[rmansfield]

I haven't seen anything shipping past orders placed on the 7th from what I've read here and on other forums. Since I placed my order for the new iMac on the 13th, I am watching to see when orders close to mine actually ship.

So has anyone who ordered on the 8th, 9th or later actually received confirmation on shipping from Apple?

Let us know!

[ckohler]

Originally posted by rmansfield:
<STRONG>So has anyone who ordered on the 8th, 9th or later actually received confirmation on shipping from Apple?</STRONG>

I believe a few people who've ordered on the 8th and 9th have also gotten emails telling them their's is shipping or about to be shipped.. but don't hold me to that. I myself ordered from the online Apple Store on Friday Jan 11th and have yet to hear a peep from Apple about when mine will be shipping.

[Jon Long]

Ordered ours on the 9th, delivered today 2/4 @ 10:00 AM

Stock 800 MHz, Standard FedEx shipping. Arrived at my local FedEx office on Saturday, sat for the weekend and was delivered this morning!

Now if I could just find the time to get it setup!

- Jon

[Sebastien]

Well, I am NOT happy.

I'm still waiting for my standard config I ordered on the 7th to ship.

I'll probably cancel tomorrow and go with a local retailer - at least I'll get a better deal and won't be lied to...

[residentEvil]

not sure what date i ordered mine on, 29th of jan?, but anyway, it went into 'assembly' on feb 2nd. course, it hasn't moved off of that yet. i thought that was quick, but of course, thats where ir probably sits for the 3-5 weeks time.

800/1gb/airport.

eh, oh well...it will come...hopefully my new desk parts will ship/arrive first though (2-3 weeks for that baby)

[narkoman]

Ordered a custom config with more mem on the 7th right after the announcement. Got an email today from apple saying that it has shipped via FedEx along with the tracking number. Still cant track but am very hopeful that by the end of this week at the latest I will be on my new iMac and can throw away this piece of s**t pc away. Any opinions from people who have recieved about how long the shipping time is?

[m b b]

Ordered a stock 800/Superdrive on Jan 16th through the developer store. I called yesterday and was told it would be shipping on the 11th at the earliest, and perhaps as late as the 28th.

So, you can imagine my surprise when I got the shipment email today. Now I just have to wait for the standard FedEx to get it here.

[Parky]

I have just been on the phone to the UK Apple Store about my iMac order (placed on the 7th Jan).

Here's the latest from them.

Although I placed the order on the 7th, they don't count this as the order date used in delivery calculations, they use the date that they get the OK from your credit card company. That is usually 2 days after you place the order, so my offical order date is the 9th Jan. I don't have a problem with this, because everyone will have the same issue. Therefore the 20 working days quoted to me when I ordered, gives a delivery date of 6th Feb (which they have now missed).

So what is Apple's responce to my call today, well they now say that the 20 working days is the time it will take to reach the end of being built and not the delivery date as originally stated. It looks to me that Apple change the rules as they go along. I am now being told that my iMac did get built on the 7th (not the 6th) and therefore they missed the target date 'by a few hours' (Apple's words not mine).

I have been told that it will now go into packaging and should be ready for shipment early next week, and that I should alow 4-5 working days for shipping. So next week looks out of the question as well.

I was told that mine was in the first batch and that no UK orders placed on the 7th Jan have been shipped yet. They will start doing them next week.

Overall this is very poor service from Apple, I don't mind it being here at the end of Feb, but I don't like all these changes to dates and missinformation.

I'm also not happy that US orders seem to get priority AGAIN. People who ordered on the 9th Jan should not get their deliveries before those who ordered on the 7th, regardless of where they live.

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally posted by Parky:
<STRONG>I'm also not happy that US orders seem to get priority AGAIN. People who ordered on the 9th Jan should not get their deliveries before those who ordered on the 7th, regardless of where they live.</STRONG>

Yeah, and sue BMW for not shipping the new Mini in the US until two months after we got it here in Europe.

