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What size screen MacBook Pro (2021) did you order?


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Not really loving this line of questioning - Apple / Goldman Sachs are notoriously stingy about credit limits and APRs early on in the Apple Card ownership process. I had 800+ FICO and 85k income (no debt) when I applied and they gave me a paltry $5k at 16%. Now I’m up to $17,500 *but* if I still had that initial limit and had a normal month’s purchases posted to the card I probably wouldn’t have been able to put a MBP on it.
Apple and Goldman Sachs never gave me any issues. When Apple introduce the Titanium credit card 💳 I had to get it. So I applied for it and my starting limit was $17,000 They also gave me 6 months of 0% Apr promotional rate as well. Interest-free.

Keep in mind when I applied for the card I was a broke college student. With lots of student debt, a bunch of other debt over me. I did have a full-time job and my FICO score was at 799. I have never ever missed a credit card payment. 10+ years of credit history. American Express also managed to help me. Also, I reported my assets too. So a lot goes behind the factor and I was able to get approval with no problem. So it just varies I guess.
 
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prepared for shipping. whoohoo.

Next week is going to be insane for me - a load of cool stuff I have had on order for months is arriving all next week ! new office furniture, vespa and now this macbook. trifecta of awesomeness.
Woo Hoo! Congratulation! Next week is a good week for you. Get plenty of sleep this weekend… you probably won’t because we’ll be busy tracking our flights 😆
 
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I have a feeling the 💻 may come from stateside. It’s just weird no one has gotten a UPS label as of yet. Are they all in United States, already? Also, what about the people outside of U.S? How are they getting it delivered?

When will they appear? Desperation is starting to kick in a little.
don't worry, it is coming on tuesday, you will be surprised how quickly laptops from china can make it stateside, even in 1 day...

In other words, I won't be surprised if these laptops didn't start moving until Sunday morning, states time.
 
Not really loving this line of questioning - Apple / Goldman Sachs are notoriously stingy about credit limits and APRs early on in the Apple Card ownership process. I had 800+ FICO and 85k income (no debt) when I applied and they gave me a paltry $5k at 16%. Now I’m up to $17,500 *but* if I still had that initial limit and had a normal month’s purchases posted to the card I probably wouldn’t have been able to put a MBP on it.
I have 5k limit. My other cards combined have 300k limit. I did the increase limit thing on Monday and got a whooping +500. Had to pay the bill early to clear balance, and get instant trade-in discount to put maxed out 14” on it. Couldn’t put Apple Care on it. Those algos they use for credit limit are retarded. And no human being to review.
 
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don't worry, it is coming on tuesday, you will be surprised how quickly laptops from china can make it stateside, even in 1 day...

In other words, I won't be surprised if these laptops didn't start moving until Sunday morning, states time.
Very true. Kinda used to iPhone launches. The movement and activity is insane. On the go! It will be interesting to find out how it will all unfold. I know we are getting our laptop a on a Tuesday that’s a given but it’s still nice to be able to track it and follow it’s journey ;)
 
I have 5k limit. My other cards combined have 300k limit. I did the increase limit thing on Monday and got a whooping +500. Had to pay the bill early to clear balance, and get instant trade-in discount to put maxed out 14” on it. Couldn’t put Apple Care on it. Those algos they use for credit limit are retarded. And no human being to review.
Sometimes human does review it but it’s mostly relied on the system. I will admit Apple Card credit approval is bogus. They don’t take anything into consideration. As long you have a $0.00 active balance showing and you apply for a credit limit increase you will get approved 99% of the time but if you owe a single dollar you are running a risk.
 
Apple and Goldman Sachs never gave me any issues. When Apple introduce Titanium credit card 💳 I had to get it. So I applied for it and my starting limit was $17,000 They also gave me 6 months of 0% Apr promotional rate as well. Interest free.

Keep in mind when I applied for the card I was a broke college student. With lots of student debt, bunch of other debt over me. I did have a full time job and my FICO score was at 799. I have never ever missed a credit card payment. 10+ years of credit history. American Express also managed to help me. Also, I reported my assets too. So alot goes behind the factor and I was able to get approve with no problem. So it just varies I guess.
Hard to believe it can all goe south with a failed attempt to hoard 10 Apple polishing cloth. I may have missed it, but did you get that call from the Apple Store manager? Are you and Apple reconciled?
 
