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New MBP 17" delivery dates!

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nikhsub1 said:
I just ordered mine last night!

17" 2.93GHz 4GB RAM 7200RPM HDD

Ships January 22nd
Delivers on January 26th

You guys just don't know how to order :D
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Hmmm what the heck happened there.. I ordered the same specs... either your playing with us or you've got the inside track.
 
I ordered the original Macbook the day it came out. Its 3 years old now and still chugging. The palm rest didnt even turn brown. I think first rev products aren't that bad, and if something goes wrong obviously its Apple's problem to fix it.

BTW, screw Applecare, order with a credit card that doubles your warranty. They'll just pay you for the repairs with money that could go to a new computer instead.
 
pyrodex said:
But you'd think apple would be smarter and build laptops closest to people ordering them...
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lol China is a big place I admit but it doesnt really matter where in China they are made, they're still going to take the same time to be delivered. Its more down to the production backlogs at each factory, and the method of transport from factory to your door.

For example some factories use ships to get the macbooks from China to the US, whereas others get aircraft.
 
kastenbrust said:
lol China is a big place I admit but it doesnt really matter where in China they are made, they're still going to take the same time to be delivered. Its more down to the production backlogs at each factory, and the method of transport from factory to your door.

For example some factories use ships to get the macbooks from China to the US, whereas others get aircraft.
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But how do you know the user is from China?
 
apersianboyCOM said:
what user? Apple products are all made in China and the new 17" hasn't gone into production yet so when they are built they will get delivered!
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My comment is how is nikhsub1 due to ship in Jan versus every other user here in Feb. Just want to know what they did differently...
 
Minimoose 360 said:
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:
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Well, the name HD-DVD sounds almost like a gimmick. Blu Ray sounds like a totally new thing. HD DVD was also badly marketed. I bought a HD-DVD Player that I connect to my xbox 360. I spend $200 dollars on it. I bought a few movies at first. Then, I stopped since I found out they are going down under. Since, I figured I can buy HD DVDs for alot less now. I stopped by FRYS a few months ago I see HD DVDs from 3.99-12.99. 24.99 for a season of a tv show. The hd player is also 40 bucks. I bought like 10 hd dvds for like 60 bucks. I don't regret purchasing a hd player since they are almost 500 movies released for it. High Def dvds for 10 bucks. :D

Excuse me for going off topic.
 
nikhsub1 said:
I just ordered mine last night!

17" 2.93GHz 4GB RAM 7200RPM HDD

Ships January 22nd
Delivers on January 26th

You guys just don't know how to order :D
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I am curious which country do you live in? Thanks :)
 
apersianboyCOM said:
That's why I got apple care; incase anything goes wrong with it! I had already waited a month because I was going to get the 15" MBP but changed my mind when I saw the new unibody design on the 17"!


That's still a lame excuse for 9 days delivery time! They could've done it as international next day delivery!
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I waited three weeks for my Mac Pro. A lot of it depends on how you customize it. Chances are you will get it at least a week earlier than quoted. My Mac Pro came about a week or 10 days earlier than projected. At present the delivery times are 3-4 weeks.
 
I just talked to PCConnections, who's selling the 2.66 version for $150 less with a mail in rebate and the 2.93 version for $100 less without a rebate needed (I got the latter). They said it will be delivered to me mid-Feb. That's what I get for going 3rd party I guess. But there's no taxes or shipping either so its the sweetest deal on the tubes.
 
Just ordered mine:


17", glossy, 7200rpm 320gb hd, 4gb ram.


ships feb 10th. thanks for the "end of the month" quote at macworld, phil
 
Just got my email:
* Processor 065-8136 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* Memory 065-8138 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2X2GB
* Hard Drive 065-8139 320GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
* Optical Drive 065-8145 SuperDrive 8X
* Display 065-8646 DISPLAY-HI RES, GL,Widescreen
* DVI Adapter 065-8152 Mini DisplayPort - 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 065-8155 KYBD/User's Guide
* Country Kit/AEX 065-8158 Country Kit

Ships: Feb 10
Delivers: Feb 13
 
mikekelley said:
Just ordered mine:


17", glossy, 7200rpm 320gb hd, 4gb ram.


ships feb 10th. thanks for the "end of the month" quote at macworld, phil
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congrats, whens your estimated delivery date?


masterslacker said:
Just got my email:
* Processor 065-8136 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* Memory 065-8138 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2X2GB
* Hard Drive 065-8139 320GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
* Optical Drive 065-8145 SuperDrive 8X
* Display 065-8646 DISPLAY-HI RES, GL,Widescreen
* DVI Adapter 065-8152 Mini DisplayPort - 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 065-8155 KYBD/User's Guide
* Country Kit/AEX 065-8158 Country Kit

Ships: Feb 10
Delivers: Feb 13
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congrats, not fair! your one takes 3 days to ship! where do you live?
 
apersianboyCOM said:
congrats, whens your estimated delivery date?
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Feb 13th, to Burlington, VT.

ayeying said:
is everyone ordering the 2.93ghz model and not the 2.66ghz?
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I did the 2.66. I don't have the coin or the ability to justify the 2.93. It will be a bit faster, but I'm not using this for my job, just my own recreational sports/nature photography, video editing, movie watching, internet surfing, etc.

I don't really NEED the .3 ghz. Probably useful for some, but for 300 dollars I can think of better ways to spend my money.
 
mikekelley said:
Feb 13th, to Burlington, VT.



I did the 2.66. I don't have the coin or the ability to justify the 2.93. It will be a bit faster, but I'm not using this for my job, just my own recreational sports/nature photography, video editing, movie watching, internet surfing, etc.

I don't really NEED the .3 ghz. Probably useful for some, but for 300 dollars I can think of better ways to spend my money.
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I'm having it delivered to basically Portland, OR.

I went for the .27 more speed because percentage wise it makes ~ 10% speed for ~ 10% cost. I'm going to keep the computer for a long time at least 5 years so it's why I spent the money now even though a custom config has a lame return policy as compared to the standard config.

Of course it hasn't shipped but my credit card has a pending charge? Is that normal? Anyone else experience already being charged for the purchase?
 
masterslacker said:
I'm having it delivered to basically Portland, OR.

I went for the .27 more speed because percentage wise it makes ~ 10% speed for ~ 10% cost. I'm going to keep the computer for a long time at least 5 years so it's why I spent the money now even though a custom config has a lame return policy as compared to the standard config.

Of course it hasn't shipped but my credit card has a pending charge? Is that normal? Anyone else experience already being charged for the purchase?
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It depends on what you do with the computer. You are more likely to suffer from memory, GPU etc. so the extra 0.3 is IMHO really not worth the money but we can meet here in 5 years and you can tell me :)))
 
mikekelley said:
I don't really NEED the .3 ghz. Probably useful for some, but for 300 dollars I can think of better ways to spend my money.
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Im looking to get the 17" MacBook Pro also. I'm looking at the 2.66GHz but still considering the 2.93GHz. I'm going to be using this system for digital photography, virtual machines and coding... but I dont know if it still justifies the 2.93 model yet.
 
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