I feel a little let down. People that just ordered within the last few days are getting tracking numbers. It's been 23 days for me and my status hasn't changed at all. I guess I just can't see what the holdup could possible be. I was really hoping to get my new iMac by the end of this week. Now I may end up not even getting it by the end of next week. This is my first time dealing with Apple, and i'm entirely new to Macs... And this hasn't been at all a positive experience.
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I understand the let down, and agree that the lack of details is disappointing, but I have to say it is still November. No one said we would get these bad boys in the 1st or 2nd week of November. If we werent checking these forums everyday, you wouldnt have any idea that others are already getting their iMacs and you would probably still be patiently waiting.
In other words, dont let this sour you to Apple.
Edit: I called Apple twice today. The first person was useless and told me they have no other info other than what I can see online. The second person said my iMac has an expected RELEASE date of the 25th. He said that it should get sent out on that day or possibly earlier.
I made a joke and asked if I could bribe him to make it earlier and he laughed at me. I was kinda serious though. He went on to say that they usually ship earlier but couldnt promise anything.
All in all, Im ok with the 25th or around then. At least I know when to expect it.
So my suggestion is to call until you speak with someone that "sounds" like they know what they are talking about.
My order for a core i5 was placed on Nov. 9th by an apple care rep as a paid upgrade for my defective iMac G5. My credit card had a pending charge since the 9th and now the charge has gone through. When I check the apple site my order still shows as "not yet shipped." 
I can't wait for it to get here. I have been without a Mac for the past several months. Stuck using a PC with vista!
I can't wait for it to get here. I have been without a Mac for the past several months. Stuck using a PC with vista!
My iMac isn't shipping yet ... of course it might help a little if I actually order it first.
Although I do still use my OS 9 Mac for everything else, the hopeless imbeciles at Vodafone have screwed up it being able to connect to the Internet (via dial-up). That means for the past 12 months or so to get Internet access I've been stuck with an ancient PC running Windows 2000.
The new iMacs mean I can finally upgrade my computer set-up, ditch useless Vodafone, and upgrade to broadband all in one (expensive) step!!
I have been without a Mac for the past several months. Stuck using a PC with vista!
Although I do still use my OS 9 Mac for everything else, the hopeless imbeciles at Vodafone have screwed up it being able to connect to the Internet (via dial-up). That means for the past 12 months or so to get Internet access I've been stuck with an ancient PC running Windows 2000.
The new iMacs mean I can finally upgrade my computer set-up, ditch useless Vodafone, and upgrade to broadband all in one (expensive) step!!
My order W9142xxxx was placed on Oct. 28 for a 27"/i5/4GB/Numeric-KB, still shows the following status:
Not yet shipped
Ships: November
Not yet shipped
Ships: November
Ordered Stock i7 on Nov. 9
Order number is W6571XXXX and I ordered on Nov. 9.
Really looking forward to getting it. I have a 2.4 ghz 24" iMac and I'm really expecting a big jump in performance - especially in Handbrake and other video encoding as well as VMWare.
I've already ordered and received 2x2 gigs of RAM as well as the VESA plate and a VESA arm.
Now I just need a machine. Patience, patience, patience...
Order says "Ships in November" still, but my Amex has been authorized by not billed.
Order number is W6571XXXX and I ordered on Nov. 9.
Really looking forward to getting it. I have a 2.4 ghz 24" iMac and I'm really expecting a big jump in performance - especially in Handbrake and other video encoding as well as VMWare.
I've already ordered and received 2x2 gigs of RAM as well as the VESA plate and a VESA arm.
Now I just need a machine. Patience, patience, patience...
Order says "Ships in November" still, but my Amex has been authorized by not billed.
I ordered my I7 with 8GB Ram + Iworks & Printer on 9 November in the evening ... this morning the status on the US site changed to "prepared for shipment" which is much quicker than I had anticipated. I am also no longer able to cancel my order! The Dutch Apple site has not been updated yet so fingers crossed
Still the same status today ... so no change overnight. I think I read in another thread that this normally changes within 24 Hours, not so in my case. Also no change yet on the Dutch Apple site or my Credit Card statement. I ordered through the Edu site btw ... also noticed that yesterday quite a few other people in the Netherlands had their status changed to "prepared for shipment" - In most cases there were significant differences in the order dates. Hang in there guys
I ordered a BTO i7 on 21st Oct. Order 9132.......
