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Waiting for 27" Quad to hit Apple stores thread

Sir Cecil said:
You posted misinformation here. You told me and anyone else in San Francisco that you had personally called the stores this morning and they did NOT have them. Only by noticing your post was made OVER AN HOUR BEFORE THE STORES OPENED did I then check myself. And when I did, five minutes after opening time, the store had them.
People come here for information, not to be misled with rubbish. And then you have the nerve to call someone who points out your false information "a troll".
Laughable.
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I called you a troll because you called me a liar. I didn't lie. I called the store this morning, someone picked up and told me no quad-cores. I asked if they received their shipment for the day yet and they said NO. There was no false information. All I did is pass on my experience, just as this board is meant to do. BTW I also called the Palo Alto store this morning, and while they didn't pick up before 10, when they did they said no quad cores. This person was obviously mistaken as well. In any case, you could have simply asked me how I was able to get someone on the phone (or even phoned in yourself to see if I was telling the truth). You also could have been friendly and helpful by simply saying "hey man, whoever you talked to is clueless...just picked up an i5 on Chestnut!". Instead you came here with some holier than though attitude.


In any case, thank you Sr. Troll for cluing me into their arrival. I picked one up off Chestnut just now. :p
 
Got my i5 from Somerset in Troy, MI this afternoon. I called both Partridge Creek and Somerset around noon. Partridge Creek said they didn't have any, but Somerset said they did. When I asked how many they had all I was told is that stock should last at least for the day. When I got there some employees didn't seem to know that the i5 models were in stock. I think it's important to mention that the stores are usually very busy with probably a couple dozen employees, so when you call the store you may be talking to someone who doesn't know a shipment has arrived. If they didn't leave the phone to check, it might be useful to politely ask them to do so.
 
Saint Louis Galleria got them in this afternoon!! Called, sales person answered and I asked if they had quad cores. Was told no, end of November. Asked to speak to the store manger who I know on a first name basis, told me yes they have them, come on in. What is up with these Apple people yanking our chains?!?! :rolleyes:
 
Just called the San Diego store (UTC Mall) they have the i5 in stock, not on display though. Not sure about the other two stores down here, was at Fashion Valley yesterday and they didn't have them, but might have changed this morning.

Think as my first mac gonna go with the i7...Go big or go home haha
 
I was at the Apple Store Tice's Corner in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey Lake this afternoon. They received 7 Core i5s in today. It's probably safe to say that most Apple Stores will be receiving several shipments this week so keep calling if they tell you they are out of stock!
 
morficus said:
the store was packed but nobody else was buying an iMac.
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I noticed the same thing. Very busy, but people were walking out with laptop boxes and iPods, stuff like that. I didn't see anyone else standing next to an iMac box. Oh, that beautiful iMac box.
 
Proud new owner of a 27" iMac i5 Quad Core pickup at the Portland, Oregon (Pioneer Store). Made a appointment, waded through the crowd to an available salesperson. Told him what I was looking for and to my amazement he said "We got those i5"...:eek: A few nano seconds later I said I would like one!! Totally did not plan for that one. Especially after reading all the threads here.


So excited I don't even have a signature!!!

Oops build that desk Fast!!! for a proper landing zone for this beauty!!

MacNFishtek...:):):)
Joining the light side after being in the darkside...windows!!
 
Just got home from the Apple Store in Fashion Valley, San Diego. Called earlier in the morning and had just got a dozen quads that same day. They had 10 left.

The Apple store about 5 or so miles from me didn't have any in stock. Fashion Valley is about a 15 minute drive, about 10 miles.

Can't wait to play around with it!
 
Traded in my stuck-pixel Quad i5 that I bought at retail yesterday for a new one. Finally, I have one with 0 stuck pixels!!

I originally had a C2D 27'' with 2 dead black pixels, exchanged it for a dead-pixel free C2D 27'', then decided i wanted a quad core so I bought one yesterday with a dead pixel in the dead center of the screen, exchanged it today for a perfect i5.

Definitely return your imacs for a new one if you get one with stuck pixels, as this is more common than I'd have expected. The Apple staff was very accommodating and exchanged it with no hassle whatsoever. I'm very thankful to not have to haul that damn box around in and out of the mall any more, thats for sure.
 
