When will Amazon start shipping? In general, how long after Apple products become available, does Amazon start shipping them?
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It will work without the 10.6.2 update, but there are a few features that will be unavailable. I would say this coming Wednesday (Oct 28) it will start shipping. Amazon will more than likely start shipping the same day as Apple. If you recall, Amazon had the MacMini up and shipping hours after Apple announced them.
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I placed my order as soon as Amazon had it available as 'Pre-Order'. When the order was placed, my order status was "Not Yet Shipped". As of Thursday, the status has changed to "Shipping Soon"Don't know if that helps, just FYI :)Edit: my order just changed to "shipped" and will arrive Monday!
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I have seen it go from pre-order and 1-3 weeks twice to in stock where you could get it delivered next day. I think they are saying 1-3 weeks to be safe as Apple hasn't given them a definite time they will get additional stock. I'd go ahead and order from Amazon as they are by far the least expensive with the rebate and no tax. Also, its easy to return if you buy from Amazon and maybe not so easy from affiliate. I bet it ships within a week if you order now. The other alternative is to come back and check each day to see if it is in stock...it was in stock last weekend for the whole weekend.
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Did you order from Apple or Amazon? Placed my order 1 from Amazon back in January, have not been notified yet for shipping date
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Good point. It's October and the Amazon iMacs still ship with Snow Leopard? Every other reseller I've checked is offering models with Lion pre-installed. You guys just lost a sale.
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My experience in the past is Amazon aims for you to get the device the day its available to the public. My preorders in the past have arrived on the listed "available on" date. I'd try contacting Amazon directly though- it seems to mildly vary from product-to-product as to when preorders are actually received by the buyer.
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amazon generally overshoots their estimated delivery dates. most times i've found things to arrive anywhere from 3-5 sooner than the projected time frame (if you used the super saver/standard shipping method). either way, i think the question has been answered
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It'd probably take awhile till they ship out the NEWER iPod Touch for the same great price. Haha, it's not even listed on amazon.com yet.
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JC - do you have any update on shipping status for your iMac (24" right?)? Amazon now says Sep 20 - Oct 4 timeframe for shipping new orders, and I'm hoping that you've seen something a lot better than that...
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Hello Kelly, I have purchase all of my apple products from Amazon (3 machines in the past 3 years). Luckily for me I have had no problems with them. Apple machines warranties could always be cover by taking your computer to the Apple store, and they should not take into account where you bought it from. If you buy it from Amazon you would be saving yourself the state taxes since they always ship out of state in most cases, besides, Amazon does have additional savings from time to time; and if you are a Amazon prime client, shipping is free. You can always buy extra guaranties from either Apple or Amazon at the time of purchase. In my case, I find them very reliable, and have not found a need for them. Hello Kelly, I have purchase all of my apple products from Amazon (3 machines in the past 3 years). Luckily for me I have had no problems with them. Apple machines warranties could always be cover by taking your computer to the Apple store, and they should not take into account where you bought it from. If you buy it from Amazon you would be saving yourself the state taxes since they always ship out of state in most cases, besides, Amazon does have additional savings from time to time; and if you are a Amazon prime client, shipping is free. You can always buy extra guaranties from either... » Read More Hello Kelly, I have purchase all of my apple products from Amazon (3 machines in the past 3 years). Luckily for me I have had no problems with them. Apple machines warranties could always be cover by taking your computer to the Apple store, and they should not take into account where you bought it from. If you buy it from Amazon you would be saving yourself the state taxes since they always ship out of state in most cases, besides, Amazon does have additional savings from time to time; and if you are a Amazon prime client, shipping is free. You can always buy extra guaranties from either Apple or Amazon at the time of purchase. In my case, I find them very reliable, and have not found a need for them. « Show Less
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At this point, Apple's online store reads 3-4 weeks, so I feel it's unlikely Amazon will have it before Apple. If you are in Southern California, MacMall carries them in stock. Also, call your Apple Retail Stores regarding stock, as they have been trickling in.
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got it in 7 days? that's good. too bad I ordered on sept 7th (came out on the 6th, I waited for the rebate to actually show up) and it hasn't even been recognized by amazon yet. hopefully i'll have it sometime next week or the week after that. I woulda got it from apple, but I save 270 bucks thru amazon.
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I ordered one on Nov.30..I got a similar story.I`m not really in any hurry.Yea,I`d like it sooner,but no big deal.Amazon has worked out well for other purchases.I`m just hoping it works out OK.It`s always tough when you have to wait. Update: I got the same story as Steve. Would have been nice,but I`ll pick out something else.
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Know one knows. Least of all Amazon.com. I placed my "Pre-Order" on 9/5/12. at the time, a release date of 12/5/12 was given. Prior to that date, I get an email stating it may not ship by 12/24. ??? Next I look at other sellers online and see a release date of 1/16/13. Amazon.com confirms this only to say later, they don't know when and can't contact the manufaturer. Don't hold your breath and believe no one.
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My order status is still "pre-order." Anyone knows when it will ship? My laptop is broken so I'm counting on this Macbook air.
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Apple's lead-time is down to 5-7 days as of today. Since amazon hasn't said or done anything about this, I've placed an order on apple.com.
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i ordered it on the 7th 1 day shipping. It initially said it is shipping out on 8th and should be delivered on 9th. But on 9th morning they said it will ship in a week. I cancelled and ran to my local apple store. Fortunately they had it in stock, so was able to pick it up. Its awesome. Hopefully, you got yours by now..