Goodness me, what is it about the Air that brings out all of these cranky prognosticators? The MBAs will get shipped and some folks will likely have them in-hand by the weekend, not one month hence.
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Goodness me, what is it about the Air that brings out all of these cranky prognosticators? The MBAs will get shipped and some folks will likely have them in-hand by the weekend, not one month hence.
JT
True. But that depends on how many units they have prepared for the first shipment. I'm pretty sure most of the airports are forced to close down at this moment so those who have preordered a little bit late may have a longer wait.
Mine also switched to prepared for shipment. But remember, it said that last week also before it switched back. I ordered on day 1. Base model with no modification. The USB ethernet still shows not yet shipped.
I also got upgraded to overnight this AM after call. Did not show that on my order so I just gave them a call. It was indeed upgraded to overnight but does not show up on my order status page. She still could not tell me about the ship date....
Hope to see it ship out tonight and delivery by Thursday hopefully.
I also got upgraded to overnight this AM after call. Did not show that on my order so I just gave them a call. It was indeed upgraded to overnight but does not show up on my order status page. She still could not tell me about the ship date....
Hope to see it ship out tonight and delivery by Thursday hopefully.
For those who ordered through amazon
Did amazon authorize your cc or bank account? or do they wait until shipping?
I am thinking about taking the gold box offer but do not want to wait for amazon to get product while the stores have them in stock. With 1-day delivery I would save about $80 through amazon, but my impatience side may want to buy it from the store Wednesday (hopefully).
Did amazon authorize your cc or bank account? or do they wait until shipping?
I am thinking about taking the gold box offer but do not want to wait for amazon to get product while the stores have them in stock. With 1-day delivery I would save about $80 through amazon, but my impatience side may want to buy it from the store Wednesday (hopefully).
Their factory is in Shenzhen? If so then my bad. And pls tell me it's in SHenzhen because I'm waiting the Air in Hong Kong.
Well I already had one on order from amazon without the goldbox special.
But I tried the above method and got it to show up in my gold box specials for 1704.00 w/ free shipping and no tax!
The estimated ship date is April 1st!!! I hope that an april fool's joke though!
I still have not canceled from amazon as i'm gonna wait to see if that ships when the apple store one's ship..then i'll decide if I should cancel it or not.
At worst they ship me both and I just return one.
What do you guys think?
I know it's a blanket date but it seems to be getting later and later!
I've only read Shenzhen in some previous posts. Might just be their shipping center, though I guess it is a major center of manufacturing and would make sense to build the factory close to the airport.
Guangzhou Airport, which is close to Shenzhen (and might even be shenzhen's airport) was closed today, however. It's supposed to be reopened Tuesday (which is now).
It's beginning to sound like Amazon is using a random number generator for their ship dates!
JT
JT
If they are shipping via the Guangzhou airport then it will be out of luck. However if they use the HK airport then everything should be fine. And it would be nice if they drop off a few Air while they are passing by
After seeing the posts about orders changing status, I quickly checked mine only to see that there was a problem authorizing my credit card.
I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.
I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.
I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.
I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple?
I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.
I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.
I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.
I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple?
Yes, I seem to remember Lantau Island, HK, appearing on the route in previous purchases. I assume that's some Fedex location close to HK airport.
I got the Gold Box deal after setting up two new accounts. Here's the current status of both of my orders.
NON GOLD BOX: $1,794.00 (free super saver shipping)
Order Placed: January 15, 2008
Shipping estimate: February 11, 2008
Not Yet Shipped: 1 item - delivery estimate: February 18, 2008 - February 22, 2008
GOLD BOX DEAL: $1,704.30 (free super saver shipping)
Order Placed: January 28, 2008
Shipping estimate: March 28, 2008
Not Yet Shipped: 1 item - delivery estimate: April 4, 2008 - April 10, 2008
The shipping time for the GOLD BOX DEAL is pretty ridiculous. We'll see what happens with the shipments. Does anyone have any clue if Amazon tracks serial numbers on computer shipments? I wonder if they'd know if I returned the GOLD BOX DEAL for the NON GOLD BOX within 30 days.
Ultimately, I'm just hoping that the GOLD BOX DEAL ships soon enough due to a large number of other orders canceled--that many Amazon buyers are impatient, decide to purchase directly from their local Apple Store or from The Apple Store Online, and that my GOLD BOX DEAL priority is bumped up the queue.
Any opinions? I can be patient, but I just hope that the 30-day return policy can still be applied in the worst case scenario, wherein I'd use the first MBA to arrive and return the second MBA to arrive as the NON GOLD BOX.
