Where are apple ireland store macs delivered from?

swingking

I put through an order through the apple store, Ireland last Saturday for a macbook. I was told it was shipping from Shanghai and wouldn't be delivered till the 13th.

I assumed they were delivered from Apple Ireland??

Any ideas

Chardee MacDennis

swingking wrote: »

I put through an order through the apple store, Ireland last Saturday for a macbook. I was told it was shipping from Shanghai and wouldn't be delivered till the 13th.

I assumed they were delivered from Apple Ireland??

Any ideas

they are not if customised in any way or if they have no stock!

sailorfoley

yes this is typical im afraid. I assumed the same thing but they should have given you a tracking number which you can use to check where your package actually is.

BanzaiBk

All of my macs have come from Shanghai, not once did they originate in Ireland (7 purchases).

swingking

how do I track my order? I have the tracking number

swingking

@ BanzaiBk

Did they arrive on the exact date they were due to be delivered or were they delivered after?

Breezer

swingking wrote: »

@ BanzaiBk

Did they arrive on the exact date they were due to be delivered or were they delivered after?

Can't speak for BanzaiBK, but anything I've ever ordered from the Apple Store has come on the last day within the date range they give you. As in 'Estimated Delivery: 2nd - 4th' it'll come on the 4th.

BanzaiBk

Mac Pro arrived a few days early, MBP was like 2 weeks late:o Usually though stuff comes reasonably around the due date. You should be able to track your macbook on your apple order page.

swingking

ah well

I'll just have to wait for the 14th of this month

I know it'll be worth it

pandaboy

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Mac Pro arrived a few days early, MBP was like 2 weeks late:o Usually though stuff comes reasonably around the due date. You should be able to track your macbook on your apple order page.

the mac pro is built in Cork so it will ship from cork.

The majority of macs are built in Asia and ship from there. iMacs were produced in Ireland but that was a while back.

whiterebel

pandaboy wrote: »

the mac pro is built in Cork so it will ship from cork.

The majority of macs are built in Asia and ship from there. iMacs were produced in Ireland but that was a while back.

iMacs weren't made in Ireland. Originally manufactured in Singapore in bulk and shipped into Holland to be packed and distributed. Later versions were made in Romania (AFAIR). Cork badly wanted the iMac production, but Singapore werre rolling one off the line every 15 SECONDS while Cork had only an option to hand assemble, so no contest. I don't think they've produced anything but PowerMacs/Pros since the Performa days. Actually they used to assemble the Wallstreet Powerbooks as well.

pandaboy

whiterebel wrote: »

iMacs weren't made in Ireland. Originally manufactured in Singapore in bulk and shipped into Holland to be packed and distributed. Later versions were made in Romania (AFAIR). Cork badly wanted the iMac production, but Singapore werre rolling one off the line every 15 SECONDS while Cork had only an option to hand assemble, so no contest. I don't think they've produced anything but PowerMacs/Pros since the Performa days. Actually they used to assemble the Wallstreet Powerbooks as well.

now that's information for you. there's **** all being built in cork to be honest. it's not that busy. the main money making part is the sales team with all of european sales coming through cork. it's sweet!

rom

only thing is done in cork is custom builds. such as your powermac/imac with more ram, bigger HD etc.

swingking

just rang TNT who informed me that my macbook order is on the truck so it shoud be delivered today.

does anyone know what time TNT do deliveries up till.

the wait is tough

Ham'nd'egger

swingking wrote: »

just rang TNT who informed me that my macbook order is on the truck so it shoud be delivered today.

does anyone know what time TNT do deliveries up till.

the wait is tough

You can expect them until about 7PM. Often, they will ring ahead of a drop so you know then to expect it in

swingking

cool thanks