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What Courier will deliver your iPad Pro?

  • UPS

    Votes: 36 52.2%
  • DHL

    Votes: 33 47.8%
  • FedEx

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (please list in comments)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    69

Mörvi

macrumors member
May 11, 2021
77
43
It's been the same with the M1 MacBook Pro release last year. Pre-ordered within minutes after shop opening, and the date range was also 1 week and always the last date shown.

EU pre-orders ship from various warehouses, mine, e.g., always from Prague. 99% of all my pre-orders arrive on launch day, and are shipped 1-2 days ahead of it.
US receives them mostly directly from China, that's when the bulk shipment to EU also happens, but the individual shipments in Europe are then distributed in one of the EU warehouses.

So I guess it's the same with the iPad Pro - we'll see movement around Wednesday.
Yeah, I think so it will happen. But the status change must be this week or beginning of next week to preparation to ship
 

PineapplePizza

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
7
7
iPad Pro 11", 256 GB, wifi, space grey, with engraving.
Current status: Processing.
Email confirmation: 7 minutes after opening time.
Estimated delivery: May 21st - 27th
Location: Spain

I'm confident it will arrive on the 21st. amazon.es says iPad Pro's will be sent on the 27th but elcorteingles.es says they will sent on the 21st.
 

Saphire

macrumors regular
Jun 25, 2011
140
29
UK
I ordered 5 min after launch, it started out as 21st-28th then changed to arrives on 28th
 

Mörvi

macrumors member
May 11, 2021
77
43
In my Apple Store app it mentions a delivery range of 21st to 28th also though, and I’m in the Netherlands. So I’m not sure to what extent this is true.

either way, I ordered the space grey 12.9” iPad Pro with 1tb and engraving. Delivery estimate is 21st till 28th for me, still in processing.
Interesting, but the first date is to 99% the delivery date. Is your cc charged?
 

Mörvi

macrumors member
May 11, 2021
77
43
Maybe everybody should look at the cc of them charged. That would be interesting too.
 

BCNIPP

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
10
4
iPad Pro 11", 256 GB, wifi, space grey, with engraving.
Current status: Processing.
Email confirmation: 7 minutes after opening time.
Estimated delivery: May 21st - 27th
Location: Spain

I'm confident it will arrive on the 21st. amazon.es says iPad Pro's will be sent on the 27th but elcorteingles.es says they will sent on the 21st.

Seems like the two Spanish orders in here show 21-27 while other EU ones are showing 21-28, I wonder what that could mean?
 
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Ted Mosby

macrumors member
May 14, 2021
34
40
iPad Pro 12.9 256gb wifi Space Grey. Confirmation 14:12 after some troubles with the payment wall.

The app shows processing and expected delivery 21-28 may. Germany.

hopefully we will have them next week. I received a customized Apple Pencil this week and I only got tracking from Czech Republic even though all engraved items come from China so I expected something similar.
 
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ManetsM

macrumors newbie
May 12, 2021
3
0
iPad pro 12.9, 512 GB, cellular, silver

Current status: processing
Email confirmation 7 minutes after pre-order started.
Estimated delivery: 31 May (confirmation email stated 25 - 31 May)
Location: Austria
 

Julianne

macrumors member
Original poster
Jul 26, 2002
81
43
NL / USA
iPad Pro 12.9 256gb wifi Space Grey. Confirmation 14:12 after some troubles with the payment wall.

The app shows processing and expected delivery 21-28 may. Germany.

hopefully we will have them next week. I received a customized Apple Pencil this week and I only got tracking from Czech Republic even though all engraved items come from China so I expected something similar.
That’s interesting and good to know! I haven’t pre-ordered anything from apple in a really long time.
 

drtome

macrumors member
Dec 22, 2013
32
4
iPad Pro 11, 128gb, Wifi, Space Grey, No Engraving.
Current status: Processing
Email confirmation 8 minutes after opening time.
Est. delivery: May 28th
Location: Germany
 

ciclopez

macrumors newbie
Aug 17, 2007
7
0
iPad Pro 11, 256gb, WiFi, Space grey, no engraving.
Current status: Processing
Email confirmation 14 minutes after opening time
Initial est. delivery: 21 - 27 May
Location: Spain

