Apple delays some MacBook Pro orders
updated 04:10 pm EST, Tue February 14, 2006
MacBook Pro delays
Despite the MacBook Pro shipment announcement this morning, Apple has begun notifying customers that some early orders for the new Intel-based MacBook Pro will be delayed. Although it announced that it would begin shipping its high-end MacBook processor later this week and that it should ship the low-end MacBook Pro, it appears that only limited numbers of units are available. With the announcement, Apple also said that both models would also include faster-than expected Intel Core Duo processors. In an email to customers who placed early pre-orders at the Apple Store, Apple said that reception the new laptop has been "tremendous" and that it is "working hard to ship as many units as fast as possible." However, customers orders--even some of the early orders placed on the first day--are being delayed by up to 10 days.
"Better still, prior to shipment we've improved the entire MacBook Pro family with configurations starting at 1.83GHz up to 2.16GHz. We have upgraded your MacBook Pro from a 1.83GHz processor to a 2.0GHz processor at no additional cost! We anticipate shipping your upgraded order by February 23, 2006," Apple wrote in an email to one customer who placed his order on the announcement day and was told--as late as yesterday--that the laptop would ship on February 15.
In the notification email, Apple said that customers would not see the status change at the Apple Store for the ship date until February 15; it also offered the customers the option to upgrade the processor to the new 2.16GHz BTO option, but said it may delay the order even further.
who cares!
02/14, 04:46pm reply
Don't you know Apple released 10.4.5! What build number is it! What does it do wrong????
LouZer
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I care
02/14, 05:24pm reply
As someone who's gonna have to wait another two weeks for my, my preciousssss. Seriously, though this is pretty annoying. I just wish we could get some solid info on this. I would upgrade to the 2.16, but they said that would be at least one or two weeks beyond the 28th, which is the date they've given for my order (one of the very first I'm certain) of a 1.83 now upgraded to 2.0. What can you do? At least it's faster.
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let's just hope
02/14, 05:25pm reply
it temporarily depresses the stock even further so I can grab some more of that as well ;)
aSwindler
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I'm cool with that...
02/14, 05:32pm reply
I got my e-mail as well from Uncle Steve. Hey, this is almost as good as those Lexus owners getting an iPod nano for waiting on their cars...
...ok, ok, so maybe it isn't. I'd rather wait now than wait later because Apple was too fast on the release.
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Article says SOME
02/14, 09:33pm reply
Does anyone know of an order that wasn't delayed?
c.
carlmuck
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My date
02/14, 11:31pm reply
My MacBook Pro 2.0 Ghz was delayed not up to 10 days, but 14 days. Mine isn't actually supposed to arrive until March 3rd. I am happy that it got upgraded, but this is MUCH later than I intended. Oh well, probably a good trade if I had to get one for the other.
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Re: my date
02/15, 11:52am reply
Its a new apple product that was pre-announced and allowed pre-ordering. If you order a pre-announced computer from apple believing you'll get it at a certain time, well, that's just insane. They're always late, barely shipping any at first (just to say they're shipping).
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