@Jinjin Do you have your LG yet? Mine came today. First impressions: build quality much better than the Dell, panel seems very good for uniformity, no dead pixels as far as I can see. Ergo stand is really nice, saves a lot of desk space. Running scaled at "looks like 3008 x 1692" appears nice and sharp and gives UI elements pretty much the same size as on the built-in XDR display. Pleased with it overall.
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UK 14"/16" M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro (2021) Pre-release, Orders and Dispatch Thread
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funnily are amazon telling me the item was lost in transit and then refunding me for it... DPD dropped it off a couple of days ago!
(amazon now chasing for it to go back unfortunately!
)yes, the panel is great and no issues with it, text looks sharp!
the only thing is the size of it! I'm finding my head all over the place trying view all the windows! the biggest issue for me is not having picture by picture.. I'm finding not having the ability to have access to both work and personal machine at the same time a chore. its a bit fiddly to switch between inputs and I really want to have both viewable at the same time.
plan was to have both machines in clamshell with the lids closed to save on desk space and use the Logitech mouse and keyboard to switch inputs when both on one screen.
I'm waiting still for box.co.uk to process my return (been nearly 2 weeks!) but the worry is going back to 4k and taking the hit on resolution.
Not finding the size an issue so far but then my desk is fairly deep and I've got it set quite far back (more than arm's length away). Not sure how to get round the PBP issue and keep using this display: if one of the machines was a desktop I'd say access it through screen sharing from the laptop and just switch spaces when you want to move from one to another - I do that with my work Windows machine via Microsoft Remote Desktop when I'm in the office to avoid having to keep switching monitor input / keyboard / mouse. Not sure how easy that would be with a laptop in clamshell re: it going to sleep when you're not using it, but if you've got wake on LAN enabled I'd have thought it should wake up when you share to it.
BTO 16" 10c16 32GB 1TB
Ordered placed on 24/11
Shipped via DHL where it sat in Shanghai from 4/12 until yesterday where it landed at East Midlands airport and is out for delivery today on Cambridge 😃
Cannot wait!!
Ordered placed on 24/11
Shipped via DHL where it sat in Shanghai from 4/12 until yesterday where it landed at East Midlands airport and is out for delivery today on Cambridge 😃
Cannot wait!!
My order for 16" Max 10/32/64Gb/1TB, placed on 10 November with arrival of 8-15 December moved to "Preparing to ship" yesterday (8 December).
Going to be a challenge to get it here by the 15th!
Edit: it went to "Shipped" today (9 December), by UPS, with estimated delivery on 14 December 08:30-12:15.
Going to be a challenge to get it here by the 15th!
Edit: it went to "Shipped" today (9 December), by UPS, with estimated delivery on 14 December 08:30-12:15.
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Picking up 'base model' 14 MacBook Pro from Apple today, can't wait! Really nice upgrade on the 5-6 year old MacBook Pro I own! Looking around for skins/sleeves for it too.. I usually get DBrand but are there any UK based companies that are just as good?
A number of us got a leather harber London sleeve. Mines just turned up today!
Slim Leather MacBook Sleeve Case
Our best selling MacBook Sleeve. Designed to protect your laptop against bumps and scratches while looking slim and elegant. Handmade with premium real Leather & 100% wool Felt. Laptop Cases and Laptop Sleeves for MacBook Pro 14", 16" inches and MacBook Pro 13",15", MacBook 12", Air 13".
I went for the navy, nice leather and a good quality lining!
box.co.uk have finally confirmed my ultrawide issue and are sending me out a replacement. the 32k 4K is off back to amazon! I think I will notice the resolution but not having the ability to have both machines in PBP is the deal breaker.
picked up a dual vertical stand for the two Macs which will keep the desk space used to a minimum. as the LG monitors only have a single USB-C in, I'm using display port for one.. means I need to keep that laptop plugged in for it to display on an external monitor.
might need to look for a decent hub and mount it all under the desk so I can still have a 2 cable (one per Mac) desktop
We must have been in the same batch! My BTO 16 10/16/16 32gb 512gb also arrived today after no tracking info for 4th December until last night when it arrived in East Mids. What a beauty it is. Silver really seems to be the best colour for me for this generation, it looks so clean. Hope you enjoy yours!
Stunning. Also went for silver. Hope you're loving it!
There has clearly been a huge downside for orders of Built To Order versions of this new laptop. Has this been the case for other new Apple products?
My previous buying behavior has been less stressful, for which I’m very grateful.
Before the much hyped iPhone 12 & 16inch M1 MBP, I favoured buying behind the curve & picked up a heavily discounted end of line iPhone 7 RED 128 at an airport & then, in 2017, opting for an off-the-shelf mid-2018 15in MBP discounted online & readily available at local Apple Store. That meant I was not up to date with the latest but did have instant gratification for devices that kept me happy for years.
Then I allowed myself to be sucked into the hype for the iPhone 12, obsessing about which model and what spec. (It was the promise of a even better camera that did it for me.) Then the matter of price & availability. I confess that I fretted about all those choices, but I was still determined to buy outright & have a separate SIM contract. In the end I jumped on an EE deal which promptly delivered an off-the-shelf iPhone 12Pro on a monthly contract whose total almost matched the cheapest SIM-free offers. So more instant gratification even though locked in for 3 years.
Meanwhile, I had the over-long wait for a 16inch M1 laptop …… I know, I could have bought a 13inch M1 or the 16inch Intel, but there were rumours that soon there would be a laptop with keyboard and ports to match my 2015 MBP.
