List of Members Waiting for their Macbook Air to Ship and Arrive and Photos!

[Khurram]

Taking into consideration the time difference between nyc and china i'm gonna check back on my order around 8pm my time which will be 9am there I think.
If I remember correctly those whose status changed to prepared to ship yesterday and then consequently shipped today, had their status change around that time as well.
Hoping mine ships tomorrow and I get at least a prepared for shipment today!

 

[walke219]

Just a thought...

Hey everyone, I ordered the 1.8/80 right after the keynote and everything. My est ship was Feb 6/ Feb 12... I called Apple, and got the faster shipping (2-3 days) for $14. Sounds like good news right? Because Feb 6 is a weekend, the $14 2-3 day shipping changed my delivery from Feb 6 / Feb 11. 1 day better!! He did say something about Apple not taking weekends into account in their shipping, so they will probably ship sooner than the date listed on the page.

So I guess - If 1 day means more to you, get the shipping upgrade. I didn't have any luck with the freebie though. Somehow I think that if the shipping date of the 6th is right, it's not really worth it. If it shipped on a Monday though, it would make a big difference.


----He also said that "custom computers always take longer to make and ship out than standard ones"... which is kind of odd since we placed the orders two weeks ago. So who knows what the hold up is. You would also figure that 1.8/80 is a pretty standard config for this computer.

Now, we wait!

 

[CaptainCannabis]

Come on Apple! SHIP!!

At this pace its going to be easier to buy it in the store.

I see massive order cancellations if they hit the stores before they start shipping properly.

 

[joegomolski]

Bearer of possibly very bad news.

To wit.

I called Apple Corporate Customer Relations today.

Since I'm leaving for Kauai on 2/04, I asked if there was a chance I could get by MBA 1.8, 64GB earlier than it's predicted delivery on 2/11.

Here's what he said, "Sir our internal documents say that your CTO won't ship until 2/21. Because it's a CTO."

Whoa! My order says ships 2/06, delivers 2/11. "2/22 is what be shows internally for delivery.

Personally I think he was f@@king with me, what an a@@hole.

Now determined to resolve the 2/11 and 2/22 dilemma, I called Apple Corporate Customer relations again.

Spoke to a different guy, who told me the same thing!!!

It can't be that long, or are we all being punished for ordering the sexiest,
most powerful MBA in the known world.

 

[cliffardo2001]

Taking into consideration the time difference between nyc and china i'm gonna check back on my order around 8pm my time which will be 9am there I think.
If I remember correctly those whose status changed to prepared to ship yesterday and then consequently shipped today, had their status change around that time as well.
Hoping mine ships tomorrow and I get at least a prepared for shipment today!

I got a "prepared for shipment" last night, but not a shipment notice today. I wonder if the overnight delivery people aren't getting their units shipped before the 2-3 day shipment people.

 

[Khurram]

I got a "prepared for shipment" last night, but not a shipment notice today. I wonder if the overnight delivery people aren't getting their units shipped before the 2-3 day shipment people.

thanks for the info- you could be very right

 

[JackSYi]

Bearer of possibly very bad news.

To wit.

I called Apple Corporate Customer Relations today.

Since I'm leaving for Kauai on 2/04, I asked if there was a chance I could get by MBA 1.8, 64GB earlier than it's predicted delivery on 2/11.

Here's what he said, "Sir our internal documents say that your CTO won't ship until 2/21. Because it's a CTO."

Whoa! My order says ships 2/06, delivers 2/11. "2/22 is what be shows internally for delivery.

Personally I think he was f@@king with me, what an a@@hole.

Now determined to resolve the 2/11 and 2/22 dilemma, I called Apple Corporate Customer relations again.

Spoke to a different guy, who told me the same thing!!!

It can't be that long, or are we all being punished for ordering the sexiest,
most powerful MBA in the known world.

Wow if true, that is not cool at all.

 

[CaptainCaveMann]

I will probably be buying mine in March, I can't wait because I really need a new computer!

 

[ahaxton]

Anyone think its possible they might go for sale in stores tomorrow?
I'd like to think so! I'm thinking Thursday though now.

 

[CaptainCannabis]

Apple is handling the pre-orders for the MBA in the worst way possible. Especially due to the vague responses many customers are receiving from apple's minions on the phone and stores (including managers) and unprecise shipping and delivery dates they are giving.

I give apple a 0/10 for their handling of the MBA pre-orders. And Im never pre-ordering online from them again.

If only they gave us proper reasons and exact dates...

 

[cheapa55]

I think most pre-orders will be shipped before the MBA hits store shelves or else Apple will be stuck with a bunch of returns.