After seeing the posts about orders changing status, I quickly checked mine only to see that there was a problem authorizing my credit card.
I called Apple and they tried again and it went through. But now I can't help but think that my order has been delayed.
I knew what happened, but I called Chase to confirm. On Saturday, I bought a new TV for my parents. Then this charge goes through. My card was declined for security reasons. Chase wanted to make sure I had authorized the Apple purchase since it was an online purchase.
I appreciate the security concern, but when my credit card company gets in the way of purchases in this manner, I think it's time to go back to using my Amex.
I had the same problem when I bought my iPhone. What does Chase have against Apple?
ha. i know exactly what ur talking about. right before christmas i went to the apple store in houston to buy a 24" imac and a macbook and my card was declined. took like 15 minutes to get them to increase my security restrictions. rather embarassing.
chase
SunTrust is the worst I think when it comes to untimely security restrictions lol!
I have very wild and pricey purchases, I guess that's why. I'll buy something expensive in one city then same day buy something expensive in the next town over. Then it gets locked of course and Im trying to pay for food and they tell me its declined. I Hate it, so embarrassing
I have very wild and pricey purchases, I guess that's why. I'll buy something expensive in one city then same day buy something expensive in the next town over. Then it gets locked of course and Im trying to pay for food and they tell me its declined. I Hate it, so embarrassing
I don't get it.
I don't quite understand the appeal or the justification for paying $3098 for a MacBook Air with the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a 64GB SSD when the 15" MacBook Pro with the optional 2.6GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, the 7200rpm 200GB drive, built-in slot load SuperDrive, GeForce 8600M GT (256MB) sells for $51 less (or $3048). NOTE: That's with the $99 four gig memory kit from OWC.
If I get the MacBook Pro, I have a 44% faster CPU, 100% more memory, 6x faster GPU, 78% more VRAM, 27% more screen area, 213% more storage, and 20% longer battery life. it may weigh 2 lbs heavier and be 1/4 inch thicker, but I'll have a laptop that can do the heavy lifting of Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mail, Safari, GoLive, Preview -- all of which I'm running as I write this. Activity Monitor shows 3GB of my 4GB actively in use. And the 200GB drive has only 50GB free.
My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.
I don't get it. Help me understand.
I don't quite understand the appeal or the justification for paying $3098 for a MacBook Air with the 1.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a 64GB SSD when the 15" MacBook Pro with the optional 2.6GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, the 7200rpm 200GB drive, built-in slot load SuperDrive, GeForce 8600M GT (256MB) sells for $51 less (or $3048). NOTE: That's with the $99 four gig memory kit from OWC.
If I get the MacBook Pro, I have a 44% faster CPU, 100% more memory, 6x faster GPU, 78% more VRAM, 27% more screen area, 213% more storage, and 20% longer battery life. it may weigh 2 lbs heavier and be 1/4 inch thicker, but I'll have a laptop that can do the heavy lifting of Photoshop, Excel, Word, Mail, Safari, GoLive, Preview -- all of which I'm running as I write this. Activity Monitor shows 3GB of my 4GB actively in use. And the 200GB drive has only 50GB free.
My point is that, as sexy as the MacBook Air might be, it would be a downgrade that would limit me severely in doing my work. I suppose I could eliminate some things from the hard drive. But System, Applications, Library, and User Library take up 48GB. That doesn't leave much for user files. Maybe 1.8GHz may be fast enough for most functions but 2GB of memory limit is nuts.
I don't get it. Help me understand.
Don't fret. I've had shipments from asia to my house arrive in a matter of 2 days. I can't speak for apple but I'm sure they use similar means as I did (EMS).
That's what's great about Apple. They can make something that fits into peoples lifestyles. By all means, if you need that much power in a laptop, the MacBook Pro is an excellent choice. I didn't order the SSD model but I can only assume that there are those that want to be on the cutting edge and will want the latest technology.
I settled on the 1.6/80GB because I do a great deal of travel (80%) and I needed something smaller than the MacBook I had. Unfortunately, I have to lug around my Dell work laptop a well. Airport security sucks. It sucks even more when your trying to get 2 laptops thru security.
As I posted earlier in this thread...a direct quote from someone who contacted Amazon: "I have emailed and called Amazon, and was told that the March date is only a placeholder, orders should begin shipping sometime next week." This was posted on Jan. 24th. We shall see...and congrats to those who are "prepared for shipment"!
Dont you mean: Thats what's so greatabout Apple,they can make a computer that is more expensive, less powerful and with less capacity, but so damn sexy that almost everyone (inlcuding me) wants one.