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Magicite · Jan 31, 2005, 02:51 PM

Alright, many of you were waiting for the updates to be released, and now that they are here, I'm sure many of you have already pounced on the new offerings. So, what'd you get and when's it supposed to ship?

For me, a 1.67 GHz 15" + 128M video card upgrade.

Estimated shipping:
On or before 02/07/2005

Order Date
01/31/05
09:24 AM PST

jamiep · Jan 31, 2005, 06:22 PM

I ordered a stock 17" Powerbook today (Jan 31 around 2:30pm est) and have the same ship estimate as you � On or before 02/07/2005.

-jamie

Skyhoper · Jan 31, 2005, 08:16 PM

PBG4 15.2/1.5/512/80/COMBO/APX-USA

On or before
02/03/2005

I can't wait!! It's my first Apple computer ever.

TailsToo · Jan 31, 2005, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by Magicite:
Alright, many of you were waiting for the updates to be released, and now that they are here, I'm sure many of you have already pounced on the new offerings. So, what'd you get and when's it supposed to ship?

For me, a 1.67 GHz 15" + 128M video card upgrade.

Estimated shipping:
On or before 02/07/2005

Order Date
01/31/05
09:24 AM PST

Same as you, but ordered it about 2 hrs earlier.

porieux · Feb 1, 2005, 09:24 AM

02/01/2005
12:19 AM PST

PBG4 15/1.67/100GB/128MB VRAM

On or before
02/08/2

Could not find an option to choose expedited shipping.

pearle · Feb 1, 2005, 09:26 AM

Ordered on Jan 31, 2005

PBG4 17/1.67/1X512/100/SD/APX/BT/128-USA

M9689LL/A

Ship on or before
02/03/2005

groovn72 · 09:51 AM

Mine is already in the UPS system and is due to arrive sometime soon. I'm not sure if UPS will delivery it on a Sat. so maybe it will come Monday.

I ordered a 12" with 768megs of ram.

The case, monitor, apple care and wireless keyboard and mouse should be here today and Thursday.

I read elsewhere on this site that the 12" do not come with a backlit keyboard. On the order form it says "BckLt / English Keyboard" so maybe it does??

I'm excited to be returning back to the world of Macintosh after a long break!

Barry

AssassyN · Feb 1, 2005, 10:01 AM

^^^ That is strange indeed! If your 12" shows up w/ a Backlit keyboard you should throw it on eBay ASAP as a rare prototype and score bigtime.

WUNHjazz · Feb 1, 2005, 10:07 AM

my 12" 100GB scheduled to ship on or before 2/7 shipped today!

mrchin · Feb 1, 2005, 10:16 AM

PB 15" Super with 100GB HD, 128 Vid and extra RAM add-ons. On or before 2/7. Here's to hoping. I need my fix to help unleash me from my Dual 2gig

groovn72 · Feb 1, 2005, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by AssassyN:
^^^ That is strange indeed! If your 12" shows up w/ a Backlit keyboard you should throw it on eBay ASAP as a rare prototype and score bigtime.

Here's what it says - I copied it:

BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS

Does that mean Back-Lit? It's probably just what they put for all Powerbooks 12" and up, regardless of whether it's actually Backlit.

Barry

southtdi · Feb 1, 2005, 10:57 AM

In the press releases that were put out it says that the backlit keyboard is standard on all powerbooks now.

awdboxer · Feb 1, 2005, 05:17 PM

^Where'd you see that??
The following products shipped on 02/01/2005

M9690LL/A PBG4 12/1.5/512/60/COMBO/APX/BT-USA
I hope this backlight mystery is true.

cmoney · Feb 1, 2005, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by southtdi:
In the press releases that were put out it says that the backlit keyboard is standard on all powerbooks now.

Nah, I checked the press release and it says:

Apple�s revolutionary backlit keyboard with ambient light sensors for working in low-light conditions is now built in to all 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks and is up to 10 times brighter than before.

It would be nice to see backlit keyboards on these 12" models, but I doubt Apple would miss the opportunity to advertise it.

And if these people actually do get backlit keyboards by mistake and they work, then it'll be pretty obvious that Apple is limiting this feature to push people to higher models.

porieux · Feb 1, 2005, 07:28 PM

was anyone else able to choose a faster shipping method than the free standard shipping.

I've emailed Apple about it but no response yet.

porieux · Feb 1, 2005, 07:45 PM

Got an answer:

Your Powerbook will be shipping from one of our overseas warehouses. All products shipped from overseas are shipped via three-business-day international service. Overnight shipping is not available on products shipped from overseas.

Such87 · Feb 2, 2005, 12:34 AM

First mac, just ordered today:

17"/1.67 GHz/80GB/512 MB RAM
+ a 1GB stick, Kingston from Outpost

Shipping on or before 2/9/04

The case ships on or before 2/4/04.
Think the case will get lonely?

Question:
"Country Kit/Airport Extreme"
Country kit? huh?

