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Post here if you ordered a 17" MBP Penryn hi-res GLOSSY

This is glossy??

OK, I have my first MBP!! :cool:

Now there's a bit of a *BUT* here- looks to me like the screen is in fact MATTE :eek: I'm gonna post a new thread with some pics so as not to hijack this thread.

"Glossy or not" thread is here
 
it has shipped, and i've been following updates, but it seems stuck in japan:

3/17/2008 6:58:00 AM NARITA-SHI, JP Arrived at FedEx Ramp
3/17/2008 12:18:00 AM SHANGHAI, CN Left FedEx Ramp
3/15/2008 3:45:00 PM SHANGHAI, CN Pickup status
3/15/2008 3:45:00 PM SHANGHAI, CN Left FedEx Origin Location

the estimated delivery date says mar 19th, but the apple email said march 18th. i want to believe the email, but i'm guessing the fedex date is more accurate.
 
johnellisdm said:
it has shipped, and i've been following updates, but it seems stuck in japan:

the estimated delivery date says mar 19th, but the apple email said march 18th. i want to believe the email, but i'm guessing the fedex date is more accurate.
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posting that must have pushed it through. i love the rss feed feature of

http://www.simpletracking.com

3/17/2008 11:52:00 AM ANCHORAGE, AK, US Arrived at Sort Facility
 
levifig said:
I'm with you! When Apple sent me a mail saying my shipment was delayed til April 2nd I immediately changed my order to a matte! Not sure about the decision of changing the order as I see other getting they're glossys ahead of time, but I'm positive about the change to matte...

Related to that, I called Apple today complaining about all the delays and yadayada and got a free backpack (they're gonna credit me the backpack I ordered with the laptop and already have with me = $99.95: http://urltea.com/2xnf)

Doesn't fix the problem but it helps me feel a little better...

Top notch Apple support I must say though... Excellent people and they do they're best to help... They can't change a lot since these are being manufactured and ship on a first-come-first-serve basis... Oh well... Saved $99.95 so it's a (little) better... (pays the 4Gb RAM that I also already have!)



EDIT: AMAZING
I just went to check my Apple Order Status after getting off the phone (like I described above) and my status is "PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT"!!!!!! I hope this is no mistake and they ship it Monday!! As they upgraded me to 2-3 shipping (for free too) I'd get it by Thursday at the latest... That would be a he** of a treatment from Apple!!! WOW Apple rocks!! ;)
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AMAZING PART2:
After shipping last Friday it arrived today, early morning.. MONDAY! The Fedex tracking said Wednesday 10:30am, but this morning it was already in town and by 9am I had it on my hands!!
Typing this on it, after wast.. spending most of my day installing apps and moving preferences (my old system was PowerPC.. won't risk Migration Wizard..)

Kudos to Apple... Since the change of my order last Tuesday to the arrival of the product only 4 business days went by... amazing! Really!
 
FedEx has some supersonic planes...

I'll never quite get how FedEx scans their packages on the tracking...


Mar 18, 2008 4:42 AM At dest sort facility PHOENIX, AZ
4:18 AM Departed FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
12:59 AM Arrived at FedEx location INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Mar 17, 2008 4:40 PM Departed FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
1:39 PM Arrived at FedEx location ANCHORAGE, AK
9:07 PM In transit SHANGHAI CN
9:51 AM Left origin SHANGHAI CN

Ok, I think understand the "back-in-time" effect going from Shanghai to Alaska, but getting from Indianapolis to Phoenix in half and hour? Even with the change in time-zones, that's still a fast trip.

Not that I'm complaining, cause that means I might get my Macbook Pro today instead of tomorrow, when it was originally estimated to get here! Guess I'm taking today off instead, then :D
 
Anyone has a picture?

Mine is still stuck at Mar 21 - Mar 25. At least I got free 2-3 day shipping.
 
ok... got it this afternoon... setting stuff up... man... this LED display is super bright. i have to keep it turned almost halfway down. i think i'll have no trouble working outside with this thing even though it is glossy.

it is a little annoying how the brightness changes so quickly as my hand moves over the right speaker (must be where the photo sensor is). i'm sure if i search a bit, i'll find a setting to disable that.

haven't really gotten a chance to set it all up and i don't want to install the extra ram until i'm sure i won't have to send it back for some reason, so i haven't really had a chance to test out what it is capable of.

i'm moving from a 2.33 mbp with 3gb and a 5400 HD, so i'm not expecting a huge difference... i really just had a unique opportunity to upgrade, so i did.
 
Posting this from my new Macbook Pro, moving all my raw home video files that I need to edit over from my old Windows-based external drive (about 500GB worth, got a nice 1GB FW800 drive to go with the new one). I echo the previous post about the ambient light sensor, every time I move my hand up to the delete key my display dims a bit, I'll either have to get used to that or figure out how to disable it. So far, I love it. Very snappy, a whole lot more responsive than my Inspiron 1720. It's funny, the 1720 isn't off too much spec-wise from the MBP, but man, it's a night and day difference between the two.
So, just moving files over tonight really. Got to go through the iTunes move and still keep all the playlists/rankings/play counts. Gonna be a long night of file transfers...
 
