Depends upon your circumstances. If i order something I generally need it soon, not in two months time.
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Depends upon your circumstances. If i order something I generally need it soon, not in two months time.
Ordered mine on 19th December few minutes after shipping date changed to February, no email, still says February. 6core 512ssd, 32gb ram D700. UK
Called apple, they say it will definitely ship in February #
Called apple, they say it will definitely ship in February #
I am living in Ireland and I am in the same boat I ordered a 4 core 256GB 12GB D500 and noting no emails either but still says February.
I wouldn't worry about no emails - the first notification I received was your order has been despatched and here is the tracking information.
Once your status changes so that you can't cancel the order, you have about 6 days to wait for your box in UK and Ireland. Of course Apple are saying orders will be dispatched in Feb - they are not saying they will be received in Feb. Delivery takes around 3 days.
At the point Apple change your order status so that you can no-longer cancel it, there is around 3 days before they ship the order and then another 3 days before you receive it.
I suspect that it works like this:
The US assembly line is highly automated with robots doing all the precision work and humans tending the robots.
After assembly, I think systems for custom configuration are then bulk-shipped to China where humans install memory and PCIe. These systems would then be tested and shipped from there.
This suggests that Apple chose to shift only higher paid labor the US while still letting them benefit from cheaper, overseas labor for customization.
This is speculation on my part, but I think it sensibly explains what people have observed.
I ordered a custom configuration and UPS collected and delivered it from Austin Texas. Attached is the UPS tracking list - no China there
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Pending charges often appear to drop off the night before they actually post. (Source: Worked at a bank for four years) So don't lose hope unless it's still not there tomorrow.
I ordered a custom configuration and UPS collected and delivered it from Austin Texas. Attached is the UPS tracking list - no China there
Thanks, for that info. So much for that theory.
Upon reconsideration, it's probably safest to assume that this is just lack of information on the part of those providing phone support. They say it is coming from china since they erroneously believe it will be shipped from there. Nearly everything else Apple sells needs to be shipped from China so this mistaken belief is quite plausible.
Thanks, for that info. So much for that theory.
Upon reconsideration, it's probably safest to assume that this is just lack of information on the part of those providing phone support. They say it is coming from china since they erroneously believe it will be shipped from there. Nearly everything else Apple sells needs to be shipped from China so this mistaken belief is quite plausible.
The guy that I talk checked the system for the info, He was not making assumption anything.
Just checked Scissors spreadsheet, looks like a couple of stock models have shipped to the UK but no modified orders yet.
Still processing for me.
I'm checking the order page every 8 hours now. Was expecting to have it mid feb not end of feb or early march grrrr.
Phoned Apple and ended up speaking to a rather clever AI automation system, even had fake key typing sounds after I spoke. Although didn't help as the helpline was shut.
*sigh*
Still processing for me.
I'm checking the order page every 8 hours now. Was expecting to have it mid feb not end of feb or early march grrrr.
Phoned Apple and ended up speaking to a rather clever AI automation system, even had fake key typing sounds after I spoke. Although didn't help as the helpline was shut.
*sigh*
I'm in the same boat, and phoned the same AI automation system hoping to find out more info. Have to say quite impressed with the AI, though it did sound like a old school typewriter! I have to go on a work trip to Geneva on the 28th for 5 days so sods law it will come then!
I'm probably checking order status 3/4 time a day! I would say I have borderline become obsessed.
I haven't looked at or updated the spreadsheet with my order but I can assure you the nMP I received on 21st is a custom order 8 core, 64GB, 1TB, D700 UK order. I did a screenshot of my UPS tracking information in an earlier post to show it did not come via China
I doubt I am the first UK custom order but it perhaps suggests the spreadsheet is not that comprehensive.
Just in case anyone is interested, I placed the order on 24th Dec.
My wife pulled those faces when I took the nMP out of the box. She was expecting something bigger - think the phrase was "is that it?"
Im pulling face #5 at you right now!
got an answer again:
According to our system, the MAC PRO will go in the course of February in the shipment. Should this take place end of next week, the delivery is not made before about next week and therefore is in March.
As described below, the MAC PRO is designed in the USA and built as a standard model.
But if you have special configurations, the production takes place in China.
Really intolerable and embarrassing as apple treats the customers in europe.
My disappointment is huge on this totally desolate communication.
I think that's how people must have felt in the former Eastern bloc if they were waiting for their Wartburg or Trabant.
Ordered before the other, no information and somehow turned on again at the end of the queue.
According to our system, the MAC PRO will go in the course of February in the shipment. Should this take place end of next week, the delivery is not made before about next week and therefore is in March.
As described below, the MAC PRO is designed in the USA and built as a standard model.
But if you have special configurations, the production takes place in China.
Really intolerable and embarrassing as apple treats the customers in europe.
My disappointment is huge on this totally desolate communication.
I think that's how people must have felt in the former Eastern bloc if they were waiting for their Wartburg or Trabant.
Ordered before the other, no information and somehow turned on again at the end of the queue.
Some interesting wording in what I believe you are saying is an Apple response.
I simply repeat what I said before. My order was a custom configuration and it was despatched from Austin Texas which just so happens to be the location of the Mac Pro factory. If Apple was building the custom configurations in China then they would be sent from there - just like their other kit which is made there.
My custom order was built in the US and shipped from there.
I simply repeat what I said before. My order was a custom configuration and it was despatched from Austin Texas which just so happens to be the location of the Mac Pro factory. If Apple was building the custom configurations in China then they would be sent from there - just like their other kit which is made there.
My custom order was built in the US and shipped from there.
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