Its Feb where's the AppleTv?

Typically, Apple will just start shipping them to the pre-orders. A week or so after that they will start showing up in the B&M Apple stores. Very seldom does Apple actually announce that they have started to ship a product.

The latest rumor is that they will start to ship the week of 19 February.

Check the "Why AppleTV Matters" thread. One poster has already ordered his and expects it late Feb/early Mar, or something like that. But I thought they were gonna shed some more light on it during tonight's Super Bowl. I guess not.

There have been multiple reports that the shipping date is Feb. 28th according to the confirmation that people who have pre-ordered received.

I received an e-mail saying my new 802.11n Airport Extreme pre-order would ship in 10 days - Might be an indicator that the ATV is close..

ken

AirPort Extreme (n) mid-month, Apple TV end of the month

Airport Extremes are already available. Some are in stores. Mine has been shipped and will arrive tomorrow.

Mine says it will ship Feb 23rd.

I hope you're getting a discount. No store nearby? Oh, I guess you meant from the source. Nevermind.

I didn't realize when I ordered it that it wasn't going to be shipping right away... Otherwise I would have gone and picked one up from a store!

Oh well, I'm not in THAT much of a hurry.

The other thing I noticed about Apple and pre-orders for announced products is that whenever they start to ship, they usually ship with a free upgrade to overnight delivery from the point of manufacture -- usually China.

This reminds me of a former job at a major computer company. Whenever we said "will release in 4th quarter", we included December 31, but many customers expected October 1!

I was never entirely sure if it was an urban legend or true, but there was a story that we had promised a February release of something, and by golly we made it - on February 53rd!

Doug

Just like the 2G iPod Shuffle I ordered last September. "Ships in October". Mine shipped on October 28th.

Expect it to come later than sooner.

My Airport Extreme arrived yesterday. It rocks, I get at least 3x the distance and signal strength. And it doesn't look crappy like the last one did.

I've heard from someone testing the device that it's not ready yet. This would stand to reason given the "February" release date. Apparently, there are numerous bugs.

I found the report rather interesting given how extensively I played with the device at Macworld. It seemed really stable. Maybe the it's syncing or wireless playback that isn't working. I suspect even with 802.11n that playing back from the hard drive might make the most sense.

Cheers,
Randy Stewart

If you wanted to be the first one on your block, goto your Apple Store and get one reserved. They will get the first shipment before most of the online orders.