I never understood this, and i really don't care a beep about those beats... I’ve noticed its the same pattern with not only laptop, but their iPads and iPhones. They take a week or more while their gadgets arrive right away.
There's probably a large warehouse full of those Beats headphones in most countries. On the other hand, the new Macbook Pro has to fly here from China, especially the BTOs which are not stocked.