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JayTay · Apr 22, 2004, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by Phil the Fish:
Na ... try from the UK
Ordered this Wednesday (21stApril --see above) .... order confirmed but open ..... shipping date .... on or before 30th April ... so I guess by the time the slow boat sails, first to Holland and then to British waters, I'm look at Mid-May at best .. but I sort of expected that or worse ... go on Apple prove me wrong

Phil

You never know....I recall when I ordered my iPod I had it 6 days later, hell, I even had the shipping confirmation before the order has been confirmed!

Cincojoe · Apr 22, 2004, 06:39 PM

Mine is still open. I ordered mine on Monday the 19th. I did order rather late in the day, so I guess you could call it Tuesday. We'll see if I get a notice tomorrow.

gostan · Apr 22, 2004, 08:51 PM

I ordered my 15" 1.5 80gb 5400hd 128vram with one 512mb ram at about 5:42 PM pst. I am still awaiting shipping notification. My order is still open.

Cincojoe · Apr 22, 2004, 08:58 PM

I checked the time on my order. I ordered on 4/19 at 4:09PM est. Order is still open.

chris m. · Apr 22, 2004, 10:28 PM

Ordered a 15" with the additional video and faster HD on 4/19.

Shipped, but it's sitting around in Shanghai right now. It missed the plane last night

Should get here Monday.

Cincojoe · Apr 22, 2004, 10:30 PM

why hasnt mine shipped !!!!!!!!!!!

chris m. · Apr 22, 2004, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by Cincojoe:
why hasnt mine shipped !!!!!!!!!!!

I chose the "expedited" shipping option. I wonder if those were processed before the others.

Cincojoe · Apr 22, 2004, 10:34 PM

I chose that as well.....

chris m. · Apr 22, 2004, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by Cincojoe:
I chose that as well.....

They must have realized I needed it more since I'm still using a Pismo!

Cincojoe · Apr 22, 2004, 10:37 PM

lol, could be

AgBlue · Apr 22, 2004, 10:51 PM

I ordered mine on Monday at about 5-6pm central. So around the evening. I was hoping it would ship today or tomorrow, but doesn't look like it.

Also, I purchased this through my student developer account, and i was wondering if this will add to any possible time delays. I know sometimes EDU ones get pushed or rushed.. at least that's how their service center is.

Anwyay I can't wait for it to come in. I'm sure glad I sold my iBook a month ago.

Oh and here's specs :

1.5ghz, 512mb ram (2 stick)
4x superdrive model
80gb HD w/5400rpm
128mb VRAM

Total price? $2278
Definitely can't be this deal for a top of the line Powerbook on the day it was announced.

AgBlue

bcaslis · Apr 23, 2004, 02:00 AM

17" 128MB VRAM, 5400rpm drive, 1GB single SO-DIMM, ordered 7:00am 4/19. Shipped 4/23. Nothing shows on the Fedex tracking yet so it's probably just sitting on a shipping dock somewhere. Could arrive anywhere between Monday and Wednesday. Once shipments clear customs in Alaska it's easy to get an accurate delivery date, but it's just a guess until then.

iomatic · Apr 23, 2004, 02:05 AM

Order Status as of 11:00 PM PDT, 04/22/2004 Open
12" BTO, still waiting...couldn't be because of being in Oregon...must be me.

Originally posted by bcaslis:
17" 128MB VRAM, 5400rpm drive, 1GB single SO-DIMM, ordered 7:00am 4/19. Shipped 4/23.

...

scoot · Apr 23, 2004, 02:41 AM

From: [email protected]
Subject: Shipment notification for order # 700xxxxxxx
Date: April 22, 2004 10:40:56 PM PDT

Dear Apple Customer,

The following products shipped on 04/23/2004. Transit time will
depend upon whether you have chosen standard or premium freight
options. If your order is shipping standard freight, it should arrive
within 10 days of shipment.

