I had a couple bikes shipped by fedex a couple months ago. They actually went the wrong direction and arrived a week late, all while telling me a wrong date. Fun!
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What are your MBP ship dates?
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I had a couple bikes shipped by fedex a couple months ago. They actually went the wrong direction and arrived a week late, all while telling me a wrong date. Fun!
That sounds awful LOL
The longest I've had to wait for a non-Apple delivery from China was 4 months, so I feel like I've been training for this very moment ??
I got mine in the morning, very happy.
mine was delivered by TNT, and it stayed at Shanghai for three days.
mine was delivered by TNT, and it stayed at Shanghai for three days.
If the current release of MBP shipments are going to take UPS77 on Friday, it'll be a Boeing 747-8 Cargo plane, and it's huge! It has enough space to fill up lots of Macbooks ???
Qatar airlines but UPS77 is a Boeing 747-8 Cargo plane too. Let's hope this is the flight that has all the MBPs lol
Same with me - 16'' M1 Max 64GB 2TB without any movement. 16=Tue next week is ambitious whilst Nov 23 would be still doable. Funny that people dare to see their card being charged
Shenzhen & Shanghai are totally different geographic locations. UPS77 is currently in flight to Anchorage from Shenzhen, but UPS11 & UPS81 both left November 11 for Seoul and UPS11 left on the 12th also. All 3 flights are 747-8. This problem may have added to delays https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ups-airlines/boeing-747-400f-tail-tips-at-seoul-incheon-airport/. Apparently N572UP is now out of service until it can be repaired. The flight to Shanghai after the incident the aircraft returned to Seoul due to concerns. Fingers crossed the backlog starts moving.
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Interesting if you order now, every configuration is available by Dec 23 *except* the 64GB option which pushes the date range to mid Jan. Looks like RAM is the worst culprit right now.
So I canceled my order for a 16" M1 Max, 64 GB, 2 TB and decided to go with an 16" M1 Max 32 GB, 4 TB one. I do a lot of photo editing and video editing (but nothing outrageous) do you think this was a dumb move? Will 32 GB be enough RAM? Your thoughts Please!
Ordered the M1 Max standard combo on 10/28 and it’s due to ship on 11/29 - 12/6. Checking the apple store about 20 times a day though hoping that a local store will eventually have one in stock.
I did notice that over the last two hours today that the shipping dates for all new orders have moved up from 12/7 - 12/14 to 11/30 - 12/7.
I did notice that over the last two hours today that the shipping dates for all new orders have moved up from 12/7 - 12/14 to 11/30 - 12/7.
I was aiming for a 32GB, but after watching this youtube video, I was set for the 64GB version.
The video has chapters, the ones with Photoshop are really interesting to see, you really do gain a lot from more ram on big files. But 32GB is still a great machine, so see the video and check how the tests fit your need and workflow
@KSB you'll want to see this one too. IMO This is quite thorough and demonstrates the total paradigm shift needed to think about what Apple has done with integrated memory here:
I did watch it, but I ArtisRight really nailed my work of field usage, which Max Tech didn't really dwell that much into
but I really like their benchmarks videos as well – they just aren't that into heavy Photoshop editing
I've already been charged. Unfortunately, my MBP (same config as yours) has been moved to Zhengzhou which is purgatory for shipment:
Same with me - 16'' M1 Max 64GB 2TB without any movement. 16=Tue next week is ambitious whilst Nov 23 would be still doable. Funny that people dare to see their card being charged
Apple says Nov 22nd for me. UPS was initially at Nov 15th (this monday), but my MBP was moved to Zhengzhou and fingers crossed they will clear customs soon. I've read about people's MBP being there for an entire week, and some iPhone 13's being stuck there too. Saw a few posts say differently. We'll see ??
Saw some great videos being posted on this thread especially ArtisRight's* MBP reviews.
I don't think it's a bad move to downgrade.
I got the 64GB model because I do 3D work, motion graphics, and some animation. I have 3D programs open with Photoshop opened at the same time to paint textures or UV map. Also render previews of 3D can take a bit of time.
