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Does anyone anticipate long lines like the iphone for the MBA. I am planning on going to my local Apple store as soon as I read someone on this forum has a shipping confirmation. But I am wondering what this group thinks about the demand and if it will be immediately soldout.



Any thoughts on the demand/stock outs in stores?
Thanks
 
Does anyone anticipate long lines like the iphone for the MBA. I am planning on going to my local Apple store as soon as I read someone on this forum has a shipping confirmation. But I am wondering what this group thinks about the demand and if it will be immediately soldout.



Any thoughts on the demand/stock outs in stores?
Thanks

I don't think any product unless totally new for Apple will have long lines like the iPhone. Though of course if they underestimate demand, then there will be problems.
 
I don't think any product unless totally new for Apple will have long lines like the iPhone. Though of course if they underestimate demand, then there will be problems.

i think its safe to assume it will not be like the iphone. It all depends on the supply levels as to how easily you can get one, so it might be hard to get if there are low supplies. I think you will be safe if you go shortly after opening once there is word they are in stores. I'm looking to do the same since its not worth while ordering it this late.
 
i think its safe to assume it will not be like the iphone. It all depends on the supply levels as to how easily you can get one, so it might be hard to get if there are low supplies. I think you will be safe if you go shortly after opening once there is word they are in stores. I'm looking to do the same since its not worth while ordering it this late.


Most definitely, the iPhone was a totally new hyped up product that Apple just started. Although I think the MacBook Air is going to sell like hot cakes, its one of several kinds of Apple notebooks. iPhone version 2 I am sure won't be like the event iPhone 1 was.
 
I have to agree. I placed my order at 10:50 PST the day of the keynote. My cc was charged today but my status is still "prepared".

The MB003 is a portion of the part number. The last 4 digits would indicate your order in the line. I am 18x.

No one would have it in their hands without payment being processed first.

I am sorry you think that but bank of america has a 3 day hold on Debit payment, my cash is in the bank at the moment a nd a few times when buying a macbook the cash was till not drawn out untill the next day after i had it...has happend a few times...
 
my printer cane today. i was so friggen excited when i saw the fedex truck carraying a small package with an apple on it ( my inet was down today i screamed THE AIRBOOKS ARE COMING THE AIRBOOKS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
my printer cane today. i was so friggen excited when i saw the fedex truck carraying a small package with an apple on it ( my inet was down today i screamed THE AIRBOOKS ARE COMING THE AIRBOOKS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL damn, what a letdown. At least you can play with your new printer until you MBA arrives.
 
I just found this forum/post, and I must say, i'm pretty excited about the mba. But while we're all waiting for them to arrive at our doorsteps or the stores that we ordered them through, I'm wondering if anyone else got a good deal when buying their new MBA or did you pay full Apple price for it? Just another way to pass the time.
:apple:
 
For those that are actually getting data from their tracking info, would you be so kind to post what your tracking progress is from the Fedex website or even iSnoop?

Kinda gives legitimacy to the claims that people are starting to get scans=)

Thanks!
 
I just found this forum/post, and I must say, i'm pretty excited about the mba. But while we're all waiting for them to arrive at our doorsteps or the stores that we ordered them through, I'm wondering if anyone else got a good deal when buying their new MBA or did you pay full Apple price for it? Just another way to pass the time.
:apple:

I got the student discount, so 100 dollars off.

also apple just billed my cc for the macbook air 30 min ago so shipping must me happening soon, maybe tomorrow. Thats just my guess.
 
unfortunately... mine just switched back to "not yet shipped" after having been on "prepared for shipment" for several days. booo!
 
OMG!
my macbook just went back to "not yet shipped status"!!! from "prepared for shipment"!

lame

i guess more waiting..
my ship and delivery date is still the same...
 
Mine stills says prepared for shipment,but it has been that way a couple of days now. I think they are all pretty much waiting in some warehouse somewhere for authorization to ship. I guess Apple wants to time it so that it can ship as many MBA's as possible at the same time.
 
Mine stills says prepared for shipment,but it has been that way a couple of days now. I think they are all pretty much waiting in some warehouse somewhere for authorization to ship. I guess Apple wants to time it so that it can ship as many MBA's as possible at the same time.

Correction, my order just changed to "not yet shipped" also.
 
mine also changed back to "not yet shipped." i thought for sure that was a charge on my card. my bank need to differentiate between authorizations and charges on their website :mad:
 
Mine also changed from prepared to not yet shipped.

Same here. What is going on? Does usually does not happen before things ship do they? I was really hoping for shipment today so that I would receive it by saturday, but guess that's not going to happen.
 
Same here. What is going on? Does usually does not happen before things ship do they? I was really hoping for shipment today so that I would receive it by saturday, but guess that's not going to happen.

Better to have prepared to ship and not ship than to have not yet shipped at all.

Mine was always not yet shipped. Maybe now I can relax a little and not check the status every 15 minutes wondering why it has not been prepared to ship.
 
Lame. Mine also regressed back to "not yet shipped." What's up with these shenanigans, Apple?
 
Lame. Mine also regressed back to "not yet shipped." What's up with these shenanigans, Apple?

This has got to be some sort of mistake. "Prepared for Shipment" would imply that all the shipping labels were on the boxes and ready to go out. What did they did, open everything and send prep the boxes for the Apple Store instead of us? Doesn't make sense.

Or, maybe the original "Prepared For Shipment" was the mistake and we got our hopes up for nothing.
 
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