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Apple delays shipments of new 17" MacBook Pro

updated 07:50 pm EST, Wed February 4, 2009

17 inch MB Pro delayed


Apple has pushed back ship dates for the new 17-inch aluminum-unibody MacBook Pro that was unveiled at the Macworld Expo early in January. "Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected," explained a message sent to customers that pre-ordered the notebooks. "As a result, we will be unable to ship your 17-inch MacBook Pro until February 19, 2009." The exact reason for the delay remains unknown.

New orders are expected to arrive in three to four weeks for the gloss-screen configuration, while the matte display is expected to ship in four to five weeks.


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  1. tonewheel

    Mac Enthusiast

    Joined: May 1999

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    02/04, 09:04pm | report spam | Reply |

    Well...

    Glad I didn't order one of these just yet. I can only imagine what may be the problem.

  1. Zanziboy

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    02/04, 10:56pm | report spam | Reply |

    Battery Shortage?

    My first guess would be that ramping-up production of the custom form factor battery is proving to be hard. Any time you design a custom part for a system, you run the risk of part shortages. In this case, the battery is the one key component which cannot be purchased from a second supplier, but given the delay is only a week or two, this clearly indicates a production issue rather than a technical problem.

  1. testudo

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    02/05, 07:50am | report spam | (2 replies) Reply |

    Re: Battery shortage

    Somehow the internal is different than any other laptop battery, which needs to be designed specifically to fit a laptop case?

  1. ocfra

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    02/05, 08:36am | report spam | Reply |

    Intel Quad?

    Maybe they are gonna stuff the 17" with a Quad...

  1. testudo

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    02/05, 10:00am | report spam | Reply |

    or...

    stuff it with a PPC G5! Finally!

  1. Paul Huang

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    Joined: Sep 1999

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    02/05, 10:24am | report spam | Reply |

    Chinese new year

    Some idiot didn't take into account of the Chinese new year holiday at multiple factories that make the parts. Of course, the assembly plant as well.

  1. dynsight

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    02/05, 11:48am | report spam | Reply |

    I want one

    I found someone to buy my old 2.16 17" for $1000, so I want this baby, and I want her now!

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