Originally posted by Ryu:
I ordered a BTO 500/128/30GB on Apple Store but I cancelled it 12 days ago. I couldn't handle the pressure. I just decided if I am going to buy Ti, I will try to see it first before paying anything. I am waiting until they bring up Ti in Fnac, Darty, or Computer Bench.

I just went to Surcouf today and guess what? there was a TiBook 500 !!!! They don't have any in stock it's just a demo model though but it rocks! At first I was a little deceived because it looked really small and the screen doesnt look 15.2" due to the widescreen format but after spending a few minutes with it you realize how big it is and also how damn thin is the whole portable !! It looks really great I can't wait for mine now ! Many people were around it touching it, trying it and looking how sturdy it was.. That store in a store at Surcouf is nice they have plenty of things and the presentation is attractive... If you live in Paris, go see the Titanium there :-)

[Ryu]

Originally posted by Lord Kur:
I just went to Surcouf today and guess what? there was a TiBook 500 !!!! They don't have any in stock it's just a demo model though but it rocks! At first I was a little deceived because it looked really small and the screen doesnt look 15.2" due to the widescreen format but after spending a few minutes with it you realize how big it is and also how damn thin is the whole portable !! It looks really great I can't wait for mine now ! Many people were around it touching it, trying it and looking how sturdy it was.. That store in a store at Surcouf is nice they have plenty of things and the presentation is attractive... If you live in Paris, go see the Titanium there :-)

Where is this place? Surcouf??? I heard about it but I don't know where it is... Do you have their address?

Originally posted by Ryu:
Where is this place? Surcouf??? I heard about it but I don't know where it is... Do you have their address?

Its here :
139 avenue Daumesnil
in the 12th "arrondissement"
You can go at metro "Montgallet" or metro "Dugommier"

Here is a picture of the place :
http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr/1/c/bl?...UThU3ZODVCRg==

and don't forget to go downstairs because the Mac area is at level -1 you can't miss it !

[seb2]

Originally posted by Pismo2001:
I hope you are wrong, the next February 29th is in ... 2004.

hmm... just quoted what the lady said. never even *thought* about the date, but, of course, you're right about 2000.

considering my experiences from the last weeks, i'd say, it's quite possible, though...

[Ryu]

Originally posted by Lord Kur:
Its here :
139 avenue Daumesnil
in the 12th "arrondissement"
You can go at metro "Montgallet" or metro "Dugommier"

Here is a picture of the place :
http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr/1/c/bl?user=SNV;uri=YEtU IUud2vuot86/t9xoiBY/z0K7cf4MQRNfq4vZtuokX+uoXDk0nXzHiDUThU3ZODVCRg==

and don't forget to go downstairs because the Mac area is at level -1 you can't miss it !

Thank you!!!

[zorg128]

I called my reseller today. No information. The best he can say is one word: march. Damned. And I ordered my TiBook only hours after Jobs speech.

hi,

Fnac Micro Cluny (Boulevard St Germain, Paris, France) has also a demo 500MHz Ti. They say some units will be available tomorrow (22/02), at least for those who ordered one (like me :-) ), and maybe along with demo units of products that will be announced at Tokyo !!

[Ryu]

How come I can't see one on Champs Elys�es?

[Azrael@Paris]

It�s now shipped in Paris. big grin
First units "seems" debut today at some retailers, after that some AppleStore's order was shipped last week...
I had receipt my config today :
PowerBook G4
400Mhz/ 10 GB/128

It�s a rock!!!!!!
No probs, no dead pixels (at time), and no difficulties with the DVD...
I�m very very Happy!!!!!!

I�ll be in touch very soon for more details and first comments

Az�

PS :
My retailer is not a MAJOR store in Paris... But they HAVE!!!!!
Take care, there is a hundred people and the list, and they respect the "First Call � First Serve".
I ordered my TiBook on January 10th just after the Keynote.