i ordered mine on march 6th. it just finally shipped. whats lame is i paid for the 2-3 day shipping and over 2 weeks later it ships, and still is saying 5 days. they shouldve said 2-3 week shipping. pretty sure i wasted 15 dollars for "express shipping"
 
iMACKK said:
i ordered mine on march 6th. it just finally shipped. whats lame is i paid for the 2-3 day shipping and over 2 weeks later it ships, and still is saying 5 days. they shouldve said 2-3 week shipping. pretty sure i wasted 15 dollars for "express shipping"
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I've ordered on March 11th and mine was also shipped Friday. It just left Anchorage and I'm hoping to receive it Monday or Tuesday.
For the shipping, call Apple and complain. They'll take out shipping charge. That's what I did. I saw a post that someone even got free remote but I wasn't that lucky. ^^
 
dlee27 said:
I've ordered on March 11th and mine was also shipped Friday. It just left Anchorage and I'm hoping to receive it Monday or Tuesday.
For the shipping, call Apple and complain. They'll take out shipping charge. That's what I did. I saw a post that someone even got free remote but I wasn't that lucky. ^^
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How about a free $99.95 backpack?? And this on a Friday 2 days after changing my order (made on the 26th) from a glossy to a matte... Next Monday, by 9am I had my laptop! :)


Really well impressed with the service I should say... ^^,
 
Really?

iMACKK said:
i ordered mine on march 6th. it just finally shipped. whats lame is i paid for the 2-3 day shipping and over 2 weeks later it ships, and still is saying 5 days. they shouldve said 2-3 week shipping. pretty sure i wasted 15 dollars for "express shipping"
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Didn't you notice the 'ships in 2-3 weeks' notice when you placed the order?
 
German Apple Store

Yes — I ordered a 17" MBP on March, 9th in the german applestore.

Configuration:
2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro 17-inch HR GL WS
4GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x DL
No iWork Preinstalled
No Final Cut Exp Preinstalled
No Aperture Preinstalled
No Logic Exp Preinstalled
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS-D
Country Kit-DEU
+ Apple Care

Payed by apple loans (3500EUR = 5438$ / 24 + %), the loans process lasts for about 4d.

Shipping since March, 22th
Delivering April, 1st

I also can't find any further information about the progress of shipping only "merge in transit" (seems to be a problem with the EU-apple-shops). If I log in on the US-store I can see further information…. Damn — I can't sleep 'till this wonder lies in my hands. I'm getting rid of my old-fashioned Powerbook.

One Question to you geeks: why you all choose to order 2GB RAM? At my point of view this is to loosy? Or do you upgrade this by yourself? — this may cause problems with the Apple Care doesn't it?

(please excuse my bad english ;))
 
shreddy said:
Now there's a bit of a *BUT* here- looks to me like the screen is in fact MATTE :eek: I'm gonna post a new thread with some pics so as not to hijack this thread.
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Interesting, we just got in glossy high-res 17", but they don't look that glossy to me either...

But compared to the late 2006 17"s, the colors are beautiful.
 
Nall said:
Interesting, we just got in glossy high-res 17", but they don't look that glossy to me either...

But compared to the late 2006 17"s, the colors are beautiful.
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this would be really ugly wouldn‘t it? All of us waiting for weeks just because of the glossyness and — finally — it is not glossy at all?

Ohhh my God! ;)
 
I received my 17" hi-res glossy last week, it is in fact glossy. There's no doubt about it. I could use it as a mirror when turned off.

If yours isn't that glossy, you should call Apple.
 
Comparing them side-by-side with a 17" matte LCD, the difference is definitely noticable when there's a light source behind you. Otherwise, doesn't seem as drastic as say the glossiness of a MacBook display.

Although the new LED displays are definitely brighter and more colorful, but then again they're also new.
 
Finally shipped after 30 days waiting

It has taken over a month for delivery, ordered it on the 27th of Feb. I have been told it shipped on Monday and they are hoping it will arrive in the store tomorrow? Can not wait to get my hands on and retire my loyal iBookG4. It has been around Australia 10 or so times in the past 3yrs and apart from a HD failure it has been a trooper!

1 more sleep can not wait! :)
 
decal said:
It has taken over a month for delivery, ordered it on the 27th of Feb. I have been told it shipped on Monday and they are hoping it will arrive in the store tomorrow? Can not wait to get my hands on and retire my loyal iBookG4. It has been around Australia 10 or so times in the past 3yrs and apart from a HD failure it has been a trooper!

1 more sleep can not wait! :)
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My order was shipped on 22th of Mar and I can't still find any further information. There are several threads in forums how to track the packages — but none worked for me.

I ordered the 17" HR GL and an Apple Care Protection Plan plus an sleeve. My status has‘nt change since 22. Mar. Apples tracking says "Merge in Transit NL" — that means the sleeve and the ACP are waiting in Amsterdam for the incoming of my MBP.

Strange delivery dates are shown for this packages:
The ACP + the sleeve should be delivered till 1st of April
The MBP should be delivered till 11th of April

But why they are waiting for MERGE? The 11th of April is exactly the date that was shown as I ordered the whole package. Does this all mean, that I can forget the 11th and wait for the 1st? — i am getting mad!
 
Omg

On Saturday (29th Mar) my apple-tracking says: "UPS". And when I track UPS says "Billing information recieved" … but nothing happens. This lasts now 3 days! Delivery should be tomorrow… (1st Apr) but if they don‘t hurry up I won't see this wonderful thing in my sweaty hands tomorrow. I rung AppleStoreGermany on the last Saturday they said it should be delivered tomorrow…
 
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