I suppose even if Apple shipped by order date, fed Ex is shipping willy nilly. Luck of the draw I guess. Some already went, some left Korea, some still in Korea. Oh well . . . . . It didn't pay to be first online to order the iphone either. It wouldn't really be that big of a deal if we hadn't been waiting SOOO LONG for this update. These last few days seem longer than the March to August wait.
Aug 20, 2010 9:09 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery
yay!!! 12 Core benchmarks soon to come
J the Ninja said:WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO! Mine flew into Portland last night, and just got on the truck! Looks like today is the big day for me! (too bad I work from 5-11 tonight. *sigh*)
I live in Portland. Want me to babysit it while you are at work?
I live in Portland. Want me to babysit it while you are at work?
still in hong kong. -.-
i can't believe that people who ordered later then first day already got them...
I used to hate Hong Kong. . . Now I hate Korea. . . . God let this be over soon.
Dont worry, your RAM isnt coming before your MP is there anyway, and 3x1gb doesn't do it justice 😀
Does every1 else's tracking page say international economy distribution under service type?
With three days of my hexacore (ordered within minutes of availability on the first day, free shipping) apparently in HK, I just called Fed Ex for the hell of it and asked them what might be going on. The answer I got was, "It's in a huge trailer full of thousands of packages from Apple. That whole trailer has to clear customs in Hong Kong, then you'll see it start to move."
In other words, a null answer, since we know that "that whole huge trailer" doesn't move as a unit.
FedEx is frustrating, but I'm not sure there's a real alternative in the U.S.A. I've just had too many experiences that prove beyond a doubt that UPS simply doesn't care, and the more valuable the package, the less they care.
Mine says Standard Overnight, but I'm not sure if it has actually been picked up yet. It says Estimated Delivery is today, but I kind of doubt it since it hasn't changed since last night when I got the shipment notification. I have expedited shipping. I cancelled my first Mac Pro order because I was thinking about just getting the i7 iMac instead, but then changed my mind and ordered the Mac Pro with 5870 again on Tuesday. So, I was quite happy to get a shipment notification last night.
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Called and spoke to the Fed Ex rep as well since I was on the 3rd day of staring at Lantau Island... She says it left Korea bound for the US a couple hours ago (sounds familiar) and said she'd report the problem with the website not updating. Honestly, who knows if any of this is true but I'll hope it is. Will probably arrive on schedule - the 24th.
Interesting that it ships from US already. Also why is it 10 lbs heavier than mine 😉 Am I getting an undeveloped child here ? 3.33 Hex with 5870 Weight 23.5 kg/51.8 lbs