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so what a whirlwind the 2021 MacBook Pro release has been! From all the rumours, then last minute notch-gate talk and even the talk of promotion appearing.. to then watch the keynote and see Apple give it all to us.. and boy they didn't disappoint, ports, mini-led, mag-safe and smaller bezels were amazing but the heart of these machines is something else... they've taken what was groundbreaking with the M1 and released two stunning upgrades which do not disappoint.. its ticked the box of many Mac users after the last few years of frustration..

personally its been a rollercoaster! from not having a clue what I was going to buy when they were announced, to the panic of trying to check out the model I assumed was right for me with the App Store falling to bits.. then to go through the drama of missing the initial stock, to being bumped up delivery and then seeing UPS planes flat on their arse in South Korea!.. there's be plenty of drama this year... finally to come full circle and see the reviews and realise I've over-egged my order and settled on the machine that was perfect for me.. in gorgeous silver too!

the irony was that I could have not bothered with any pre-orders and just reserved one in store on the day of release and collected straight away.. I'd have had my Mac a week ago! 🤣
and we get to do it all again in September/October next year
Albeit with less plane tracking excitement
 
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So the beast finally arrived about 30 mins ago.
Worth the wait, what a beauty.
Just need to find some space for her...
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I guess the benefit of getting a 2-9 Nov window is that now I can use the holiday extended return policy to get a Pro version should more reviews come out in the next 2 months pointing to significant battery discrepancy between it and the Max version I ordered.
 
I caved and ordered the M1 Pro 14" base model, 16gb / 512gb. It was delivered today and while it's early days... wow, this thing is a beast! It replaces a 2020 Intel MacBook Pro purchased last June (let's just say I was gutted when they released the M1 Macs) - and so far the difference is night and day in terms of performance, battery life, screen, etc. It was hard to justify buying a new Mac so soon, but I simply couldn't ignore the power and efficiency of these new chips. I feel like this is the perfect balance between power, battery life and portability, so I'll be keeping this one for at least 4 years for sure. They really have perfected everything this time - like a whole new generation of computing.
 
Max had been returned :(

As how long it take for Apple to give me back my £700 of vouchers I used initially!

But going to bother with the palaver of trying to use them for the pro I paid in full for. Will let them burn a hole in my wallet until the new phones next year!
Ah, I wish I'd done this in the past. I was explicitly told once that you can't return online orders in store, so I've always had to have the worry of waiting for the confirmation that they've received the items I've sent back via UPS.
 
Ah, I wish I'd done this in the past. I was explicitly told once that you can't return online orders in store, so I've always had to have the worry of waiting for the confirmation that they've received the items I've sent back via UPS.
Yes, there's always that nagging feeling that it might go astray somewhere and you'll lose out.
 
How many UPS people with delivery scheduled Friday are still waiting?
I am, and still the same, no tracking update since it cleared custom at 3am Friday 29-10. No information, nothing…
Said it would deliver yesterday by end of day, obviously didn’t happen, saying same thing for today and obviously it won’t happen either…
 
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I am, and still the same, no tracking update since it cleared custom at 3am Friday 29-10. No information, nothing…
Said it would deliver yesterday by end of day, obviously didn’t happen, saying same thing for today and obviously it won’t happen either…

Get on and moan at apple.
 
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Ordered a 16" Max an hour or two after the keynote, was 9-16th, but just checked the order and it's now slipped to the 15th - 19th... no charge yet!
 
I've got a pro display XDR on order that has been shipped and it seems to be following the exact same pattern as the MBP. The UPS shipping shows an "exception" in the tracking. Its supposed to arrive this Friday but I have little faith in that.

I always thought UPS were a good company but I think thats just from watching American films and UPS just being the delivery company everyone used in them.
 
I've got a pro display XDR on order that has been shipped and it seems to be following the exact same pattern as the MBP. The UPS shipping shows an "exception" in the tracking. Its supposed to arrive this Friday but I have little faith in that.

I always thought UPS were a good company but I think thats just from watching American films and UPS just being the delivery company everyone used in them.
UPS, FedEx, DHL they are all rubbish when compared to the top dog DPD!
 
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