Come on!

[Parky]

You really need to think before you open your mouth.

BMW quite clearly stated that the Mini would be lauched in a phased approach. People in the US were made aware of the fact before they ordered that the European market would be first and that US production would not start until later.

What BMW did not do was to stand up in front of a world wide audience (viewed via thousands in quicktime) and announce that they would start to ship the Mini by the end of January.

If Steve Jobs had been 'Mr Honesty', he should have said the iMac will start to ship in the US at the end of January, and in other markets at a later date. You cannot expect to excite a market with a new product, announce it is available, and then back track.

It is always the same with Apple, all show and little honest content.

BMW set customers in the US an expectation, and I am sure they will do their best to live up to it. I cannot say the same for Apple. I honestly beleive they had no intention of shipping iMacs to Europe and the US at the same time. They have not done in the past and will not do in the future. It may not be dishonest, but it is not the 'moral' thing to do.

[rmansfield]

As I stated in another thread (you had to have seen it, Parky, because you posted the same message to it and half a dozen other threads), that I believe from all indications the rollout of these new iMacs has been somewhat delayed. The delay was probably caused from the firmware issue that has been reported elsewhere.

For the record, there is good indication that they won't make the promised 3-5 weeks they promised me. So what? A few folks have got them, but I can wait. As I have said, I would rather get a machine that works than one I have to send back later.

It doesn't do Apple any good to slow down delivery since that keeps them from making money. I don't think there is any conspiracy here.

Be patient, Parky. Maybe in the time you have to wait you will mature a bit.

[Parky]

As you will see from the quality and in depth knowledge I have of business and customer care, I do not need to mature.

Companies need to improve service. I am a consultant with a prominent IT service company, and I come across this type of 'careless' attitude all the time.

The good news is, my continued 'push' at Apple seems to have worked :-

LATEST NEWS !!!

I have just had an email to tell it's shipped today !!!

Great news, well done Apple

I'll let you know when it arrives.

[Sebastien]

quote:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by Parky:
I'm also not happy that US orders seem to get priority AGAIN. People who ordered on the 9th Jan should not get their deliveries before those who ordered on the 7th, regardless of where they live.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yeah, and sue BMW for not shipping the new Mini in the US until two months after we got it here in Europe.

But Apple shouldn't have emailed customers telling them orders would be processed in the order they were received when it's not true (ie. orders of the 9th being received before some orders of the 7th even shipped)

[Parky]

Thanks for the support Sebastien, I'm glad that someone agrees with me.

As I said, don't make promises and then break them, it's not good customer relations.

I do have good news, my iMac is now shipping, but I don't know who with. It's not FedEx as the shipping number quoted is not the right format for them. Usually it is Irish Express Cargo, but that is when the goods are coming from Cork. I suspect my iMac is coming direct from Taiwan, so not sure who to trace the shipment with. Apple have given me a shipping number, but not said who the carrier is.

I need to know really then I can track it and arrange to be at home from work to meet it.

So what can I do, I thought I can call Apple and ask who the carrier is.
I called the UK Apple Store this morning (Saturday) at 9:42 and 10:15 UK time, but the store is not open. Which is strange because the message given out but the store says, "We are open from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays" Yet another case of poor customer service.
Never mind the number of direct sales they will loose by not having order taking open when they say they are open.

Please don't all start getting at me for being impatient, or telling me that I am imature either. I am actually 41 years old, and work in a business consultancy capacity for a very large UK retailer (who gets 25 million orders per year) They certainly would not run the business like Apple do, if they did they would be out of business in a month. Provide service, don't expect stunning products to be your saviour all the time, ultimately this will let you down.

[HouseSold]

Parky,

Further down in your e-mail from Apple may be a link to the web status order page ie: http://www.apple.com/OrderStatus

Click on it and enter your info

In the US, this returns a clickable order number to link to shipping info.

