well i finally ordered a mac pro!

[babsuvulawho]

i am from canada , i also ordered a mac pro in mid september which i am awaiting for ... first was being built over seas they said took longer , then same day right away was actually couple of weeks before i refused as they had no answer where it had been for couple weeks being it was a 3 day delivery, after numerous calls to apple and them receiving the return they notified me to say they had new one to replace .. when i questioned where it was coming from as i added much to it , was told cali .. and they do not custom make in shanghi ..again 2 more calls to sales and was confirmed they are made in shanghi , but not according to customer service .. does anyone know where the customized ones are made , please need answer ...

That's odd. I ordered mine in early October and it has been here for a week now and I live in Canada too. What configuration did you order?

 

[meepm00pmeep]

that is odd... i ordered in October and it arrived 3 days later

 

[Willis]

Woot woot!

FINALLY ordered. Not bad if I say so myself

 

[kiikii]

- babsuvulawho -
this is a copy of my order , when placing was told configurations were done
in china , but being i had a replacement of lost one it comes from cali ..
is there a place in cali which builds these .. may i ask where yours came from when tracking your order ......
065-6352 Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
065-6413 4GB (4 x 1GB)
065-6410 NVIDIA GeForce 7300 T256MB(single-link DVI/dual-link DVI)
065-6367 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
065-6745 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
065-6507 Two 16x SuperDrives
065-6725 Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme
065-6280 AppleWirelessKeyboardandApplewirelessMightyMouse- English
has anyone else had one configured come out of cali...

 

[DXoverDY]

Ordered mine yesterday morning.

2.66ghz
1gig of ram
160gig HD
X1900XT
23" ACD

Says it will ship by the 27th, 2-4 day to ship, free ground shipping at the latest it says it will be delievered by the 3rd of november. a total of less than two weeks including shipping.

 

[Willis]

Ordered mine yesterday morning.

2.66ghz
1gig of ram
160gig HD
X1900XT
23" ACD

Says it will ship by the 27th, 2-4 day to ship, free ground shipping at the latest it says it will be delievered by the 3rd of november. a total of less than two weeks including shipping.

you ordered yours before me, and according to my delivery date, i'd get mine before you.
odd

 

[twoodcc]

Woot woot!

FINALLY ordered. Not bad if I say so myself

congrats! that's a lot of 500GB hard drives...have fun!

 

[Willis]

congrats! that's a lot of 500GB hard drives...have fun!

haha yeah. drive 3 will probs get halfed for windows for the apps we need to use. then the rest for OSX. Its gonna be holding one hell of a lot of pictures. We shoot in RAW so take up a fair bit of room. And because we store a lot of crap aswell, and this is gonna last us about 6 years, get as much space that seems reasonable... 2Tb would of been just for kicks really. ah well, never know... may throw in another 500 later

cant wait till the beast arrives at our front door

 

[babsuvulawho]

- babsuvulawho -
this is a copy of my order , when placing was told configurations were done
in china , but being i had a replacement of lost one it comes from cali ..
is there a place in cali which builds these .. may i ask where yours came from when tracking your order ......

When mine shipped I received an email which stated it would be delivered by Sameday in Canada and it provided a tracking number. I checked the tracking number everyday and it said the same thing; Sameday had not received the package yet. I called Apple and they said Sameday will not receive the package until it clears customs (takes 4-7 business days) and then it is usually delivered the next day. This is exactly what happened, on Monday 16th it showed up on the Sameday tracking site and it was delivered the next day. Sameday received the package in Mississauga Ontario and delivered it to me in Ottawa. Where it was before that I cannot say.

 

[DXoverDY]

you ordered yours before me, and according to my delivery date, i'd get mine before you.
odd

I expect it to show up long before the estimated delivery date but i'm not holding my breath either. My 23" ACD should be here tomorrow or friday... knew I should've ordered the 3 day shipping

 

[Willis]

Recieved my email today to say its been shipped. However, email says 7th Nov at the latest and on the order status on the net shows 5th Nov.

Still a WEEK over the original estimated date. Ah well.

Its on its way!!

