The "I just bought/ordered/got/shipped my new/refurb MBA" thread, [Merged]

[Tech198]

Here's mine -:

01 Jul 2013 07:29:10 Perth Out For Delivery.
01 Jul 2013 04:42:44 Perth Shipment Received At Transit Point.
01 Jul 2013 04:41:29 Perth Shipment Received At Tnt Location
30 Jun 2013 13:54:29 Sydney Shipment Received At Transit Point.
30 Jun 2013 13:43:10 Sydney Shipment In Transit.
30 Jun 2013 09:32:00 Sydney Delay Due To Congestion En Route. Recovery Action Underway.
29 Jun 2013 08:37:14 Pudong International Airport Shipment In Transit.
28 Jun 2013 19:24:44 Pudong International Airport Shipment Received At Tnt Location
28 Jun 2013 19:00:00 Shanghai Shipment In Transit.
28 Jun 2013 18:14:32 Shanghai Shipment In Transit.
28 Jun 2013 17:56:41 Shanghai Shipment Collected From Customer

Seems like most are coming from Shanghai.

 

[bomp]

Mines arrived in town !! Just need it to go to "out for delivery"


Stoke, United Kingdom 07/01/2013 4:35 A.M. Arrival Scan

Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 07/01/2013 3:25 A.M. Departure Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/29/2013 4:30 A.M. Departure Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/28/2013 3:11 A.M. Import Scan

06/28/2013 12:49 A.M. Arrival Scan

Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 06/27/2013 7:20 P.M. Departure Scan

06/27/2013 7:18 P.M. A flight delay occurred because of aircraft mechanical reasons. / Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit

EDIT: it's just updated to OFD!!

 

[Tech198]

I just got mine

Awesome MBA .... SSD is is fast as hell.... Apple must use good SSD's, not experienced these speeds.

 

[GasheadJames]

Mines been stuck in Germany since the 28th. Apparently still on time for delivery tomorrow....
Just hope he hops on a flight soon!

Koeln, DE
28/06/2013 23:59
Import Scan

 

[hakr100]

Mines arrived in town !! Just need it to go to "out for delivery"


Stoke, United Kingdom 07/01/2013 4:35 A.M. Arrival Scan

Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 07/01/2013 3:25 A.M. Departure Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/29/2013 4:30 A.M. Departure Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/28/2013 3:11 A.M. Import Scan

06/28/2013 12:49 A.M. Arrival Scan

Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong 06/27/2013 7:20 P.M. Departure Scan

06/27/2013 7:18 P.M. A flight delay occurred because of aircraft mechanical reasons. / Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit

EDIT: it's just updated to OFD!!

Mine is still being held hostage in Shanghai by your brother in law. Three days in Shanghai...sounds like an old Bing Crosby-Bob Hope "Road Movie."

Wow..big update:


7/02/2013 - Tuesday Shanghai CN
2:01 am
International shipment release - Import

Four days in Shanghai. A mini-vacation.

What's next for this MBA, I wonder...a side trip to Seoul? A slow boat to Hong Kong?

 

[tylerwatt12]

so does "International shipment release - Import" mean it's on the plane?

 

[tnhick]

so does "International shipment release - Import" mean it's on the plane?

2:33 am
In transit
SHANGHAI CN
2:01 am
International shipment release - Import
SHANGHAI CN

I would think this is the Chinese version of US customs releasing the shipment to leave the country. It can then leave. It could have been on the plane for the last three days for all we know
Mine just decided to take a trip to Japan:
- 7/02/2013 - Tuesday
8:28 am
In transit
NARITA-SHI JP

 

[tylerwatt12]

2:33 am
In transit
SHANGHAI CN
2:01 am
International shipment release - Import
SHANGHAI CN

I would think this is the Chinese version of US customs releasing the shipment to leave the country. It can then leave. It could have been on the plane for the last three days for all we know
Mine just decided to take a trip to Japan:
- 7/02/2013 - Tuesday
8:28 am
In transit
NARITA-SHI JP

hey look we're plane buddies.

- 7/02/2013 - Tuesday
8:28 am
In transit
NARITA-SHI JP

2:33 am
In transit
SHANGHAI CN

2:01 am
International shipment release - Import
SHANGHAI CN

 

[delsondelson]

Just bought my first Mac ever (13" MBA w/ 8GB RAM and standard CPU/SSD config).

I opted for the expedited shipping, and ordered the unit yesterday. It shipped out today...but surprisingly from Pennsylvania instead of China (thought it would come from there for sure since it was custom configured).

It's final destination is upstate New York, about 3 1/2 hrs away from Jonestown, PA. For some reason, even with Fedex 2Day, the delivery date is listed for Wednesday (two days from now). The Fedex ground maps indicate it would take only 1 day to reach its destination (Tuesday).

Is there any chance I may see the estimated delivery get reset to Tuesday (tomorrow), being that the unit is a mere 3 1/2 hrs away? The tracking information indicates it has left Jonestown 3 hours ago.

 

[tylerwatt12]

Just bought my first Mac ever (13" MBA w/ 8GB RAM and standard CPU/SSD config).

I opted for the expedited shipping, and ordered the unit yesterday. It shipped out today...but surprisingly from Pennsylvania instead of China (thought it would come from there for sure since it was custom configured).

It's final destination is upstate New York, about 3 1/2 hrs away from Jonestown, PA. For some reason, even with Fedex 2Day, the delivery date is listed for Wednesday (two days from now). The Fedex ground maps indicate it would take only 1 day to reach its destination (Tuesday).

