received my apple ship notice this morning.. ordered my 17" on 01/15.. includes 1gig ram. woohoo!!
BostonMerlin: Make sure to report back to the AI crowd in pictures and words as soon as you get it! We can't wait for our own AI 17-inch PowerBook delivery (or should we say deliverance... from waiting) story.
received my apple ship notice this morning.. ordered my 17" on 01/15.. includes 1gig ram. woohoo!!
This is very frustrating to me, since I have had my order in since Jan 10th and have no word on it shipping yet. I didn't order from the Apple Online Store or our local Apple Store, since I didn't want to pay retail plus tax (plus shipping online). I am getting a special deal for mine and saving a bit of money, but my order is every bit as important as others. I can't figure out how Apple is choosing to fulfil these orders. There seems to be no rhyme or reason.
I am very glad to hear that shipping notices are continuing to come in, and gives me some measure of hope.
Earlier this week I thought I would be using my new PowerBook by the end of this week. Now I've resigned myself to the fact that I have no clue when it will come it.
I know Apple has been pushing to earn business from switchers, but what about us loyal Mac users? I have supported this company for the past 19 years purchasing Apple products. Does this mean that my dollar isn't worth as much as someone who has been supporting Microsoft all this time? Come on Apple, throw me a freaking bone here will ya?
well.. my bad boy was waiting for me outside my office door when i arrived this morning. only took two days after being sent from taiwan...
i'm not going to go into what others have already said about this work of art. its a sweet.. sweet machine. if i have one problem right now its akin to owning a new car. you feel like babying it so much as to not get any scratches on it. that is my main concern. "first" its a machine that needs to be used.. second.. its beautiful and should be taken care of.
i'm concerened with getting scratches on it.. others have said that shouldnt be a problem with the new case.. still.. if you're wearing a watch.. wouldnt that do harm eventualy? i'm thinking about making some type of wrist gard.. not sure yet..
i'm concerened with getting scratches on it.. others have said that shouldnt be a problem with the new case..
If it's the same as the 12", you shouldn't have any problems: mine's a month down the line now and I wouldn't consider that I've been mollycoddling it particularly, including adventures in some reasonably harsh environments, and it's still scratch-free.
I'm very happy for those who have recieved their PowerBooks. However, I am peeved that I ordered mine on Jan 10th and have heard nothing yet. I called a friend at Mac Zones, who I have dealt with for years. They have hundreds on order, the first order placed on Jan 7th. They have received zero units. He said they were told not to expect anything until mid April.
The Houston Galleria Apple Store has them in stock for walk in customers. I can only hope this means that they are getting close to fulfilling all Apple backorders, but I doubt it. I would buy one there, but it would cost about $600 more than I am paying, since I'm not paying retail or tax.
That and I think I'm gonna boycott the Apple Store in protest of their self-serving attitudes toward their customers. And to think I stood in line when that store first opened. Man, am I gullible.
i've had my 17" on all day.. the top (both left and right) are a little warm but nothing to cry home about. the bottom however is fairly hot.. especialy on the battery. It would hurt on bare skin.
i charged it up to 100%.. unplugged from ac and played the dvd twister. the credits are now rolling and the battery is at 10min left. i did nothing in the energy saver pref panel.. left 'em as is. I did notice there are several options to choose from (i.e. dvd playback). i expect that if i choose that one it'll save some more juice.
One thing to note.. as soon as i unplugged from AC the battery (at 100%) showed 2:59 left.. Not sure if thats because i had not fully charged/drained/charged the battery yet or not.. but am curious is apples 4.5 hour bat time is anywhere close to that (in any type of powersave configuration)
another update for those of you interested.. back home now with my new toy.. i had purchased virtual pc 6 and office x. i'm a software developer who makes a living building windows apps.. so i was hoping that i would have a decent experience running microsoft's .net development platform on my "bad boy".
the good news is that i installed virtual pc 6 with windows xp professional and the system rocks. of course its not as fast as my pent 4 dell 2ghz laptop running .net but vpc is in no way a slouch..
my 17" powerbook has 1gig of ram.. i allocated half of that to vpc and i'm very happy to say everything works great and is extremely snappy.
fyi: i have all the xp window treatments on.. all stock. very fine experience for those of you interested.
