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Green Leaf · 05:25 PM

3 Weeks ago, Apple said the shipping estimate for the 1.42 Gigahertz machines was 4-6 weeks. Today, it is still listed at 4-6 weeks. Doesn't this mean that the shipping estimate should have been at least 7 weeks? Or is this to say that Apple also participates in 'fuzzy math'.

NEW: As of 2/20/03
MacNN reader Roger Baerwolf writes: "I was just informed that my 17? PowerBook ordered from Apple?s Web store during Jobs? keynote at MacWorld, has been pushed from a Feb. 20 ship date to April 10th! A four-month wait from announcement!" Mr. Baerwolf says he will consider canceling his order.

MY POINT EXACTLY!!!

Moonray · Feb 19, 2003, 06:19 PM

It could simply mean that it was 4-6 weeks three weeks ago and is 4-6 weeks right now.

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MacGorilla · Feb 19, 2003, 09:10 PM

Are you expecting one? or are you just looking for an excuse to troll?

rlmorel · Feb 19, 2003, 09:26 PM

Oh man. I hate the new math...

Earth Mk. II · Feb 19, 2003, 10:36 PM

It probably means that it will be 4 to 6 weeks from the time you purchased it until your mac ships.

If you wait 6 weeks and there's no change in status, then you can bitch. But I'd suggest a civil call to apple first. There's far too little civility in the world these days.

msuper69 · Feb 19, 2003, 10:38 PM

Look up the definition of the word "estimate".

It's a guess, many times not accurate when it comes to ship dates for Macintoshes.

Nothing new here.

::maroma:: · Feb 19, 2003, 10:49 PM

Wow Greeny, is this all you could come up with? Apple must be doing pretty damn good for you to have to resort to trolling about shipping dates.

Green Leaf · Feb 20, 2003, 09:32 AM

We live in an 'eager' society. We want things, and we want them now. When i ordered my Computer, i was expecting a month delay. But now it's looking like 2 to 2.5 months. Wouldn't you be upset?

Spheric Harlot · Feb 20, 2003, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by Green Leaf:
3 Weeks ago, Apple said the shipping estimate for the 1.42 Gigahertz machines was 4-6 weeks. Today, it is still listed at 4-6 weeks. Doesn't this mean that the shipping estimate should have been at least 7 weeks? Or is this to say that Apple also participates in 'fuzzy math'.

um.

Wouldn't it make sense to either

a) wait another 3 weeks to see whether you get your machine or not (though I somehow doubt you've actually ordered one) or

b) call the Apple store?

Or are you just looking at shipping estimates for NEW orders in the Apple Store, figuring that, after the initial delay, all machines would be delivered spontaneously?

hm.

Green Leaf · Feb 20, 2003, 05:24 PM

MacNN reader Roger Baerwolf writes: "I was just informed that my 17? PowerBook ordered from Apple?s Web store during Jobs? keynote at MacWorld, has been pushed from a Feb. 20 ship date to April 10th! A four-month wait from announcement!" Mr. Baerwolf says he will consider canceling his order.

MY POINT IS PROVED!

besson3c · Feb 20, 2003, 06:19 PM

what point?

Do we have to approve of you being upset before you are officially allowed to be upset?

Are you supposed to sympathize with you? If so, how dare Apple make you wait!!

Do what you want, and feel what you want. You don't need our permission.

OptimusG4 · Feb 20, 2003, 06:35 PM

After about 4 years of the repeating shipping date patterns, one would think readers would take them with a grain of salt.

torifile · Feb 20, 2003, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by Green Leaf:
MacNN reader Roger Baerwolf writes: "I was just informed that my 17? PowerBook ordered from Apple?s Web store during Jobs? keynote at MacWorld, has been pushed from a Feb. 20 ship date to April 10th! A four-month wait from announcement!" Mr. Baerwolf says he will consider canceling his order.

MY POINT IS PROVED!

Sounds to me like Mr. Baerwolf is doing the "fuzzy math." Jan to April is 3 months, not four. Quite a difference.

Go away, KH.