Is there any chance I may see the estimated delivery get reset to Tuesday (tomorrow), being that the unit is a mere 3 1/2 hrs away? The tracking information indicates it has left Jonestown 3 hours ago.

weird, how much more was expedited?

tnhick: I have a bad feeling it will land in AK this morning instead of a more eastern hub. I saw flight FDX28 from RJAA to ANC

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=FDX28

 

[Tech198]

Update: had to return mine, i just couldn't get used to 13-inch, plus i got eye stain, screen too cramped.

Shame, SSD was fast......

Maybe i might just stick SSD in my current MBP, and probably wait ti see what Apple brings.

 

[nogglegonk]

CTO 13" Macbook Air - Estimated Delivery 01/07/13
Ordered with components, to be merged (whoops)

21/06/13 21:03 - Order Placed
29/06/13 15:54 - Client Called for Pickup
29/06/13 18:40 - Freight Received w/Docs
01/07/13 11:40 - Booked: Origin Pudong, Shanghai -- Dest LHR, England
01/07/13 11:40 - Confirmed on Board (always a bonus)
01/07/13 17:30 - Est Arrival at Destination
01/07/13 18:40 - At Final Destination
02/07/13 11:00 - Arrived, not Cleared for Import
03/07/13 14:00 - Requested Delivery Date

That's got to be the delivery to the distribution centre after merging with other parts of the order right? 11 Days since ordering and counting. Yey

**update**
03/07/13 09:00 - It's made its way from London, past me in Oxford, and is now sat to the north of me, in Hinckley of all places.

 

[Ifti]

Just ordered my first ever MBA.
Went for the 11" model since I wanted the portability - and I will be buying a max spec 15" rMBP when its next updated, to use as my workhorse anyways.

Spec of ordered 11" MBA in sig.
Was contemplating the 512GB SSD option, but considering it wont be my main system, and I have a portable USB3 and a portable Thunderbolt drive anyways, I really wont need the exra storage on the system anyways!

Now the 'excited like a little kid' phase has started!

 

[DoctorK4]

Now that the BTS promotion is out I placed my order. i7/8/256 - due in about a week. I already bought an external monitor, USB hub, Thunderbolt-to-HDMI adapter and USB3 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter and a sleeve. Just need the MBA! And possibly an external HD if I can get a really good price on a 2TB or 3TB model.

 

[Ifti]

Now that the BTS promotion is out I placed my order. i7/8/256 - due in about a week. I already bought an external monitor, USB hub, Thunderbolt-to-HDMI adapter and USB3 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter and a sleeve. Just need the MBA! And possibly an external HD if I can get a really good price on a 2TB or 3TB model.

Keyboard Skin?? lol
I bought my Keyboard skin for it already - just going to order my sleeve for it now!
Mine is also due in about a week (same spec as yours)
I have a Buffalo Ministation ThunderBolt 1TB Portable drive, which I use when video editing away from my main Drobo 5D, but since this system wont be my editing machine (will get an updated max spec rMBP for that soon) I went with the 256GB as I have an external USB3 2TB My Passport drive - prices for these drives were pretty fair, so you may wish to consider one of them......

 

[GizmoDVD]

Just ordered an i5, 8GB Ram, 128GB Air. The $100 AppCard pushed me over.

I'm sure I can sell my current spec'ed 2012 Air for about 1k on Craigslist so overall about $150 to upgrade to a new model with a full year of warranty.

 

[pazoo]

My package has been stuck in Louisville, KY since Sunday morning. I hope it moves soon. I want to have it for the weekend!

 

[RayK]

hey look we're plane buddies.

- 7/02/2013 - Tuesday
8:28 am
In transit
NARITA-SHI JP

2:33 am
In transit
SHANGHAI CN

2:01 am
International shipment release - Import
SHANGHAI CN

Me too! Well maybe, mines now in Korea.

 

[tylerwatt12]

Me too! Well maybe, mines now in Korea.

same here.

and I just called Apple about their $100 gift card when you buy a mac for education, since I was so early, they gave me the promo anyway!

 

[RayK]

same here.

and I just called Apple about their $100 gift card when you buy a mac for education, since I was so early, they gave me the promo anyway!

Did the same this morning. Great deal.

 

[rews]

Estimated delivery on mine is the 5th, but according to apple, it arrived in Leicester today, which is pretty close by so i'm hoping it'll make an appearance tomorrow. It's my first ever Mac, so i'm getting crazy impatient! Can't wait to retire my old HP laptop and finally make the switch

 

[ylimes2]

I ordered a 13" i5/8/128 at 9am this morning, regular free shipping, and it's already shipped from Jonestown PA. Estimated delivery to Washington DC tomorrow, which is way sooner than I expected to see it, but I'll be happy to have it ahead of my long weekend.

 

[randomtask]

11" i7/8/512 ordered.

Will be replacing my 11" Macbook 2010 C2D 1.6 GHz/4/128 - which is the best laptop i've ever owned.

The new one has some big shoes to fill..

 

[Saberon]

You ordered a BTO today and it already shipped?!

I ordered 2 days ago and still processing. I'm not from US though

 

[Raytheon117]

Ordered an i5/8GB/128SSD MBA as part of the back to school deal today! This will be my first Apple computer, laptop and Mac. Can't wait for it to arrive