Eisnel said:
I noticed the same thing. Very busy, but people were walking out with laptop boxes and iPods, stuff like that. I didn't see anyone else standing next to an iMac box. Oh, that beautiful iMac box.
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Not in the Apple store I was in. I walked in and there were three iMac boxes lined up next to the genius bar waiting for people that were purchasing them. I freaked out a bit knowing that at least one person had bought an i5 from the store earlier in the day and they only got five in to begin with. :rolleyes: I walked up to the boxes and read the descriptions....all 27" dual cores! I almost wanted to interrupt their purchases just to let them know the quad-cores were available (after I secured mine, of course) but of course it's not my place to do so.

I set the new iMac up in less than an hour, and had family members oh'ing and ah'ing in less than minute after that. Couldn't be happier. :D:D:D
 
Thanks for the good times ladies and gentlemen. Picked up my i5 this evening after work from the Leawood, KS store. Setting everything up and transferring everything over right now. My wife just rolls her eyes. :)

wmt
 
Just checked at Sydney cbd store again, they said iMacs are shipping to the store now and should arrive Thursday.

Just a question, I asked the store assisstant if I could buy an i7 instore, assuming he'd say no, seeing as it appears to be an Online Store BTO configuration, but he said as soon as they come in I'd be able walk in to the apple store and buy an i7.

Was he getting this wrong or what?
 
I picked up my Core i5 today (Nov 14) around 2pm from the Menlo Park, NJ Apple store and it was the last one in stock for the day. I wanted the wired numeric (wide) keyboard which actually is a BTO core i5 if ordered online, so I asked the store manager if I can have that instead of the stock wireless with magic mouse. After asking him to swap the original wireless keyboard with the wired one, he paused for a few seconds, and said why not. So what they did was, charged me $49 for the new wired keyboard, and took out $49 off the original cost of the i5 and I went home with the wired keyboard for FREE.

I used my EPP and the NJ tax was around $120 something, and the total was about $1995 for my spanking new 27" core i5 iMac.

I love the MAGIC MOUSE and my Geekbench score is 6532. Hopefully, after my OCZ Vertex Turbo SSD upgrade, that might get better.
 
Dont you love it when you know more then the Apple "Specialist" He thought they were not getting the i5's till late december... then again he first thought they were iPods :rolleyes:
 
apple stores dont know. sometime in november thats all you'll know till they actually get them.
 
otisblack said:
Traded in my stuck-pixel Quad i5 that I bought at retail yesterday for a new one. Finally, I have one with 0 stuck pixels!!

I originally had a C2D 27'' with 2 dead black pixels, exchanged it for a dead-pixel free C2D 27'', then decided i wanted a quad core so I bought one yesterday with a dead pixel in the dead center of the screen, exchanged it today for a perfect i5.

Definitely return your imacs for a new one if you get one with stuck pixels, as this is more common than I'd have expected. The Apple staff was very accommodating and exchanged it with no hassle whatsoever. I'm very thankful to not have to haul that damn box around in and out of the mall any more, thats for sure.
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When you exchanged the C2D for the Quad - did they charge a restocking fee? I'll be exchanging my C2D this week, and am happy to pay it if needed, but I'd rather not :)
 
MacGadfly said:
When you exchanged the C2D for the Quad - did they charge a restocking fee? I'll be exchanging my C2D this week, and am happy to pay it if needed, but I'd rather not :)
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Yes, I had to pay for restocking because I changed my mind and opted for the i5. Maybe your store will be more kind, you never know.
 
Hi all,

I picked up the i5 Quad Core machine today at the Apple Store at the Derby Street store in Hingham, MA! The sales rep I worked was excited for me to buy it, as I was the first customer from the store to get the new i5! The manager stated that they heard they were in transit yesterday, so they must have gotten delivered last night or this morning. No word on how many more they had, but I came in at around 130pm and I was the first one to purchase an i5, so I am sure they have more.

I sit in front of this machine and write this post and am in awe of this machine. It is the most beautiful screen I have ever used; bright and beautiful. Of course I am coming from a 6 year old Powerbook G4 that has difficulty reaching any brightness at all (I speak affectionately of that machine of course)..

Any one in great Boston I can confirm Derby Street Store in Boston has the i5!

Good luck!
 
Setting up my 27" i5 I bought from the Altamonte Springs store in Orlando, FL today. They said they had a "few" in stock when they opened at noon.

Wow, is this thing big and fast!
 
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