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Official "Got my Core 2 Duo iMac" thread.
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testtry said:just talked to apple sale rep. he told me my order is ready to be shipped out within 24 hrs from an oversea facility and should arrive by next friday 15th.what a pleasant surprise! my scheduled delivery date was 25th. cannot wait
AWESOME! Was that a BTO? My BTO is scheduled to arrive at my office on the 20th (if not sooner), can't wait to hear to groans of the IT guys.... heh heh....
Update on the Parallels situation - it caused recurrent kernel panics on my iMac tonight and I have uninstalledamin said:
.testtry said:
oooops, sorry, it's "built (or build) to order"... did you get it stock, or was it custom?
amin said:
Hey, nice screenshot to get the ball rolling. Wish I had my own Mac so I could really join in.
**Note to Amin** I am also in Baltimore. Heard of any Mac user groups around here?
Sometimes you need a push
I just ordered a 20" 2.16 Core 2 Duo Machine, but alas I'll have to wait until next week to receive it. I've been debating making the switch back to Mac (its been 8 years or so) for the last 6 months. Finally decided I'd rock the iMac in a few months time, maybe wait until the Spring, but my lovely Dell decided to crash so hard that I am not sure if I'll be able to recover my files from the hard drive (I had planned on backing up photos this weekend). I guess the Dell wanted to go out on its own, taking all of my beloved photos with it...
Needless to say, I can't wait to be on a Mac again...
I just ordered a 20" 2.16 Core 2 Duo Machine, but alas I'll have to wait until next week to receive it. I've been debating making the switch back to Mac (its been 8 years or so) for the last 6 months. Finally decided I'd rock the iMac in a few months time, maybe wait until the Spring, but my lovely Dell decided to crash so hard that I am not sure if I'll be able to recover my files from the hard drive (I had planned on backing up photos this weekend). I guess the Dell wanted to go out on its own, taking all of my beloved photos with it...
Needless to say, I can't wait to be on a Mac again...
Matt T said:I ordered mine yesterday.
20" iMac
2.33Ghz Core 2 Duo
2gb RAM
256mb ATI Radeon X1600
250gb HDD
It'll be here in a week or two. It's my first Mac, and it's replacing a 1.2Ghz Celeron with 256mb RAM.
I got the exact same configuration. My shipping date is the 25th, which is about a year away (at least it feels like it.)
I remember back when I ordered my mini it ended up shipping a few weeks later than it originally said - what are peoples thoughts on the accuracy of the shipping dates we have? Is it likely orders will be delayed due to the initial surge of people buying the newer models? Any chance of earlier-than-stated shipping? Can you tell I want my iMac already?
Courthold said:I remember back when I ordered my mini it ended up shipping a few weeks later than it originally said - what are peoples thoughts on the accuracy of the shipping dates we have? Is it likely orders will be delayed due to the initial surge of people buying the newer models? Any chance of earlier-than-stated shipping? Can you tell I want my iMac already?
Obviously it would be in Apple's best interest to overstate the shipping time and then end up delivering ahead of schedule. When I got my iBook 2 years ago, it got put on back order and the shipping time slipped. However as soon as it DID ship I found that they had upgraded my shipping for free. I literally sat down to my computer to check my email, saw it had shipped, and then heard a knock on my door (I hadn't been on the computer yet that day because I was sick as a dog.) It was suppose to ship between 5-7 days, but it came from Taiwan to NC in what seemed like half a day.
I don't expect thats common though.
KevKaos said:
Hey Kev, I haven't heard of any Baltimore user groups. I think my wife would kill me if I joined one anyway. As it is, I spend too much time on Macs!
For those iMac C2D owners who are buying RAM from a third-party, who are you using? I checked the usual vendors, and there was a wide disparity in the pricing for a 2x1GB Lifetime Warranty kit.
DMS - $250.00
OWC - $259.99
TransIntl - $189.00
Crucial - $302.81
Crucial via Newegg - $219.99 (showing out of stock)
OWC - $259.99
TransIntl - $189.00
Crucial - $302.81
Crucial via Newegg - $219.99 (showing out of stock)
amin said:
Point well taken. I have noticed a couple of Baltimore people on here, Maybe we could start a local thread at some point.
KevKaos said:
Sounds good. I can't say that I've noticed very many though, but I'm sure there are.
Ordered the base 24" Imac on 9/9/06 and received a email this morning that it shipped and scheduled to arrive on the 15th. My throat is starting to feel sore, I will probably have to call in sick that day.
ordered sunday, delivered today (tuesday morning)!
I ordered a stock 20' imac online sunday - yay, edu discount- the estimated ship date was thurday but i went to the TNT website this morning and it was on the truck being delivered! Arrived about 10.30 this morning. It's my first mac, so exciting but i'm actually having trouble getting used to the size of the screen (never used more than 16' screen before, mouse moves so much further!) It looks awesome though.
Go Aussie apple store!
I ordered a stock 20' imac online sunday - yay, edu discount- the estimated ship date was thurday but i went to the TNT website this morning and it was on the truck being delivered! Arrived about 10.30 this morning. It's my first mac, so exciting but i'm actually having trouble getting used to the size of the screen (never used more than 16' screen before, mouse moves so much further!) It looks awesome though.
Go Aussie apple store!
