When will i5 and i7 Quad Core iMacs actually be shipped?
I ordered the new iMac 27" Quad Core i7 yesterday. I am so excited to start using it in place of my iMac G5. My order says it will be shipped in "November" but the new optional Apple Remote is showing as being shipped "November 23" (is that a hint?) Does anyone have a clearer understanding of the likely ship date for the Quad Care iMacs. I am guessing that the delay is due to Apple not yet having a supply of these particular i5 & i7 Intel chips, are they being used currently in any other Macs? I don't think so. If you have any thoughts/info, I'd love to here from you.
No one here knows, this is a user forum so we have no more information than you do. I am sure you will be notified when it ships however until then you will just need to be patient.
You may want to check with an Apple Store. There are two near me in MD and both have the i5's and i7's in stock ready to walk out the door with. If there's one near you, you could cancel the online order and pick one up today.
The only info i got was a forum where someone said they ordered an i7 10 minutes after the store reopened after the update. He said that a couple days ago the date changed to November 3rd-6th. he said he called to make sure that was right and apple comfirmed. I think since you ordered yours later you can expect a comparable timeframe for shipment. BTW my apple remote has a ship of nov 19th and i ordered my imac the day after they were available. i'm also wondering if that date is what you can expect for the imac as well.
Got my confirmation today from Apple for 27" i5, shipping in November, though for Apple Remote, its at the end of November. Hope the iMac gets here sooner.
The delay is due to the unavailability of the ATI 4850 video card (512mb ram). You can order a dual core 27" imac with the stock 256mb card and receive it immediately. Even the Apple Stores should have these by now. But since the quad core comes with the 4850 card, no one has them, not even the Apple stores. Due to this vagueness with the date (that only says 'November') I decided to call and place the order by phone, in hopes of getting a more definite answer. The CSR was unable to give any more of a time frame. Ordered mine yesterday as well and I since I didn't order the remote, I hope I'll get my machine soon. Not to defend Apple here (as this shouldn't have happened) but if true, the problem points to ATI for not having enough of these cards ready.
I agree it appears to be a delay caused by availability of the ATI 4850 video card. Apple is still telling people when they call 800 MY-APPLE to place their orders now to get in cue. That is the only advice they are allowed to give perspective buyers about the release date. If there is a shortage, hopefully those who placed orders earlier should receive the Quads sooner. I check Canada's Best Buy online store and saying the i5 Quad will ship November 3rd. If that's true, we should be getting our Quads sooner rather than later. The excitement builds, mmmmmmm, it's only a new computer, but maybe since I am upgrading from an iMac G5, it will speed things up and allow me to use more demanding software to create new masterpieces.
FWIW - I was just on the phone with Apple Online and the agent said that based on when I ordered the quad core (which was the first day they were available) he was estimating shipping between Nov. 1 and Nov. 5. No confirmation but that is what he said.
I ordered on the 20th and am already super antsy! I am dying to set up my i7 monster and breeze through Lightroom in blinding 27-inch goodness. LOL. Ok overdoing it but definitely wish there was more info on shipping.
stockdoc - Did you order the i7 or the i5? And did you order earlier or later in the day? I went for the expedited shipping option (2-5 days) and I got the i7 on the night that the iMacs were released so I'm just trying to gauge how much difference there might be from your order to mine.
I'm hoping to at the very least, get the iMac before mid-November...I gotta leave Toronto in late November but I need at least a week with my iMac in Toronto to do some FCP work with a friend...
Since order an i7 Quad iMac, I've checked this discussion board several times a day, and other such postings several times a day. I'm glad we are able to share our excitement about getting these new iMacs up and running at home. Apple itself has been silent beyond the "November" ship date, I would think they should be getting a bit more specific in a day or two. The most hopeful sign I see is that Best Buy Canada Online is still stating est. ship date Nov. 3rd. I assume they mean Nov 3rd 2009. I am not a big fan of Best Buy, but I was able to buy my Canon 5D Mark II camera from one of their retail store in NYC, when nobody else had them in stock. This great camera is still hard to find in retail stores. Thanks for everyone's posts on the Quad's shipping date, at least we know we are not alone in the wait and anticipation!
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..... Oh don't mind me. Just signing in on the action. Purchased mine on the 26th. I think that when they start shipping that there won't be a huge time difference in cue... You wouldn't think, I remember picking up my PowerBook 12" back in the day and it took me a month to get mine. It shipped from Japan too... sort of weird.
Best Buy online in Canada continues to post the new iMac i5 Quad Core with an estimated ship date of November 3rd. Has anyone actually ordered one from Best Buy Canada and gotten a confirmation of that ship date?
JC - I ordered the I7 about midday ET the day of the announcement. It was not planned and was rather fortuitous that the announcement came on the day I planned to buy an IMac anyway.