Received an email 3 days later about a delay affecting my order.
New est. Delivery: 31 May - 8 Jun

But when I checked to buy a new one in Apple’s webpage, they were still showing 21-27 May :(
 

jackljp

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
29
20
iPad Pro 12.9, 256gb, WiFi, Space grey, no engraving.
Current status: Processing
Email confirmation 13 minutes after opening time
Initial est. delivery: 21 - 27 May
Location: UK
 

MacBrim

macrumors member
Mar 29, 2009
53
21
Netherlands

iPad Pro 12,9 128gb space grey
I ordered 5 min after launch, it started out as 21st-28th then changed to arrive on 28th.
 
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Siddi

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
4
1
iPad Pro 12.9 256 GB, Wi-Fi + Cellular
Current Status: Processing
Original email delivery after 5 minutes after opening time
est. delivery may 28th
confirmation email says 5/21-5/28
Location: Austria ??
 

zeizei

macrumors newbie
Jul 20, 2011
17
10
Sorry if bit off topic, but does anybody have any knowledge what’s the availability at Apple resellers in EU?

I ordered iPad Pro 11’’ 256 GB Silver from a large electronics chain in Nordics (Elgiganten/Gigantti) that is an Apple authorized reseller. Their website currently says “delivery starting 25 May (not confirmed)”. I made the order same weekend when pre-ordering started at Apple.

Do you think there’s any possibility to get my iPad delivered around same time with those people ordering directly from Apple or should I prepare to wait much longer? Do Apple typically provide the resellers any inventory before the launch date of products or how does it work?
 
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MacBrim

macrumors member
Mar 29, 2009
53
21
I was in an mac reseller today and a guy told me that they probably have them on display next week.
 

zehcnassurfero

macrumors regular
Sep 17, 2019
218
84
iPad Pro 12.9 128GB, Wi-Fi
Current Status: Processing
Original email delivery after 3 minutes after opening time
est. delivery may 27th
confirmation email says 5/21-5/27
Location: Spain
 

zehcnassurfero

macrumors regular
Sep 17, 2019
218
84
iPad Pro 11, 256gb, WiFi, Space grey, no engraving.
Current status: Processing
Email confirmation 14 minutes after opening time
Initial est. delivery: 21 - 27 May
Location: Spain

Received an email 3 days later about a delay affecting my order.
New est. Delivery: 31 May - 8 Jun

But when I checked to buy a new one in Apple’s webpage, they were still showing 21-27 May :(

It isn’t make sense. I hope you get it on the 21st
 

Riasimov

macrumors newbie
May 14, 2021
7
11
I think we just have to wait until 2-3 days before May 21 in order to get some shipping updates, probably on 19th.

When I preordered the iPhone 12 Pro Max I got the shipping update with an email from Apple the day before the release and actual delivery, so this mean that it was distributed directly from a warehouse in EU (instead of direct delivery from China like for the US citizens) and distributed to another national warehouse, and then scanned and sent from there to the final location.
Right now all our iPads (12.9” model) are being shipped from China to EU: at the end of the day there is one first batch, sent to US (and people there are notified) and to the rest of the world as well, EU included.
Credit cards are probably going to be charged next Monday or something like that.

Anyway, here’s my order info
Location: Italy

Model: iPad Pro 12.9” SG 256GB, no engraving

Delivery: confirmation email arrived 5 minutes after preorders started, with 21-27 May as delivery window.
The order in the Apple website immediately stated “arrives May 27” instead.

Order status: Still processing and obviously CC has not been charged yet.
 

boethius

macrumors newbie
Feb 5, 2009
17
17
Switzerland
Order: 12.9” iPad Pro 512GB Cellular Space Grey
Confirmation: 14:12
Estimated Delivery: May 21st-27th
Location: Switzerland

If Apple hasn’t changed anything, these are all sitting in Italy and will ship 1-2 days before. That’s what happened with both iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max. AirTags even arrived earlier than the indicated date.

Preorder was a nightmare as the website kept losing the iPad from my cart. For the AirTags it was ok but I used the app to order the phones and that was flawless.
 
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