Fnac Champs Elys�es (as well as Fnac St Lazare or Montparnasse) isn't a Fnac Micro : they don't have priority on new computers. On the contrary Fnac Micro Cluny is specialized in selling computers and has a (too small for me) Apple aera.

[tomvinken]

My PowerBook G4 Titanium arrived today. Tech Data received a shipment of 10 pieces. Next delivery for Belgium is expected on March 1.

hi!

i called my dealer today! (www.mactrade.de)
they say thei�ll get some TiBooks "SOON", but not enough for all their orders.

so, i�m on top on the list and i hope to get my book within 14 days....

cant wait any longer....

[Sean Li]

The PB G4/400 has started appearing at retail stores in London. I think most of them are spoken for through pre-orders, although the odd shop may have 1 or 2 still in stock. No sign of the 500Mhz model yet.

For those in London who have yet to see the new PowerBook, MicroAnvika's two flagship stores (the newer ones) on Tottenham Court Road each have one 400Mhz demo model on display. Albion Computers (Mortimer Street) also have a display model.

[spike]

I got my Ti book 2 days ago from a local dealer in Belgium.
Quite a change from my wallstreet. Works great: no dead pixels, no DVD issues,...
It's a portable office.
Could someone tell me why some people still buy wintel machines, when apple offers the best on the market!!!!!

A happy mac addict

[ovaz]

1) Titanium 400
2) Jan 15 2001
3) Authorized Reseller, Zurich, Switzerland
4) Received Feb 22, 2001

[zorg128]

Originally posted by ovaz:
1) Titanium 400
2) Jan 15 2001
3) Authorized Reseller, Zurich, Switzerland
4) Received Feb 22, 2001

Hi Ovaz. Do you know with wich import company your reseller works? Does he work with Swip or with the other one (there are only two Apple importators in Switzerland!)

[Ryu]

Fnac is apparently shipping new Ti's by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. Good news indeed. However, I gave up. I am sticking to my sucky wintel machine until New York hoping for a revised Ti and of course... for my banker to give me back my credit card...

For some incomprehensible reason, I am completely broke and I just spent $4000 in two weeks... How did I do that? I think i will regret it all my life. I can't get Ti!!!!!!

[xam]

Originally posted by Ryu:
For some incomprehensible reason, I am completely broke and I just spent $4000 in two weeks... How did I do that?
I think i will regret it all my life. I can't get Ti!!!!!!

yes, i agree, it's a bit difficult to save money to get the TiPb
here in paris, specially having fun at the same time...

salut,
xam

[jpbret]

1) 500Mhz 20Gb
2) January 30
3) Apple store France
4) left Taiwan on February 9, was in Paris on Feb 13, lost!!! by DHL
new one one left Taiwan on Feb 14th, I got it on Feb 21
I feel lucky in spite of the DHL **** up
Cheers

[ovaz]

Originally posted by zorg128:
Hi Ovaz. Do you know with wich import company your reseller works? Does he work with Swip or with the other one (there are only two Apple importators in Switzerland!)

Hello zorg
The company I got it from is Dataquest, Dietikon. As far as I know, they are one of the few remaining resellers that get their stuff directly from Apple. they handle the big players like ETH and the University in Zurich etc.
What they told me -> Apple told them that the first shipment should be 70 Ti400, but they only got 35... so I was one of the lucky few...
best regards from zurich
ovaz


[This message has been edited by ovaz (edited 02-26-2001).]

[Ryu]

Originally posted by xam:
yes, i agree, it's a bit difficult to save money to get the TiPb
here in paris, specially having fun at the same time...

salut,
xam

I agree... however I have to say, I did the worst thing I have ever done in my life. My parents are going to kill me for this. Anyway, I am getting my salary in two weeks, just enough to get my credit card back but oh well... Goodbye to TiBook... I will see you in Paris...(hoping for an update by Mac Expo in Paris)

[This message has been edited by Ryu (edited 02-27-2001).]

[zorg128]

Still have no idea when it comes?

