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Three Months After Launch, Apple Still Struggling to Meet Demand for Redesigned 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro
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I have never waited this long for a product. I fear, I will cancel mid way of waiting and buy a windows laptop. I hope you have more patience.
Nope. A hub slows it down to 1 PCIe lane for the device. That’s 750 MB/s.
So how is it possible that I get 2.5Gb/s on a thunderbolt 4 hub for my Samsung X5 TB3 SSD?
I bought my 16GB 1TB 16" back in November, delivered same day by Apple. Glad I bought it when I did.
Lots of weird negative comments in this thread, but wow, my 16" is amazing and I love working with it more than any laptop I can ever remember.
YouTubers buy multiple configs, shoot their videos and return most of them. You could argue its abusing the returns system but it does make for some good content.
Not sure if you remember the iPhone 5 quality issues. I opened 3 dented phones in front of the sales guy and before opening the 4th one he said you take it or leave it. Thankfully the 4th one was perfect.
I can understand what you went through as I wouldn’t accept any blemish on a device that I paid so much for. My office provided 16inch 2019 doesn’t have a single dent or blemish after a year of use. Yes maybe it’s OCD but I feel I take care of things.
Without having your device and hub here to test I can't tell you why it is or isn't performing as expected. I have tested TB3 CF Express card readers and my SSD's and the manufacturers have done the same and came to the same results.
It's such a terrible feature. Notifications on any platform are cancer. Every app is like a toddler, interrupting as often as possible whenever they want with no regard to anyone's needs but their own. I don't understand how so many people just accept them.
So instead of telling us how 'terrible' these notifications are, just turn them off! That way you are happy and we are happy not to listen to your rants!
I'm doubting it will actually be that long. Plus, the amount of money Apple is offering on my MBA trade-in makes this a great deal and I am more than willing to wait on this.
Even the base model 14" seems to be "unobtanium" at many resellers right now.
I ordered a 14" space gray base model from Adorama (authorized reseller) in New York at the end of November (they had a $200 off sale at the end of Black Friday weekend).
It was out-of-stock at the time, so I figured I could wait a few weeks (two? three?).
Well, the weeks came, and the weeks went. Towards late December they posted "January 28" as when they'd expect stock again.
So... still waiting here, and I'll be pleased if it shows up, but kinda got the feeling that the 1/28 "arrival date" is going to come... and then pass right on by.
I've checked other resellers as well:
- MacConnection -- "temporarily out of stock... call for next delivery"
- Expercom -- "This item is not in stock. Order now and we'll ship your order as soon as possible. Estimated to ship within 3-8 weeks"
- B&H -- "More on the way. Expected availability: 2-4 weeks"
- MicroCenter -- few in stock, here and there, store pickup only (so if you're not close and willing to travel...)
- BestBuy -- stopped by a BestBuy in Milford, CT -- they didn't even have any display models of the 2021 MBP's.
If Adorama doesn't come through in the next few days, may try canceling the order and getting one through Apple's "veteran's discount" program (which I probably should have done in the first place).
And yet, still, Apple is poised to report record revenues in the next few days.
From "unobtanium"...!
I ordered a 14" space gray base model from Adorama (authorized reseller) in New York at the end of November (they had a $200 off sale at the end of Black Friday weekend).
It was out-of-stock at the time, so I figured I could wait a few weeks (two? three?).
Well, the weeks came, and the weeks went. Towards late December they posted "January 28" as when they'd expect stock again.
So... still waiting here, and I'll be pleased if it shows up, but kinda got the feeling that the 1/28 "arrival date" is going to come... and then pass right on by.
I've checked other resellers as well:
- MacConnection -- "temporarily out of stock... call for next delivery"
- Expercom -- "This item is not in stock. Order now and we'll ship your order as soon as possible. Estimated to ship within 3-8 weeks"
- B&H -- "More on the way. Expected availability: 2-4 weeks"
- MicroCenter -- few in stock, here and there, store pickup only (so if you're not close and willing to travel...)
- BestBuy -- stopped by a BestBuy in Milford, CT -- they didn't even have any display models of the 2021 MBP's.
If Adorama doesn't come through in the next few days, may try canceling the order and getting one through Apple's "veteran's discount" program (which I probably should have done in the first place).
And yet, still, Apple is poised to report record revenues in the next few days.
From "unobtanium"...!
I and my wife each have a 2019 16" MBPrro fully loaded with memory and she has a the 4TB SSD and I have the 8TB SSD.
A few seconds after the Apple store came on line, I ordered a new 14" with the top CPU and memory and a 4TB drive. It was obviously a custom build but was here in about two weeks. Great machine.
Still have the older Intel 16" for legacy products still in use.
Awaiting a mini with the M1 Max processor to replace my aging 2013 MacPro that has been tweaked to 128GB of Ram and a 2TB SSD. It struggles to load the Big Sur OS.
The new cheese grater MacPros and Apple monitor are too rich for my pallet and is more power than I need.
A few seconds after the Apple store came on line, I ordered a new 14" with the top CPU and memory and a 4TB drive. It was obviously a custom build but was here in about two weeks. Great machine.
Still have the older Intel 16" for legacy products still in use.
Awaiting a mini with the M1 Max processor to replace my aging 2013 MacPro that has been tweaked to 128GB of Ram and a 2TB SSD. It struggles to load the Big Sur OS.
The new cheese grater MacPros and Apple monitor are too rich for my pallet and is more power than I need.
PC manufacturers are also having trouble shipping product. I was recently looking at a replacement Windows laptop for my parents (don't ask) and many of the models were currently unavailable.
Time to vote with your wallet and get what you want?
Apple went with what the majority of their customers are using. That shouldn't be shocking. Indeed, I remember the whine-fest here when Apple removed the SD slot on laptops years ago. It was like the end of the world was near.
If you want a custom model or order for home delivery in the UK, you're in for a long wait. But if you're happy to pick up in-store, check every day, as stock levels quickly change. I picked up the higher spec 14 inch / 16GB in a couple of days. It's beautifully made and works well, although my external SSD runs rather slowly on it. Fine on my M1 mini running Big Sur. I think it's a known glitch, but otherwise, no problems so far ..
I’m a notch hater. My new M1 pro 16 screen is fine though. I always use dark backgrounds anyway. It’s a great screen with plenty of real estate. I say to other notch haters, just get the machine. It’s amazing. Don’t miss out.
I'd love to turn them off entirely, as-is I have to employ a workaround of scheduling them so they're only on one minute during the day. Apple forbids turning them off entirely.
If I had a stable OS and not a shoddy rushed beta-quality one on my brand new $4k Mac, you wouldn't hear me complaining. But all of these junk features are eroding the most fundamentally important things about the OS. Namely stability and reliability