Product # Product Description Qty Ext Price
__________ ________________________________________ ____ ________________

__________________________________________________ _______________________
Z0AF04AAD PBG4/512/1.5/80G/SD/AP/BT/LL 1
With the following configuration:

Memory 065-5071 512MBDDR333 SDRAM - 1 SQ DIMMs
Video Memory 065-4968 128MB Graphics Memory
Hard Drive 065-4965 80GB Ultra ATA Drive@5400rpm
Optical Drive 065-4966 SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Country Kit 065-4974 Country Kit/Airport
Keyboard/Mac OS Language 065-4963 BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS
Custom SW I 065-4683 Not Applicable
Custom SW II 065-4681 Not Applicable

-----------
Whoo hoo!
I've gone with the low-end models until now. I'll be switching from a Ti867, so I'm looking forward to this one. Why the 17? I want the extra screen real estate, and a 15" would be just too similar to what I have now to justify a new machine. The price drop was just enough to kick me over the edge. I've been lusting after a 17 since they debuted. Now that a rev C is USD 500 less than the rev A was, I'll bite.

I splurged on the VRAM and HD, but the price differential was miniscule. I'll want more RAM, but that will have to wait until 1GB modules come down a bit. Well, I might grab a 512 for $100. At worst, I'll have an extra one if I ever buy a 1GB module. That'll still be 256MB more than I have now.

Hmm... Let's see, how do I put this?
Oh, yes.

and

rm199 · Apr 23, 2004, 02:43 AM

shipped

JayTay · Apr 23, 2004, 03:37 AM

Ordered on the 20th and shipped today, estimated delivery is the 27th. WhooHoo!

rm199 · Apr 23, 2004, 05:04 AM

Anyone whose shipment is with TNT Express (Europe) - any idea how to track the item? The shipping track number from apple is not recognised by the TNT website.

JayTay · Apr 23, 2004, 05:28 AM

Originally posted by rm199:
Anyone whose shipment is with TNT Express (Europe) - any idea how to track the item? The shipping track number from apple is not recognised by the TNT website.

Go the the Apple Order Status page and click on the tracking number on that page.

rm199 · Apr 23, 2004, 05:31 AM

ah ok, I have mistaken the lack of information provided by that link for needing to go to TNT for the info.

ibulldog · Apr 23, 2004, 06:08 AM

I'm in the club! Shipped today: 1.5, 15 inch, upgraded HD and video memory. Got my Powesleeve from Radtech all ready to go!

JKT · Apr 23, 2004, 06:14 AM

Just ordered mine this a.m. (top end 15", 128MB VRAM, 5200rpm 80GB drive, single 512MB chip, and a 15" incase sleeve laptop bag) and the expected shipping date at the moment is on or before 7th May

However, I get an excellent discount (�1650.50 versus �1911.04) via the Higher Ed online store, so I'm not complaining (and, at least it won't arrive while I'm away for the May Day holiday weekend

).

I'm pleased as punch - my first ever Mac purchase and I'm hoping a big performance boost over my current work machine.

mnemons · Apr 23, 2004, 08:54 AM

Ordered on 04/20
Shipped from Shanghai on 04/23
PBG4/1.5/512/80G@5400/SD/AP/BT/LL (128 VRAM)

Estimated delivery date Apr 28, 2004

Finally my PowerBook 520C can sleep peacefully.

icebookdude · Apr 23, 2004, 09:40 AM

12" Powerbook Combo, ordered today, shipping on or before Apr 28. Wow this is my first Powerbook! Coming from an iBook 700.

dwishbone · Apr 23, 2004, 10:04 AM

still waiting

James L · Apr 23, 2004, 10:41 AM

Hey all,

15" BTO ordered on Tuesday (April 20th) at 7am (Pacific Time).

Original estimated shipping time was on or before April 27th.

Shipped early this morning (April 23rd). Currrently on the Fedex site showing in Shanghai.

Cheers!

James

AgBlue · Apr 23, 2004, 11:44 AM

I ordered on the 19th with the same config as mnemons, but I still haven't received a shipment notification!!

