One day shy of a full month after I ordered it, my 17" MBP (1 GB RAM, matte screen, 100 GB 7200 rpm HD) showed up. It only took two days to ship from Shanghai to New England, and I didn't pay for rapid shipping.
I've only had it a few hours, and I am pretty much a noobie to Macs (though I did write my dissertation on a G4 PB, with and early release of OSX). So far no complaints other than the decidedly warm typing surface.
I placed an order this morning for a 15" 2.16 GHz MBP with 1gig ram and 100gb 7200rpm drive. I'm using the educational discount. Order status shows estimated ship date as June 21st and delivery as June 26th. I paid the extra $15 for express shipping.
I first went to the store to decide between the 15" and the 17" and matte vs glossy, and I planned on buying it there, but I wanted the 7200rpm drive which forced me online. I used the educational discount as well, no problems at all.