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MacBook Shipping Times
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larsd said:
Mine are the same! "In transit to final destination - carrier details to be updated shortly"
on my apple order status page, my MacBook was shipped via Kuhne & Nagel, and my Aperture was shipped via Flextronics c/o Express Cargo. and there are two different tracking # below each of them, but i can't find a site to use those tracking #
Strange...
If I get enter the 80***** number into apecode and then click the link to TNT I get a page which says:
20 May 2006 21:44 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
20 May 2006 16:36 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
But if I do it directly from the TNT UK site it gives me a screen which tells me to phone them to get my order status, with none of the above information.
Edit: But it's not an error screen - it knows the pickup date and destination.
If I get enter the 80***** number into apecode and then click the link to TNT I get a page which says:
20 May 2006 21:44 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
20 May 2006 16:36 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
But if I do it directly from the TNT UK site it gives me a screen which tells me to phone them to get my order status, with none of the above information.
Edit: But it's not an error screen - it knows the pickup date and destination.
MattQiu said:
I think that we get this status because we have ordered something else besides the MacBook. I have ordered a keyboard also. My theory is that we cant track the order before the two parts have been packed into the same tracking number... The Macbook is shipped to the stock where the keyboards, software and misc are heldm and then shipped together. That would explain that we get the same order status...
larsd said:I think that we get this status because we have ordered something else besides the MacBook. I have ordered a keyboard also. My theory is that we cant track the order before the two parts have been packed into the same tracking number... The Macbook is shipped to the stock where the keyboards, software and misc are heldm and then shipped together. That would explain that we get the same order status...
That's actually a very good theory. Explains a lot... I ordered both the MacBook with mini-DVI to DVI adapter and had to order my mini-DVI to VGA adapter separately, so it shows up with this other Flextronics company. I guess we'll be able to start tracking it when it's quite a bit closer to home, i.e. in Holland.
MattQiu said:
I'm getting the same, my tracking number doesn't show anything on either TNT or K+N sites.
I ordered White 2GHz, 80GB HD, 1GB RAM. Dispatch email 19th May, est delivery 31st May. I also ordered a MINI-DVI to Video adaptor which shows as separate shipment via Flextronics too.
I ordered on the 16th in the evening, on TNT I get "not found" on apecode the last entry on the 20th says "flight booked". Fed up with no more updates i did some digging on the web. It seems most orders are either going via Shanghai or Shenzhen. TNT flights from China are via China Southern Airlines. On this page http://www.szairport.com/doce/cargo/cargo_inter.shtml at Shenzhen Airport's cargo website there is this spreadsheet which lists all outgoing flights. This includes 2 flights one on a Saturday and one on a Wednesday that go from Shenzhen to Shanghai to Amsterdam. I also found this PDF which lists all flights into Amsterdam. If this is right then some people will be lucky and their order was on last nights flight. The next flight arrives in Amsterdam late Wednesday evening meaning everybody should get their Macbook by Friday, fingers crossed!
dlastmango said:
OK here's mine. I paid for 2-3 day shipping as well, and here's the tracking info from fedex. It looks like it's on a truck now that it's in the states, but that doesn't seem to make much sense. The newest update is first, so read it backwards to have it in order.
Ship date May 18, 2006
Estimated delivery May 23, 2006 10:30 AM (does the day it ships count as the first "business day" or what?)
May 21, 2006 4:22 PM Departed FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
9:05 AM Arrived at FedEx location MEMPHIS, TN
1:38 AM Departed FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
May 20, 2006 4:26 AM In transit INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:15 AM Int'l shipment release INDIANAPOLIS, IN
May 19, 2006 11:57 PM Arrived at FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:22 PM Departed FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
1:13 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
May 18, 2006 10:07 PM Left origin SUZHOU CN
4:06 PM Picked up SUZHOU CN Package received after FedEx cutoff
11:56 AM Package data transmitted to FedEx
Hoping to get it tomorrow, but I bet they'll stretch it out to 4 business days. Is there any possibility of a refund since it did not ship in 3 business days or less? It surely seemed to have made friends in indianapolis, as it was hanging out there for quite some time.
Edit: it was in indianapolis for 25 Hours and 38 mins. Oh, and I ordered the morning of the announcment. 06:24 AM PST, to be exact.