I switched from a 800MHz Dell with 128 MB RAM. This will be an interesting jump of 800+ MHz (i know they're not comparable, but it makes the case even stronger) and 6x the amount of RAM. +2" inches of screen, too.

But most of all, I'm going to miss the wonderful Dell tech support, and their lovely all-too-familiar elevator hold music.

I count T-7 days until I'm PC free.

Magicite · Feb 2, 2005, 01:14 AM

Originally posted by WUNHjazz:
my 12" 100GB scheduled to ship on or before 2/7 shipped today!

You are oh-so-lucky.

C'mon, there has to be more of us who purchased, especially given the giant PowerBook thread . . .

ichibod · Feb 2, 2005, 02:46 AM

I assume mine is on or before the 7th for a 15" fully loaded, aside from the 512 of ram. I ordered through the school, along with the 23" display, so the ac would cover both. I need to check with the guy who ordered...

kjd88 · Feb 2, 2005, 02:51 AM

Order:
01/31/2005
08:27 AM PST

Ship:
On or before
02/03/2005

JCT · Feb 2, 2005, 10:41 AM

ordered 2/01/05 @ 8:31 PST
To ship on or before 2/07/05

PBG4 12.1"/1.256GB/100/SD/AEX/LL
1.256GB DDR RAM - 2 DIMMs
100GB Ultra ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Country Kit/Airport Extreme
Keyboard/Mac OS

SHIPPED!

2/02/05

JT

AssassyN · Feb 2, 2005, 10:45 AM

^^^ You purchased RAM from Apple? Wow....

celebyte · Feb 2, 2005, 11:03 AM

Order Date: 01/31/2005 @ 07:01 AM PST
Est. Ship: On or before 02/03/2005
Method: 2 Day

PBG4 12/1.5/512/80/SD/APX/BT-USA
Kingston 1GB from outpost

JCT · Feb 2, 2005, 11:18 AM

^^^ You purchased RAM from Apple? Wow....

Brutal, huh? For the first time, actually, but there were extenuating circumstances.

1. It's an EDU purchase and I need it ASAP for an upcoming trip.
2. Since it's purchased via a university we have a limited number of memory vendors that we can purchase from, and since Apple's memory prices have improved of late, the price difference between outside RAM and the extra 1 GB from Apple was about $100.

Figured we saved that $100 by not buying 3 weeks ago (when I first needed it).

It did feel *wrong* though!

JT

pumpkinapo · Feb 2, 2005, 11:38 AM

After 18 years of desktop Mac's I've finally ordered my first PowerBook. Hope it'll be as excellent as the 450MHz Cube it's replacing.

ordered 2/01/05 @ 8:50 EST
To ship on or before 2/08/05

PBG4 17.0/1.67GHZ/1GB DIMM/100/SD/APX
1GB DDR RAM - 1 DIMM
100GB Ultra ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Country Kit/Airport Extreme
BkLit Keyboard/Mac OS

AssassyN · Feb 2, 2005, 12:00 PM

Your RAM purchase makes sense then...look I bought a Rev. A 17" PB w/ my ADC discount awhile back and purchased the RAM upgrade since it was my first Apple and the ADC discount is HUGE. With my latest Mac, my iMac G5, I got my extra RAM from Coastmemory.com. ENJOY your PB!

LameLefty · Feb 2, 2005, 01:06 PM

PB 15"/1.5/Combo, upgraded to 1 gig of RAM but otherwise stock

Ordered:
01/31/2005
07:28 AM PST

Estimated ship:
On or before
02/07/2005

Hope it comes sooner - I'm replacing a 14" G3/800 iBook that my wife wants and she's bugging the crap out of me . . .

KevinV916 · Feb 2, 2005, 02:31 PM

PBG4 15/1.67/SD/128 VRAM
ORDER DATE: 01/31/05 05:51 AM PST
EST SHIP DATE: 2/7/2005
shipped on 02/01/2005 sometime early morning.
Picked up by FedEx at 3:33pm in Shanghai

I was totally not expecting to see it shipped so soon. Hopefully I'll get it Monday

Hats of to Apple for making this switch a great experience so far.

Magicite · Feb 2, 2005, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by KevinV916:
PBG4 15/1.67/SD/128 VRAM
ORDER DATE: 01/31/05 05:51 AM PST
EST SHIP DATE: 2/7/2005
shipped on 02/01/2005 sometime early morning.
Picked up by FedEx at 3:33pm in Shanghai

I was totally not expecting to see it shipped so soon. Hopefully I'll get it Monday Hats of to Apple for making this switch a great experience so far.

If I remember correctly, don't these things get stuck at customs for a few days? I seem to remember this happening after every product revision.

awdboxer · Feb 2, 2005, 04:49 PM

M9690LL/A PBG4 12/1.5/512/60/COMBO/APX/BT-USA

Status: In Transit
Rescheduled Delivery: Feb 3, 2005

Shipped to: ORLANDO, FL, US
Shipped or Billed on: Feb 1, 2005

Got that off UPS's website...sound to good to be true. Guess i'll find out tomorrow

WUNHjazz · Feb 2, 2005, 04:50 PM

just checked the progress of my new 12" and the UPS page shows a rescheduled delivery date of 2/3

. that's a nice surprise considering the original estimate of 2/7 or 2/8.

djmpower · Feb 2, 2005, 05:58 PM

Mine shipped from China on Feb 1 - picked up around 2:30PM (China Time).

