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💻 👨💻 🌎 MacBook Pros 14-Inch and 16-Inch Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread - USA & Other Countries (2021) 👩💻 💻 🌏
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US customs is typically cleared in Anchorage based on my UPS experience. I suspect the tracking didn't get updated. Same thing sort of happened with my Pro Display last month - China -> AK -> KY and then tracking disappeared for a couple days until it magically showed up at my local UPS station for loading on the delivery truck. Even now there are no scans displayed after it left Louisville until it reached Longwood, FL. It happens. My guess is it is on the US on its way to Louisville
Wow that really sucks and I hope is not indicative of supply for these overall. I just ordered the same spec in Silver (32 core GPU right?) back on Friday with a Nov 30-Dec 7 delivery date. Hope it doesn’t slip, I need this machine for class and my 2018 is in the shop because the keyboard failed for the second time in a year.
has anyone have shipments from Fedex? I just want know what the stops for Fedex leaving China
I ordered the base 14" MBP from Bestbuy cos the ship dates are literally next day. Comes in tomorrow.
I am completely overwhelmed with the amount of options apple are giving us so I figured I'd try the cheapest model and see how it performs compared to my late 2019 16" 2.3GHz, 32GB, 1TB, 5500M 8GB.
I've mentioned this on other threads but definitely don't sleep on bestbuy, they have more stores in the states than apple, have great financing options (36 months right now) and have extended return policy until January 16th. Since apple isn't shipping custom models until late December it's a good way to get one on your hands and see for yourself how the base models perform. Maxing out might not be necessary.
I am completely overwhelmed with the amount of options apple are giving us so I figured I'd try the cheapest model and see how it performs compared to my late 2019 16" 2.3GHz, 32GB, 1TB, 5500M 8GB.
I've mentioned this on other threads but definitely don't sleep on bestbuy, they have more stores in the states than apple, have great financing options (36 months right now) and have extended return policy until January 16th. Since apple isn't shipping custom models until late December it's a good way to get one on your hands and see for yourself how the base models perform. Maxing out might not be necessary.
Or Maybe Fedex just goes straight to Alaska from China
I think I found Some Fedex Flights from china to ALASKA - so it dose look like Fedex leaves China and goes straight to alaska - compared to UPS- since there planes leave china- and got to ICeon, then to Alaska, Louisville
Just guessing looks like Fedex from China, alaska, then either goes to Indianapolis, or Memphis, then to Washington Dulles - i think that is how it will go
I think I found Some Fedex Flights from china to ALASKA - so it dose look like Fedex leaves China and goes straight to alaska - compared to UPS- since there planes leave china- and got to ICeon, then to Alaska, Louisville
| Airline | Ident | Aircraft | Status | Departure | Arrival | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx | FDX5282 | MD11 | Scheduled (in 20 hours 45 minutes) | Wed 09:40PM CST | 01:12PM AKST Wed | |
| FedEx | FDX5282 | MD11 | Delayed | Wed 02:43AM CST | 06:15PM AKST Tue |
Just guessing looks like Fedex from China, alaska, then either goes to Indianapolis, or Memphis, then to Washington Dulles - i think that is how it will go
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So I recently just got hired at Apple and I've been waiting for my credentials (finally got last night ??) so ordered a 14" 2TB SSD/32GB ram config for the same price I paid at best buy. Will be returning the base I got at best buy while I was waiting lol. Super stoked!
Congrats - how easy was it to get a job at Apple or is it hard
Thanks, well let’s just say this is my fourth year in a row applying.
I was thinking about a job at a apple store- then decide not since i think there process is too hard
It wasn't too bad, just glad I got in!
You can DM me and tell me what the process was like
Congratulations! How exciting!!! Best of luck.
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Thank you! I’m super excited!
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I really want to know what my schedule Delivery date is from FEDex since then i will decide if i go to the dealership Next Tuesday, because if FedEx says Tuesday, i Want to be around when it comes and i don't want to be out and miss and have the delivery delayed because no one was home
Yeah! then Touch Bar models to be a custom config/keyboard layout.I really wish Apple could have done this to the existing MacBook Pro 14" and 16" line up. It's that easy and simple.
My case from aliexpress shipped for my m1 pro macbook pro 14 inch 10 bucks shipped
So nice! It is a wish that I have for a long time, to live this experience
Thanks. I just got off the phone with UPS and their answer was that my package needed to be "sanitazized" (sanitized) before clearance by the Chinese and that this typically takes 5-8 days--which is consistent with your experience. It does, however, seem that some people on this thread had their MBPs shipped via FedEx and they experienced quicker processing in China. So, I'm not sure what the real story is.
At this point my biggest concern is that winter is descending on us rapidly and UPS is notorious for failing to deliver, claiming weather, at the sight of a single flake of snow. (And this IS a problem with UPS since, unlike FedEx, they do not properly equip their trucks to deal with Vermont winters--they lack 4WD and don't get snow tires until December at the earliest.)
Unless I see movement in the next day (in which case local UPS will have a warm weather window to work in for delivery), I think I'll probably have to call Apple to express frustration with their choice of UPS (instead of FedEx) to ship a package this expensive. They can't fix what they don't know is broken.
Odd - both my Pro Display and now my MBP originated in Shanghai. The UPS tracking typically shows a "waiting clearance agency" timestamped before the origin scan (I assume Chinese customs), leaving a UPS facility in Shanghai, arriving at another facility there and then eventually leaving for Incheon. There was no scan event on clearing Chinese customs.
In either case, nothing went anywhere near ZhengZhou and the PD XDR hung around in Shanghai for about 48 hours before departing for SK.
That would be nice and ideal. No idea why Apple just decided to eliminate it completely.
I mean, it's actually not too much of a mystery. Most people did not like it and considered it a gimmick. These machines are not built for Apple enthusiasts, but geared towards true pros who demand the most efficient and most powerful machine they can get. That is Apple's target. The Touch Bar miserably failed to catch on with this demographic of people, and was one of the most vocally denounced features ever featured in a Mac notebook. There are some people who value it for its emojis and what not, but even developers stopped investing in it as time went on. The sun has set on the Touch Bar.
Apple also stopped improving on it after they introduced it in 2016. Only thing that made it useful was BetterTouchTools.