200 Apple boxes being distributed right now!

maverick18x · October 17, 2007 9:36PM

I have a friend who works at a FedEx distribution center here in Minnesota. He texted me tonight and told me they just got in 200 large, unidentified boxes from Apple. We're both trying to figure out what's inside. Considering Leopard just went gold master, I doubt anyone is receiving shipment yet... maybe this is something else?

dhagan4755 · October 17, 2007 9:53PM

Well large is a relative term. Need a comparison of what large actually is in relation to something familiar.

ipeon · October 17, 2007 10:10PM

Where are they being shipped to?

kukito · October 17, 2007 10:26PM

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Originally Posted by maverick18x

I have a friend who works at a FedEx distribution center here in Minnesota. He texted me tonight and told me they just got in 200 large, unidentified boxes from Apple. We're both trying to figure out what's inside. Considering Leopard just went gold master, I doubt anyone is receiving shipment yet... maybe this is something else?

The xMac!

thx 1138 · October 17, 2007 10:43PM

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isomorphic · October 17, 2007 10:47PM

The latest RDF generators with new, unhackable firmware for all the retail stores?

rich-myster · October 17, 2007 11:18PM

i work at ups and i believe i've seen a total of 5 apple products shipped. the old imac, the new imac, the macpro, and 2 crt monitors. i guess apple doesn't use ups as it's primary shipper

onlooker · October 18, 2007 8:35AM

I know Apple has always sent my goodies via fedex.

rickag · October 18, 2007 8:59AM

Redesigned Mac minis

tedndi · October 18, 2007 9:16AM

Apple is doomed!!!

outsider · October 18, 2007 9:40AM

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Originally Posted by rickag

Redesigned Mac minis

Hah, I wish. I wish it would be something like the Mac mini^3. 3.5 drive, built in power supply, dedicated graphics.

marvin · October 18, 2007 11:28AM

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Originally Posted by maverick18x

I have a friend who works at a FedEx distribution center here in Minnesota. He texted me tonight and told me they just got in 200 large, unidentified boxes from Apple. We're both trying to figure out what's inside. Considering Leopard just went gold master, I doubt anyone is receiving shipment yet... maybe this is something else?

I think it's the bodies of the ex-employees who tried to get the $100 refund on their iphone.

iwantamac! · October 18, 2007 11:53AM

It would not surprise me if its something boring, like props for 26th? mabay ?

It could be the 'ulrta-portable'? unlikly...very...very

Try and find out the dimensions and weight of one box, would give a good indication?

PDT

ireland · October 18, 2007 12:02PM

It's Leopard.

iposter · October 18, 2007 2:43PM

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Originally Posted by Outsider

Hah, I wish. I wish it would be something like the Mac mini^3. 3.5 drive, built in power supply, dedicated graphics.

Don't make me drool on my keyboard like that!

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Originally Posted by Ireland

It's Leopard.

I hope they at least cut air holes in the boxes then!

rickag · October 19, 2007 9:27AM

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Originally Posted by TednDi

Apple is doomed!!!

I understans this is sarcasm, I just don't get it.

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Outsider

Hah, I wish. I wish it would be something like the Mac mini^3. 3.5 drive, built in power supply, dedicated graphics.

Actually, I was more thinking the same asic style maybe even smaller case, if at all possible. But still laptop cpu, integrated graphics ,laptop harddrive and faster Super drives across the model.

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Ireland\t

It's Leopard.

This is probably the most likely answer.

donebylee · October 19, 2007 1:05PM

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Originally Posted by maverick18x

I have a friend who works at a FedEx distribution center here in Minnesota. He texted me tonight and told me they just got in 200 large, unidentified boxes from Apple. We're both trying to figure out what's inside. Considering Leopard just went gold master, I doubt anyone is receiving shipment yet... maybe this is something else?

I agree with the poster who said t-shirts. Most likely they are promo pieces for the Leopard release next week.

Although we can all wish for something more...like a new Mac Pro...please...

rich-myster · October 19, 2007 1:44PM

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Originally Posted by donebylee

I agree with the poster who said t-shirts. Most likely they are promo pieces for the Leopard release next week.

Although we can all wish for something more...like a new Mac Pro...please...

the macpro box is fucking humungous. when i offloaded one once i was like, wow, that's a big box.

jaketherock · October 19, 2007 3:33PM

My dad used to work at Fed-Ex in Chicago and he said every now and then they would ship hundreds of xserves and mac pros through their centers in a night, in relatively pain boxes with just a small lable.

cosmonut · October 19, 2007 3:37PM

My vote is that it's promotional stuff for Leopard or the Leopard disks/retail boxes being shipped to be packaged with the other.

onlooker · October 19, 2007 3:43PM

Promo stuff, and t-shirts.

200 Apple boxes being distributed right now!

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