It has been stuck at the Fedex Facility in Shanghai since 11:30 PM on Feb 1. Anyone else stuck there?

BTW: I have an expected delivery date of Feb 7.

TailsToo · Feb 2, 2005, 06:48 PM

3 Day International shipping is more like 7-10 earth days with all of the customs delays.

KevinV916 · Feb 2, 2005, 11:44 PM

djmpower, mine's probably on the same slow boat as yours

It looks like it reached Anchorage though. Anyone know whether it's been through customs at this point?

Feb 2, 2005 12:56 PM

Arrived at FedEx location

ANCHORAGE, AK

Estimated delivery date of 2/7/05

Strange, my web traffic was mostly directed at macnn and apple a few days ago.. now I feel like if I refresh fedex enough, it'll move faster

johnpop · Feb 3, 2005, 12:09 AM

Mine took about a day and a half to get through customs, but 3 frickin days to get from Anchorage to Kentucky (departure to arrival scans)

BTW, I feel as though I got a great deal on my stock revC 12" superdrive. Got $400 off total with Education and refund

total = $1399

Magicite · Feb 3, 2005, 01:54 AM

Originally posted by Magicite:
Alright, many of you were waiting for the updates to be released, and now that they are here, I'm sure many of you have already pounced on the new offerings. So, what'd you get and when's it supposed to ship?

For me, a 1.67 GHz 15" + 128M video card upgrade.

Estimated shipping:
On or before 02/07/2005

Order Date
01/31/05
09:24 AM PST

Mine just shipped!!

gizzard · Feb 3, 2005, 02:28 AM

Mine just shipped too! (Ordered a 15" 1.67 GHz with 128 MB VRAM on 1/31 @ about 10 AM.)

TailsToo · Feb 3, 2005, 08:15 AM

Alright!

The following products shipped on 02/03/2005.

Z0B6 PBG4 15/1.67/SD/CTO

128mb VRAM, 100GB HD

Shipped 4 days early!

Fiete5401 · Feb 3, 2005, 08:21 AM

APP FOR POWERBOOK-E/K-DEU
On or before
11/02/2005

PBG4 17/1.67/1X512/100/SD/APX/BT/128-DEU
On or before
11/02/2005

IWORK'05 RETAIL-DEU
On or before
11/02/2005

Can't wait to get!

mrchin · Feb 3, 2005, 09:40 AM

Today's update shows that my Ultimate CTO has shipped. Still no FedEx recognition so it's probably leaving today. Probably will get it by the 7th. Can't wait.

Checked out the trackpad scrolling the the Apple stores and it's really exciting. Just scrolling through a finder window with ease, makes nav so much more fluid.

jaknudsen · Feb 3, 2005, 09:46 AM

PBG4 15/1.67/SD/CTO (100GB/128MB)

Order Date
01/02/2005
03:36 PM GMT

Est. ship
On or before
08/02/2005

to Norway

Such87 · Feb 3, 2005, 09:48 AM

Powerbook is still "open", but the Brenthaven bag that's coming is possibly the most quickly delivered item I've ever seen. Ordered Tuesday night. It's already here.

jumpjim · Feb 3, 2005, 09:48 AM

Ordered a Powerbook 15" / 100GB HD / 1Gb Ram / 128Mb VRAM to replace my ageing but trusty iBook G3 600.

I can't wait! Same shipping date as everybody else but I don't think mine has shipped yet

frankd · Feb 3, 2005, 10:47 AM

PBG4 15/1.67/SD/CTO

Order Date
31/01/2005
03:07 PM GMT

Est. ship

On or before
07/02/2005

Still open, like all the others in europe I know.
I guess they first deliver to the states ...

LameLefty · Feb 3, 2005, 10:49 AM

I just checked - mine still hasn't shipped. Jeez, what's the deal? I only added a silly SIMM module to the base configuration.

And the new bag I ordered last night which the Apple store listed as "1 - 2 days" now shows as shipping "On or before 2/7" also.

Man, what's the holdup?

kjd88 · Feb 3, 2005, 11:21 AM

my estimated arrival date from ups is tomorrow

pearle · Feb 3, 2005, 12:12 PM

Mine shipped today with an estimated arrival of Monday (7th).

JCT · Feb 3, 2005, 01:01 PM

my estimated arrival date from ups is tomorrow

Mine too!

JT

awdboxer · Feb 3, 2005, 01:43 PM

Mine arrived in Anchorage, AK yesterday at 1:03pm and it still says it will be arriving on the 3rd in FL. Sounds hard to believe but we'll see.

claughery · Feb 3, 2005, 01:52 PM

standard SD 12 1.5ghz
on or before 2/7 : AAAHHH STILL OPEN! Crossing fingers (oh and I ordered yesterday)