Finally, speculation turned to news and then the launch and opportunity to buy.
But what model, what specs & what prospect of delivery - and all at fixed prices again.
I decided once more to go for an off-the-shelf model with specs that were probably OTT in terms of my immediate needs: the 16 M1Max with 32G & 1Tb. Off I went, late at night on Launch Day, to struggle with Apple Store online - competing with/against thousands of others - and I eventually placed an order.
Then delivery dates started to slip.
Surprise and delight when someone here mentioned Costco. Never shopped with them before but I followed it up by searching the UK based outfit. There I saw the very model I wanted with an earlier date of delivery - the earliest I’d seen, so could it really be try? And it was cheaper - even with the advance ‘joining fee’. I even phoned for confirmation of the offerl.
Fortune smiled & neither the price nor the delivery date were scams.
Summary. I went for an OTT off-the-shelf model, but I also got lucky. The result was that I avoided a lot of stress and have been enjoying more instant gratification than otherwise might have been the case. Of course, this was at the cost of buying a model at a higher an increased price than a BTO, that offset only by my privilege of having cash in the bank & being able to afford the the warm glow of cascading my mid-2015 MBP to a grateful daughter. Had I not the money perhaps I would be back to buying behind the curve again, using that trusty mid-2015 MBP for another year or two.
I do hope this doesn’t come across as smug. My intention is to highlight the dilemma in choosing that sweet spot of the Built To Order model and the compromise in buying something off the shelf.
My previous buying behavior has been less stressful, for which I’m very grateful.
Before the much hyped iPhone 12 & 16inch M1 MBP, I favoured buying behind the curve & picked up a heavily discounted end of line iPhone 7 RED 128 at an airport & then, in 2017, opting for an off-the-shelf mid-2018 15in MBP discounted online & readily available at local Apple Store. That meant I was not up to date with the latest but did have instant gratification for devices that kept me happy for years.
Then I allowed myself to be sucked into the hype for the iPhone 12, obsessing about which model and what spec. (It was the promise of a even better camera that did it for me.) Then the matter of price & availability. I confess that I fretted about all those choices, but I was still determined to buy outright & have a separate SIM contract. In the end I jumped on an EE deal which promptly delivered an off-the-shelf iPhone 12Pro on a monthly contract whose total almost matched the cheapest SIM-free offers. So more instant gratification even though locked in for 3 years.
Meanwhile, I had the over-long wait for a 16inch M1 laptop …… I know, I could have bought a 13inch M1 or the 16inch Intel, but there were rumours that soon there would be a laptop with keyboard and ports to match my 2015 MBP.
Finally, speculation turned to news and then the launch and opportunity to buy.
But what model, what specs & what prospect of delivery - and all at fixed prices again.
I decided once more to go for an off-the-shelf model with specs that were probably OTT in terms of my immediate needs: the 16 M1Max with 32G & 1Tb. Off I went, late at night on Launch Day, to struggle with Apple Store online - competing with/against thousands of others - and I eventually placed an order.
Then delivery dates started to slip.
Surprise and delight when someone here mentioned Costco. Never shopped with them before but I followed it up by searching the UK based outfit. There I saw the very model I wanted with an earlier date of delivery - the earliest I’d seen, so could it really be try? And it was cheaper - even with the advance ‘joining fee’. I even phoned for confirmation of the offerl.
Fortune smiled & neither the price nor the delivery date were scams.
Summary. I went for an OTT off-the-shelf model, but I also got lucky. The result was that I avoided a lot of stress and have been enjoying more instant gratification than otherwise might have been the case. Of course, this was at the cost of buying a model at a higher an increased price than a BTO, that offset only by my privilege of having cash in the bank & being able to afford the the warm glow of cascading my mid-2015 MBP to a grateful daughter. Had I not the money perhaps I would be back to buying behind the curve again, using that trusty mid-2015 MBP for another year or two.
I do hope this doesn’t come across as smug. My intention is to highlight the dilemma in choosing that sweet spot of the Built To Order model and the compromise in buying something off the shelf.
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I've never seen Apple have issues with BTO like this before, it's well below their usual service quality.
Another update, now says 'shipped' and have a tracking number with DHL saying delivery on Dec 17th.
Now have 3 different delivery dates in the last 2 days!
Now have 3 different delivery dates in the last 2 days!
After being stuck as "Shipment picked up" in Shanghai for 6 days, it suddenly turned up in the midlands late last night. Looks like it'll still make its estimated date of the 13th.
My order that shipped on 9th Dec has been from Shanghai to Korea (on 12th) to Sharjah (UAE, also on the 12th) and I think is now just arriving in Cologne (12th). I think it has one more hop to the UK, possibly to East Midlands (or more likely as I'm in Kent) to Stansted. Still looks plausible that it could arrive on Tuesday 14th or Wednesday 15th!
Seems like a lot of recent UPS deliveries have been taking the road/boat route to Essex most recently. Seems to add a day more to the delivery so 14th could be on!
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It arrived today! Already migrated my stuff over and looking forward to getting stuck in with it!
I think it got stuck in Cologne for an extra day and then went via Stanford-le-Hope (Thames Gateway).
I cancelled by pending BTO with Apple and got a brand new 14" 1gb 16gb 10/16 from eBay with a 17% discount.
Too good a deal to pass on.
Too good a deal to pass on.
