Anybody Know When the New 17" iMac Ships?

scifiencescifience
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I ordered mine two weeks ago, and I'm getting impatient! Does anybody know when they start shipping?



I thought I heard Steve say "two weeks from today" at the keynote, which would be today or tomorrow. I am sick of checking my order status page only to see "Being Assembled." Somehow I know that it doesn't take that long to build a PC.
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  • Reply 1 of 49
    o and ao and a Posts: 579member
    ask in current hardware

    my friends status says 2-4 weeks on 17imac



    IN BEFORE LOCK BWAHAHAHAHAHA
  • Reply 2 of 49
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    Moving to Current Hardware.
  • Reply 3 of 49
    scifiencescifience Posts: 55member
    [quote]Originally posted by O and A:

    <strong>IN BEFORE LOCK BWAHAHAHAHAHA</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No lock, only a move.
  • Reply 4 of 49
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I am writing a little script here... anyone posting an in before the lock message instantly gets their post counts halved.







    I'm getting a little impatient too, Scifience. I'm getting awfully tired of looking at the Being Assembled logo.



    *sigh*....
  • Reply 5 of 49
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    quick question, did you guys order standard units or did you upgrade them in any way? (ram HD etc.)



    i ordered a stock unit, i'll be interested to see when it gets here.
  • Reply 6 of 49
    scifiencescifience Posts: 55member
    [quote]Originally posted by alcimedes:

    <strong>quick question, did you guys order standard units or did you upgrade them in any way? (ram HD etc.)



    i ordered a stock unit, i'll be interested to see when it gets here.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I upgraded the RAM to 512...but I wouldn't think that could possibly delay it much, since all you have to do is pop in a RAM module.
  • Reply 7 of 49
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Stock. I won't get Apple to upgrade the RAM until they start bundling Vaseline with BTOs.
  • Reply 8 of 49
    jmoneyjmoney Posts: 133member
    Geez man I hear ya, I really wish when Apple released new hardware they'd already have the shelves stocked and waiting for us. Looking at the Apple Store online has moved the status of the iMac's shipping from 2-4 weeks when I ordered to 3-4 weeks. Oh where oh were can my 17" iMac be?
  • Reply 9 of 49
    awimowayawimoway Posts: 28member
    Well I think yours still ought to be on track for 2-4 weeks from when you ordered. "3-4 weeks" only applies to those who order now. Those who got in line earlier will not have to wait that long, I think/hope.
  • Reply 10 of 49
    [kevin][kevin] Posts: 15member
    I ordered mine on July 17th, but the order status shows order date of July 19th. I upgraded the ram to a single 512 DIMM, but I wouldn't think that would take longer to ship.



    I also ordered a new 10 GB iPod...which also had a 2-4 week shipping estimate.



    I hope "Two Weeks" isn't like "This Summer" or "Early Next Year". That would suck, but I keep checking status multiple times a day, and I get excited when I have new mail hoping it's from Apple confirming shipment....



    *sigh*
  • Reply 11 of 49
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>I am writing a little script here... anyone posting an in before the lock message instantly gets their post counts halved.





    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I better make sure I don't post in something that'll be locked!!!



  • Reply 12 of 49
    awimowayawimoway Posts: 28member
    [quote]Originally posted by [kevin]:

    <strong> I get excited when I have new mail hoping it's from Apple confirming shipment....



    *sigh* </strong><hr></blockquote>





    I know exactly what you mean. My iPod (not a new one) just arrived, and since this 17-incher will be my first Apple, I don't have anything to hook it up to and test it out. I am sick sick sick of my PC.
  • Reply 13 of 49
    jmoneyjmoney Posts: 133member
    Yea, when I ordered the 17" iMac I also put in for the new 10 GB iPod, and the iRock Wireless thing-a-ma-bob for car listening. Welp, at least the iRock Device thing came. No iMac, no iPod, and i'm on a borrowed machine right now :-) Have they started shipping new iMacs at all? Are they due in at the Apple Retail Stores next week?
  • Reply 14 of 49
    awimowayawimoway Posts: 28member
    MacNetv2 claims that they have started shipping, and Apple.com is now quoting a 1-2 day shipping timeframe. Yesssss.
  • Reply 15 of 49
    [kevin][kevin] Posts: 15member
    I just called Apple, and the rep told me that the iPods are closer to shipping than the 17" iMacs. He said that they have shipped some to retail stores, and my iPod should ship any day now, but it will be another week before my iMac ships. I hope his words are not lies, because I work in technical support, and I know that people just say things sometimes. Meaning that either could ship sooner or later than what he said... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    [ 08-02-2002: Message edited by: [kevin] ]</p>
  • Reply 16 of 49
    scifiencescifience Posts: 55member
    [quote]Originally posted by Awimoway:

    <strong>MacNetv2 claims that they have started shipping, and Apple.com is now quoting a 1-2 day shipping timeframe. Yesssss.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Where did you see this on Apple's web site? I just checked now and it says 3-4 weeks on a new order.
  • Reply 17 of 49
    idudeidude Posts: 352member
    WTF!!!! Now it says 3-4 weeks. This afternoon it said 1-2 days!!! Here's a picture to prove it.



    It doesn't p!ss me off that apple has to wait 3 weeks, but it does make me mad when they raise our hopes like this. It isn't fair, not to mention false advertising.
  • Reply 18 of 49
    scifiencescifience Posts: 55member
    [quote]Originally posted by iDude:

    <strong>not to mention false advertising.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Sue 'em!
  • Reply 19 of 49
    jkarc21jkarc21 Posts: 132member
    I'm a student a UF so I went ahead and checked out the UF education Apple store est. ship date.

    This from the apple store at 10:00pm est.



    It said yes, 3-5 days







    Items you have selected Part No. Est Ship Qty Unit Price Ext. Price

    iMac 800MHz 17" TFT/256SD/80G/SuperDrive/GeF4MX/56K/SPKRS M8812LL/A 3-5 days Remove $1,949.00 $1,949.00

    80GB Ultra ATA drive



    Apple Pro Speakers



    Keyboard/Mac OS X - U.S. English



    256MB SDRAM - 1 DIMM



    SuperDrive









    Subtotal Please note that your subtotal does not include sales tax or rebates. $1,949.00



    [ 08-02-2002: Message edited by: jkarc21 ]</p>
  • Reply 20 of 49
    idudeidude Posts: 352member
    [quote]Originally posted by Scifience:

    <strong>



    Sue 'em! </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I would sue them, but: 1, I'm too lazy 2, I don't have money for a lawer 3, I love apple too much to take legal action against them.





    I forgot to check the edu store (my mom is a school board member). They do say 3-5 days, but I'd be skeptical.
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