💻 👨‍💻 🌎 MacBook Pros 14-Inch and 16-Inch Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread - USA & Other Countries (2021) 👩‍💻 💻 🌏

[LFC2020]

Why not? I preserves that finish without leaving any residue. The skins by dBrand are all that and a bag of peanuts!

It's like putting a after market bodykit on a Ferrari. 🤦‍♂️ apple went through all the trouble to give us this sexy aluminium design, I can't cover the whole Mac in a wrap.

Some wraps do look nice, especially the carbon fibre ones, not for me though.

 

[orangesauce]

Not oled though 🤔 5K cost extra dollars, extra $800 compared to the 4k Ultrafine.

That’s only 40 polishing cloths. Perspective is everything!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

It's like putting a after market bodykit on a Ferrari. 🤦‍♂️ apple went through all the trouble to give us this sexy aluminium design, I can't cover the whole Mac in a wrap.

Some wraps do look nice, especially the carbon fibre ones, not for me though.

I agree. Did you see @julit0 carbon fiber wrapped Mac! It looks so nice. That’s a hard 💪 on us. That M1 Pro Mac is left behind 😶‍🌫️

 

[beach bum]

No! Don’t spend any money till September, 2022. 😂 The MacBook will serve your needs well.

That’s why I couldn’t watch the video all the way. I just bought 2 external monitors so I’m good for now.

I’m totally committed to another spending spree come September, 2022. 🤩😍

 

[LFC2020]

Couldn’t watch the video all the way through… external monitor envy kicked in hard. 🥺

How good is it. 👌

 

[orangesauce]

No! Don’t spend any money till September, 2022. 😂 The MacBook will serve your needs well.

Mine all came from eBay… $800 is a pretty typical number for a perfect condition used unit.

 

[beach bum]

This monitor is why I downsized from the 16” to the 14”. It’s so luxurious I barely use the laptop screen while connected. The 14” has as much screen bandwidth as the old 16”. It’s an experiment, fingers crossed….

And I thought you were the rational one in this group… 🥺. I will not give in to temptation!

 

[LFC2020]

I agree. Did you see @julit0 carbon fiber wrapped Mac! It looks so nice. That’s a hard 💪 on us.

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Not going to lie, that looks 👌🔥

 

[orangesauce]

And I thought you were the rational one in this group… 🥺. I will not give in to temptation!

It will not matter how rational I am if I open the origami and I am lost to the other dimension.

Or maybe it’s just a polishing cloth? Hmm.

 

[LFC2020]

That’s why I couldn’t watch the video all the way. I just bought 2 external monitors so I’m good for now.

I’m totally committed to another spending spree come September, 2022. 🤩😍

Damn 2 👌 Sept 2022. 🤔 make it 2025 for me. 😁

 

[beach bum]

It's like putting a after market bodykit on a Ferrari. 🤦‍♂️ apple went through all the trouble to give us this sexy aluminium design, I can't cover the whole Mac in a wrap.

Some wraps do look nice, especially the carbon fibre ones, not for me though.

It serves several purposes… preserves the finish (you have to admit that with heavy wear, the finish does tend to degrade); makes it easier for me to grip when portable since it’s textured; and finally, it makes it so that it isn’t to shocking to pickup during these frigid NE winters—that aluminum finish gets cold. 😁

 

[LFC2020]

Looks like no beta 2 and 120hz today. 😞 I'll give it 1 more hour, hope is fading fast though.

 

[orangesauce]

It serves several purposes… preserves the finish (you have to admit that with heavy wear, the finish does tend to degrade); makes it easier for me to grip when portable since it’s textured; and finally, it makes it so that it isn’t to shocking to pickup during these frigid NE winters—that aluminum finish gets cold. ?

These are the reasons I want a wrap now that I have been educated about them. Great!

 

[beach bum]

How good is it. 👌

I have a weakness towards anything and everything tech. I’m assuming that it serves as an awesome display, but I didn’t want to be tempted. I just bought 2 external monitors.

 

[LFC2020]

It serves several purposes… preserves the finish (you have to admit that with heavy wear, the finish does tend to degrade); makes it easier for me to grip when portable since it’s textured; and finally, it makes it so that it isn’t to shocking to pickup during these frigid NE winters—that aluminum finish gets cold. 😁

Doesn't you Mac get sticky and have gunk on it when you take it off.

 

[vidjahgamz]

Top Secret ? it’s classified! But this is also a good number for you too. Maybe they will compensate you for all the hassle. Just don’t drop my name, LOL!

"Yeah so this person on MacRumors who goes by 'TheYayAreaLiving' (all one word BTW) told me to call this line because you guys get $@#! done I guess? I think you know exactly who they are because they own about 50 polishing cloths and bought up the entire stock until late February 2022. That makes them one of your exclusive, invite-only Premier Apple customers who get access to this line. I gotta admit this has me giddy as a schoolgirl because I feel like I'm hanging out with ol' Timmy Apple on a private yacht in the middle of the Caribbean right now. Is this what it feels like to be rich?

Anyway, enough of the pleasantries -- I'm hoping you can assist me with a problem I'm having with my Macbook Pro shipment......"

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Does that sound good?

 

[LFC2020]

I have a weakness towards anything and everything tech. I’m assuming that it serves as an awesome display, but I didn’t want to be tempted. I just bought 2 external monitors.

Definitely a no go for you, don't need it.

 

[bitcloudrzr]

@bitcloudrzr cant wait till these are released! These will nicely match with the MacBook Pro. Apple loves introducing new colors so that’s innovation right there. @LFC2020 the cloth is here to stay, 😂 it’s a new product of 2021.

Cloth is life. Everyone knows this. It helps keep your MacBook shiny!

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[beach bum]

Doesn't you Mac get sticky and have gunk on it when you take it off.

Nope. It comes off cleanly with no residue.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Surprised, you didn't include Homer Simpson.

 

[julit0]

It serves several purposes… preserves the finish (you have to admit that with heavy wear, the finish does tend to degrade); makes it easier for me to grip when portable since it’s textured; and finally, it makes it so that it isn’t to shocking to pickup during these frigid NE winters—that aluminum finish gets cold. 😁

Couldn't have said it any better! And it does get a bit chilly out here in SoCal, too. 🥶 Not NE cold (lived in Saratoga Springs, NY for 2 years), but for SoCal, my blood thinned out.

I did want to shake things up a bit to the look. My avatar here is actually from my old 2013 RMBP 13" with an Ironman Decal over the light up lid. 😊

 

[bitcloudrzr]

Surprised, you didn't include Homer Simpson.

Lol

 

[Goldfire]

In the UPS app on iOS, you can “see your package on a map” or whatever they call it.

Oh neat, I guess they weren't close enough yet earlier. The map just popped up for me in the app. Still on the other side of downtown though, so probably going to be a few more hours. I should get my work done before it gets here!

 

[julit0]

I’m two hours ahead of schedule now on the restore from time machine!

I often have multiple machines due to clients having me work on theirs. When that happens, I have a second stand that I put on the left side of the screen, then just move the FireWire cable between them. The keyboard is plugged into the display and I put a Bluetooth dongle on the keyboard so the mouse follows it as well. Works great!

Really clean setup and congrats on your new MBP!

 

[shenoka]

I think twice Shanghai is the usual procedure… mine and many other macs that didn’t get totally stuck just did that…
So this might not be bad news but a sign it’s on the regular way…
Fingers crossed that it soon finds it way on a plan to leave Shanghai for good!

Shanghai has two airports. One for domestic flights and one for international flights. If you travel through there, and land at the domestic airport, you have to transfer to the international airport. My guess on what is happening there.