>>I ordered a 17" PowerBook from the Apple Store within a couple of hours >> of the introduction. The ship date on the order has been 3/20 since a >> week or so after I placed the order - before that it was "7-10 weeks". >> Note that means that on the day it was introduced Apple gave a shipping >> window in contradiction to the "next month" announcement... > > that's not necessarily true. you ordered at it said 7-10 weeks on screen > when you ordered; 7 weeks would have put it within February - 10 would > not.
Right. The projected shipping window extended beyond the announced date. In reality, no machines met the "next month" announced date, and 3/18 would be the ten week mark. However, my point in the post was that the OP said his shipping was delayed to the 21st, and you commented that he should have ordered directly from Apple for better delivery. I ordered from Apple ASAP and received a ship date only a day ahead of his. Ergo, the supplier source (at least from what they're saying) didn't make a difference. > even if you ordered only a few hours after the keynote, can > you imagine the number of people who ordered before you? Damned few, based on the reports from www.pbcentral.com. To be precise, I've only seen one report that was earlier than 3/20, and I suspect that person got their months confused, since they said "February 20". KeS -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