The NAPP mac mal is different in that you have one person who handles everything. My girl is christine and she knows alot about the products she is selling. I am a photoshop guy so i would be a NAPP member anyway. sorry you lost your spot in the Q. when do you think that we will get our AI's I only ordered mine last week. :cool:
Actually, I am a NAPP Member. After another frustrating week, Christine called. She didn't have a voice and had been out sick. I find it very frustrating, though, that there was no one covering for her in her absence...
I didn't lose much time, though. Apple shipped my PB on 3/20, and it's made it as far as Anchorage, Alaska as of 3/22. I suspect I'll have it in my hands in another day or two. Apple said 3-5 weeks, and then surprised me with just a few days. No complaints here.
Actually, I am a NAPP Member... ...Apple said 3-5 weeks, and then surprised me with just a few days. No complaints here.
Always nice to meet a fellow NAPP member and one of the photoshop creative few. So did apple notify you of shipping your AI or did you check the PC Mall NAPP website. Where dio I look to see when apple will ship. I ordered my AI pb on 2/27 so perhaps mine will be shipped soon as well.
Got my Brenthaven shoulder case drop shipped to me today, and while unpacking it I got the call. My powerbook is in!
It was accidentaly delivered to the developer I'm ordering thru instead of drop shipped to me directly. This meant I had to pay an additional $76.00 in overnight shipping and insurance, but I haved about $600 having not paid retail or taxes.
Always nice to meet a fellow NAPP member and one of the photoshop creative few. So did apple notify you of shipping your AI or did you check the PC Mall NAPP website. Where dio I look to see when apple will ship. I ordered my AI pb on 2/27 so perhaps mine will be shipped soon as well.
Thanks
I cancelled my PC Mall/NAPP order, and went directly through Apple. Apple notified me, and sent me the FedEx tracking number, so I can check as often as I want and see exactly how far my "bundle of joy" has gotten. I guess with the tight security in/out of the U.S., FedEx is estimating 3/27. I placed my order directly with Apple on 3/13!!! (but had ordered from MacMall while I was at Photoshop World), so it wasn't an easy decision to lose my place in line. You can imagine my surprise, and glee, to find that I wasn't going to have to wait that long after all...
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Originally posted by BostonMerlin
received my apple ship notice this morning.. ordered my 17" on 01/15.. includes 1gig ram. woohoo!!
BostonMerlin: Make sure to report back to the AI crowd in pictures and words as soon as you get it! We can't wait for our own AI 17-inch PowerBook delivery (or should we say deliverance... from waiting) story.
Escher
bm
Originally posted by BostonMerlin
received my apple ship notice this morning.. ordered my 17" on 01/15.. includes 1gig ram. woohoo!!
This is very frustrating to me, since I have had my order in since Jan 10th and have no word on it shipping yet. I didn't order from the Apple Online Store or our local Apple Store, since I didn't want to pay retail plus tax (plus shipping online). I am getting a special deal for mine and saving a bit of money, but my order is every bit as important as others. I can't figure out how Apple is choosing to fulfil these orders. There seems to be no rhyme or reason.
I am very glad to hear that shipping notices are continuing to come in, and gives me some measure of hope.
Earlier this week I thought I would be using my new PowerBook by the end of this week. Now I've resigned myself to the fact that I have no clue when it will come it.
I know Apple has been pushing to earn business from switchers, but what about us loyal Mac users? I have supported this company for the past 19 years purchasing Apple products. Does this mean that my dollar isn't worth as much as someone who has been supporting Microsoft all this time? Come on Apple, throw me a freaking bone here will ya?
Terry
Edit: Wrong quote from Boston Merlin.
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i'm not going to go into what others have already said about this work of art. its a sweet.. sweet machine. if i have one problem right now its akin to owning a new car. you feel like babying it so much as to not get any scratches on it. that is my main concern. "first" its a machine that needs to be used.. second.. its beautiful and should be taken care of.
i'm concerened with getting scratches on it.. others have said that shouldnt be a problem with the new case.. still.. if you're wearing a watch.. wouldnt that do harm eventualy? i'm thinking about making some type of wrist gard.. not sure yet..
anyway.. you will absolutely adore this machine.
