Any news on new iMac G5 20" shipments?

[TheGeekNextDoor]

I would have bought locally, but more expensive...

I thought about going to CompUSA, but when I decided I wanted one, nobody in town had the new ones. I ended up ordered online with an educational discount. It saved me $100, plus I'm affiliated with Apple through our web site, so I'll get a check from them for $20 or so in the next couple of months.

The machine is still in Shanghai. I can't wait to see where it goes next!

Bryan
http://www.thegeeknextdoor.com

 

[Lycanthrope]

Hello everyone, first post...

Well I ordered my 17" iMac on the 17th October, it was shipped on the 25th and took 3 days to get on an airplane from Shanghai, no update since the 28th October.

I visited the UK at the weekend and they did have the 17" in the Apple Centre in the Birmingham Bullring. Shame I haven't got mine though

 

[minga]

Pesky apple

This is all starting to get annoying

Order my new imac 20" bto with wireless keyboard and mouse with printer and office 30/9/05

imac cancelled by apple on 11/10/05 and replaced with identical spec imac futher down list

new imac comes out 12/10/05, get email about transition that night complete straight away.

then nothing

no new model number nothing

then i ring (from a mobile as i'm at uni, so freephone costs me money)

they say oh u didnt say if u wanted modem or not.

and now ive had the new imac 20" 2.1 sitting at send to manufacturing for over a week.

Also apple have said they have had problems with my card, after they had taken the money from my account. and then due to an 'error' they took another £350 from my account for no reason. i got that back eventually, but still imacless, and very poor as i used my student loan to pay for it and my local education authority is going to repay me once i recieve it. What should i do? i was going to buy an ipod on edu online, but i will take a lower edu rate and buy it from the bluewater store.

 

[Uma888]

has anyone recieved a 20 inch imac with a 500 gig hardrive yet? i ordered this configuration on the day they were announced and my ship date still shows dec 02! i am getting tired of checking my status every 20 minutes or so. cant wait.

Iv ordered the same spec, and im sick n tired of waiting, my order status is "sent to manufacturing" and hasnt changed since last week, still got 4 weeks to go, my ship date is also 02/12/05

 

[simmonster]

Iv ordered the same spec, and im sick n tired of waiting, my order status is "sent to manufacturing" and hasnt changed since last week, still got 4 weeks to go, my ship date is also 02/12/05

Yeah same specs for me too, and boy it's getting tough. I called Apple and asked if i could just downgrade to the 250GB drive to expediate shipping but they said it would only put me at the bottom of the list.

I ordered 2 days after the announcement and the est. ship date is on or before DEC. 5TH. ergh. kill meeee.

 

[djkny]

Face it, we're all suckers. And since we are all "in the mac family" we can have our arguments and say things we don't mean like "Apple sucks." It's true at the time, like now, so might as well be said.

This iMac fiasco was reminiscent of last year's G5 fiasco, iPod mini delays, on and on --- keep in mind the iMac was released on October 12, nearly a month ago. And still, no consistent delivery and shipment. We're SUCH suckers for our loyalty, it's laughable.

Let's apply Apple's release and marketing strategy to everything else in our lives --- need a textbook for class (4 week delay). Need a dentist appt (4-6 week delay, but new x-ray procedures announced at high tech Cupertino dental facility. check out the quicktime livecast; need a flight for the holidays (4-6 week delay), but cheaper fares were announced at a "one more thing" airlines event by Jet Blue; need to order some groceries (sorry, 4 week delay via Fresh Direct; the organic produce announced is in short supply due to high demand from the 18-24 group). Yea apple, once again.

 

[Uma888]

Face it, we're all suckers. And since we are all "in the mac family" we can have our arguments and say things we don't mean like "Apple sucks." It's true at the time, like now, so might as well be said.

This iMac fiasco was reminiscent of last year's G5 fiasco, iPod mini delays, on and on --- keep in mind the iMac was released on October 12, nearly a month ago. And still, no consistent delivery and shipment. We're SUCH suckers for our loyalty, it's laughable.

Let's apply Apple's release and marketing strategy to everything else in our lives --- need a textbook for class (4 week delay). Need a dentist appt (4-6 week delay, but new x-ray procedures announced at high tech Cupertino dental facility. check out the quicktime livecast; need a flight for the holidays (4-6 week delay), but cheaper fares were announced at a "one more thing" airlines event by Jet Blue; need to order some groceries (sorry, 4 week delay via Fresh Direct; the organic produce announced is in short supply due to high demand from the 18-24 group). Yea apple, once again.

LOL

 

[psean111]

For what it's worth, Amazon still shows my iMac 20" as not yet shipped with a delivery estimate of November 2, 2005...

