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Two months to deliver a computer? Clowns
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Not sure about that.. I have a 1TB SSD and D700 in my 6core and I'm on week 6 of my wait. Haven't heard a peep.
I was gonna say that if figure the D700's or the 1 TB SSD (I couldn't find a Samsung 840 1 TB in stock when i looked in early December) are the bottle necks if we assume its a part shortage, not just slow assembly.
How is two months random?
If order 2.5 months in advance it would be there when you needed to start.
(if what have right now is broken or doesn't work that is a different issue about decisions made even further back in time. )
Instant gratification is an entirely different property than randomness.
Jobs era saw several production not be available in certain regions at all for months. This Mac Pro adjustment to demand isn't particularly that much different.
The drama associated with the delivery of what I believe is likely a luxury item for you is hysterical. Good lord, I would love to see what happens to you when something bad actually occurs in your life. A computer delivery being delayed doesn't rank up there with "bad". This tells me your life is hardly complicated.
You can wait for the damn computer or you can buy a readily available iMac or a PC if that suits you. The clowns can't work faster for you nor would I wish they would.
Not an Apple defender, but here are some points to ponder:
- component shortages. There are many unique parts supplied by others, and they may be in short supply, or have developed a problem
- technical issues discovered after ramping up. It only when you build hundreds or thousands that edge condition problems are uncovered. Here's hoping that this is not the case, or if so, Apple is making doubly sure that any nMP shipped is "perfect"
- I have a hard time believing that demand is considerably higher than forecast. These nMPs are trickling out, and the Apple stores are getting very few if any. Also, no advanced configs beyond the original 2 are being stocked.
Recall the White iPhone as OP suggested. Also the roll-out of the iMac a year or so ago that was trickling out before Christmas holiday season. Apple did finally comment on the reasons for both delays, but only after the issues were resolved.
The "radio silence" by Apple suggests that there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes to get things right.
If things were perfect, and there were no component shortages, these things would be shipping in volume and be readily visible in all configurations.
So right now, the actual number of nMPs shipped is unknown. There is only conjecture; just like this posting.
Whatever the issue, we all hope it gets resolved quickly.
- component shortages. There are many unique parts supplied by others, and they may be in short supply, or have developed a problem
- technical issues discovered after ramping up. It only when you build hundreds or thousands that edge condition problems are uncovered. Here's hoping that this is not the case, or if so, Apple is making doubly sure that any nMP shipped is "perfect"
- I have a hard time believing that demand is considerably higher than forecast. These nMPs are trickling out, and the Apple stores are getting very few if any. Also, no advanced configs beyond the original 2 are being stocked.
Recall the White iPhone as OP suggested. Also the roll-out of the iMac a year or so ago that was trickling out before Christmas holiday season. Apple did finally comment on the reasons for both delays, but only after the issues were resolved.
The "radio silence" by Apple suggests that there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes to get things right.
If things were perfect, and there were no component shortages, these things would be shipping in volume and be readily visible in all configurations.
So right now, the actual number of nMPs shipped is unknown. There is only conjecture; just like this posting.
Whatever the issue, we all hope it gets resolved quickly.
I waited a good 2-3 months for my B&W G3. Ordered it right away too.
My rev a 15" G4 aluminum powerbook had a long wait.
So yes, this happened on Jobs' watch too.
Mine is already on Germany now, on it's way to my city even though I'm not supposed to get it before Tuesday. I can see it arriving on Monday! How about yours?
Some people can withstand a long wait for what they want, some people are willing to wait for what they want, and some people do not like to wait for a long time. I am in the last group.
I really wanted and needed (still want and need) an NMP and ordered one as soon as I could place an order. But, the long waiting time made me cancel the order. I now use an oMP and an iMac. I will not place another order unless it will be shipped within a few days. If it always keeps a long waiting time, then I may forget about the nMP completely and get something else if my need warrants that.
At the current stage of computing technology, it is not wise to let customers wait for a long time. Note that it is no longer Steve's time in terms of both technology and competition.
I really wanted and needed (still want and need) an NMP and ordered one as soon as I could place an order. But, the long waiting time made me cancel the order. I now use an oMP and an iMac. I will not place another order unless it will be shipped within a few days. If it always keeps a long waiting time, then I may forget about the nMP completely and get something else if my need warrants that.
At the current stage of computing technology, it is not wise to let customers wait for a long time. Note that it is no longer Steve's time in terms of both technology and competition.
I guess I'm lucky my 3,1 is functional, and not sold off before the new one arrives. I'm content to wait patiently, and watch others dash themselves on the rocks of despair.
Now if I was a real professional needing the chops of the nMP, and losing money waiting...
Now if I was a real professional needing the chops of the nMP, and losing money waiting...
No but macmall has had them for a month. Nobody wants a standard config, at least very few. I was going to wait until shipping times were better but just decided to order one today in a 6/1tb/32/d500 configuration. But if new thunderbolts come out before I get it I may just get a loaded iMac with 2 thunderbolts. We'll see.
Frankly if I had a username like the OP's I'd worry about other things:
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Just wondering why one would want to buy a very expensive piece of electronics made by clowns in the first place.
a 2 month wait on a 12 month cycle is laughable. I'm guessing we won't see a V.2 for a while. If we do see a revision in that time and the back up still exists, it's just pure LOLz. The demand is NOT that high for these machines. It's got to be a manufacturing problem relating to scale or technical b.s..
I just ordered five 24-core systems from HP, and have a guaranteed eight day delivery.
Intel is not the bottleneck. Memory is not the bottleneck.
I'm pretty sure rolling up a laptop and shoving it in a tube and calling it a workstation is part of the problem. All this smoke and mirrors to push TB. I wonder why I even keep up with this brand anymore. This forum has turned into "get your daily dose of schadenfreude" I guess.
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I get my daily dose of schadenfreude from http://www.nomblog.com/ - things are not playing out according to the National Organization for Marriage's gameplan.
