“Estimated wait times for Apple Computer’s white MacBook consumer notebooks rose sharply this week as the company began fielding large orders from educational customers while simultaneously attempting to root out some ongoing production issues,” Prince McLean reports for AppleInsider.
“On Thursday, wait times for the 1.83GHz and 2.0GHz white MacBooks models through the company’s online store increased from 1 to 2 business days to 5 to 7 business days. The 2.0GHz black MacBook, however, still carries a lead time of 1 to 2 business days,” McLean reports.
“While some tipsters have suggested that Apple may have slowed production as it attempts to rectify some outstanding issues with the notebooks, this does not appear to be the case. Historically, July marks the core of Apple’s educational buying season, in which the company handles a flurry of large orders for its consumer and educational computers,” McLean reports.
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Yup same thing happening in the UK too…I wish theyd get Macbooks at our school instead of these stupid Dells they keep buying more of, which are endlessly slow and impossible to connect wirelessly with.
However we are getting iMacs in graphics
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The only issue with the MacBooks I have is a squeaky hinge, other than that this thing is rock solid superman fast.
Neo,
That really doesn’t count as an “issue”. If it doesn’t affect the actual computing part of the computer in any way, it isn’t an issue.
Nice try, though.
MW: keep, as in keep things in perspective before lodging a “complaint”.
Neo:
Ignore that comment that you do not have an issue. If you are disappointed by it you have a right to regard it as an issue. It’s rather arrogant to tell you in effect to shut up; your voice is not to be heard. But then that attitude does seem fairly prevalent these days.
Just helped a friend switch last week who bought a white macbook, walked out the door with it from the anaheim store.
kwitchyerbelliakin – your motto:
Apple is always right, the Apple consumer is always wrong.
Probably needs oiling. Go take it to your local apple shop and get them to give it a lube job.
They’ll probably change the oil filter at the same time, so it should be good for a few more thousand miles
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I would love to see a student’s face the day he receives his new Dell for school. Especially since he wanted a Mackbook..
It’s like getting an iRiver when you wanted an iPod.
Operatile,
That is not correct at all, I had three logic boards fry on my G3 iBook a couple years ago, and Apple Customer “Service” definitely heard many, many things from me that would serve as contrary to your statement. I definitely do not believe everything Apple does is right, and think there are many ways that things could be improved.
However, if you are going for the low end machine, expect some things to go wrong. Even on the high end, things are going to squeak and rattle, they are only designed to last a few years anyway, so of course they aren’t finished with the highest care. As long as your machine turns on, boots up, and runs the applications that you need it to, deal with the squeak.
But still, Operatile, knowing me as well as you do, I’m glad you were able to peg me into a sub-group. I appreciate that.
kwitchyerbelliakin…
“‘m glad you were able to peg me into a sub-group. I appreciate that.”
kind of like the way you put neo into a sub group you mean?
Macdude observer,
more like a sub-sub group.
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I’m just saying that he shouldn’t say that I am the almighty exalter of Apple and its Goodness(TM). When all I am saying is that a case “squeak” does not constitute an issue. If the monitor fell off of the thing, that would be an issue, but a small chirp? That just comes with the territory.
just got my new white macbook.. what an amazing machine. i love it.
Just shows people are racist – buying the white one, delegating the black to 2nd class status.
I was at an Apple store and noticed the squeaking hinge. It was very annoying and distracted from the beauty of the mac book. Bottom line: it shouldn’t squeak.
kwitchyerbelliakin… says — If it doesn’t affect the actual computing part of the computer in any way, it isn’t an issue.
I disagree. Attention to outside detail is part of what sets Apple above cookie cutter dells and the like.
Got my new MacBook at 10am on a Monday and by 4pm was checked into a motel for the night. The book logged on to the motel’s wireless network as soon as I opened it.
Dang thing is love at first sight. Maybe I got a test Book that they didn’t want released cause everything and I mean everything works great! No matter what I do I can’t get the Book any hotter than 68 degrees c.
Only thing wrong with my Book is if you touch it you get fingerprints on it! Damn it, guess I’ll have to set it on a shelf and just look at it.
Oh, get this – so I watched a guy carry all his stuff out to his car and his laptop fell out of the case and hit the pavement with a godaweful plastic smack cruncy sound. I looked over and saw the battery ejected and laying about a foot away. Then I spied the “Dell” label. He just sighed and said, “forgot to close the case.” He picked it up and went on. See, that’s what it is about Mac’s that PC users just don’t get. To them a computer is just a stupid half assed tool that they put up with.
But once you put your hands on a Mac; well you go get a towel and wipe off the smudges!
Dell users will never understand.
MDN magic word = choice as in as long as I have a “choice” it’ll be Macintosh!
This is not the result of an increase in sales. This is the result of a shift in production to as yet unreleased products. Apple chose to shift production after the end of the financial quarter so as to pump the quarter’s numbers.
Either way, it does show an unexpectedly high demand.