The way I am trying to look at to calm my impatience it is like this:
If you buy an off the peg suit, you can have it straight away.
A made to measure, is a bit more special, and takes time to make.
You just have to wait that much longer.
The way I am trying to look at to calm my impatience it is like this:
If you buy an off the peg suit, you can have it straight away.
A made to measure, is a bit more special, and takes time to make.
You just have to wait that much longer.
I feel like I am in the land of misfit toys...
i ordered mine on October 30th, has never changed from November shipping. Oh yeah, my Apple remote
is sitting in Alaska now, it can stay there for all I care now.
# PROCESSOR 065-9233 2.8GHZ QUAD-CORE INTEL CORE I7
# MEMORY 065-9265 8GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 4X2GB
# HARD DRIVE 065-9411 1TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
I love seeing iMac's being delivered that were ordered a few days ago...
i ordered mine on October 30th, has never changed from November shipping. Oh yeah, my Apple remote
is sitting in Alaska now, it can stay there for all I care now.
# PROCESSOR 065-9233 2.8GHZ QUAD-CORE INTEL CORE I7
# MEMORY 065-9265 8GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 4X2GB
# HARD DRIVE 065-9411 1TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
I love seeing iMac's being delivered that were ordered a few days ago...
I wanted to update this thread, too...
My i7, 4GB, 1TB with numeric keypad just changed status from "Not Yet Shipped" to "Prepared to Ship" within the last couple hours.
Again, I ordered Nov 1st. Looks like November orders are going to be shipping very soon!!
My i7, 4GB, 1TB with numeric keypad just changed status from "Not Yet Shipped" to "Prepared to Ship" within the last couple hours.
Again, I ordered Nov 1st. Looks like November orders are going to be shipping very soon!!
Yahoo got an email this morning at 2:36 am Nov 14th from Apple, it's shipped out on it's way home !
UPS Delivery by November 17th YAY
Looks like they have updated the "November" status to 7-10 days on the main apple store website. Good news for everyone, I suppose!
Hey m8, I know completely how you feel. I felt the same way. I am only hanging on to the hope that Apple will make this right. They have already been very supportive after I told them that several of my colleagues who ordered on my referral after me, have had their units shipped.
Anyways, I am sure that your unit is on its way over.
Still nothing here. Ordered on 10/22 .. but not yet shipped. Very strange because in the store you can find that a quad iMac will be shipped in 7-10 days. So it's not so difficult to give the first buyers a shipdate...
I bet your order goes to prepared before the end of the day.
You are good! Just changed. FINALLY.
Mine finally changed today as well. Order i7 on Nov 4th. Weird it changed though. Since the rep on the phone said it wasn't shipping till the 25th. I'm not complaining. Just a little sceptical is all.
Yeah, the people of the hotline are playing games. The guy told me yesterday that he didn't know anything. Well , why are you working than.
Yeah, the people of the hotline are playing games. The guy told me yesterday that he didn't know anything. Well , why are you working than.
Ive been playing CSR roulette lately. Ill call 2 or 3 times and talk to different people and see what they all say. Some CSRs have said they cant see any additional information than what I can online. I dont buy that. I think those people are just lazy. And thats ok. Not everyone wants to actually do their job.
Then Ill get the few helpful people. But who knows if they actually know what they are talking about.
I can imagine that the front line CSRs for apple are probably less informed than we are! We are spending hours a day tracking this iMac.
Still the same status today ... so no change overnight. I think I read in another thread that this normally changes within 24 Hours, not so in my case. Also no change yet on the Dutch Apple site or my Credit Card statement. I ordered through the Edu site btw ... also noticed that yesterday quite a few other people in the Netherlands had their status changed to "prepared for shipment" - In most cases there were significant differences in the order dates. Hang in there guys
So mine is on its way and status changed to shipped, followed by an email confirming this! Can not believe this as I only ordered on 9 November. Also changed my mind about Applecare and ordered that after the fact.
Ridiculous...ordered on the 23rd and still no update.
Well, it worked for a few other people... let me warm up a second here.......
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Okay, here goes.
I bet your order goes to prepared before the end of the day.