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Theory on X1900 XT shipping delays...
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Am I screwed if they shipped seperately as they became available? What do they treat as "the receipt" to prove it?
Never mind:
"If my products are on the same sales order but are shipped on different dates with two separate receipts, will I still qualify?
Yes. If multiple receipts have the same sales order or web order number, they satisfy the same-day and same-receipt requirement. You must submit both receipts. You must submit the rebate within 30 days of the last ship date."
Very good.
Never mind:
"If my products are on the same sales order but are shipped on different dates with two separate receipts, will I still qualify?
Yes. If multiple receipts have the same sales order or web order number, they satisfy the same-day and same-receipt requirement. You must submit both receipts. You must submit the rebate within 30 days of the last ship date."
Very good.
Mr. Mister said:
Wow you sound like gollum. Seriously, stop talking to yourself like that it's hard to follow.
So basically they do have to have the same order number. That's why I reordered.
ammon said:That was a rumor that went around at one point. However Intel did just get friendly with ATI, so if Apple continues to use Intel CPUs then their future with ATI remains to be seen...
Oh, and just a quick note, it looks like the X1950s will be fairly cheap! The X1950 Pro will sell for only $199! Granted that is only the Pro version and not the XT version, but still... I would imagine the XT version would be around the $249-$299 price mark.
Hopefully this rumor I started turns out to be true....
Acctually I just remembered...
Didn't AMD buy ATI??
Or something like it?? (memory is still tricking me)
mr.barkan said:Acctually I just remembered...
Didn't AMD buy ATI??
Or something like it?? (memory is still tricking me)
Yes but apperently it hasn't affected anything yet.
mr.barkan said:
While this will have an effect on future development (ie 1-2 years down the road), current products and release schedules will remain unchanged. It is still a fact that ATI is the largest supplier of Intel northbridges with decent onboard graphics.
So, yes this deal will change things in the future, for the next couple years I doubt we will see much change. Now, the Mac Pro rev D (coming to an Apple store near you by Q4 2008) will most likely not have any ATI GPUs unless Apple decides to go with AMD.
But back to the thread...
The posibility of us seeing the X1950 XT ship in our Mac Pros is nothing more than a little man's wish. But hey, whats wrong with wishing?!?
Mr. Mister said:
Hmmm... I think this little man's wish is turning from fantasy to fact with each word I type.
so i called apple to ask them. They said that they currently have no information on how long it will take for apple to start including X1950's. There is no plan in the works to upgrade their current mac pro graphics cards. One person i talked to said if she had to give me a number it would be in roughly two months, before apple started thinking about the X1950. Even then it would be in addition to the X1900. Of course this could all be BS, but its what the apple rep said.
its important to remember that though it was "released" today, it was only released in small numbers. It will not be until September 14th that they are available readily. And even then it will take a while for apple to support it.
I do understand that in the past Apple has surprised their customers with sudden last minute upgrades. But this was always done prior to shipping some. It would not be fair to the customers who have already received their pros to suddenly offer a free upgrade to certain people.
I wish it was true, but at this time im going to have to say that this is only a wish. Dont worry im not nearly arrogant enough to refer to you as a little man for simply having a theory.
its important to remember that though it was "released" today, it was only released in small numbers. It will not be until September 14th that they are available readily. And even then it will take a while for apple to support it.
I do understand that in the past Apple has surprised their customers with sudden last minute upgrades. But this was always done prior to shipping some. It would not be fair to the customers who have already received their pros to suddenly offer a free upgrade to certain people.
I wish it was true, but at this time im going to have to say that this is only a wish. Dont worry im not nearly arrogant enough to refer to you as a little man for simply having a theory.
jordansampson said:
But the X1900XT is a year old!!! How can they do this to us? What's wrong with them? The X1950XTX is here, and ready. What's the problem? Have they always been like this? I don't want yesterdays technology. I just spent 5 grand on a computer system, and i'm getting a year old video card when the next one is ALREADY out. I mean, come on. I'm calling apple right now, and raising a stink about it. I'm gonna be so furious, the apple rep will have only two options, hang up the phone, or put the X1950XTX in my mac pro!
hey man all the power to ya. But the fact is that its not "out yet" more so than leopard is "out". Its is being made available to small numbers of people (like leopard) and its not scheduled for full launch until September.
Nope, sorry, they've been being manufactured in quantities for a few weeks now and will be shipping in quantities by the 13th.
Who? I didn't call them, I was talking about the X1950's being manufactured by ATI.jordansampson said:
jordansampson said:
I don't think that Apple will readily say to be honest. I placed the order for my X1900 XT upgrade and it says my ship date is Sept. 27th.
It is entirely possible that the X1900 XT card will actually be the 1950 version in my honest opinion.
I am sure that Appled will make an announcement soon if they are truly intending to ship the 1950 instead of the 1900's.
I think that Apple wants to gigve the impression that they mean business in terms of cutting-edge hardware in their workstations, post-Intel transition.
... hey like i said, its what they told me. but it coul dbe BS
Now keeping in mind i told them i would like to cancel my order if they had plans on releasing it in the next month. they told me they didnt etc etc. So lying to a customer after he askes a direct question isnt the best legal policy.
Now keeping in mind i told them i would like to cancel my order if they had plans on releasing it in the next month. they told me they didnt etc etc. So lying to a customer after he askes a direct question isnt the best legal policy.
jordansampson said:
They lie. If they want it to be a surprise, they're not gonna tell you.
edit: Check out my sig.