Many physical stores have immediate availability here in Italy. But online orders continue to lag behind. I don't understand how Apple is handling this phase.
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🌎 Mac Studio Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread - All Countries (2022)
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As @yourmn says, this information is available on Apple's order page. There's a thread about availability in stores: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-be-available-for-pickup-on-march-18.2337388/
As you can see from that thread, for several weeks it was fairly easy to purchase a base Max from a U.S. store for immediate pickup. However, supply dried up during May. I just checked several US cities and it appears that all stores will have the Max available for pickup again by June 27th. Based on the history, I think that that is an outside date and that we may begin to see stores with stock before then, possibly quite soon.
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I definitely do not see a list of stores with availability when going to the order page. I had always seen this list when buying previous Apple devices. But, for the Studio, it only shows it available in my local store on June 27th and the order delivery window. But, since my order delivery date window is June 17-25 I will just wait for it to show up at my door.
In the Netherlands reseller MacFreak has today (June 9) 9 base Mac Studios M1 in store.
The Mac Studio M1 Ultra's are another story, no stock, delivery time 10-12 weeks.
I ordered a Mac Studio M1 Ultra on April 5, 20CPU/48GPU/128GB/2TB.
Till now (day 65) no progress.
On the other hand I ordered a standard Mac Studio Display on April 9, which was delivered on April 12.
At this moment also for Mac Studio Display the delivery time is 10-12 weeks.
The Mac Studio M1 Ultra's are another story, no stock, delivery time 10-12 weeks.
I ordered a Mac Studio M1 Ultra on April 5, 20CPU/48GPU/128GB/2TB.
Till now (day 65) no progress.
On the other hand I ordered a standard Mac Studio Display on April 9, which was delivered on April 12.
At this moment also for Mac Studio Display the delivery time is 10-12 weeks.
On the page titled "Choose Your Mac Studio", you click on your local store in the red box in this screen capture. It brings up a window showing availability at 12 stores in your area. You can also use that window to search anywhere in the country.
Right now, the stores that I checked are all showing June 27th, but I suspect that that will change as inventory is received.
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Thanks.
It looks like all the stores in the SF Bay Area received stock, including the one 3 miles from me! I am going to head over this AM.
Great. Yesterday all 12 New York City stores showed June 27th for base Max pickup, but as of this morning one store has them in stock. I expect that more NY stores will have them available over the next few days.
Thanks to those of you still lingering - this forum helped keep me sane during the wait and was extremely informative. If for some sick reason you'd like to see what I do with mine, check out @mentalityfilms on IG or anything over at grayfamilyfilms.com. I'm still re-arranging my office, but here's a look at the main desk as of now.
Noooooo! That must have sucked to endure! Glad you finally got the thing though... I'm also happy with my Ultra being very quiet, and the brief test I did with exporting a 4K clip in FCP took about half the time that it did on my 16GB M1 MBA. I didn't try to compare it to my Late 2015 iMac that the Ultra replaced.
Happy you have yours now and are happy with it. Cheers!
My Mac Studio that I ordered on the 7th May has finally arrived (without the Studio Display as of yet, so just using a cheap monitor). It took ages to transfer all my data from my old iMac, so still in the initial stages of using it at the moment.
Loving mine too. Really insane how much power they packed into a (realistically) portable little box. You good folks helped me through the long wait too. Hope you all enjoy yours.
One thing I don't like about the Mac Studio: the small, hard to feel power button. It's in the same spot as it is on an iMac, but the latter has a button that's easy to feel (since you can't see it) and it's got great tactile response. The same isn't true of the Studio.
After that though, it's all good. Love how fast start-up is, and shutdown.
After that though, it's all good. Love how fast start-up is, and shutdown.
I picked up my base Studio yesterday from the Apple Store. Box is huge!! None of the bags fit the box. Also, the guy at the store said they got 3 or 4 in that morning and had not had any in stock for a while.
So far the system seems very quick. But something is off. When I transferred my code and projects from my M1 mini to the Studio a few do not run. This is a minor issue, and it is so nice to see the memory usage always in the green.
Update: Forgot to mention fan noise. This was a concern based on some other threads. However, it is pretty much inaudible on top of my desk. I can hear it is the room is very quiet and listen very closely. But, when I am working or wasting time on the web, I don't notice anything. I ordered an under-desk mount to handle the noise, but may not use it.
So far the system seems very quick. But something is off. When I transferred my code and projects from my M1 mini to the Studio a few do not run. This is a minor issue, and it is so nice to see the memory usage always in the green.
Update: Forgot to mention fan noise. This was a concern based on some other threads. However, it is pretty much inaudible on top of my desk. I can hear it is the room is very quiet and listen very closely. But, when I am working or wasting time on the web, I don't notice anything. I ordered an under-desk mount to handle the noise, but may not use it.