I chose the faster 2-3 Fedex shipping for $12 more.

Owell.. I hope it ships out today, so I can receive it by next week.

AgBlue

mnemons · Apr 23, 2004, 11:56 AM

Sorry to hear that.
I guess Apple Co. might know that my 10-yr-old PowerBook should be put into sleep ASAP, although my PowerMac G4 400Ghz is still working fine.

PS: I choose free ground service.

BTW, are there any solutions to connect my Apple 17" ADC CRT monitor with PowerBook? I know the ADC-DVI adpater only works with flatpanel screens.

Originally posted by AgBlue:
I ordered on the 19th with the same config as mnemons, but I still haven't received a shipment notification!! I chose the faster 2-3 Fedex shipping for $12 more.

Owell.. I hope it ships out today, so I can receive it by next week.

AgBlue

JHromadka · Apr 23, 2004, 12:01 PM

Ordered 15" BTO w/ 128MB VRAM & faster HD
Order Date 04/19 08:25 PM PST
Shipped 4/23
FedEx estimates it will get here 4/28

Now I will switch to checking Apple's order status page to FedEx's tracking page.

GeekyJeff · Apr 23, 2004, 02:04 PM

Mine shipped 4/22. Expected to arrive on 4/26

Originally posted by GeekyJeff:
Order Date 04/19/2004 05:50 AM PST Shipping On or before 04/26/2004

17"

2GB DDR333 SDRAM - 2 SQ DIMMs

128MB Graphics Memory

80GB Ultra ATA Drive@5400rpm

iomatic · Apr 23, 2004, 02:14 PM

Maybe they meant the 12"-ers may not ship 'til May...

I can't believe my order's still open. Ordered Monday...

Originally posted by GeekyJeff:
Mine shipped 4/22. Expected to arrive on 4/26

MrCaN · Apr 23, 2004, 02:22 PM

Yea I ordered my BTO 15" 1.5 on monay morning, and I have yet to recieve a shipment notice.

James L · Apr 23, 2004, 07:51 PM

Update...just had this on my Fedex tracking:

Arrived at Sort Facility/ANCHORAGE AK 04/23/2004 12:36

...ordered Tuesday morning, and it is now in Alaska! It states estimated arrival date is on Tuesday. One week from order to arrival (if their estimate is correct)... that's not bad!

Cheers,

James

James L · Apr 23, 2004, 07:54 PM

Also, for those waiting for 17", it is the Apple press release that states that the 17" will be delayed until May:

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/19pb.html

The quote is:

Pricing & Availability
The new 12- and 15-inch PowerBook G4 models are available immediately, and the new 17-inch PowerBook G4 is expected to be available in early May through The Apple Store� (www.apple.com), at Apple�s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

GeekyJeff · Apr 23, 2004, 08:01 PM

No, I think its quicker than that as my 17" is between AK and FL even as I type this! 2:31 pm Left FedEx Sort Facility_ANCHORAGE AK_

Originally posted by James L:
Also, for those waiting for 17", it is the Apple press release that states that the 17" will be delayed until May:

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/19pb.html

The quote is:

James L · Apr 23, 2004, 08:19 PM

cool, they are definitely moving faster than Apples estimates!

Arcayx · Apr 24, 2004, 02:12 AM

Man am I ever jazzed about this.

Shipped on 4/24
Ordered in the evening, on the day of release.
15" BTO with the 5400 rpm drive and extra VRAM (of course!)

azt33 · Apr 24, 2004, 06:05 AM

Ordered a stock 12" w/ SD on 4/22, and it shipped on 4/24! My estimated ship time was on or before 4/29, so I'm very happy

gostan · Apr 24, 2004, 06:59 AM

My 15" BTO with 1 512 dimm, 128vram and 5400 hd was ordered on Monday April 19 at 5:42 PST. I live in Boston, but my order was delayed because I decided to go the the Apple Store in Chestnut Hill to see which of the upgraded books might be in stock. With no 15's or 17's, I decided to go the upgraded bto route. My order is still OPEN with a ship on or before 4/27. I really hope that I receive my order before next weekend.

