to make this whole shipping thing more fair. I have sent an email to Apple (for what it is worth) I would suggest that we all do. Maybe it will change things in the future....maybe- a boy can dream, right?
Having ordered 10 min after the store went back up, waiting on a 1.83 to ship, I feel everyones pain. My big gripe with Apple was that I sent them an email asking if I upgraded would it speed up my shipping (the day the upgrades were announced) I was given a canned email saying that if I upgraded it would delay the order. This is my only gripe with Apple. It is obvious that if I had updated, I would be writting this on a macbook right now.
I imagine shipping a new computer model(s) is a task. I just wish Apple tried to understand that those of us who ordered on the first day, are some of their most passion filled supporters. It would have been nice for them to work harder to make this whole shipping thing more fair. I have sent an email to Apple (for what it is worth) I would suggest that we all do. Maybe it will change things in the future....maybe- a boy can dream, right?
aristobrat said:
Yeah, that's a bit much, and I can even understand WHY you'd be that pissed. I've been that pissed...it's called impatience and a need for instant gratification 😀
That's why I'm not buying the first off the line. Let Apple work the bugs out, and get a nice clean process going, and then order my MBP today and get it tomorrow. 😀
Well, just one more thing to get me all fired up. The audacity! CDW has the 2.0 for sale with shipping dates of 3-4 days. At this point, why would anybody buy a 1.83. Better yet, this makes me question why anyone would pre-order from Apple in the first place. I mean, it's like placing a pre-order for tickets to the 1st ever concert for a band, (the thrill being to see the 1st concert) only to later sit there and watch 100's of people buy up all the tickets to a concert they just decided to move ahead of the one that you bought.
Or, it's like being the first #1 fan to order a 2007 car directly from the manufacturer. You then receive your car in 2008 all the while watching others drive by in the very car months before you get yours.
My point is 1.83, 2.0, 2.16, I am not bickering about the price. If I knew the 2.0 was going to ship earlier, I would have bought that. My thrill was in the fact that I ordered right after keynote (being a huge Apple fan), because my dream lied in the fact that I was going to receive my MBP in the first shipment. My dream has been shattered. I am physically and emotionaly crushed. I guess I'll just go back to refreshing my order screen every 3 min., and pray that a new day will bring a new hope for a now non-significant shipping notice.
Or, it's like being the first #1 fan to order a 2007 car directly from the manufacturer. You then receive your car in 2008 all the while watching others drive by in the very car months before you get yours.
My point is 1.83, 2.0, 2.16, I am not bickering about the price. If I knew the 2.0 was going to ship earlier, I would have bought that. My thrill was in the fact that I ordered right after keynote (being a huge Apple fan), because my dream lied in the fact that I was going to receive my MBP in the first shipment. My dream has been shattered. I am physically and emotionaly crushed. I guess I'll just go back to refreshing my order screen every 3 min., and pray that a new day will bring a new hope for a now non-significant shipping notice.
Patience...
With a name like "macattack" you probably aren't the most patient person when waiting for an ordered apple computer. Clearly, however, you are not the most logical. "At this point, why would anyone order a 1.83?" Are you kidding me?? You don't order a computer based on the difference of a couple days or weeks difference for delivery. It has to do with prioritizing finances and knowing what is enough for a computer in terms of processer speed and cost. You're basically advocating spending $500 for express delivery. Talk about instant gratification, a true American epidemic!
Patience, macattack...
With a name like "macattack" you probably aren't the most patient person when waiting for an ordered apple computer. Clearly, however, you are not the most logical. "At this point, why would anyone order a 1.83?" Are you kidding me?? You don't order a computer based on the difference of a couple days or weeks difference for delivery. It has to do with prioritizing finances and knowing what is enough for a computer in terms of processer speed and cost. You're basically advocating spending $500 for express delivery. Talk about instant gratification, a true American epidemic!
Patience, macattack...
seancusick said:
Good thought, but apparently not true. I ordered a 1.8(now 2.0)/100gb/1gb on 1/12/2006, and it still has not shipped. I am reading posts from people that ordered days after me that have theirs in hand. Me, I am typing this on a dual p3 1gHz running Gentoo linux.
Omg!
Well, I FINALLY got my laptop shipped on Tuesday, and whadya know? More problems!
First off, apparently Fedex closes a 1:00pm in China, because my data was sent to them at 9:19am, pickup at 1:39pm, and "Package received after FedEx cutoff" at 1:45pm on Feb 22 (these are local Shanghai times, so Feb 22nd is Tuesday here).