Edit again: May 21, 2006 5:36 PM At dest sort facility AUSTIN, TX
final destination
My tracking says estimated delivery date as being on May 23rd, 10:30am.
May 20, 2006 7:11 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
LOS ANGELES, CA
4:28 AM
In transit
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:15 AM
Int'l shipment release
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
May 19, 2006 11:45 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:00 PM
Departed FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK
1:13 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK
May 18, 2006 10:07 PM
Left origin
SUZHOU CN
4:06 PM
Picked up
SUZHOU CN
Package received after FedEx cutoff
12:04 PM
Package data transmitted to FedEx
Is there a possibility that it will get delivered earlier?
May 20, 2006 7:11 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
LOS ANGELES, CA
4:28 AM
In transit
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:15 AM
Int'l shipment release
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
May 19, 2006 11:45 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2:00 PM
Departed FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK
1:13 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK
May 18, 2006 10:07 PM
Left origin
SUZHOU CN
4:06 PM
Picked up
SUZHOU CN
Package received after FedEx cutoff
12:04 PM
Package data transmitted to FedEx
Is there a possibility that it will get delivered earlier?
For all of you in Europe who haven't been able to track your shipment because you ordered some extra item besides the MacBook, I just got off of the phone with Apple. My order was shipped on the evening of the 19th. The person I talked to said it was shipping from Shanghai and it would merge in transit with my mini-DVI adapter in the Netherlands. She said it made it on the first shipment, but that it would arrive at the end of this week in the Netherlands (that's one slooooooow plane ). From there, TNT will take the shipment and it will arrive sometime the week after (specifically she said either the 30 or 31st).
She mentioned it was "delivered to Shanghai" which leads me to believe it could catch an earlier flight and not end up just waiting for 4 days in China gathering dust. If it could just catch a flight today it might be here in time for the weekend! Keeping my fingers crossed.
). From there, TNT will take the shipment and it will arrive sometime the week after (specifically she said either the 30 or 31st).She mentioned it was "delivered to Shanghai" which leads me to believe it could catch an earlier flight and not end up just waiting for 4 days in China gathering dust. If it could just catch a flight today it might be here in time for the weekend! Keeping my fingers crossed.
Bolgard said:
I'm in the same boat, estimated delivery of 10:30 am, but mine is already here in austin tx. I'm confused as to how they'd have a package sit there for over 24 hours. Must be a "no later than" estimated shipping date. Mine did sit in indianapolis for about 25.5 hours on friday.
I'm not sure what that was all about. Had it not sat in indy for so long I would've gotten it on saturday. I paid for 2-3 day shipping, and tomorrow is the 3rd (business) day, so it best get here then.Edit: Oh yeah, black/ 120 gig 512 ram (gonna swam the ram from the imac and vice versa)
I just got off the phone with Apple too.
He told me that my MacBook was in the far east, in something called "Rouge", whatever that is?
Anyways... he told me that i should expect it first thing next week
When i ordered i was hoping for 3-4 days delivery, as when i ordered my PowerBook...
He told me that my MacBook was in the far east, in something called "Rouge", whatever that is?
Anyways... he told me that i should expect it first thing next week
When i ordered i was hoping for 3-4 days delivery, as when i ordered my PowerBook...
larsd said:I just got off the phone with Apple too.
He told me that my MacBook was in the far east, in something called "Rouge", whatever that is?
Anyways... he told me that i should expect it first thing next week
When i ordered i was hoping for 3-4 days delivery, as when i ordered my PowerBook...
Well... I don't think we should give up hope yet. I still think the estimates given by Apple are exaggerated so that they won't end up with a bunch of angry customers. I've sometimes ordered things from Apple that said "Ships within 24 hours", had a delivery estimate of 3-8 days and had them arrive at my house the morning after I ordered! And yes, this was via TNT, so they're not always that bad.
Uh oH looks like I got a little delay:
Pick up date 21 May 2006
Destination London W
Delivery Date
Signatory
Date Time Location Status
21 May 2006 08:00 Pudong International Airport Potential Connection Delay
21 May 2006 06:17 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
21 May 2006 05:55 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
Can anyone shed any light on what this means?