Hard to believe it can all goe south with a failed attempt to hoard 10 Apple polishing cloth. I may have missed it, but did you get that call from the Apple Store manager? Are you and Apple reconciled?
Yes sir! Talked to Apple manager for 15 minutes. He told me it is out of his hands because the product is really delayed until January. He offered me he can place an order for me and hopes it gets to me sooner… unfortunately that answer was not good enough for me because there is no time line I was given… so he told me it will be escalated above him and they will look into what happened. So, tomorrow I’m getting a call from Apple corporate. All this for dang polishing cloth 😂

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He also tried adding the Apple polish cloth and the delivery was out and he said they’re not available till next year. Even checked the internal inventory.

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Apple and Goldman Sachs never gave me any issues. When Apple introduce Titanium credit card 💳 I had to get it. So I applied for it and my starting limit was $17,000 They also gave me 6 months of 0% Apr promotional rate as well. Interest free.

Keep in mind when I applied for the card I was a broke college student. With lots of student debt, bunch of other debt over me. I did have a full time job and my FICO score was at 799. I have never ever missed a credit card payment. 10+ years of credit history. American Express also managed to help me. Also, I reported my assets too. So alot goes behind the factor and I was able to get approve with no problem. So it just varies I guess.
Scan the deed to your home:

 
Just got a charge on my card for my BTO 14” M1 Max (24C) / 32GB / 1TB.

Email stated ships in 5-7 business days, with delivery Nov 3 - 5. Here’s to hoping this means I’m getting it earlier. :)


There definitely was BTO on Oct 26 delivery, I went back and forth on my configuration for a while and as soon as I saw the delivery slip I placed the order. (10:59AM)
Are you at Preparing for Shipment yet? I am also Nov 3 - 5, “upgraded” to Express Delivery via Apple Chat, still processing and no charges.
 
Yes sir! Talked to Apple manager for 15 minutes. He told me it is out of his hands because the product is really delayed until January. He offered me he can place an order for me and hopes it gets to me sooner… unfortunately that answer was not good enough for me because there is no time line I was given… so he told me it will be escalated above him and they will look into what happened. So, tomorrow I’m getting a call from Apple corporate. All this for dang polishing cloth 😂

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He also tried adding the Apple polish cloth and the delivery was out and he said they’re not available till next year. Even checked the internal inventory.

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You inspired me to call Apple today, yet again :D

P.S. One of Siri's suggestions for the morning on my iPhone is to call Apple Support, lol :D Who am I to disobey!
 
Wait… let me help you guys out. Let me find a post.
It’s so funny watching a bunch of adults track their orders with such detail like it’s Xmas Eve. 😄 First world Xmas.
You should definitely spend a little time reading this post. This was during iPhone 13 launch. It is worth reading. Trust me… I poured all my hard work, sweat, and heart ❤️ out. I also wrote this post at 2 AM in the morning. People that ordered iPhone 13 this year know the feeling and the struggle. To this day, it still brings chills to my spinal cord.

Hint: Read the part “Why do we do this every year?”

 
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It’s so funny watching a bunch of adults track their orders with such detail like it’s Xmas Eve. 😄 First world Xmas.
But it's so much more than Christmas :D I've been waiting for Macs to adopt Apple Silicon and mini/microLED for ages. Last year was a bit disappointing in the sense that they kept the old form factor and no new features (like the screen or the sound, etc). So thought I'd wait one more year. And boy it was worth it! This MacBook represents everything so many of us have been waiting for so long. Just imagine how wonderful the Christmas movies would look in HDR on the new retina XDR display :D
 
I have a feeling the 💻 may come from stateside. It’s just weird no one has gotten a UPS label as of yet. Are they all in United States, already? Also, what about the people outside of U.S? How are they getting it delivered?

When will they appear? Desperation is starting to kick in a little.
I think the several base models are already in the states and ready to ship. Don’t be surprise we won’t get any updates until Monday when they ship them overnight.
 
While we're waiting to receive our machines (and hear back from UPS hopefully soon) what's the first thing you plan to do with your new MacBooks? For me I'll be opening an existing CAD project and rotating it really fast and enjoying the smoothness. Going from 1.5GB Iris Pro to 32GB 32-Core M1 Max GPU will be life-changing!
 
I think the several base models are already in the states and ready to ship. Don’t be surprise we won’t get any updates until Monday when they ship them overnight.
It’s a high possibility. It seems like it. Like the way ur thinking. Only one person reported a UPS scan. I'll take it though... Better than none.
 
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