When can we place orders???

[glitch44]

If pre orders were available now for 21 now 27 and I wait to see what the 21 inch is like before I buy the 27 does that then mean that because I ordered later I am also the last to receive my iMac? Is their a first come first serve policy or is it purely statistical and based on principles like how close you are to the closes hub and what their stock levels are like?

I am going bto so it might take longer for me, so much so I might have to order before I know the full situation.

Yes, it's first come, first serve.

 

[MactheNate]

any chance apple will make preorders available at the store instantly without warning?

has that ever happened on any product? curious

 

[iMcLovin]

Don't think so... i Think they had in mind the iMac announcement for months but they have been waiting to introduce mac-mini, retina macbook 13 and iMac in the same event.

How could they know the demand of a product? I think the demand of iMacs is always the same because is a proffesional set-up. It's not like and iphone or ipad that you can change frecuently, if you change a computer that cost +1300€ it's because you really need it! And by other side if somebody needs a set-up computer he'll chose an iMac not a macbook or another kind of portable device.

I think they have a pretty clear idea of what the demands will be and Tim Cook has allready stated that the supply of iMacs will struggle a lot to meet the demands in the beginning. Meaning, they will try to wait as long as possible before taking orders, so the delivery time won't be unacceptably long.