-peace..
bm
You benefited from the international dateline and gained a day in your favor.
Originally posted by BostonMerlin
i'm concerened with getting scratches on it.. others have said that shouldnt be a problem with the new case..
If it's the same as the 12", you shouldn't have any problems: mine's a month down the line now and I wouldn't consider that I've been mollycoddling it particularly, including adventures in some reasonably harsh environments, and it's still scratch-free.
And congratulations!
The Houston Galleria Apple Store has them in stock for walk in customers. I can only hope this means that they are getting close to fulfilling all Apple backorders, but I doubt it. I would buy one there, but it would cost about $600 more than I am paying, since I'm not paying retail or tax.
That and I think I'm gonna boycott the Apple Store in protest of their self-serving attitudes toward their customers. And to think I stood in line when that store first opened. Man, am I gullible.
TBoxman
i charged it up to 100%.. unplugged from ac and played the dvd twister. the credits are now rolling and the battery is at 10min left. i did nothing in the energy saver pref panel.. left 'em as is. I did notice there are several options to choose from (i.e. dvd playback). i expect that if i choose that one it'll save some more juice.
One thing to note.. as soon as i unplugged from AC the battery (at 100%) showed 2:59 left.. Not sure if thats because i had not fully charged/drained/charged the battery yet or not.. but am curious is apples 4.5 hour bat time is anywhere close to that (in any type of powersave configuration)
-bm
the good news is that i installed virtual pc 6 with windows xp professional and the system rocks. of course its not as fast as my pent 4 dell 2ghz laptop running .net but vpc is in no way a slouch..
my 17" powerbook has 1gig of ram.. i allocated half of that to vpc and i'm very happy to say everything works great and is extremely snappy.
fyi: i have all the xp window treatments on.. all stock. very fine experience for those of you interested.
bm
Originally posted by JC
The NAPP mac mal is different in that you have one person who handles everything. My girl is christine and she knows alot about the products she is selling. I am a photoshop guy so i would be a NAPP member anyway. sorry you lost your spot in the Q. when do you think that we will get our AI's I only ordered mine last week. :cool:
Actually, I am a NAPP Member. After another frustrating week, Christine called. She didn't have a voice and had been out sick. I find it very frustrating, though, that there was no one covering for her in her absence...
I didn't lose much time, though. Apple shipped my PB on 3/20, and it's made it as far as Anchorage, Alaska as of 3/22. I suspect I'll have it in my hands in another day or two. Apple said 3-5 weeks, and then surprised me with just a few days. No complaints here.
Originally posted by LatteAddict
Actually, I am a NAPP Member... ...Apple said 3-5 weeks, and then surprised me with just a few days. No complaints here.
Always nice to meet a fellow NAPP member and one of the photoshop creative few. So did apple notify you of shipping your AI or did you check the PC Mall NAPP website. Where dio I look to see when apple will ship. I ordered my AI pb on 2/27 so perhaps mine will be shipped soon as well.
Thanks
Got my Brenthaven shoulder case drop shipped to me today, and while unpacking it I got the call. My powerbook is in!
It was accidentaly delivered to the developer I'm ordering thru instead of drop shipped to me directly. This meant I had to pay an additional $76.00 in overnight shipping and insurance, but I haved about $600 having not paid retail or taxes.
One happy camper! No sleep tonight,
TBoxman
Originally posted by JC
Always nice to meet a fellow NAPP member and one of the photoshop creative few. So did apple notify you of shipping your AI or did you check the PC Mall NAPP website. Where dio I look to see when apple will ship. I ordered my AI pb on 2/27 so perhaps mine will be shipped soon as well.
Thanks
I cancelled my PC Mall/NAPP order, and went directly through Apple. Apple notified me, and sent me the FedEx tracking number, so I can check as often as I want and see exactly how far my "bundle of joy" has gotten. I guess with the tight security in/out of the U.S., FedEx is estimating 3/27. I placed my order directly with Apple on 3/13!!! (but had ordered from MacMall while I was at Photoshop World), so it wasn't an easy decision to lose my place in line. You can imagine my surprise, and glee, to find that I wasn't going to have to wait that long after all...