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I configured a base Mac Studio Max with the 32 GPU core option and a 4 TB SSD on the Apple Education Store Web page. Estimated delivery (to Southern California) July 20 - 27. The same exact CTO configuration is available IN STOCK at B&H Photo Video.
I was told by an Apple rep that if I wanted the Edu discount and also wanted to pay for it with my Apple Card using the 12-month Monthly Installment option, I could only order it via the Web site or via doing the order inside a brick & mortar Apple Store. Having to wait 6 weeks vs. immediate gratification is torture!
I was told by an Apple rep that if I wanted the Edu discount and also wanted to pay for it with my Apple Card using the 12-month Monthly Installment option, I could only order it via the Web site or via doing the order inside a brick & mortar Apple Store. Having to wait 6 weeks vs. immediate gratification is torture!
I would prefer buying from Apple anyhow given the 14-day return policy with no questions asked. B&H probably won't refund your money if your unit has the fan whine.I configured a base Mac Studio Max with the 32 GPU core option and a 4 TB SSD on the Apple Education Store Web page. Estimated delivery (to Southern California) July 20 - 27. The same exact CTO configuration is available IN STOCK at B&H Photo Video.
I was told by an Apple rep that if I wanted the Edu discount and also wanted to pay for it with my Apple Card using the 12-month Monthly Installment option, I could only order it via the Web site or via doing the order inside a brick & mortar Apple Store. Having to wait 6 weeks vs. immediate gratification is torture!
Hi all.
UK based. I want a base Max but with 1TB drive. Apple are quoting almost 2 months delivery... Any clues that the supply chain is easing and it may well arrive earlier? The base 512GB model is in stock in many retailers.
Alternatively... Any UK stores carry non stock models?
And lastly seems like the £4k Ultra sku is out of stock everywhere too... I don't need that power but if I saw one... Maybe? Any idea if John Lewis restock often etc?
UK based. I want a base Max but with 1TB drive. Apple are quoting almost 2 months delivery... Any clues that the supply chain is easing and it may well arrive earlier? The base 512GB model is in stock in many retailers.
Alternatively... Any UK stores carry non stock models?
And lastly seems like the £4k Ultra sku is out of stock everywhere too... I don't need that power but if I saw one... Maybe? Any idea if John Lewis restock often etc?
Last Friday, I spoke with Apple. I was worried that my order would not make it for the 17th, the day that marks the end of my delivery window (June 3-17). I was told that my Ultra would move to "Preparing to ship" the same day, and my card will be charged. I was full of hope. Friday and Saturday, nothing happened. Today (I know that we are only halfway through the day, at least here in the US), it's still on "Processing." It's so disappointing!
Does anyone have a similar experience with Apple?
Does anyone have a similar experience with Apple?
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I assume Apple’s estimates are a realistic guide to current supply status and I think you could treat it as ‘best available information’. If you need a particular specification, I personally would order it asap to get in the queue. Meantime, if one comes up at a retailer you can always cancel!
It is disappointing but it’s not hard to see the global factors that have created supply chain chaos for apple and everyone, including making delivery hard to predict.
I ordered possibly the same day as you (April 14 but in a UTC+12 Timezone) and with just one difference in spec (128 GB) Apple’s quoted window is more than a month later than yours (July 7-20).
When your apple rep said it would prepare to ship and be charged "the same day", what day was meant? From your description, did they mean the 17th? Whatever, I hope you see it soon.
I don't think that anybody in this thread has received his/her computer outside the delivery window in quite some time. It's very rare. I'll be surprised if you don't receive yours by the 17th.
In the U.S., Apple is saying July 14-21 for a base Max with 1TB internal drive. For a few weeks now, Apple's estimates have been conservative, meaning that people are receiving their computers a fair bit earlier than expected. This has been the case in Europe and Australia as well as in the U.S. and Canada.
At its April 28 Q2 earnings call, Apple said that it hoped that production problems in China would ease by the end of June. Based on reports here over the last couple of weeks, and info on what's happening at Apple Stores and resellers, it appears that Apple is making significant progress on increasing production.
When they say the same day, it was supposed to be last Friday.
My card was charged this morning, so some hope! Fingers crossed.
I'm interested in when you receive the computer. With four days left in the window, and delays at Hong Kong airport, Friday is cutting it pretty fine, but very few deliveries (none that I can think of here recently) have missed the window.
Once your computer leaves Hong Kong, and assuming that you don't live out of the way, you're likely to receive it the next day.
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I didn't order one of these, but the thread has been interesting and useful to see the Apple order and shipping process since a few weeks ago I just spent AUD$15K+ on a custom build Mac Pro and was starting to get very nervous. Also keeping an eye on the Studio - it could become the second machine.