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Radeon HD4870 shipping?

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Hi,

i ordered an 4870 card for my mac pro about the time it got out, march 3rd.
Shipping date was set to april 21st. on that date it jumped to may 19th.
anyone got their cards, or got an earlier shipping date?
i live in norway btw. maybe that has something to do with it.
 
I ordered mine on March 4th and was given an April 22 ship date. As of today it's still saying April 22, but still "not yet shipped". Well, I guess the day isn't over so there's still a chance. But I have a feeling it won't actually ship until 10.5.7 is released.
 
Checked my order status last night - it said due to ship 4/28.

FWIW. It's really freaking annoying these things are not shipped - apple just needs to update a simple DRIVER.
 
just got this e-mail:
Due to an unexpected delay, we now anticipate shipping the following
item(s) as follows:


MB999ZM/A, ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB-ZML
Ships by 7- 10 business days
Delivers by May 5 - May 12

We regret any inconvenience this delay may cause.
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pprior said:
Checked my order status last night - it said due to ship 4/28.

FWIW. It's really freaking annoying these things are not shipped - apple just needs to update a simple DRIVER.
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They likely didn't receive them when expected from the OEM/ODM vendor(s). :eek: :rolleyes:

There's more than just drivers as well. EFI firmware has to be developed. As the architecture of the GPU isn't identical to the 3870, it's at least close to beginning from scratch. Once completed (initial revision, but perhaps not what will ship), then drivers can be tested, problems diagnosed,... (perhaps some back-and-forth between drivers/firmware) in order to get it operational enough to ship (not necessarily perfect). It takes time. ;) :p
 
Maybe they found out what specifically was wrong in the MiniDisplayPort interface, and are finally fixing it :D
 
Dr.Pants said:
Maybe they found out what specifically was wrong in the MiniDisplayPort interface, and are finally fixing it :D
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Perhaps, but I wouldn't bet on it. ;) They'll attempt any fix (drivers) afterwards. Simply put, Apple wants to ship them so they can get paid. :D
DualShock said:
In other words, they're replacing it with a DVI port. :D
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It would be nice, but it's not going to happen. It's a custom card for Apple, and the Mini DisplayPort is part of the specifications.

If ATI was developing this independently of Apple, it would be another story. :D
 
I ordered mine on the 6th and got it on the 14th (keep in mind here in Canada, both the 10th and the 12th were holidays), so I got mine in 6 business days.
 
dvince2 said:
I ordered mine on the 6th and got it on the 14th (keep in mind here in Canada, both the 10th and the 12th were holidays), so I got mine in 6 business days.
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So, is it wonderful? everything moves ubber fast now.. can you see the future? seems like are reports are positive, is quiet and fast.
 
dvince2 said:
I ordered mine on the 6th and got it on the 14th (keep in mind here in Canada, both the 10th and the 12th were holidays), so I got mine in 6 business days.
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I call BS unless I see a picture. I ordered mine WAY before that, an nobody else has reported getting one yet.
 
aibo said:
The Mac Pro 09 comes with the driver installed.
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Does it? Where is that then? I got my MP09 on Friday and the first thing I did was partition my boot drive and reinstall the OS (omitting all the cr@p) from the included 10.5.6 DVD. Is that DVD a special one? My 4870 seems to be fully working.
 
This card has been out for almost a year now and we still have delays from Apple releasing it.

Are these high end machines or what? There is no excuse for this crap.
 
Kurfer said:
This card has been out for almost a year now and we still have delays from Apple releasing it.

Are these high end machines or what? There is no excuse for this crap.
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And it doesn't even rank in the top ten of the most powerful consumer video cards.
 
it's coming....

seems like the ship time is down from 4-5 weeks to 7-10 days! 10.5.7 release is probably imminent and 4870's should be following shortly.
 

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just ordered the 4870.

Hopefully will get 10.5.7 before this arrives (i assume i will). According to Barefeats the MiniPort does not work with the 10.5.6 and 2008 MPs (if i am remembering his comments correctly) So, I assume this will work in 10.5.7. Either way will get a DVI splitter and hang it off the DVI port for may 2 monitors.

ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB-ZML MB999ZM/A $349.00 1 $349.00
Ships: 7- 10 business days
Delivers: May 7 - May 14
 
turtlebud said:
seems like the ship time is down from 4-5 weeks to 7-10 days! 10.5.7 release is probably imminent and 4870's should be following shortly.
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The wait time went to 7-10 days right after the original April 22 date passed. I think they're narrowing it now that the 10.5.7 release is in sight. :)
 
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