Hope yours does the same.

Be patient, mine arrives Monday !?

[Illogical]

well, this totally sucks because i ordered mine on Jan 12th -- custom configured with 512 MB ram, and the airport card. I also ordered a bunch of other items, such as an iPod, Airport Base Stations, printer, scanner, blank DVDs, etc, and all of those have shipped right away. My iMac supposedly hasn't even gone into production yet -- I was told i would have it before the end of January, and here we are almost mid Feb. How frusterating..... ::grumbLes::

Anyone else who has ordered on this date or after gotten any word on when theirs will come yet? I am sick of using this crappy iBook SE for EVERYTHING i need to do.

I guess i should have ordered on the 7th instead of the 12th. doh.

[MacDaddio]

Hey Hey! I ordered my iMac 4 weeks ago (Jan. 13) and I'm still waiting. As of yesterday I got impatient and decided to bump up my shipping from ground to two day. When I checked my order status today my order had gone from "being assembled" back to "being reviewed". I didn't know what to make of this so I called Apple and, this is very unsurprising, they had no clue of what to make of it. They suggested that I call back on Monday and talk to a specialist. I have no clue as to what this means (It better not mean that my order has been bumped to the back of the line). Any ideas would be much appreciated. I'm at my wits end.

[rmansfield]

I hate to make you feel worse, but I think they are shipping them all FedEx anyway. I think you may have just paid extra for something you were already getting. I hope your change in order didn't slow your order down any.

[KidRed]

Originally posted by Parky:
<STRONG>You really need to think before you open your mouth.

BMW quite clearly stated that the Mini would be lauched in a phased approach. People in the US were made aware of the fact before they ordered that the European market would be first and that US production would not start until later.

What BMW did not do was to stand up in front of a world wide audience (viewed via thousands in quicktime) and announce that they would start to ship the Mini by the end of January.

If Steve Jobs had been 'Mr Honesty', he should have said the iMac will start to ship in the US at the end of January, and in other markets at a later date. You cannot expect to excite a market with a new product, announce it is available, and then back track.

It is always the same with Apple, all show and little honest content.

BMW set customers in the US an expectation, and I am sure they will do their best to live up to it. I cannot say the same for Apple. I honestly beleive they had no intention of shipping iMacs to Europe and the US at the same time. They have not done in the past and will not do in the future. It may not be dishonest, but it is not the 'moral' thing to do.</STRONG>

Firstly, iMacs were, are and did ship in january so Jobs didn't lie which means he did keep his promise. Just because YOU haven't received your iMac doesn't mean Jobs is a liar and tarnished himself for making that statement which in fact was true, iMacs did ship in Jan, reguardless of where you are located. Ship dates are ship dates, domestic or foreign.

Secondly, there were delays due to customs and I guess a fireware issue like the above reader stated. We are waiting for ours, but I am not upset at Jobs for not being overly technical for annoucing release in jan for only US at a show in the US which Apple is based and which I believe is Apple's largest market.

Don't get mad at Jobs for things he can't control, demand, customs, last mintue issues on a first rev product. it will come, relax like the rest of us are trying to do.

[Illogical]

yeah yeah.. patience. But patience really does suck. I remember back in 98 when the iMac was first announced as shipping and i ordered one right away. i had it three days later. I guess the demand for this one is greater, but still.... i want my shit and i really would like it now. Please?

[rmansfield]

Originally posted by Illogical:
<STRONG> I remember back in 98 when the iMac was first announced as shipping and i ordered one right away. i had it three days later. </STRONG>

Yeah, but keep in mind that the original iMac was announced in May, and they didn't ship until August. Plus, they didn't start taking orders until three weeks before the ship date. They had all summer to get the stock built up. That isn't the case with the new iMac, and frankly, I am glad. I would hate to have to wait three months for it.

[Parky]

Let's get one thing clear here. I did not accuse Jobs of being a liar.
He he says they will ship at the end of January, then technically he only has to ship 'one' iMac to be correct.