My new size 11 sleeve from Waterfield Design (to be used with my small cozmo bag previously used with my 12" ibook has already arrived. The 1gb samsung memory upgrade I ordered from 1800memorytogo should arrive today or Monday.

This is the first time I have tried a BTO from Apple. I have previously purchased two ti-books and my ibook at either CompUsa or the Apple Store because I am an instant gratification-type!

Apple, I am ready, willing and able. Please charge my account and send sooner than 4/27.

jimcpherson · Apr 24, 2004, 08:03 AM

Ordered 15" with faster HD and VRAM on Apr 20 (Tuesday afternoon). Order is still open. Estimated ship on or before 4/28. Does order status ever change over the weekend, or do I have to wait for Monday ?

GeekyJeff · Apr 24, 2004, 08:22 AM

Now it's sitting in Indianapolis

Originally posted by GeekyJeff:
No, I think its quicker than that as my 17" is between AK and FL even as I type this! 2:31 pm Left FedEx Sort Facility_ANCHORAGE AK_

albook · Apr 24, 2004, 08:46 AM

I ordered a BTO PowerBook 15" SuperDrive monday 19/04 07:06 PM GMT, 1 hour ago the order status said: Est. Ship on or before 28/04/2004. But now it says Shipped!

Still not received a shipment notice, but at least I know something is happening. I am so happy!!

Toyin · Apr 24, 2004, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by GeekyJeff:
Now it's sitting in Indianapolis

Mine is in Indianapolis and at 1:50am released for delivery

I ordered a 15" with 1 512MB stick, upgraded VRAM and Hard drive . I ordered mine 4/19 at 6:07AM PST (I knew it was coming out). I chose the normal delivery route. I'm surprised that I might get it today (definitely by monday)

James L · Apr 24, 2004, 09:40 AM

Wanna hear wierd?

Mine is coming to British Columbia, Canada (pacific northwest for those that are geographically challenged).

Yesterday mine flew from Shanghai to Alaska, and I am thinking "Great! Next stop Vancouver".

I just checked.. it is now in Memphis, Ten!

MrCaN · Apr 24, 2004, 09:46 AM

Yea, mine has finally shipped, but it missed the cutoff in SHANGHAI but is supposed to be here on 4-28 before 10:30 am. Now instead of watch the apple order status page every 10 min, I can watch the fedex shipping page.

Konsole · Apr 24, 2004, 09:47 AM

Apr 24, 2004 4:09 am

Held at Sort Facility

INDIANAPOLIS IN

Snarf13 · Apr 24, 2004, 10:03 AM

Mine was held in Indianapolis too. Looks like it'll be Monday for a good number of us though!

RooneyX · Apr 24, 2004, 11:15 AM

128MB VRAM guys and gals, please run Unreal 2003 benchmarks and allocate all the VRAM in the ini file to check the difference in performance between 64MBs and 128MBs.

Phil the Fish · Apr 24, 2004, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by MrCaN:

---- snip -----
Now instead of watch the apple order status page every 10 min, I can watch the fedex shipping page.

Glad to know I'm not the only sad sod out there looking at the status page every five minutes or so, in the hope that somethings happened!!!

..... still waiting for the joy of seeing mine ship

Phil

bcaslis · Apr 24, 2004, 11:49 AM

Mine is held in Idianapolis also. Depends on whether they work Sunday night or whether they wait until Monday before they start to move them.

Originally posted by Snarf13:
Mine was held in Indianapolis too. Looks like it'll be Monday for a good number of us though!

claughery · Apr 24, 2004, 11:49 AM

AHHHHHHHHHH!!! I still have not gotten shipping confirmation... I ordered my 15"BTO on Monday at 10AM PST... Has anybody that ordered monday not gotten theirs yet???