[seb2]

i got an e-mail from my distributor (macwarehouse germany) yesterday and they wrote that they got ten tibooks last week. well, my position on their waiting list was 14. :-(

they said that they'd get more tibooks tomorrow, so i think that there is a realistic chance i'll have mine by the end of the week. (guess i've said that before, though ;-) )

but at least i now know that they weren't forgotten by apple.

[spockie]

I think Apple is now shipping in masses. I've ordered my TiBook, standard 500/256/20 on the Apple Store Europe on Feb. 9th. Due to a problem, they received my order on Feb. 21st, but they shipped it immediately on Feb 22nd. I received it on Feb. 26th. If you are still waiting, hold out! It will be yours soon - and believe me, it totally rocks! No DVD problem, no dead pixels, everything is fine. The TiBook is worth every penny and worth every day you have to wait for it, believe me.

[2far]

Originally posted by zorg128:
Does he work with Swip or with the other one (there are only two Apple importators in Switzerland!)

The 'other one' (TechData) received a shipment of 24 TiBooks yesterday. One of them is mine now. And now I'm no longer interested in this thread

[seb2]

and again the delivery of my ti has been postponed...

i was supposed to get it today, but my distributor didn't get any tis yesterday.

apple didn't give them a new date. -- how surprising.

i'm really sick of this.

[Gee4orce]

Just popped into Gordon Harwood, Alfreton, UK, this lunchtime and they have a TiBook on display (didn't notice which one, 400 I think). They are expecting stock imminently.

They have a damn nice showroom there, with the full range of Mac hardware on show. Very stylish.

Originally posted by Lord Kur:
I just went to Surcouf today and guess what? there was a TiBook 500 !!!! They don't have any in stock it's just a demo model though but it rocks! At first I was a little deceived because it looked really small and the screen doesnt look 15.2" due to the widescreen format but after spending a few minutes with it you realize how big it is and also how damn thin is the whole portable !! It looks really great I can't wait for mine now ! Many people were around it touching it, trying it and looking how sturdy it was.. That store in a store at Surcouf is nice they have plenty of things and the presentation is attractive... If you live in Paris, go see the Titanium there :-)

You will also see one at FNAC Micro Cluny on boulevard Saint Germaine 5me

[Ryu]

I saw one and I am rather deceived by it's performance. Since I didn't try any Photoshop or any other Altivec optimized softwares, I really couldn't see any speed difference compared to Pismo. Oh well, I think I will wait until Apple Expo in Paris.

PS. Just so so deceived, I am not getting one. Well, after all, it's my bank who decided so...

[JohnD]

The strange think is that the Ti seems to be slower on battery even when the energy settings are the same.
I sold my Wallstreet 292 before I received my Ti but I wasn't impressed with speed either.
The machine is fast enough but not the speed demon I was hoping for.
The screen is really superb and makes up for the little speed dissapointment.

Are there who have recieved their PB G4 in the Netherlands.

[JohnD]

Yes, me a few weeks ago.
(If you read carefully you can see that I come from the Netherlands.)

Seems I'm almost the only one in the Netherlands.
I ordered at the Applestore on the 10Th of Januari.

[Ryu]

You should go out in a coffee shop or something to show off your brand new Mercury.

[zorg128]

Mine is shipping. I schould get it monday or tuesday.

Hey! to those who already recieved their TiBook!
The DVD problem seems to be repaired here in Europe.
Or anyone has still this problem?

[JohnD]

Mine doesn't really have a problem but the mechanism is very lame.
The CD's don't get stuck but every time I insert or eject a CD it's like it's using it's last breath.
Sticker-labelled CD's are troublesome also.
It looks like the mechanism is mounted a little to high and underpowered.
My Ti was shipped on the 14th of Februari, before the Apple anouncement.

According to the authorised reseller where I placed my order, they've got about 200 orders for the PB G4 and only got 5 PBs from Apple so far.

Guess I'm in for a looooong wait.

Sebastian

P.S.: That's in Germany.