Thanks
ShadoW
Pick up date 21 May 2006
Destination London W
Delivery Date
Signatory
Date Time Location Status
21 May 2006 08:00 Pudong International Airport Potential Connection Delay
21 May 2006 06:17 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
21 May 2006 05:55 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
Can anyone shed any light on what this means?
Thanks
ShadoW
bilbo--baggins said:
Flextronics deliver the small items and handle deliveries for Apple when they are dispatched within the UK etc. TNT handle it when its coming from abroad..
I Hate You Tnt !!!!!!!
FFS look at this.
Shipping notification from Apple on the 18th. This got delayed by TNT. I check update agaon and nowTNT tracking now added another fecking delay...
21 May 2006 05:00 Pudong International Airport Potential Linehaul Delay Due To Technical Problems
20 May 2006 21:17 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
20 May 2006 20:24 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
I HATE YOU TNT!!!!!!
FFS look at this.
Shipping notification from Apple on the 18th. This got delayed by TNT. I check update agaon and nowTNT tracking now added another fecking delay...
21 May 2006 05:00 Pudong International Airport Potential Linehaul Delay Due To Technical Problems
20 May 2006 21:17 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
20 May 2006 20:24 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
I HATE YOU TNT!!!!!!
MacRumorUser said:21 May 2006 05:00 Pudong International Airport Potential Linehaul Delay Due To Technical Problems
20 May 2006 21:17 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
20 May 2006 20:24 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
I HATE YOU TNT!!!!!!
I spoke to a TNT person this morning who said mine had left China - now I'm not so sure....
MacRumorUser said:
Mine says virtually the same thing, as does a colleague's. However, he says that when he ordered an iPod the tracker said it was delayed in Shanghai (where Pudong airport is) when it was actually sitting on his desk here in Cambridge
I'm hoping it'll arrive by Friday because I'm seeing my sister at the weekend and wanted to give her my old iBook, but I need to transfer the data first. If it doesn't arrive by Friday we won't get them until Tuesday - Bank holiday this weekend, remember?
Thanks for the crossed fingers
Here's hoping - of course, wouldn't it be just like a shipping company to get the laptop at a hub 2 hours from your home, and then sit on it for 24 hours? One thing that worries me is that my estimated delivery date is on Wednesday of all days, but the bloody thing is literally two hours by car.
The most infuriating thing is the delays, sometimes hours long, from when the packages get scanned and when the websites have updated info.
Good luck getting your MacBook today in Austin, and good luck to all the Europeans here! Regardless, within a few days, we'll all have our machines.
Here's hoping - of course, wouldn't it be just like a shipping company to get the laptop at a hub 2 hours from your home, and then sit on it for 24 hours? One thing that worries me is that my estimated delivery date is on Wednesday of all days, but the bloody thing is literally two hours by car.
The most infuriating thing is the delays, sometimes hours long, from when the packages get scanned and when the websites have updated info.
Good luck getting your MacBook today in Austin, and good luck to all the Europeans here! Regardless, within a few days, we'll all have our machines.
Mine hasn't got any further than saying "Flight booked" on the 20th May.
Must not obsess over this, must not obsess over this...
Hey, life could be worse - we could still be living from Tuesday to Tuesday in the vague hope of the thing even being announced. At least we know they exist and they are on their way
Must not obsess over this, must not obsess over this...
Hey, life could be worse - we could still be living from Tuesday to Tuesday in the vague hope of the thing even being announced. At least we know they exist and they are on their way
Macbook shipping times
Received confirmation from Apple that my Macbook (2GHz, 80G HD & 1G ram) was shipped on th 19th of May and delivery on the 30th May. I ordered it almost immediately after it was launched on Tuesday lunchtime in the UK. I also spoke to Apple Customer Services and they said there may be a possibility that I might get it a little sooner than the suggested delivery date. I'm crossing my fingers!!
Received confirmation from Apple that my Macbook (2GHz, 80G HD & 1G ram) was shipped on th 19th of May and delivery on the 30th May. I ordered it almost immediately after it was launched on Tuesday lunchtime in the UK. I also spoke to Apple Customer Services and they said there may be a possibility that I might get it a little sooner than the suggested delivery date. I'm crossing my fingers!!