What's Going On With Apple 7 - 10 day shipping

[blackmanlovemac]

Yesterday macbook pro 17" had a 5 - 7 day shipping time


now its say 7 - 10 days for the 2.66 GHz

what do you guys think is going on ???.. Is their a problem or they are not building these computers fast enough.

 

[techound1]

Demand is outstripping supply.

 

[blackmanlovemac]

Which One Would You Order And Why ?????

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, Aluminium
Part Number: Z0G5
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
128GB Solid State Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide

Estimated Total: $3,358.73

OR

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, Aluminium
Part Number: Z0G5
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide


Estimated Total: $3,117.98

 

[desiringGod]

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, Aluminium
Part Number: Z0G5
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
128GB Solid State Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide

Estimated Total: $3,358.73

OR

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, Aluminium
Part Number: Z0G5
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide


Estimated Total: $3,117.98

I would go with the 2nd option. You get almost 3X the hard drive space and with a 17" MBP what difference would a little less weight make with going with the SSD.

 

[Kronie]

I ordered the base model on the 4th in the afternoon and it shipped the next morning.