17" unibody MacBook Pro deliveries not as speedy as hoped
If you've been waiting by the mailbox for that slightly oversized package to arrive... the wait just got a bit longer. Our correspondents have been sending in the news this afternoon that the expected ship date on the 17" unibody MacBook Pro has been pushed to February 19 -- the original ship date was supposed to be Tuesday 2/3, so this is a big drag if you had plans for that big screen on Valentine's Day.The complete email below:
To Our Valued Apple Customer:
Thank you again for your order!
Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer
than we projected.
As a result, we will be unable to ship your 17-inch MacBook Pro
until February 19, 2009.
If you don't want to wait, you may cancel your order and receive a
prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number at
800-676-2775 or by visiting our online order status website at
http://www.apple.com/orderstatus.
If we do not hear from you before we ship the 17-inch MacBook Pro to
you, we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. In
that event, a shipment notification with tracking information will be
emailed to you as soon as your order is shipped.
Again, there is no need to contact us unless you wish to cancel
your order.
We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience this
delay may have caused you.
Thank you for shopping at the Apple Online Store!
Sincerely,
The Apple Online Store
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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If you've been waiting by the mailbox for that slightly oversized package to arrive... the wait just got a bit longer. Our correspondents...
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If all of us are waiting to get our MBP unibody, How come sellers all around ebay already have them for sale? I have been checking ebay and there are some sellers that supossedly have them up for bids? They're even have pictures and everythings seems real! Do you guys think it's just fake?
February 15 2009 at 5:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replymine's not shipping until march 13! fuck!
February 12 2009 at 10:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's soooo beautiful!
February 05 2009 at 1:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMan, Apple is slacking lately. No Mac Pro update, no Mini update, no Blu Ray, and now this?!
Let's all boycott those sons 'a bitches.
Personally, I would hold off buying any of these for 3 months until the channel is clear. If they're delaying, they're rushing. If they're rushing the first batch of machines they're going to be problems down the line. Apple is good about keeping customers happy by fixing them.. but not good about admitting they have a problem so you don't have to KEEP coming back.
February 04 2009 at 10:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOh come on, that's just not true. There is no way to know what was known, and what wasn't, so what you are saying is pure conjecture.
To say that by delaying they are rushing is so laughable. Did you read that before you posted it? The reality is, they might have had some QC delays for a component, and had to delay to address it. The units are likely all made, or close, but these have to shipped to the US, and they don't just do that nickel and dime, they have to wait for a full shipment.
Ditto that. It happened with every major MBP release: 15", 17", and 15" unibody. It will happen again, but that won't make me tell IT to put the order for mine on hold! =)
February 12 2009 at 8:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was pretty annoyed until I called and told them how much this sucked. Then they gave me 100 bucks off. Now I am less annoyed.
February 04 2009 at 9:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI ordered one and its been delayed like everyone else's. Kinda annoying but I'm happy to wait for quality ;)
February 04 2009 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySadly I do not even have my last generation 17" MBP paid off yet. So I can not even get a new one until I pay the bank for this one I have. Not that I am going to replace it the second it is paid off or anything... But I have my eye on getting a new iMac when they refresh.
February 04 2009 at 9:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou think the 19th is a bummer, I ordered the anti-glare, so try on the 27th for size. Mind you I ordered mine on the 6th of Jan, minutes after the announcement. My original ship date was the 19th of Feb.
February 04 2009 at 8:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is a huge bummer as due to military obligations I'm leaving the country on February 21 and now I won't receive my laptop.
February 04 2009 at 7:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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