I ordered mine through Amazon, I'm in no hurry and I would like to play with it at the Apple store before mine ships.

 

[ahaxton]

I think most pre-orders will be shipped before the MBA hits store shelves or else Apple will be stuck with a bunch of returns.

I ordered mine through Amazon, I'm in no hurry and I would like to play with it at the Apple store before mine ships.

We have no idea though what supply and demand will be like at the store. It's very possible many might not receive their pre-order by the time they hit store shelves. Availability in store is a whole other question. Store Reps have been now telling me to make Personal Shopper appointments because of how crazy it's going to be. I think they have an idea at how crazy it's going to be from the amount of phone calls and emails they receive.

 

[n0de]

If I can't get one at the 5th Ave store on Friday I may have to moon everyone down the glass staircase.

 

[zoolaine]

If I can't get one at the 5th Ave store on Friday I may have to moon everyone down the glass staircase.

hehe

 

[weeman]

So I just called my university campus bookstore to ask if they have macbook airs in stock and the girl that picked up said "no"
I then proceeded to ask her if she knows if they will be getting them soon and she said "We should be getting them soon. There is a shipment coming before Friday"
So I was like "Do you know when? Like tomorrow?"
And the girl whispered something/asked something to her supervisor and then she was like "That's all I can say. Sorry."

Cheers!

 

[twoodcc]

So I just called my university campus bookstore to ask if they have macbook airs in stock and the girl that picked up said "no"
I then proceeded to ask her if she knows if they will be getting them soon and she said "We should be getting them soon. There is a shipment coming before Friday"
So I was like "Do you know when? Like tomorrow?"
And the girl whispered something/asked something to her supervisor and then she was like "That's all I can say. Sorry."

Cheers!

awesome! hopefully they'll be in stores this week at least

 

[Cybergypsy]

Mine is still prepared for shipping ughhhhh and left for the day......I hope tomorrow is the day for all of us....

 

[Flyer0815]

Mine is still prepared for shipping ughhhhh and left for the day......I hope tomorrow is the day for all of us....

I agree.. this has been the most painful wait... especially the combined 3 days or so of Prepared to Ship.... how long does it take to slap a label on and put it on a plane!

 

[designed]

I'm just hoping that the SSD-versions aren't lagging too much behind when it comes down to the shipment of computers to my local Apple retailer.

 

[ahaxton]

http://www.looprumors.com/article.php?apple-readies-macbook-air-displays,1939617461

 

[growinglogic]

So that's where our MacBook Air's are.

 

[ahaxton]

So that's where our MacBook Air's are.

haha


Friday does make sense though since many pre-orders will arrive that day and from what we have been able to get out of store reps, they definitely aren't ready for tomorrow, but keep saying this week.

 

[guilford911]

Will bet that no one gets theirs before Feb 1st. here is why..

I like many others here ordered mine as soon as the apple store came back online after the keynote. and I can't wait to get mine !

*BUT* As a former CFO for a much smaller tech company it is very obvious to me why no one will get theirs before Feb 1. Its simply called "Revenue Recognition" Apple wants/needs to control the timing of revenues and to do that they recognize revenue not when you order, pay, or they ship, but when they deliver the product to the customer. So if I were the CFO at Apple I would make darn sure in order to maximize revenues that they start getting DELIVERED in Feb and not in Jan. Otherwise it will dilute Feb earnings from a rev rec perspective.

Regardless of their earnings calendar i bet this is the reason..

 

[growinglogic]

I like many others here ordered mine as soon as the apple store came back online after the keynote. and I can't wait to get mine !

*BUT* As a former CFO for a much smaller tech company it is very obvious to me why no one will get theirs before Feb 1. Its simply called "Revenue Recognition" Apple wants/needs to control the timing of revenues and to do that they recognize revenue not when you order, pay, or they ship, but when they deliver the product to the customer. So if I were the CFO at Apple I would make darn sure in order to maximize revenues that they start getting DELIVERED in Feb and not in Jan. Otherwise it will dilute Feb earnings from a rev rec perspective.

Regardless of their earnings calendar i bet this is the reason..

Apple is charging the credit cards before they ship. Does that make a difference? They are getting money in January, and they are being dropped in February.

 

[zoolaine]

just chatted with "Matt" online - he was very unhelpful. The guy yesterday was great but Matt sucked.
Me: in the keynote he said they would ship in 2 weeks
Matt: the website has always said 2-3 weeks
Me: well Jobs said 2 weeks
Matt: we can only go by what the site says
Me: OK, I'll chack back tommorrow


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

you're killing me Smalls

I would try chatting with another rep right now but they flag your computer - I know, I tried to get info out of them prior to the release of the MBA and they knew it was me again.