Quick Question about Smart Keyboard

I've always found Apple's timings to be impeccable.

you can expect time slippage, but usually only at beginning of product shipments as they're finding their feet. We've been here a couple of months now to settle down enough i think.

 

Have you checked nearby Apple Stores recently? In my area (Atlanta) the stores seems to have regular stock of the keyboards. They do seem to sell out but are restocked a day or two later.

 

Check a physical Apple store. The Apple stores near me in Austin have them in stock.

 

What this guy said, I just ordered one yesterday, had it delivered today. also grabbed a pencil today, will be here tomorrow. So they 100% have it, i just checked again. It's 15.00 bucks for next day before 10:30, rarely do they make that time, I always do that, then call them, and they give me 10 bucks off, so i win

 

Haven't looked recently, but Best Buy has had the keyboards (and Pencils) frequently available for next day or second day shipping.

 

There are 12 Stores around me, all over 2 hours away, and none have any keyboards or pencils available for pickup. Yesterday I checked at Best Buy about them and they did not have any, and told me that they did not have any in their warehouse, so if they ordered it would be a couple of weeks at best before you got one.

Based on this I would recommend that you call before you go, especially it you have to go any distance.

 

Keep checking Best Buy and Staples. Even several times per day. Out of the blue on a Sunday afternoon in December I scored a Keyboard (BestBuy) and Pencil (Staples) when I checked in on a whim. Almost had the Pencil from BB too but by the time I got to checkout it had sold out.

 

You could use my IF (IFTTT) recipe to check Best Buy online inventory and notify you via SMS or notification service if one becomes available. Delivery from Best Buy is usually 2 day.

See this thread reply
http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ordered-apple-pencils-where.1949782/#post-22459654