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    MBP shipped from Shanghai China?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ibcnum1, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. ibcnum1

    ibcnum1 Newbie

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    Anyone else had their Macbook/MBP shipped from Shanghai, CN? Is this the norm for Apple?


    Date/Time

    Activity

    Location

    Details


    Jun 6, 2008 6:31 PM

    Left origin

    SHANGHAI CN




    11:31 AM

    Picked up

    SHANGHAI CN

    Package received after FedEx cutoff


    8:32 AM

    Package data transmitted to FedEx
     
    ibcnum1, Jun 6, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    May be it's made over there.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 6, 2008
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  3. streettuner124

    streettuner124 Newbie

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    Yeah my macbook pro was shipped from over there.
     
    streettuner124, Jun 6, 2008
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  4. jedisolo

    jedisolo Notebook Deity

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    Most if not all electronics and that includes computers are made in China.
     
    jedisolo, Jun 6, 2008
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  5. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Yea thats where it comes from if you buy it new. If you buy it refurb it comes from California I think.
     
    stealthsniper96, Jun 6, 2008
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    kgeier82 Notebook Deity

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    mine shipped from china also, low level penryn 15".

    ordered via ADC student discount, no custom changes. had it in 5 days from shipment to Maryland. 7-8 days from order.
     
    kgeier82, Jun 6, 2008
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  7. coolguy

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    Macs are only designed by Apple in California, but made in China.
     
    coolguy, Jun 6, 2008
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    nycfly89 Notebook Geek

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    thats where mine shipped from. had it 3 days after it left shanghai to nyc
     
    nycfly89, Jun 6, 2008
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  9. ibcnum1

    ibcnum1 Newbie

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    cool, thx for the reply everyone, its just that this is my first apple and i was a bit confused when i saw the shipping origin. i guess wen you've bought Dells all ur life, your used to things shipping from inside the US.
     
    ibcnum1, Jun 6, 2008
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  10. coolguy

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    I have a sony vaio FZ and it's made in california.
     
    coolguy, Jun 6, 2008
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  11. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Note that there is a difference being actually 'made' and assembled. Macs are assembled in China, but their internal components are not necessarily all made in China. The same goes for Sonys and Dells, the fact that they are assembled in California does not mean every component in the machine is made in California.
     
    Budding, Jun 6, 2008
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  12. coolguy

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    Actually in the context of laptops "made" is usually "assembled".
     
    coolguy, Jun 6, 2008
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  13. SPEEDwithJJ

    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    I agree with this statement. "Made" actually means "Assembled" in the computer/electronic products world...
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Jun 6, 2008
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  14. Syrc

    Syrc Notebook Consultant

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    Almost without exception, all laptops are made/assembled somewhere in china.
     
    Syrc, Jun 6, 2008
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  15. awes1003

    awes1003 Notebook Guru

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    that's where mine shipped from. It's funny, I'm living there now, and these people need to pay $500 more than us for their Macs too, and no student discounts, they're all jealous of my MBP....
     
    awes1003, Jun 7, 2008
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