I understand what Stuart is saying and it is a fact of life for an Apple fan...there were quite a few times since I've lived in Australia (10 years) where I have tried to order a laptop or a machine and there are none to be had in Australia for weeks at a time. I purposely do NOT order from the Apple Store online because they lie about delivery times, and at least I get honesty from my local Apple Reseller (Hi Mike!).
We (Australia) are a small market and therefore it wouldn't be too much for Apple Australia to arrange to divert some product our way to make sure that stock is available within a reasonable amount of time. This issue is by far the worst thing about being an Apple user. I hold Apple Australia responsible. It is a terrible way of doing business and frankly, I can't blame new potential mac users for remaining on the dark side...at least they can get a PC when they need one. Nathalie Quoting Stuart Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Paul, > > The Apple Store is run by Apple as a complete separate entity in competition > to the AppleCentres and resellers (fancy that!). Apparently they can get > away with showing 3-5 days delivery on products even if they aren't > delivered in that time frame. We've lost customers to the Apple Store in the > past that have found out later that 3-5 days can mean 3-5 weeks if the Apple > Store don't have stock. With regard to the MacBook Pro, some supply of them > came in late February and have been distributed. We received some and they > have gone. There were many backorders. Both models have limited shipping > with some arriving today in Sydney, so even if you ordered from the Apple > store it would be a week or so away. > > Regards, > Stuart > > > >Last month I told a friend about how good Macs were. At the end of > February > >he ordered a Macbook Pro from a city Mac reseller. He is still waiting, > and > >waiting. > > > >The Apple au site says delivery of these should be 3 to 5 days. Does > >anyone know what is going on? I feel a bit embarrassed. > >Paul. > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