[ovaz]

just received our second Ti/400

ordered -> 06 Feb 2001

from authorized reseller in Zurich, that gets the machines directly from Apple

arrived -> 07 March 2001

greetings from Zurich
ovaz

hi!

another call to my reseller mactrade.de!
they�re working through the mid-january orders. i may get my PBG4 in two weeks...
ordered: 4th Feb.

cu
zeckomat

[zorg128]

I got it!

Ordered 10th of January, it took exactly two months... to my great deception.

I received my TiPB today from McWarehouse Germany
ordered at 3. Feb. (500/256/20 standard config)!
1st Impression: nice tool, 1 dead pixel, a weak keyboard and unfortunately really hot (this was my greatest fear), hotter than my old wallstreet.
In spite of this --- love it.

well, glad to see that you're getting your tibooks. ovaz, i ordered mine also at february 6th at architronic in emmenbruecke (lu) - still no idea when it should arrive.

however: i paid just 4990 sfr for the 400/256/10 model. i'm wondering
who can beat this price here in switzerland...

so... are there still any people here that haven't got their books? it's getting silent here i think...


grez,
[email protected]

Yes, I don't have mine yet. :-(
Anyway, as of today AppleStore Germany lowered the estimated shipping time to 15 days. Hopefully the resellers will be able to get the 'books somwhere in this timeframe, too.

Sebastian

[zorg128]

Originally posted by mede.ch:
however: i paid just 4990 sfr for the 400/256/10 model. i'm wondering
who can beat this price here in switzerland...

For the same model, i.e. 400/128 (+128 as gift)/10Gb, I paid... you read well... 4950 CHF! and have it since yesterday!





[This message has been edited by zorg128 (edited 03-09-2001).]

ZORG! may i ask which store was that??? macshopper.ch (architronic)
seemed always to have the lowest prices. (i'm not edu)

however, i think you agree that it's worth all the waiting and pain, arent' ya!!!


gruz,
mede

[QUOTE]Originally posted by zorg128:
[B] For the same model, i.e. 400/128 (+128 as gift)/10Gb, I paid... you read well... 4950 CHF! and have it since yesterday!

You can get it at Macdiscount in Zurich 4805 sFr. mid/end March.
Maybe I should'nt mention it since I'm still waiting too..

The price I am supposed to pay is lower than the one you''ve mentioned: CHF 4749 for a plain vanilla 400MHz model at Letec. The difference makes for 128MB extra RAM. Lowest Edu price I've seen has been posted at Zurich University: CHF 4650 (advance payment required)

My dealer just called: There it is...
... I'm off.

[zorg128]

Originally posted by mede.ch:
ZORG! may i ask which store was that??? macshopper.ch (architronic)
seemed always to have the lowest prices. (i'm not edu)

however, i think you agree that it's worth all the waiting and pain, arent' ya!!!


gruz,
mede

IT is PommeA at Lausanne. But I had a favour because I ordered before they knew the swiss price...





[This message has been edited by zorg128 (edited 03-09-2001).]

[seb2]

got mine today... ;-)

if macwarehouse hadn't messed it all up, i'd have had it on wednesday like my brother...

it's sooo sweet! the display is just awesome. one pixel was stuck red but rubbing it a little helped.

i love this machine!

1) the model you ordered: 500/128/30/AP
2) the date and time of your order: 16th January
3) the place you've done it: AppleStore UK
4) the status of your order: Delivered 8th March

I got my BTO delivered in the UK, it shipped from Taiwan on the 4th coming via Amsterdam and arriving on the morning of the 9th at Heathrow, it was delivered by DHL that same afternoon.

I originally ordered it with 256MB of RAM but asked them to change the order to 128MB, they assured me it would not prejudice my place in the queue and they were right!

>>/Jacob.

For Belgium readers :
MacLine in Brussels has an overstock of the 500 models.

I ordered january 11th by Ingram Micro. 'Till yesterday morning still nothing ...(I've canceld my order and called to MacLine.

Yesterday noon it was on my desk.

BTW the Tibook is really a beauty ... great machine