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Were you on Flight 84?

Hmm, I'm "In Transit" right now. Now, I do know I got some sort of super-rush priority treatment because Mary from Customer Service originally told me that it would ship the 3rd but said I would then get it the 4th (after she upgraded something), so I don't know if I got in a higher queue or what. I still expect Monday.
 
filmgirl said:
Hmm, I'm "In Transit" right now. Now, I do know I got some sort of super-rush priority treatment because Mary from Customer Service originally told me that it would ship the 3rd but said I would then get it the 4th (after she upgraded something), so I don't know if I got in a higher queue or what. I still expect Monday.
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Good news...all I know at this point is the order # and the CS rep upped shipping to Priority. Just checking like before for some movement to Prepared for Shipping, etc.

If this one has a problem I may just get a refund and wait until the reports are better. I can survive on my Macbook but not for long. If my 24" was not sold I would probably revert to it for the interim.
 
jmuchrisf said:
shipping exception in shanghai. still sitting.
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Shipped but missed the FedEx cut off. Estimated delivery 12/07/09. Looks like there are less flights by FedEx???

I cannot believe we are still watching tracking #'s and flight plans...:mad:

I sent a FedEx letter to Steve Jobs yesterday about this situation and it was received this morning. So we will see what the staff has to say when they respond...they usually call.
 
Freis968 said:
How do you find out what flight a computer is on?
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On the original Flight 84 saga, one of the posters did some creative phone research and found out that Flight 84 had 255 iMac's on board. Status and flight data from some other posters tracked and when 84 got to Alaska, we began to get updates on our orders. Hence the successful tracking and movement of our orders.

I am just checking flights out and into Pudong and by trial and error trying to guess which flight will have my computer on board. I think that the flight out of Pudong tomorrow will probably have my unit but I will not know until I see some entries on my status and arrival in Alaska.

The easiest is just wait for the doorbell to ring....
 
This is what I get for waiting 12 hourss between checking status. It landed and left Anchorage. Last time it did that, I had it the next day. So, I expect it tomorrow morning. It BETTER not be broken :)
 
jmuchrisf said:
This is what I get for waiting 12 hourss between checking status. It landed and left Anchorage. Last time it did that, I had it the next day. So, I expect it tomorrow morning. It BETTER not be broken :)
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Looks good for a tomorrow delvery for you. Mine is still sitting in Shanghai..:mad:

Hope everything is perfect on this one for you.
 
it's here.. in the box.. first thing I noticed (and noticed last time too) is that there's no "THIS END UP" kind of marking.. the fedex gal just kind of flipped it around to give it to me.. i guess it doesn't matter.. let's hope!

opening now..
 
jmuchrisf said:
it's here.. in the box.. first thing I noticed (and noticed last time too) is that there's no "THIS END UP" kind of marking.. the fedex gal just kind of flipped it around to give it to me.. i guess it doesn't matter.. let's hope!

opening now..
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Will be watching for updates. Mine finally reached Alaska and is scheduled for Monday delivery... Flight FDX90A, aka Flight 84, Version 2.
 
so far so good.. no cracks yet..
the machine is freaking cold.. curious if that might cause/make more likely the cracking.. time machine is restoring.. and i stopped time machine backup on the original.. so in 2.5 hours, we'll see

i'm curious what it does with Office... yeah, I paid for office... since it's restoring applications, will it overwrite office? overwrite keys?
 
jmuchrisf said:
so far so good.. no cracks yet..
the machine is freaking cold.. curious if that might cause/make more likely the cracking.. time machine is restoring.. and i stopped time machine backup on the original.. so in 2.5 hours, we'll see

i'm curious what it does with Office... yeah, I paid for office... since it's restoring applications, will it overwrite office? overwrite keys?
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Someone had noted the packing block on top had been changed.. did you notice that at all? It won't take long to heat up....

I think with office the backup will only overwrite any new files which perhaps you may have downloaded from Update which the initial office may not have?

My TM backup has been sitting since the HD crash and I just hope the BU's are clean...
 
I think they looked the same to me. I didn't notice any difference. I was careful p ulling off the wrap this time.
 
you've got to be freaking kidding me. the bottom half of my screen is visibly yellow... i'm pissed.
 
replacement is going back. for some stupid reason i'm giving them a third try.
 
jmuchrisf said:
replacement is going back. for some stupid reason i'm giving them a third try.
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Damn! I am really reluctant to do this the third time but I want what was advertised! Mine will be delivered Monday AM and I will know by the end of the day if the screen is good or not. I had commented on this early in the thread on the first one.

But this time I want major compensation from Apple for my time and lost production. Let me know if they will prioritize your 3rd machine.
 
they said they prioritize it like they do other DOA machines. If an order goes in today through normal channels, then they will bump mine...
they also offered me a decent 'store credit'... PM me if you want details.. i won't share them publicly...and I have no problem sharing w/ you NJack
 
I received my replacement 27" i7 today. Excellent condition and from what I can tell, no yellow tinge. I had no problem seeing the tinge on the first one and some of you will remember I remarked about it. Time Machine transfer was perfect.

Build week was #49 and the first one was #45.

This one has a Seagate HD and I hope it runs more than 4 days... :D
 
I'm so happy for you!! That's so freaking great that you got it and it's working well.

I'm worried that my 'freebie' purchase hasn't shipped yet.. says within 24 hours, but not yet.. maybe tonight. we'll see... i'm close to cancelling the imac.. not really sure I want to give it a third shot..
 
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