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Ugh, I am getting so tired of waiting. Especially after hearing that people have cancelled and reordered with Amazon Prime one day shipping in the past couple of days and are now getting their orders shipped almost immediately. I changed my shipping to one day shipping through Amazon Prime on May 24 (originally ordered on May 17) and am still showing a ship date of July 25. I ordered the low end 1.83 model. This seems like an incredibly long time to wait for a product...
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Originally Posted by seek
Ugh, I am getting so tired of waiting. Especially after hearing that people have cancelled and reordered with Amazon Prime one day shipping in the past couple of days and are now getting their orders shipped almost immediately. I changed my shipping to one day shipping through Amazon Prime on May 24 (originally ordered on May 17) and am still showing a ship date of July 25. I ordered the low end 1.83 model. This seems like an incredibly long time to wait for a product...
Well you should be getting a shipping notice within a week. However if you want to be ballsy either cancel your order or order another one using Amazon Prime. I originally ordered mine, signed up for Prime and then changed my shipping option. Strangely it was charging me for shipping with Prime So I canceled my order and started from scratch...got a shipping notice within 24 hours.
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Now J & R is "temporarily out of stock" after you click on their "In stock with free shipping" link. Bastards!!!
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Originally Posted by seek
Ugh, I am getting so tired of waiting. Especially after hearing that people have cancelled and reordered with Amazon Prime one day shipping in the past couple of days and are now getting their orders shipped almost immediately. I changed my shipping to one day shipping through Amazon Prime on May 24 (originally ordered on May 17) and am still showing a ship date of July 25. I ordered the low end 1.83 model. This seems like an incredibly long time to wait for a product...
FWIW, I placed an order for the 1.83 on Amazon at 11PM last night and I just got notification that it shipped.
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Originally Posted by aristobrat
FWIW, I placed an order for the 1.83 on Amazon at 11PM last night and I just got notification that it shipped.
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hmmm. Mine is still sitting on shipping soon. And my credit card has not been charged even though I recieved that automated call from my bank asking about the $1300 charge.
Ok. Ok... get a life here. Gotta get a life...
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If it makes any of you feel better, my MacBook's right speaker failed and I'm sending it back to Amazon for a replacement. Hopefully, the return process is as painless as people have said in the past.
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Originally Posted by sardines
If it makes any of you feel better, my MacBook's right speaker failed and I'm sending it back to Amazon for a replacement. Hopefully, the return process is as painless as people have said in the past.
Why should that make us feel any better? You have just added to the potential of a machine that could have gone to me now going to you...
(kinda, maybe, a little...)
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Ok, it shipped. Should be here Monday. Thanks again for the tip mathew_m
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Ordered May 30th, shipped yesterday and received today. I missed the UPS guy this afternoon but was able to pick it up at the UPS center. It's lovely and I'm typing this message on it right now. For all you still waiting, be patient. You will get yours soon enough. It's worth the wait.
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I ordered a base model last friday but canceled that order and placed one for a 2.0 monday with Prime one-day shipping. They changed the estimated shipping date to today this morning and now its 6:30pm with no updates . I'm sad, haha
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I must have lucked out.
I placed an order this morning for a black MacBook with 1-day delivery and received an email with an estimated delivery of tomorrow. Was that a fluke (a good one)?
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i have emailed amazon a few times now to question why people who ordered a few days ago have already received their order while others of us who ordered two or more weeks ago have not. their response is that i am confused and that they have not started shipping this laptop yet. they also have changed the date they expect to get the laptops in. originally, i was told that they would receive their shipment on june 15. the last email i received states june 19.
it is odd, normally i wouldn't mind waiting. however, amazon's poor policies and customer service have rubbed me the wrong way. this is no way to encourage customer loyalty. i am considering cancelling my order and waiting for a deal somewhere else.
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The blackbook is in stock... It is not the case of the white ones... Still waiting...
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the blackbook IS in stock, but you are ordering from jandr.com, NOT amazon.com, so you are not eligible for the $100 rebate.
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Sweet, my 2.0 whitebook has shipped, I'll have to sometime tommorow. No work for me tommorow, yay. Now if only my car parts would come today so i can install those while waiting...