Now it just sits, with no updates since the "on hold" message I got late Tuesday night. So, I called FedEx...my laptop is sitting in customs right now, uncleared. So, a nice $2600 laptop is just sitting there. Whats more, they don't have me scheduled for delivery till later next week, which is WELL beyond the 5-day shipping I choose. Oh, and they said it may be longer because, and I quote, "Sir, we have no control over what customs allows through and what it doesn't...".
I tell you, I have had NO luck with ordering this laptop. I just hope that mine doesn't suffer from the same reboot problems I read some people were having in the other threads 🙁
Well, I FINALLY got my laptop shipped on Tuesday, and whadya know? More problems!
First off, apparently Fedex closes a 1:00pm in China, because my data was sent to them at 9:19am, pickup at 1:39pm, and "Package received after FedEx cutoff" at 1:45pm on Feb 22 (these are local Shanghai times, so Feb 22nd is Tuesday here).
Now it just sits, with no updates since the "on hold" message I got late Tuesday night. So, I called FedEx...my laptop is sitting in customs right now, uncleared. So, a nice $2600 laptop is just sitting there. Whats more, they don't have me scheduled for delivery till later next week, which is WELL beyond the 5-day shipping I choose. Oh, and they said it may be longer because, and I quote, "Sir, we have no control over what customs allows through and what it doesn't...".
I tell you, I have had NO luck with ordering this laptop. I just hope that mine doesn't suffer from the same reboot problems I read some people were having in the other threads 🙁
I would recommend anyone who ordered
the 2.0ghz version from apple that ordered
later, not in the first week or two, to change
to CDW and order it there. Same price,
but 3-6 day shipping. Why wait till March
8 for your product to ship when CDW will
ship it no later than the 3rd of March?
the 2.0ghz version from apple that ordered
later, not in the first week or two, to change
to CDW and order it there. Same price,
but 3-6 day shipping. Why wait till March
8 for your product to ship when CDW will
ship it no later than the 3rd of March?
FWIW, here's an ad-hoc benchmark.
I've been using my Mini to rip DVDs to my iPod using HandBrake. I decided to see how my brand new MBP would do.
The machines:
Mac Mini: 1.42GHz PPC G4, 1 GB RAM.
MacBook Pro: 2.0 GHz Intel Duo, 1GB RAM.
The software: Handbrake (Universal) ripping Drawn Together Season 1 DVDs. Same settings on both platforms.
The Mini averages about 10-15 frames per second and uses 100% CPU.
The MacBook averages 60-75 frames per second and uses around 2/3 of each core.
Bottom line, when you get universal binaries, these things are going to SCREAM. My mini feels like such a pig.
Curious to know how a multi-core G5 does...
I've been using my Mini to rip DVDs to my iPod using HandBrake. I decided to see how my brand new MBP would do.
The machines:
Mac Mini: 1.42GHz PPC G4, 1 GB RAM.
MacBook Pro: 2.0 GHz Intel Duo, 1GB RAM.
The software: Handbrake (Universal) ripping Drawn Together Season 1 DVDs. Same settings on both platforms.
The Mini averages about 10-15 frames per second and uses 100% CPU.
The MacBook averages 60-75 frames per second and uses around 2/3 of each core.
Bottom line, when you get universal binaries, these things are going to SCREAM. My mini feels like such a pig.
Curious to know how a multi-core G5 does...
fh2level
macrumors regular
Good to finally hear some performance specs from those who have got their MBP. I know its going to be faster but I was still getting worried because I have a mini and I am not impressed at all it is INCREDIBLY SLOW, won't boot up completley half the time and locks up constantly. But again a MBP is no mini 😛
I have a Quad G5 w/4.5GB RAM (see my blog ;-). And in very very ad-hoc tests an Intel iMac blew the doors off my G5. I am guessing it is because underlying encoding libraries were written and developer and perfected on Intel Linux machines and take full advantage of the machine's vector units. Also not all four cores were kept busy so the machine wasn't used to its full capabilities.
Update: I might have been comparing apples to oranges. I might have been comparing Handbrakes H264 on a G5 to (plain) MP4 on a iMac.
Ripping "Brazil: Critereon Collection" to MP4 using default settings and I'm getting about 58fps with all four cores at about 25%-50%. Still slower than a Mac Book - but probably a lot more capable of doing other work too.
Update: I might have been comparing apples to oranges. I might have been comparing Handbrakes H264 on a G5 to (plain) MP4 on a iMac.
Ripping "Brazil: Critereon Collection" to MP4 using default settings and I'm getting about 58fps with all four cores at about 25%-50%. Still slower than a Mac Book - but probably a lot more capable of doing other work too.
janstett said: