03/14/2003, 5:20pm, EST

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Apple ships first 17" PowerBooks

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Apple today began shipping its 17" Aluminum PowerBooks to resellers, almost 2 weeks after its announced "February" ship date. Resellers report receiving shipment confirmation from Apple: "So far they only have shipped one unit, probably getting one unit out to each Apple Specialist for display purposes." Pre-production units arrived at Apple retail stores around the US last month, but many stores simply used it as a non-interactive display model (though users at some locations were able to explore the laptops). New 17" PowerBooks from the Apple store currently show 3-5 week estimated ship date, the same time-frame quoted to some customers in late February.

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107480 03/14, 5:38pm, EST No hurry

I'll wait another 6 months at least. Hopefully Apple can get their shipping delays taken care of.

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107484 03/14, 5:46pm, EST oh no

the sky is falling! the sky is falling!

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107485 03/14, 5:48pm, EST one unit

they need to start getting tougher with the kids that are building those laptops in the factory, they are taking forever to get one done.

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107486 03/14, 5:50pm, EST well end of march

that's the time mine will come, within a first shipment to the reseller.
good for me ;-)
and I don't have time to wait another 6months, I've been waiting now since january, so it's about time!

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107487 03/14, 5:52pm, EST Display

I went to the Apple SoHo store on Wednesday for a look at the 17" model. They had one, but it was rotating atop a cyclindrical marquis about a foot above my head.

Got to play with the 12" model. Nice keyboard. Is it me, or does the aluminum finish look kind of plastic?

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107491 03/14, 6:08pm, EST Awesome

This is wonderful news to me, woohoooo, hope mine ships soon!

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107492 03/14, 6:09pm, EST Hmmm...

Seems to me that by the time the orders get filled it will be time for a price cut... then all those people who ordered early will really be upset! (I am glad I am waiting...)

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107493 03/14, 6:20pm, EST Based on the 12" ...

The 17" is going to be one sweet machine. Apple has really perfected this particular enclosure (about frickin' time, too). The keys feel sooooo much better now (not that it was bad before, just spongy), the case is harder to scratch (but not to dent, just so you know), it's significantly lighter and seems even sexier somehow. Now if they'd just give it a kicky handle like the iBooks had at one time, it would be perfect! :)

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107494 03/14, 6:22pm, EST Time Frame

By now, doesn't everybody know that "month ship date" means month plus another month? It's been the norm for several years now, so it's no surprise to me. I don't like it anymore the anybody else but seems like that's the way it is.

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107495 03/14, 6:25pm, EST Now they tell me.

What am I going to do with this big plastic heavy Dell I just bought, DUDE?

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