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Cerano

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Oct 28, 2010
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Hey guys im gonna place my order tonight

the online apple store says the ultimate MBA 11.6" ships in 2-3 business days but I intend to place my order with a reseller and they say CTOs will take very long 2wks-4wks

What do you think
 

cili0

macrumors member
Jan 19, 2010
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Italy
i ordered my MBA 13.3'' CTO + 2 adapters displayport/VGA (one for me and one for a friend) on tuesday, shipped on friday, up to now i still have no tracking number (i wonder why), expected arrival 9 December.

so about 10 days if everything goes fine.
 

Hellhammer

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Dec 10, 2008
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It always takes longer through a reseller. I think Apple's priority #1 is orders through their online store thus orders made by resellers may take longer to be built. That 2-4 weeks is just an estimation, I've heard people having to wait for months to get theirs. Also, resellers tend to know nothing about the schedule so it comes when it comes, or if it comes.

Always buy BTOs straight from Apple unless you want to keep waiting
 

coast1ja

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Jul 13, 2009
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It always takes longer through a reseller. I think Apple's priority #1 is orders through their online store thus orders made by resellers may take longer to be built. That 2-4 weeks is just an estimation, I've heard people having to wait for months to get theirs. Also, resellers tend to know nothing about the schedule so it comes when it comes, or if it comes.

Always buy BTOs straight from Apple unless you want to keep waiting

I agree, I ordered mine a month ago (november 6th) from the apple online reseller store and it should finally arrive this week.
 

cili0

macrumors member
Jan 19, 2010
83
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Italy
i read that the tracking number becomes available once the item reaches Holand, is it true?
 

Cerano

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Oct 28, 2010
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because i want the ultimate 11.6" but stores here dont stock it... and there isnt even an apple store in the whole country only resellers
 
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