When does the store online go down.

[guccimane]

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About when does the apple.com store norm go down and come back online for iMacs when, hopefully Tuesday, they come out.

 

[Apple OC]

nobody knows ... just keep checking

 

[kevin2223]

Nearly all of the "silent" refreshes (without any real press conference) have the store go down in the morning for anywhere from two to four hours, with new models/pricing available by about 9 AM EST. You'll likely be able to order shortly after the store goes back up and they usually have the new models in-store soon after.

For releases with a press conference and same-day availability/ordering, the store would go down for a few hours beginning at the end of the conference. Example: the August 2007 iMac update with specs/information revealed at 1 PM EST.

 

[Pintail]

A bit of a different scenario, but when Canadians were waiting for the iPhone4 release, the store went down at 3am and was back up at 6am for ordering.

It was a long night! But I had a ton of fun with other early risers on the forums drinking coffee and watching the sunrise.

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[Chupa Chupa]

For hardware it usually goes down between 6-7am eastern and then back up before 9am. But it's Apple so anything goes. It could go down a noon and back up at 2. You just have to keep watch.

 

[Hans Brix]

My guess is early morning. Catch some Zzzzs now and wake up in a few hours.