With Photoshop, I do some photography once in awhile but my work is mainly as a designer illustrator. 1-3GB files that easily reach 100 layers so things like panning or using the smudge brush causes beach balls for me on my intel machine.
For whatever reason the smudge brush has always lagged for me on my mac, and it's difficult to work on digital illustrations with constant 1-2 second lags during zoom, pans, or smudge brushing. I think my use-case is different and I'm comfortable with the 64GB. It might be a tad bit overkill for me if it wasn't for 3D work or motion graphics.
I think the tough thing with the new M1 Pro/Max silicon is that, as helpful as everyone on the forums have been.... I like to test things out on my own, with my workflow, to make that decision. I think once I get my hands on my MBP, use it regularly, and push the limits for myself... I'll be able to tell for sure. So I went with the higher ram. I've never returned a MBP once I purchase, so I'll hang onto this for several years to come and I'm content with my decision. If in the future, I need to downgrade my ram on the next purchase, I'll definitely consider it. For this year's upgrade purchase, I'll stick with what I have ?
Especially considering how long the custom orders are taking to ship out. I've been waiting almost a month on my first order, and I seriously need a capable machine.... like yesterday lol
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My mistake! They are totally different locations, long day and I didn't double check the spelling. After looking at like 40 pages of airplane flights I think my brain just went kaput LOL
My second order left from PVG (Shanghai Pudong International Airport). Unfortunately, my current order is now at Zhengzhou. I've been doing forum searches for people with shipping updates from Zhengzhou, there's been lots of delays. Heard some good things about packages being release within 2-3 days, up to a week being stuck at Zhengzhou.
That plane incident affected a few people on the forum, there was a thread about this with updates. My second order that arrived on Nov 5th didn't take that plane thankfully.
Yes! ?? Fast movement through Zhengzhou please! ?
I placed my order two hours ago. Base 14” with 1 TB SSD, ETA is Dec 9 - 16 which feels like an entire lifetime away
Same config here. Mine shipped out 3 days ago and has not left Shanghai. I was expecting to get the ZhengZhou delay, but not getting stuck in Shanghai. I hope it will leave directly from Shanghai to Korea and not take the same route as yours and go to ZhengZhou only to get stuck there another week. Now that it's the weekend I'm guessing I will not see much in terms of updates.
The Shanghai and Zhengzhou taxi is strange. Some people's orders in Zhengzhou has shipped directly from there to Korea, Hongkong, or Japan before moving to Alaska then Kentucky. I've also seen tracking screenshots where it starts at Shanghai, moves to Zhengzhou, then back to Shanghai and then flies to Korea.
I think Zhengzhou might be a holding point to clear customs prior to shipping even though my second order cleared customs right in Shanghai. Not entirely sure what the logistics is for Shanghai vs Zhengzhou. I did notice though that iPhone 13 orders seem to have more Zhengzhou purgatory, although there's been a handful of MBP launch orders who also went through Zhengzhou.
Also, not sure what determines if it ships from Zhengzhou directly or back to Shanghai to their international airport.
At most, I think I'll be waiting a week. So Apple's estimate seems more accurate vs UPS. Maybe Apple knows if an order is going to head towards ZhengZhou vs Shanghai. UPS updates change day to day ?
UPS Express estimates a 1-3 day delivery but man... it seems like 1 week is more realistic than 3 days. Not sure either if UPS Express ships on weekends vs weekdays ? Ah well ?
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Same with me - 16'' M1 Max 64GB 2TB without any movement. 16=Tue next week is ambitious whilst Nov 23 would be still doable. Funny that people dare to see their card being charged
I think the 32 GB will be enough for the type of work that you specified, but it will affect the delivery time. Hope you will receive it before Christmas.
My 14" (Max 10c/24gc/32G/512G) ordered on October 23rd is still stuck on "Processing" with an estimated delivery dates between 11/30 and 12/07 ... however my card has been charged yesterday evening ... maybe it's gonna get here earlier than I expect it.