I can see exactly why they do it. Its competitive out there, They want your business so they're bound to use any sales techniques to get you to purchase with them..
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Waiting for 27" Quad from RESELLERS
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I can see exactly why they do it. Its competitive out there, They want your business so they're bound to use any sales techniques to get you to purchase with them..
Yes, my order status is updated and they provided a tracking number. The iMac was the only item I ordered.
MacMall Update
Looks like MacMall did get some in - they got them in LATE yesterday and re-packed to ship out last night.
I have a UPS tracking number for mine now!!
If your MacMall i7 didn't change with tracking number from their Order Status page...they told me they are getting a bunch more in this Friday.
I think we are all starting to get them from our ReSellers....Yeah!!
Looks like MacMall did get some in - they got them in LATE yesterday and re-packed to ship out last night.
I have a UPS tracking number for mine now!!
If your MacMall i7 didn't change with tracking number from their Order Status page...they told me they are getting a bunch more in this Friday.
I think we are all starting to get them from our ReSellers....Yeah!!
mine marked as shipped, with tracking number!
I too woke up to fantastic news. mine is shipped via ups with a tracking number.
FANTASTIC NEWS
I cancelled my order with Amazon last Saturday and upgraded to an i7 from Macmall. The fact that Amazon continues to say that "this product has not yet been released" always bugged me. So that, combined with the news of how much more horsepower the i7 packs for just a couple hundred more, I decided to switch. I think I'm glad that I did - MM even seemed to think that I would be in line to get one from their Friday (tomorrow) delivery. We'll see!
I keep watching Amazon though, to see if they update the product status, and am really curious to hear from someone who actually gets a delivery notice from them.
Uk Apr
I ordered an i5 through a UK Apple Premier Reseller. At the start of this week, I was told that it had been made (it is a BTO) and had been shipped to Ireland and should be with me at the end of this week or start of next.
To my surprise, when I spoke to them today, they said that the quads were all in constraint and mine would be made at the end of next week at the earliest.
Small consolation was that I could upgrade to the i7 which seems to be the sensible thing given the benchmarks.
But I can't work out why they shipped my completed BTO system from Ireland, back to China, took it apart and then used the bits on someone else's iMac.
Also can't work out why lots of our lovely co-posters on here continue to receive machines which were ordered after I placed my order, yet Apple are telling the APR that the production lines have been stopped.
Sigh.
I ordered an i5 through a UK Apple Premier Reseller. At the start of this week, I was told that it had been made (it is a BTO) and had been shipped to Ireland and should be with me at the end of this week or start of next.
To my surprise, when I spoke to them today, they said that the quads were all in constraint and mine would be made at the end of next week at the earliest.
Small consolation was that I could upgrade to the i7 which seems to be the sensible thing given the benchmarks.
But I can't work out why they shipped my completed BTO system from Ireland, back to China, took it apart and then used the bits on someone else's iMac.
Also can't work out why lots of our lovely co-posters on here continue to receive machines which were ordered after I placed my order, yet Apple are telling the APR that the production lines have been stopped.
Sigh.
My own plan had been to give them until Saturday, in which case I'd just go pick one up at the Apple store. (Why Saturday? Because that's the first chance I'd have to actually go there). It does look like they're starting to trickle out of resellers though, so now I"m not sure.
Nah...not a word from them. I was thinking of giving them a call, but I figured I'd get the same response as I've been getting the 4 or 5 times I've already called them (Has not shipped yet, will let you know as soon as they ship, yadee yadee yah).
I'm also in the same boat as you. If I don't hear from them by tomorrow, I'll cancel and go to my local Apple Store and buy it there using my EPP (6% off).
With that said, if I end up buying from the store and they end up having this alleged "black friday sale" and it ends up being cheaper then what I purchased it for, can I get the price difference back considering it will be less then a week since I purchased the computer? Anybody know?
Will Amazon ever carry the i7? Other retailers (B&H and Macmall) sell them, so why not Amazon? Also, I thought I could only get the i7 direct from Apple until I started reading this forum. So far, B&H has the best price (I live in California) taking into account a 2% Bing rebate.
POWERMAX shipped (?)
The great news: I just got a tracking number from Powermax on my 27 I7 that I ordered on October 21 (I was supposedly first in line).
The not so great news: the tracking number doesn't work (might not be in the UPS system yet).....
UPDATE: my tracking works now too - but I wont get it until 11/30.....
The great news: I just got a tracking number from Powermax on my 27 I7 that I ordered on October 21 (I was supposedly first in line).
The not so great news: the tracking number doesn't work (might not be in the UPS system yet).....
UPDATE: my tracking works now too - but I wont get it until 11/30.....
PowerMax shipped
Same here from Powermax. Finally shipped my i7 with wired keyboard. UPS tracking doesn't work either but I'm sure when UPS does their pickup from them, it will update on their site.
Update: Tracking Number works now. Won't get mine until Monday 11/30 according to UPS.
Same here from Powermax. Finally shipped my i7 with wired keyboard. UPS tracking doesn't work either but I'm sure when UPS does their pickup from them, it will update on their site.
Update: Tracking Number works now. Won't get mine until Monday 11/30 according to UPS.
Another reseller shipping.....
I ordered my i7 on 10/27 from Small Dog in Vermont. I checked with them Monday and they had received no quad cores and had no idea when to expect them. I got an email from them this morning telling me that it was about to ship (they added another 4Gb of RAM) and now it's en route, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.
It's replacing a 6 1/2 year old G5. I'm way past ready.
I ordered my i7 on 10/27 from Small Dog in Vermont. I checked with them Monday and they had received no quad cores and had no idea when to expect them. I got an email from them this morning telling me that it was about to ship (they added another 4Gb of RAM) and now it's en route, scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.
It's replacing a 6 1/2 year old G5. I'm way past ready.
well guys... i waited and waited and waited...and no news from amazon so, i'm officially canceling my order and will be going to the apple store tonight to purchase my imac..
as for those of you who DID get your imac from resellers such as clubmac, powermax, etc...congrats to you guys! i'm glad SOME people got some good news out of these resellers
This is my first disappointment with amazon (been a loyal customer for years)..and i think i've learned one lesson from this: when it comes to high in demand apple products, (as big of a reseller as amazon is) it looks like amazon will always be at the end of the line behind the more 'mac specialized' vendors...
so, i'm officially canceling my order and will be going to the apple store tonight to purchase my imac..as for those of you who DID get your imac from resellers such as clubmac, powermax, etc...congrats to you guys! i'm glad SOME people got some good news out of these resellers
This is my first disappointment with amazon (been a loyal customer for years)..and i think i've learned one lesson from this: when it comes to high in demand apple products, (as big of a reseller as amazon is) it looks like amazon will always be at the end of the line behind the more 'mac specialized' vendors...