Very long shipping time from Arnhem Hub

[keviig]

Hi all!

I finally got the email saying my 15" tbMBP was shipped on December 29th! The TNT tracking site said the delivery date would be January 5th by the end of the day and Apple said January 6th. It just arrived from Pudong to Arnhem this morning (January 2nd), but the arrival date has been changed to January 9th! A whole week to get from Arnhem to Norway?

Other stuff I've ordered from Apple has also been sent from the same place and that has only taken a day or two.

Has anyone got any experience to share in regards to shipping time from Arnhem to various European countries? I find it odd that it would take a week to get here.

 

[keviig]

Edit: Now it's quoting me January 10th... Where will this end haha

 

[ManuCH]

Give TNT a call and ask. They're usually quite helpful and may un-stick a stuck shipment.

 

[keviig]

Give TNT a call and ask. They're usually quite helpful and may un-stick a stuck shipment.

Thanks for the tip. I sent them an email and got a reply quickly.
They ignored my question as to why what normally is a 2 day shipment (Arnhem to Norway) is set to take 8 days. And basically told me to get back to get in two days, as they would be more likely to have a date then.

I find this whole thing a bit strange, as I've always had Apple stuff delivered before the date I've been quoted. Oh well, I just hope it arrives without faults, now that I've waited so long

 

[ManuCH]

Thanks for the tip. I sent them an email and got a reply quickly.
They ignored my question as to why what normally is a 2 day shipment (Arnhem to Norway) is set to take 8 days. And basically told me to get back to get in two days, as they would be more likely to have a date then.

I find this whole thing a bit strange, as I've always had Apple stuff delivered before the date I've been quoted. Oh well, I just hope it arrives without faults, now that I've waited so long

Today is still a holiday in many countries and TNT doesn't really work. Call them by phone tomorrow afternoon, they will surely know more.

 

[keviig]

Today is still a holiday in many countries and TNT doesn't really work. Call them by phone tomorrow afternoon, they will surely know more.

It somehow arrived in Oslo (1 hour drive away from me) this morning, and it's still quoting me January 10th as a delivery date, a whole week from now. I guess the estimated date is just off then. Hopefully I'll have it tomorrow, or even today if I'm lucky!

 

[ManuCH]

It somehow arrived in Oslo (1 hour drive away from me) this morning, and it's still quoting me January 10th as a delivery date, a whole week from now. I guess the estimated date is just off then. Hopefully I'll have it tomorrow, or even today if I'm lucky!

I guess you're right. I have noticed that TNT doesn't update the delivery date during the last 1-2 days and it's often wrong. Good luck

 

[keviig]

I guess you're right. I have noticed that TNT doesn't update the delivery date during the last 1-2 days and it's often wrong. Good luck

Thanks! So excited to get it How do you like yours?

 

[ManuCH]

Thanks! So excited to get it How do you like yours?

I really loved it for 2 weeks (best laptop I ever owned), then I had to return it because of a defective fan. Receiving my replacement tomorrow - it already arrived at the office and I'm going to pick it up!

 

[keviig]

I really loved it for 2 weeks (best laptop I ever owned), then I had to return it because of a defective fan. Receiving my replacement tomorrow - it already arrived at the office and I'm going to pick it up!

Here's to hoping it'll it be flawless!

 

[ManuCH]

So, did yours arrive? Mine did, and it's flawless! (knock on wood)

 

[keviig]

So, did yours arrive? Mine did, and it's flawless! (knock on wood)

It did! Got it yesterday. Except for a very faint mark (under the left speaker like so many) and a very slightly loose Touch ID button it looks good!

It does seem very hot when connected to a 4k external monitor though (might be because of dGPU) and with only safari open it's hovering between 50-65c. Under full load it goes up to 100c and throttles to roughly 2.8-2.9GHz in Handbrake.
Does that sound fairly normal to you?

 

[ManuCH]

It did! Got it yesterday. Except for a very faint mark (under the left speaker like so many) and a very slightly loose Touch ID button it looks good!

It does seem very hot when connected to a 4k external monitor though (might be because of dGPU) and with only safari open it's hovering between 50-65c. Under full load it goes up to 100c and throttles to roughly 2.8-2.9GHz in Handbrake.
Does that sound fairly normal to you?

Yes, when using dGPU it does get hot, that's normal. I don't have my external monitor yet, though. And the 100C in Handbrake also sound normal. All is good!

 

[keviig]

Yes, when using dGPU it does get hot, that's normal. I don't have my external monitor yet, though. And the 100C in Handbrake also sound normal. All is good!

Sounds good. It seems to have settled in the 50c range when in Safari with the external 4k @ 60hz monitor now

I'm still not quite sure if I should've gotten the 460 instead of the 450 considering it's an improvement in GPU power of over 50% for just a 10% price increase. I also think maybe the added cores in the 460 would be able to do the same job as the 450 while at a lower frequency, thus using less power? Usually double the cores at half the frequency (and thus lower voltage) would consume less power than half the cores at full frequency (higher voltage).

I recently sold my gaming PC and lots of other stuff so money isn't a problem.