 

[TheGeekNextDoor]

My 20" iMac journey so far...

This just updated on the FedEx site a few minutes ago for my order. At least my computer is now on US soil. I may actually get it by Friday after all! I'm so excited!

Nov 1, 2005 12:15 PM
Arrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK


Oct 31, 2005 11:50 PM
At local FedEx facility
SHANGHAI CN
7:53 PM
Left origin

SHANGHAI CN
7:49 PM

Picked up

SHANGHAI CN

Future delivery requested


3:03 PM

Package data transmitted to FedEx

 

[djkny]

For what it's worth, Amazon still shows my iMac 20" as not yet shipped with a delivery estimate of November 2, 2005...

when did you place the order??

 

[psean111]

when did you place the order??

I placed the order October 28, 2005. Amazon immediately quoted November 2nd as the estimated delivery date and has still not changed that estimate.

 

[Lanman]

I placed the order October 28, 2005. Amazon immediately quoted November 2nd as the estimated delivery date and has still not changed that estimate.

Sorry about that dude.

Mine still says Dec 21st.

 

[sierra4me]

Amazon shipments

Hi all. Been following this thread and others since ordering our 20" Imac. Talked to rep at Amazon today. He said they were expecting the 20" Imac from their supplier on Nov. 7 and will start shiping then. I hope that's true. We ordered last week. Our estimated ship date was for today, Nov. 1st. Fingers are crossed and hoping that's true. IN the mean time, we are enjoying our newly arrived 20" acd for the powermac. It's niiiice!

 

[bumfilter]

My order has been changed to "Preparing Shipment", so it looks like things are going to plan, that should mean most delivery estimates are quite accurate, at least for stock machines anyway.

Whoo!

 

[minga]

preparing to ship... what does it mean

what does it all mean..... does it mean apple arent really ready to ship but going to dragg it out for another 2 weeks, or does it mean my 20" is truely soon to be leaving china...

how long will it be like this????

 

[bumfilter]

Preparing Shipment means that the machine has been built and is probably being put in a box and onto a truck. You can't change or cancel your order, so it's most likely past a point where the factory can take it back, i.e. in a box and on a truck.

I can't see this status lasting for more than a day or two (if even), before it changes to "Shipped". Someone with a bit more experience may know best, the last four times I ordered hardware, three separate times it was sent from China the same day (iBook, PowerBook and iPod nano) and the other time it was sent direct from the UK (standard iPod).

Shouldn't be too long now I hope!

 

[psean111]

Amazon has updated my estimated ship and delivery dates to:

Shipping estimate: November 2, 2005
Delivery estimate: November 4, 2005

Could it be true this time?

 

[ipwitch]

Well, mine shipped 25 okt 2005.

Now TNT have lost my packet between netherlands and danmark...
greeat

 

[psean111]

Amazon has updated my estimated ship and delivery dates to:

Shipping estimate: November 2, 2005
Delivery estimate: November 4, 2005

Could it be true this time?

It may be bad form to quote myself , but Amazon has processed my credit card this morning (I received a call from my credit card company because it was a large amount)!

 

[SuperChuck]

Finally!

My Amazon order for the 20" iMac now says "Shipping Soon" with an estimated delivery on Friday.

It's about freaking time.

For those who are trying to estimate their Amazon ship date, I placed the order on October 14.

Good luck to everyone else who is waiting.

 

[minga]

oooh

now it seems to be moving.

it now says shipped on all my items although i have been given tracking numbers for everything apart from the imac.....

it says: Carrier : Kuhne & Nagel
spedition s.a r.
Tracking Number(s) ******************

anyone got a clue where and what this means as the tracing numbers dont have any relavence on the tracking site, and as the imac oesnt have one apart from it being shipped i presume they not togethter

 

[ipwitch]

now it seems to be moving.


it says: Carrier : Kuhne & Nagel
spedition s.a r.
Tracking Number(s) ******************

For tracking shipments with Kuhne & Nagel, use this:

http://www.apecode.com/appletrack/

 

[Uma888]

My order has changed to "preparing shipment"

3 more weeks to go (hopefully)

 

[geek boy]

hey uma 88 isnt your mac a 500 g. hardrive version? did your status switch today? mine still says not yet shipped with an estimate of dec. 2. hopefully they have finally got their hands on a few 500g hard drives!

 

[ak004m]

I placed my order for a stock 20" iMac a week ago yesterday. Apple's site now sais it'll be shipped by Nov.7....... only thing that really pisses me off is that if it's gonna take them two weeks to ship it, they should just say it's gonan take two weeks! none of this 'Ships in 7-10 days' crap.

Oh well, I'm excited still and am just trying to focus on all the massive amounts of schoolwork I have while I wait for it which. Man I can't wait for this thing......