But morally he is wrong, very wrong. He gave the 'impression' that iMacs would be shipping in bulk by the end of January, with no indication of a 'focus' on the US market. Yes the iMac was announced at the US show, but they are a global company. As usual you are displaying the typical arrogance of Americans who think that nothing else exists outside the US.

If you think Apple can just ignore ianything than it's 'no 1' market then you are a bigger idiot that Jobs it. Apple sells 48% of it's goods outside the US, and usually at a higher price.

Don't try to cover up for them by quoting 'customs' or 'manufacturing' problems. Jobs stated that orders would be filled in the sequence that they are placed. THIS WAS A LIE, as we have all seen orders placed later than the 7th that have been delivered. Mine was ordered on the 7th, and has only just shipped, days after others have been delivered.

As usual on these forums you are all totally blinded by 'wonderful, can't do anything wrong, Apple'. Open your eyes and see Apple for what it is, a money making corporation who do not have much interest in customer care and service.

If you are happy with the service you get then I'm not going to disagree with you.

But I have my freedom of speech which alows me to voice my views on companies. All I have ever done is stated facts on these forums, the facts relating to my personal order. I am not happy with the service from Apple and will never order from the Apple Store again.

I will or course by Apple products as I think they are still the best on the market (design and technology), but I will not give them as much money. I will support local retailers who can give better service.

[Gastropod]

Originally posted by Parky:
<STRONG>
But morally he is wrong, very wrong. He gave the 'impression' that iMacs would be shipping in bulk by the end of January, with no indication of a 'focus' on the US market. Yes the iMac was announced at the US show, but they are a global company. As usual you are displaying the typical arrogance of Americans who think that nothing else exists outside the US.
</STRONG>

I too am frustrated with apple.
It is irritating to read about people in the states receiving their iMac when they ordered on the 25th of Jan. I ordered on the 8th and am probably looking at a March ship date... but really no one has any idea.
When I last checked on Thursday, AppleCanada (who redistributes to all apple specialists) has received 0 iMacs and has no ETA of getting any. The stores here don't even have a display model. The apple specialist just did an iMac seminar presentation and merely showed pictures of it. If I had known that my iMac would not come until Spring I'd be less frustrated... 2 or 3 or more months wait is a long time in computer years.... heck I might be moving to another city next month and have to cancel my order.... very frustrating.

[rmansfield]

I don't think anyone who has ordered from Apple on the 25th has received an iMac yet.

[Gastropod]

Originally posted by rmansfield:
<STRONG>I don't think anyone who has ordered from Apple on the 25th has received an iMac yet.</STRONG>

someone from the applinsider forums got their iMac and she had ordered later in January. But I just check the post again and it was the 21rst, not 25th. Sorry.

[seanyepez]

My iMacs are in San Fransisco. Presumably, on Monday, they'll be driven over to Pleasanton.

[scottiB]

Hopefully, none of your iMacs arrives in this condition!

[ 02-11-2002: Message edited by: scottiB ]

[mikerally]

Realistically, if anyone thought that they would receive their iMac before the end of January, even if they ordered on January 7th, then they must believe they are very lucky people.

Jobs said that Apple are going to start shipping the iMac in January, and they did, just about. He never said everyone would get their iMac in January.

The days Apple quote for shipping, are just a rule of thumb. The iMac is a consumer computer, Apple aren't targeting this machine to businesses, so they aren't going to handle the situation as such. If you really wanted a brand new Mac right now, then you should have gone for the Dual 1Ghz G4.

The only thing I can agree on with Parky, is that fact Apple mentions that the orders are processed in the order that they are received, which is infact untrue.

What Apple should do:
-Change their policy to address the problem of how orders are processed.
-Instructs their salespeople to strongly suggest you are unlikely to receive your order on time - while the first machines are still rolling off the line. And suggest an alternative if you want something immediately.