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About the rebate, am i the only one having problems with the Amazon rebate page?
I keep getting the message: Your rebate is unavailable for submission at this time due to one
or more of the following reasons...
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vandelay, I had the same problem with a MacBook Pro update. When I emailed them, they said that they were aware of the issue and their developers were looking at it. It took them 2-3 days to get it working.
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Originally Posted by vandelay
About the rebate, am i the only one having problems with the Amazon rebate page?
I keep getting the message: Your rebate is unavailable for submission at this time due to one
or more of the following reasons...
About the rebate, make sure you dont have a space at the end of your order number. Made it work for me!
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Originally Posted by aristobrat
vandelay, I had the same problem with a MacBook Pro update. When I emailed them, they said that they were aware of the issue and their developers were looking at it. It took them 2-3 days to get it working.
Yeah, i now got the same e-mail.
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Originally Posted by ankit
About the rebate, make sure you dont have a space at the end of your order number. Made it work for me!
No, that's not it.
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Originally Posted by vandelay
No, that's not it.
BEWARE OF AMAZON REBATES
We ordered a second Black MacBook after calling and verifying we could get the rebate on the 2nd order, BEFORE placing the 2nd order.
After applying for the rebate online with the order number, it was denied; after an hour on the phone (make sure to call daytime weekdays only to get a north American call center for any help) we were OK'd with an override only to receive a subsequent denial emall from Amazon later in the day (Hey left hand, this is right hand....Do you know what we're doing? I don't). It was not stated anywhere initially for 1 to a Household (Amazon also confirmed this) but promptly updated their website. (I have before and after screen prints to substantiate) Now they finally conceded OK, but I'll wait and see or file a credit card dispute.
Rebates are not worth the aggrevation and 3 months wait.
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f0rk amazon. im going today to pickup my macbook from the apple store in nashville. with the edu discount and their back to school promotion it should come out to about the same $$. seee yaaa. wouldnt wanna beee yaaa.
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Originally Posted by flukewurm
f0rk amazon. im going today to pickup my macbook from the apple store in nashville. with the edu discount and their back to school promotion it should come out to about the same $$. seee yaaa. wouldnt wanna beee yaaa.
but for people who already have an ipod, it isn't a great deal. And if you're considering ebaying the ipod, even new sealed-in-box ipods are going for very low prices. Figure in ebay and paypal fees, and then you might be worse off.
also figure it this way:
Apple store (even with edu) - $1400 + $100 (tax on macbook) + $180 (minimum for ipod) + $10 (tax for ipod) = Roughly $1690 out of pocket while waiting for $180 rebate
Amazon.com - $1500 + free shipping = $1500 out of pocket while waiting for a $100 rebate
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Originally Posted by HouseSold
BEWARE OF AMAZON REBATES
It was not stated anywhere initially for 1 to a Household (Amazon also confirmed this) but promptly updated their website. (I have before and after screen prints to substantiate) Now they finally conceded OK, but I'll wait and see or file a credit card dispute.
I'm wondering about this stipulation myself. If you bought one MacBook during the last rebate period (requiring a purchase by 5/30/06) and another one during the next period (requiring purchase by 6/20/06) would the "one per household" thing be a problem? What if the two models of MacBook were different (e.g. one white and one black)? I bought one on behalf of my sister and now I'm sort of thinking of getting one for myself, but if I can't get the rebate it would affect my decision.
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Ordered BlackBook on 5/24 from Amazon choosing Super Saver Shipping (the freebie).
Applied $100 in Amazon certificates toward cost.
[EDIT] The original Amazon estimated shipping date was August 1-2. Talk about SWAGing it! [/EDIT]
It shipped today from Lexington, KY (not far from Columbus) with an anticipated delivery date of 6/8.
Received my BlackBook at 1:00pm today, 6/8.
WOW!
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Originally Posted by Icruise
I'm wondering about this stipulation myself. If you bought one MacBook during the last rebate period (requiring a purchase by 5/30/06) and another one during the next period (requiring purchase by 6/20/06) would the "one per household" thing be a problem? What if the two models of MacBook were different (e.g. one white and one black)? I bought one on behalf of my sister and now I'm sort of thinking of getting one for myself, but if I can't get the rebate it would affect my decision.
