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iMac Shipping Delays

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the 30-seconds?-but-i-want-it-now! dept.

Leslie Holland writes "A new article from Mac insider news site Think Secret explains some of the recent iMac shipping delays. According to Think Secret, many of the first-run models were hit by firmware issues, and we shouldn't expect to see the low-end units for some time."

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  1. Re:my iMac by dankow · · Score: 3, Funny

    But can you really call an iMac a "box"? That just strikes me as a little bit of a misnomer.

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  2. Re:my iMac by Orville · · Score: 3, Informative
    Hrm. That's odd: usually there is a stop in Memphis...


    I ordered a new Powerbook in Dec., which took the same route. Seems some of Apple's products are assembled in Taiwan, then routed via FedEx to Anchorage (customs), then the main FedEx hub in Memphis (ala 'Cast Away'), then to destination.


    Basically, you're tracking how a Fed Ex package comes into the US from Taiwan! The Apple rep explained to me in December that that was the way direct orders were routed to speed shipping: no need for the Apple middleman.