Even if Apple doesn't tell you these things, you should assume them yourself - the same problem happens every year - even if I ordered on January 7th - I would have already known it would be a very long wait - stop making you expectations so high.

[Parky]

Well my iMac shipped but I'm not exactly sure where it is !!!!

I have a shipping number but the email from Apple that gives me the number does not say who the carrier is. No problem as I recognise the number as an IEC ship code (Irish Express Carriers).

So I have a look on their Track and Trace screen online, but the number is not found in their system.

I called Apple this morning at 11am, spoke to a nice man who siad the carrier was IEC and the the machine had arrived in Manchester (not sure where though) which is a pity as I work and live in Manchester.

I then called IEC to see if they had any info on the package, they said that it was not yet released from Apple and would appear in their system for a couple of days.

I had also asked the same question on Saturday morning via the Apple Store UK email address, and this afternoon I got a reply at 2:35pm, saying that my iMac was in Luxembourg, but that it would be with me tomorrow or Weds.

Now I'm confused !!! Where is my machine ?
I am expecting it to arrive this week, but I am not in the house during the day, so I need a rough time (day) of delivery so I can make other plans. I don't think it's been to Manchester and then Luxembourg today. In fact I can't see why it would go through Luxembourg at all, not if has been shipped by air (which it must have looking at the speed)

It all looks very suspect to me, hopefully I will be able to track it tomorrow and find out when it's coming.

I am also having fun with AppleCare and my old iMac at the moment. I sent it in for repair on Friday with a faulty modem (nothing else ever been wrong with it), it arrived at the AppleCare repair centre and for some reason (they claim) it would not boot, in fact it could not see the hard disk at all. So they rebuilt it straight off, erasing all the drive contents. They have fitted a new main board and it will be shipped back tomorrow. Now does this also seem strange ? My iMac has been transported in it's original box, to and from Paris, and from various homes in the last 3 years, I have never had a problem booting from the hard drive. The one time it goes back to Apple it won't boot and needs a rebuild, or did it. Was this just an attempt at a quick fix, thinking it was a software fault (even though it had been fully diagnosed by a local Apple Centre as a hardware fault).

Not that it matters as I had done a complete rebuild before I sent it away, but now I will need to do it again as I don't need OS9. Maybe that was why they did the rebuild, they could only use OS9 !!

Anyway, speedy service, but doubtful in it's execution.

I'm just going to make sure I get the same machine back (Serial number etc), and that my 768MB of memory is still installed. As they could have done a complete machine swap (recon).

I will keep you posted on both iMacs.

[rozzer1971]

Great News ! Have just had a phonecall from ComputerWarehouse to say that my iMac 800 will [God willing !] be with them on Friday and they can deliver it by Monday. I'm opting to drive up and pick it up myself on Monday.

One happy bunny here !

[Parky]

Good News.

My Superdrive iMac arrived this morning at 10:20 UK time.

Thank you Apple fer getting it here earlier than you expected.

I ordered it on Keynote day, about 1 hour after they went on sale, is this one of the first deliveries in the UK ?

I will post pics, give more info later.

[ckohler]

I ordered on the evening of Jan. 11th. My iMac shipped on the 9th and is on its way here. It's currently going through customs in Alaska.. so that will probalby take a day, I think. After that, I should have it within the next two days. =)

[Parky]

I'm posting this from my new iMac :-)) and it's great.

No dead pixels !!!

You can see my old and my new set-up here :-
http://homepage.mac.com/parky_in_paris/PhotoAlbum3.html

[Rickster]

Apple's orders are indeed processed in the order they're received... that doesn't necessarily mean they'll ship in that order. Managing inventory in a system like Apple's (where they've got stock SKUs and BTO parts and accesory parts and retail, wholesale, direct, education, international, and developer sales to keep track of) can be pretty tricky, and often works in ways which seem baffling to outsiders like us.