I learned the key is different house hold address and different email address.
A son or daughter could buy on your credit card (with permission of course) and ship to another address than the original order.
YMMV
If you get a ruling opinion, have it emailed to you to back up a possible later rejection. Even then, a supervisor may over rule a customer service phone person. All in all, go to an Apple Store, if geographically possible for better service, should an issue arise. Not worth $100 and 3 month wait and phone conflicts. Removes some of the joy of the computer.
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Originally Posted by uicandrew
but for people who already have an ipod, it isn't a great deal. And if you're considering ebaying the ipod, even new sealed-in-box ipods are going for very low prices. Figure in ebay and paypal fees, and then you might be worse off.
UUUGH>. yeah... im dumb. i thought the rebate was either for the ipod OR $180 cash back.. DUM DUM DUM DUM. oh well. back to square 1.
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Canceled my order, didn't really want the computer anyway..
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Got my white 2.0 today around 2pm today, I've been useing it pretty much non-stop since, this computer is so awesome. Now I just need to get a sleeve and more ram and I will be a happy camper.
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I got the more RAM, still need a sleeve. I'm thinking that Booq one. Its pretty pricey though for some cloth.
This is a great little machine, and very fast. I'm extremely happy with it. I've heard the moo, and it can be annoying, but I'm sure its fixable. Its just the fan coming on and then going off very quickly.
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As a bit of an experiment, I ordered a second 1.83 laptop yesterday. I ordered the first on May 24 and received a ship date of July 25. The new order I placed yesterday says that it will ship next week. I didn't cancel my first order until I called Amazon yesterday to question why the order I placed almost three weeks says that it will ship more than a month after the order i placed yesterday.
The official Amazon response was that they really weren't sure but that the order might have gotten stuck in the shipping process. There wasn't an explanation as to why orders might get "stuck". I recommended that they have someone look into that since it seems that a lot of people's orders have gotten "stuck" in the shipping process.
Overall, this has not been a good ordering experience. Yet, I am still ordering because it is such a good deal. This experience will make me reevaluate purchases where Amazon would have normally been my first stop.
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I just tried exactly what seek did, and he's right.
I first placed my order for a MacBook 2.0ghz White this Saturday, June 3rd, and received a shipping estimate of August 4th.
Based on what seek posted, I threw another MacBook into my cart and checked out not 10 minutes ago...and lo and behold, the shipping estimate is tomorrow. Cancelled old order, crossing my fingers that it really does ship out tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by seek
As a bit of an experiment, I ordered a second 1.83 laptop yesterday. I ordered the first on May 24 and received a ship date of July 25. The new order I placed yesterday says that it will ship next week. I didn't cancel my first order until I called Amazon yesterday to question why the order I placed almost three weeks says that it will ship more than a month after the order i placed yesterday.
The official Amazon response was that they really weren't sure but that the order might have gotten stuck in the shipping process. There wasn't an explanation as to why orders might get "stuck". I recommended that they have someone look into that since it seems that a lot of people's orders have gotten "stuck" in the shipping process.
Overall, this has not been a good ordering experience. Yet, I am still ordering because it is such a good deal. This experience will make me reevaluate purchases where Amazon would have normally been my first stop.
Call customer service? at 800.201.7575 during M-F, 8-8pm to get a North American call center.
Ask them to upgrade to overnite shipping at no charge to you on the most distant ship date order, for the mis information you received.
Be aware unless your ship to address (Street name and zip code) is different on both orders, you will be unable to apply for a 2nd $100 rebate on your subsequent order. Been there, done to.
They now bury the disclosure, one to a household, on the rebate application page, not on the order page.
Good luck.
Better experience is the Apple Store. There's a reason Apple is opening so many new stores. I shudder when Best Buy begins selling MacBooks. Their sales people are rarely, if ever educated to the merits of a Mac. although, I must say, I occasionally encountered an employee there that was a Mac owner also.
