Amazon's out of stock, next batch with Leopard preinstalled? I've noticed the past few days that Amazon is out of stock of the 24" iMac and having 3rd parties sell it. I'm wondering if they (Amazon) are not selling anymore till it has Leopard installed. This is a possibility with the holiday shopping season in full swing. Amazon's out of stock, next batch with Leopard preinstalled? I've noticed the past few days that Amazon is out of stock of the 24" iMac and having 3rd parties sell it. I'm... » Read More Amazon's out of stock, next batch with Leopard preinstalled? I've noticed the past few days that Amazon is out of stock of the 24" iMac and having 3rd parties sell it. I'm wondering if they (Amazon) are not selling anymore till it has Leopard installed. This is a possibility with the holiday shopping season in full swing. « Show Less
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How about waiting 'till Macworld Expo? They could boost the CPU and/or video or something; maybe even add Blu-Ray drives.
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I got one of these just a few days ago (Jan 23 '08) from Amazon and Leopard was preinstalled. Now I see that they're out of them again!Paul
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It really seems to depend on where your iMac is shipped from. I ordered mine on January 29, 2007 and it arrived with Tiger installed. No Leopard disc was included. I contacted Amazon and they referred me to Apple. In the end, Amazon refunded me the money to purchase Leopard and iLife '08.My order shipped from Cincinnati, OH.
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I'm not complaining, I already have Leopard installed on my iBook and I really like it. I want to receive the iMac with Leopard installed so I can start working from the get-go. I just assume because Amazon is out of stock now that they are waiting for Apple to ship them iMacs with Leopard installed already.
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I would think that the next iMac shipment from Apple to all of it's re-sellers would include Leopard installed since they are available that way now at the Apple Store (and have been so awhile I believe). I've got a 24 incher on order too and am more concerned about that $100 rebate from Amazon which apparently expires next Monday 12/3. Amazon says it may be 3-5 weeks until this this model ships. I'm hoping they will show up a little early...like this week, before this rebate expires. Otherwise I may cancel and wait until after the first of the year to re-order.
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If you email Amazon's customer support, they will give you an extension on the rebate.
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I just received an NA895LL/A 15" MBP that was ordered on 11/23 (and arrived today 11/27). It came with iLife08 and Tiger preinstalled on the hard drive, the 2 MBP OS/bundle install disks, and a Leopard 'CPU Drop-in Kit' DVD (which was not installed). I'm going to install Leopard from scratch then install iLife08 from the 2 original OS install disks.Apple sales says there is no longer an up-to-date program for iLife08 FWIW, if you get one of these from amazon with the older iLife suite you're SOL ($80 to buy a copy of 08).
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At this point, Apple seems to be sold out everywhere (Apple Retail Stores, Apple.com, Best Buy, etc.) and I was told by Apple that they are backordered 3-4 weeks. I don't know about Amazon.com's receipt of additional orders but I can imagine Apple would sell through themselves first before giving to other retailers. With that said, everyone I've spoken to at Apple has said the fastest way to get one is through their online store.
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bought mine Saturday, came with old leopard (but i bought snow leopard) best macbook pro ever. snow leopard really makes it come alive (with speed) my adobe and pro apps load up with the greatest of ease (it's scary how fast they run now), heck, even firefox doesn't slow down the system anymore! (though it does take it's time) and now you can add more than 10 items to you dock (when dragging a folder down), soo awesome!
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Wow, this is getting ridiculous. I can't imagine Amazon not having it in stock and being able to Apple shipping it "in 24 hours" UNLESS Apple is withholding the supply. I mean, that's their right but it's annoying.
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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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Like you, I ordered over a month ago, and I got the same email for a December ship date. I went to the Apple store today to pick one up - no problems. However, I got home and received an email from Amazon saying they've shipped the order! What's up with that? Oh well...it'll make a good gift.
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Looks like Amazon already has the new stock, but they may show up in different entries from the older versions. Eg Apple MacBook MB403LL/A 13.3-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive) White
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Bought mine at Best Buy two weeks ago and it also had Snow Leopard. Updated all software and contacted apple for the free upgrade that they all are eligible for. They sent me a code a day later and was able to download off the app store in 3 hrs and another half to install. It's up and running now with Lion.A different keyboard would be nice but its a great machine, why wait?
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Apparently this item is out of stock. I ordered it, paid for it, was told it was being shipped, after 2 weeks and I still hadn't received it I called amazon. They said it was out of stock and didn't know when it would be back in. I would contact amazon first to see if they even have it in stock before ordering it or anything.
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I'm so sorry...I just checked with the Amazon warehouse and they said I didn't have anymore in stock. Some sort of error...Thanks for your inquiry. I apologize that I couldn't be more helpful to you.
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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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I ordered my MacBook on May 18. The shipping date shown at check-out was July 21. (Yikes!) But today I checked my "Where's my stuff" and the ship date had changed to May 23. (Whew). Note I did NOT receive an email stating this change. So I'm sure there's a big backup, but they seem to be moving through. I'll post if anything changes.*** EDIT: Nothing shipped as of the 23rd, i #went in to change my shipping address to my home instead of my office, and the est date jumped back to July 22. I'm assuming the May 23 date was a mistake all along. Thaks, Amazon. *** I ordered my MacBook on May 18. The shipping date shown at check-out was July 21. (Yikes!) But today I checked my "Where's my stuff" and the ship date had changed to May 23. (Whew). Note I did NOT receive an email stating this change. So I'm sure there's a big backup, but they seem to be moving through. I'll post if anything changes.*** EDIT: Nothing shipped as of the 23rd, i #went in to change my shipping address to my home instead of my office, and the est date jumped back to July 22. I'm assuming the May 23 date was a mistake all along. Thaks, Amazon. ***
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It seems like Amazon received a small initial shipment and those who got in early had theirs shipped. Based on the availability from the Apple online store, it might be a month or more before Amazon may get another shipment of MBPsI checked JR.com and they have them in stock. YMMV thoughhttp://www.jr.com/apple/pe/APP_MC975LL_SL_A/
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awesome Mine still says ships in 1-3 weeks. I purchased on 3/5/08. I hope i get iLife 08 too.I got my macbook and it come with leopard installed and ilife 08.
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Taylor: One last comment, click on the link below, it will take you to the Amazon page where they are selling the "old version" of the Mac you referenced. Scroll to the middle of the page and you will see a link to the "new version" of the same Mac. I'll leave it to you to make a side by side comparison of the tech specs, software, enhancements. Interesting, Amazon does not list a price of the new Mac. Apple iMac MD093LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop (OLD VERSION) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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I have purchased 2 macs from Amazon with no problems, both were new non refurb units. Just make sure you buy it from Amazon and not an Amazon reseller