 

[Willis]

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

just went there to check out info on my ACD (which is the updated version btw) and my Mac Pro since Apple sent me their serial numbers in an invoice. Still arent here yet =(

Serial number: CK6430****
Model: Mxxxx Mac Pro (Quad Xeon) 2.66GHz
Bus speed: 1.33GHz
Factory: CK (Cork, Ireland)code_to_number: 0DM -

It seems its made in Ireland! Hope it comes with a free can of Guinness

 

[Willis]

Its here! It came yesterday morning. *strokes* its soo purdy. I had to reseat all the Ram though because it was saying I only had 1Gb installed instead of the 2 thats in there. All's good now though. Man its sweet as

 

[rob5]

Ordered mine a couple of hours ago, here's the info:

2.66 GHz Quad Xeon
4GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-4x1GB
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mse
Mac OS X
Country Kit

Ships by: Nov 08 - Nov 13
Delivers by: Nov 09 - Nov 14

 

[daveIT]

Ordered yesterday...
Order Date: Nov 3, 2006 at 11:55 AM PST

2.66 GHz Quad Xeon
2GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-4x512
ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL
Airprt Extrm & BT 2.0+EDR
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mse
Mac OS X
Country Kit
&
APPLE CIN DISPLAY 20" FLAT PANEL-USA

UPDATE:
The Mac Pro shipped the 6th & left Anaheim yesterday...delivery by the 13th!
ACD shipped the 3rd and arrived the 6th...I have to pick it up after work. That's fast service to Alaska...might help that the FedEx hub of the world is here.

 

[dpuckett]

This thread looked as good as any to say hello. I just purchased a slightly used Mac Pro. Waiting for shipping (hope I did not get ripped off, time will tell). This will be my first Apple product and I am a bit anxious. I plan on using this to host multiple virtual machines (Linux/BSD/MS) using either Parallel or Vmware once its available. My question is I still have some data on my old PATA drive that I will need to transfer over. Will I need to purchase a USB drive cage or can I connect it to an existing IDE port, if there is one?

Thanks ahead of time for any help.

 

[MRU]

My question is I still have some data on my old PATA drive that I will need to transfer over. Will I need to purchase a USB drive cage or can I connect it to an existing IDE port, if there is one?

Thanks ahead of time for any help.

Buy a cheap usb2 3.5" ide case.

 

[daveIT]

The wait is killin' me!

So, I received my ACD a couple days ago and it's been sitting on my desk next to my old iMac just taunting me. Apple shipped in FedEx 2 Day.

I just looked and my Mac Pro arrived in Portland 8 Nov. Apple shipped that FedEx Ground. Are they actually driving from Portland to Anchorage? That's over 2500 miles!!! Anchorage is the biggest FedEx hub in the world and there are many FedEx planes landing every day. It seems like it would be more cost effective to stick it on one of those planes.

Here's the kicker...I have a 3-day weekend for Veteran's Day and FedEx says I'm supposed to receive the Mac Pro on the 13th...MONDAY!! Noooooooooo!

Arrrrgh....help me what can I do to stay sane.

 

[rob5]

ordered last saturday, came yesterday. beautiful machine!

 

[daveIT]

Thanks

Thanks, that helps hahaha! One day I'll live somewhere with normal shipping times...I was in Italy for 4 years before I moved to AK...

Note to self...pay $70 for fast shipping next time.

 

[auero]

Mac Pro
Part Number: Z0D8
Both Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse - U.S. English
Two 16x SuperDrives
Accessory kit
Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
2GB (4 x 512MB)
500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
Mac OS X - U.S. English
ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (2 x dual-link DVI)


Ships by: Nov 14 - Nov 16
Delivers by: Nov 16 - Nov 24

My Dell 2407 and newegg order (hard drives) are going to beat it =(

 

[killmoms]

Ordered a Mac Pro, spent more than I had but I'm still excited. I had a sudden, pressing need for a machine that could dual boot into Windows, and had been eyeing the Mac Pro for a while. I'd wanted to wait until Leopard hit, but given the circumstances, I needed the machine now... and as this forum is so fond of saying to those who are waiting for the next big upgrade, "BUY IT WHEN YOU NEED IT!"

Got the standard dual 2.66's, plus the Radeon, WiFi/Bluetooth, and the Wireless keyboard/mouse. Also got a refurb Dell 2407 to go with it. Didn't upgrade to more RAM, just because I don't have the money for it at the moment—I'll be evaluating its performance and deciding if I want to slap in 2 or 4. Will putting in 2 MORE GB (totalling 3GB, 2x512 and 2x1GB) be a detriment to performance vs. an even number? Not much experience with dual-channel.

 

[daveIT]

Should be here this morning?

WOO HOO!


Nov 9, 2006 8:49 PM

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

ANCHORAGE, AK

 

[killmoms]

Mine too! On vehicle for delivery as of 3:50 AM this morning! Guess I'll just have to hook it up to the HDTV in the living room for initial setup.

Like that's a BAD thing.

 

[daveIT]

Got it

Mine arrived at 0930...it found someone's wireless network in my neighborhood so I haven't hooked up my ISP yet.

I setup AppleTalk with my 'ol iMac and transferred some stuff over via Ethernet.

I have a lot to learn about this new OS coming from 10.2.8! There's all kinds of new stuff.

Off to play...