I worked in Apple Education Sales back when they reimplemented their whole ordering/fulfillment system in the break between Xmas '98 and MWSF '99... I believe they still have that system now... one of the big changes was that it became impossible to bump up the priority of someone's order, no matter how important a dean or regent they were or how large their volume order was.

Doesn't mean I'm getting any less impatient for them to ship mine...

[Illogical]

i got off my ass and called apple today, and GUESS WHAT?!?!?


yeah. My iMac hasn't even gotten to the assembly part yet. I ordered it with 512 MB 1 dim, and an airport card. is this going to slow me down even more? I told them i would install the stupid airport card myself, as they make it easy enough for my four-year-old to do it, but i was A S S U R E D that wouldn't slow down a thing... I think it's kind of funny how someone who ordered theirs a day before me [i ordered on the 12th in the morning] gets their unit shipped on the 9th.

I was told and told that i shouldn't trip because it "will ship this week for sure because you ordered yours when the lead time was 3-5 weeks and this is now the 5th week." We'll see i guess.

I have so much stuff i need a G4 and mega hard disk space to do with... visuals, music, grrrr.

PS&gt; Any one in Illinois want to come to a rave in a few months?

[gkorsgard]

I order on Jan 7th one hour after the keynote and was told yesterday by Apple Customer "Care" that mine should ship within the next 10 business days. I told the representative I sold my other computer too early and her response was to consider a new PowerMac with immediate availability.

[Illogical]

Originally posted by gkorsgard:
<STRONG>I order on Jan 7th one hour after the keynote and was told yesterday by Apple Customer "Care" that mine should ship within the next 10 business days. I told the representative I sold my other computer too early and her response was to consider a new PowerMac with immediate availability. </STRONG>

i dont k now about you guys, but me, i DO have bills to pay and not just money to wipe my ass with. It seems that the people at Apple don't see it that way.

"Gee, sorry we can't ship your $1,800 computer for another 10 days, so why don't you just pay another $3,000 for a minitower and an extra $43,000 for our 65" wide screen flat panel display, and you can get going right away."

Just doesnt seem realistic to me. I am NOT bitter. = )

[rmansfield]

Well, I gave up. I had ordered on the 13th of January which meant this was the end of the fifth week. I called Apple last night to check status and was told that Tawain is celebrating Chinese New Year and no one has been working much this week. They hoped that shipments would start up again by the end of the week.

So I cancelled my order and placed a new one for one of the new dual gigahertz machines. They have a 1-3 day shipping time.

[Dennis Brekke]

I ordered my G4 iMac (with 512mb RAM) on Jan. 10th. I got the "7 days" email from Apple last Wednesday.

Just got off the phone with Apple and was told that mine could still ship today or tomorrow (which is the very end of the 3-5 week timeframe). I asked about my shipping options (I chose Next Day) - she said that since my order is coming from California (not Tawian) that it could still make it over night.

This is the first I've heard about orders shipping from inside the U.S. Do you think that all custom configs are shipped from Tawain to the U.S., config'd and then sent out? Is that the reason for the long wait? I really wish I would have known this before placing the order.

I can wait - I have a Cube and a 22" ACD - but I really want to start burning DVDs of movies (made with iMovie2) of my new baby.

Waiting sucks.

[chrisrb2003]

I ordered my iMac on 7thFeb and it was shipped today(14th feb). ETA 19th Feb. didnt bto just got basic superdrive model from the apple educational UK store.

[ 02-14-2002: Message edited by: chrisrb2003 ]

[charliebrown]

Has anyone ordered the 700combo? Just curious.

[iMacBliss]

I received mine yesterday (iMac 800) from Luxemburg ... I wonder what Luxemburg has to do with Apple... Anyway, shipments to France seem to come from there.

I ordered it on the Apple Store on 21 Jan.

