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New MBP 17" delivery dates!

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It's not gonna take 9 days to deliver it, I don't think.

It says on or before. I'm sure they just put that date down to cover everything. Just in case something happens. That date should be the absolute date that it gets to your place.
 
Its nearly always the same for delivery of new Apple products to Europe. My Alu iMac and latest Macbook both had similar shipping times to that and came from China.
 
WinMacLin said:
The 15" still has a lot of quality control issues of its own (Screws falling out, Flickering Screens, Poor 9600GT Performance and those are just a couple things)
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If you read these forums a lot you'd think the world was ending with the new 15" unibodies, but the reality is only 0.001% of them have problems, and those 0.001% write on these forums. You'll be waiting about 12 months for the next revision, and it wont be quad core.
 
Niiro13 said:
It's not gonna take 9 days to deliver it, I don't think.

It says on or before. I'm sure they just put that date down to cover everything. Just in case something happens. That date should be the absolute date that it gets to your place.
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Exactly, it only takes about 6 days to deliver but they like to cover all their bases, they've only just gone into production so they dont want to promise things they cant deliver.
 
kastenbrust said:
If you read these forums a lot you'd think the world was ending with the new 15" unibodies, but the reality is only 0.001% of them have problems, and those 0.001% write on these forums. You'll be waiting about 12 months for the next revision, and it wont be quad core.
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I know 4 people who have bought the new 15" model and all of them have had problems. And all of them have had to have them serviced. It doesn't fill me with confidence. I don't base what I say on the forum posts here no.

And I think your confused about revision wise. I'm not waiting for a new revision of the current Model. I'm waiting a few weeks for the current models defects to be found (if any exist) and fixed at the manufacturing level before I purchase my own unit. It is a foolish person who purchases any Apple product before anyone has used it or reviewed it (beyond a Macworld touch-fest)

For example some people on the Board purchased it before we even knew if you could upgrade the RAM or the HD yourself. That is not the act of an informed buyer.
 
Is there a way I can tell when I will get it before I order it? I don't want to place my order and have it show a delivery date of March when I know I could get it in a store sooner.
 
detz said:
Is there a way I can tell when I will get it before I order it? I don't want to place my order and have it show a delivery date of March when I know I could get it in a store sooner.
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It wont show a delivery date of March, it will show a delivery date of Feb 20th at the latest.
 
kastenbrust said:
It wont show a delivery date of March, it will show a delivery date of Feb 20th at the latest.
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I've decided to just do it...at least I will know a date.

Ships: Feb 10
Delivers: Feb 13
 

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kastenbrust said:
If you read these forums a lot you'd think the world was ending with the new 15" unibodies, but the reality is only 0.001% of them have problems, and those 0.001% write on these forums. You'll be waiting about 12 months for the next revision, and it wont be quad core.
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Exactly, and I got apple care just incase anything does go wrong!

detz said:
I've decided to just do it...at least I will know a date.

Ships: Feb 10
Delivers: Feb 13
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Congrats for your purchase, I know how excited your feeling :D
 
It will likely be there sooner. Under-promise, over-deliver is the business motto of any good company.
 
Just ordered today.

I did some thinking, trying to decide if I should go with a 15" or 17". Decided on a 17" because it could easily replace my current PC desktop (X2 4600+ 4GB DDR, gForce 7600 256mb) and the 15" couldn't (display resolution).

The only change I made was the 7200rpm 320GB disk. No AppleCare, but I'll get it if there are any problems.

Ships: 10 Feb
Delivers: 17 Feb
 
I didn't order apple care but I have a question. Can I order it anytime after I purchase it and it will be covered so if something breaks in the first year I'm all set right?
 
Oops mistake....

MBP 17/CTO
Z0G5

With the following configuration:

Processor 065-8135 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 065-8138 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2X2GB
Hard Drive 065-8140 320GB Serial ATA @ 7200 rpm
Optical Drive 065-8145 SuperDrive 8X
Display 065-8646 DISPLAY-HI RES, GL,Widescreen
DVI Adapter 065-8151 No DVI Adapter
VGA Adapter 065-8294 N0 VGA Adapter
Remote 065-8147 No Remote
Apple Software - iWork 065-7672 No IWork Preinstalled
Apple Software - Final Cut Exp 065-7674 No Final Cut Exp Preinstalled
Apple Software - Aperture 065-7673 No Aperture Preinstalled
Apple Software - Logic Express 065-7675 No Logic Exp Preinstalled
Apple Software - Filemaker 065-8307 No Filemaker Preinstalled
Apple Software - MS Office 065-8198 No Microsoft Office Preinstall
Keyboard and Documentation X065-8155 KYBD/User's Guide -X
Country Kit/AEX X065-8158 Country Kit-AUS

Ships:
05/02/2009

Delivers:
11/02/2009

Can anyone confirm the shipping time for the 15 inch UMBP when it was first released, did it come before time!!!!.....mine says 11/02/2009, and i leave for a 2 month holiday on the 12th morning:confused:
 
detz said:
..I don't know about everyone but I do. :) I've never purchased anything on it's release date either...
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Haha, I'm one of those blokes that got an HD-DVD player when they came out! *dohhh

I still think HD-DVD sounds more professional as the successor to DVD than Blu Ray. IT'S JUST THE NAME! And the $400 I dropped on the player just to get 6 movies in HD. :mad:
 
aceskace said:
Can anyone confirm the shipping time for the 15 inch UMBP when it was first released, did it come before time!!!!.....mine says 11/02/2009, and i leave for a 2 month holiday on the 12th morning:confused:
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Can't speak for the 15" UMBPs, but when I ordered Mac OS X 10.4 it said "Ships April 29", but it arrived on April 28th, the day before it was supposed to be released.
 
detz said:
I didn't order apple care but I have a question. Can I order it anytime after I purchase it and it will be covered so if something breaks in the first year I'm all set right?
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Yes. you can buy it within the first year of use at anytime. I suggest you buy through eBay. It's only about $200 net.
 
apersianboyCOM said:
Or if your a student/teacher in a university you can get it for a lot cheaper from Apple! I got mine for £57 but normally it's £273!
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Just wanted to say thanks for this info re Applecare. They charged me mistakenly 200 pounds with student discount, now corrected, BUT I've lost a week on the shipping date! 'Apple expert' said he'd mark the order urgent 'cos it was their fault-here's hoping.
 
rogerram said:
Just wanted to say thanks for this info re Applecare. They charged me mistakenly 200 pounds with student discount, now corrected, BUT I've lost a week on the shipping date! 'Apple expert' said he'd mark the order urgent 'cos it was their fault-here's hoping.
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I'd rather loose a week and save £140! but I know what you mean it's so annoying when it was their mistake in the first place!
 
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