YMMV
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Originally Posted by HouseSold
Better experience is the Apple Store.
Maybe, but for a $175 difference on a $1000-class computer, I'll take Amazon. And I haven't had any problems with them at all, for the record.
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You gotta ask yourself what your time is worth. Is $100 worth the aggro Vs. just going to the Apple store - or buying fromJ&R / waiting as well???
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First of all, I have no Apple Store that I can go to, so we're talking about ordering online in either case. Secondly, I've already been through the rebate process with my iMac and it was the most painless rebate experience I've ever been through. About 2 minutes to fill out the online rebate form, and then you just have to wait for the check. I get paid fairly well, but $175 (actually closer to $200, since I have an Amazon visa) for 2 minutes of my time is worth it.
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Sounds like you are in the minority iCruise. Others are talking a lot more than 2 minutes. You must be special. :-)
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Alright, since Amazon won't ship me my laptop, I went ahead and placed another order. This time for the mid-range 2GHz white MacBook and 1 day shipping. Instead of a delivery estimate of Aug. 2 for my previous order, I now have an estimate of July 7-July 21. Hoping I'll have it closer to June 7, not July.
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I've upgraded my shipping for the 1.83 GHz MacBook too. Same estimated delivery date as my new order.
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Originally Posted by masugu
Sounds like you are in the minority iCruise. Others are talking a lot more than 2 minutes. You must be special. :-)
I can only speak for myself. I ordered on the 18th and it arrived on the 30. It would have come sooner but it was Memorial Day weekend. Looking at the threads from people who ordered from the Apple Store, it doesn't seem like there was a huge difference in the amount of time involved. Perhaps now that has changed. I don't know. You don't have to be a smart-ass about it.
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Originally Posted by Icruise
I can only speak for myself. I ordered on the 18th and it arrived on the 30. It would have come sooner but it was Memorial Day weekend. Looking at the threads from people who ordered from the Apple Store, it doesn't seem like there was a huge difference in the amount of time involved. Perhaps now that has changed. I don't know. You don't have to be a smart-ass about it.
Right. It would be pretty unheard of to be a smart-ass on this forum.
Seriously...It just seemed to me that there were more issues with Amazon - but glad you managed unhassled savings / had a good experience. I buy a ton of stuff from Jeff Bezos as well.
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Finally received my Macbook from Amazon.
So far excellent. Beautiful machine (base model) and I believe the best deal at $999. Stick with Amazon, it's worth it.
So far only a miniscule whine (it's a machine so it makes noise), perfect screen and just really nice all around. Apple really got it right with the design of this model.
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Hmm... I guess I'm the only one still waiting for my MacBook from Amazon.
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Does Amazon ship apple's box or Amazon's box? Thanks
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The MB and MBP I received from Amazon each came in a rather large Amazon box that contained Apple's shipping box (surrounded by some of those air pillow things).
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Originally Posted by aristobrat
The MB and MBP I received from Amazon each came in a rather large Amazon box that contained Apple's shipping box (surrounded by some of those air pillow things).
Thanks aristobrat.
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Originally Posted by hyteckit
Hmm... I guess I'm the only one still waiting for my MacBook from Amazon.
There is an upside to waiting and being patient.
Amazon's volume sales works favorably.
Between our 1st and 2nd MacBook orders were about 10 days from receiving both.
The build dates ( 4H19 and 4H20) were a week apart.
Those receiving theirs now are at least 2 or more weeks later.
Any subtle, undocumented production changes/improvements are being implemented.( ie: removing the overlooked plastic film possibly blocking cooling vents)
So patience is more than a virtue; it may mean a slightly newer healthier MacBook with less wrinkles.
Well worth waiting for...................
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my debit card was rejected... so i had to change form of payment. probably delayed my order. in any case. UPS tracking says i will get it (low end macbook) today.
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I ordered a MB 2.0Ghz white from amazon on the 9th of June and it arrived on the 13th. Lovely machine... no problems with mooing or heat.
Unfortunately the hard drive has died after 5 days. I am currently trying to get a replacement from Apple. JR / Amazon will not replace the HD itslef, I don't want to return the MB, lest I get back one with issues!
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