[ 02-14-2002: Message edited by: iMacBliss ]

[pancakechef]

rmansfeld, i know how you felt, i ordered the same day as you, but you should have had a little patience, this is today:

Left FedEx Origin Location TAOYUAN CITY TW 02/14/2002 21:16 �
--no comments
Pickup status TAOYUAN CITY TW 02/14/2002 20:40
--Package received after FedEx cutoff time

Just curious, what does this mean? Does this mean my iMac's still in Taiwan, or is it on a plane right now? (it says received after cutoff time, but then another message right above it less than an hour later saying left location) So yeah, I'm confused. One more question, I was boosted up to 2-day shipping by Apple...will I receive my iMac by tomorrow? Or will it arrive on Saturday? Or does Apple not select the Sat. shipping option? Or will it arrive Monday? Or will it arrive Tuesday because of President's Day?

AIIIIEEEE!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!

-pancakechef

[sdchef]

Originally posted by pancakechef:
<STRONG>snip
So yeah, I'm confused. One more question, I was boosted up to 2-day shipping by Apple...will I receive my iMac by tomorrow? Or will it arrive on Saturday? Or does Apple not select the Sat. shipping option? Or will it arrive Monday? Or will it arrive Tuesday because of President's Day?

AIIIIEEEE!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!

-pancakechef</STRONG>

That was 5 questions. Confused? Well dude so am I. I just got this off fedex today the 14th 5pm


Left FedEx Ramp C.K.S. INTL AIRPORT TW 02/13/2002 19:11
Package status ANCHORAGE AK 02/13/2002 17:20 Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay
Package status C.K.S. INTL AIRPORT TW 02/12/2002 17:51
Package status C.K.S. INTL AIRPORT TW 02/11/2002 21:37
Pickup status TAOYUAN CITY TW 02/11/2002 15:11 Package received after FedEx cutoff time
Left FedEx Origin Location TAOYUAN CITY TW 02/11/2002 14:52
Picked up by FedEx TAOYUAN CITY TW 02/11/2002 09:16


So three more questions-
Does this mean it left taiwan went to anchorage and was sent back???
What is Reg Ag Clearance Delay?
And why hasn't fedex updated from yesterday?

so to paraphrase

AIIIIEEEE!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!

-pancakechef[/QB]

[Illogical]

they never told me about any chinese new year crap... i called them today and they said it should ship either today or tomorrow. Yeah right.

::grumbles::

Oh and BTW, this lady who had an old powermac for sale in the paper today deicded to just GIVE it to me. so that makes me feel a little better. got a FREE powermac [proc. speed unkn] with a 2GB hard drive, 6x CD rom and the tv tuner WITH a 14" apple monitor for free. Everything works perfectly. Some people just dont know whta they have i guess.

[Mac Zealot]

We ordered a 700 combo for my brother.. I'm all excited and waiting.....

Hopefully we will get it early, I ordered late january, around the 28th, so I will be waiting a while

However, they said 3-5 weeks, and that means by late february, according to apple.

HOPEFULLY, and I'll be patient

[PBG4 User]

I was at the Westfarms Apple Store in CT and they have the 800's in stock. The ChumpUSA in Manchester doesn't even have a demo model yet.

[HouseSold]

When you read your FedEx info, you have to remember the shipment usually begins in another time zone (tomorrow) and there is no sorting of the data screen,

When you read posts out of date sequence on your order, it is usually because not all data scans for your order may have been loaded sequentially by date (when a driver or worldwide system gets around to it).

Look at the screen as soon as you receive your order (if you can tear yourself away from the 'Getting Your own FPiMac' experience) long enough to notice how long it takes for data to be updated with, when whomever signs for your baby, shows on tracking page.

Sometimes the receiver may not show till next day. (my experience)

[seanyepez]

My two iMacs have been my kitchen computers for a week or so now. They're shipping.

[Watson]

iMac 800 (BTO 512 MB - 1 DIMM) ordered on 15th January, just shipped.