Ordering anamoly with new iMacs?

ibrad · August 31, 2007 9:53AM

I ordered a 20" iMac on August 7 with a wireless keyboard and was told to expect a 3 to 5 week delay so I am still awaiting delivery. Now, when I check my order, the product name reads "IMAC 24/SD" with a part number that reads "Z0E4".

Am I getting a 24" iMac for the price of a 20" model? Has anyone else noticed this?

sswift · August 31, 2007 5:29PM

Not sure what that code refers to though this is how my 24" 2.8ghz is listed:

MAC 24/SD

Z0E4

Custom configuration

2.8GHZ INTEL CORE 2 EXTREME

1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x1GB

750GB Serial ATA Drive

SuperDrive 8X(DVD+R DL/DVD+RW)

NO MODEM

Apple Mighty Mouse

WIRED KYBRD & MAC OS X KIT

COUNTRY KIT

Arriving today !!!!

jprime · August 31, 2007 6:16PM

Hi guys, first post.

I just ordered a 17" Macbook Pro on Thursday (first ever Mac!) and the guy at the Mac shop told me that there are huge delays in shipping times because of demand. He said the main problem was that Apple don't have enough LCD screens to keep up with demand for the 15" Macbook Pros and iMacs. As an example, (I'm not exactly sure if this is correct) he looked at order and shipping data for the 15" MBP and said that over 2000 15" MBPs had been ordered by Australian customers and that only 62 were arriving that day.

iBrad, I suspect that because it's been over 5 weeks, they've given you a free screen size upgrade, because I was told that if orders took longer than 6 weeks that they can do it to try and get the order to you ASAP because they have so many others. I had to go with a 17" MBP because I couldn't see myself waiting 5 or 6+ weeks for it.

ibrad · September 1, 2007 5:06PM

Thanks for the comments--looks like I'm getting the upgrade.

I won't find out 'till some time between Sep 12 and Sep 18, but I'll let you know. If you can wait, it may go to show that it pays to buy whatever leads to the longest estimated ship times!

Ordering anamoly with new iMacs?

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