Two week delays for 17-inch MacBook Pro

For those of you desperately waiting to get your hands on Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro, it looks like you’ll have to wait a short while longer. According to emails being sent to customers who pre-ordered the new laptop, Apple need more time to package and finalize the shipping process. They say the laptops will now ship on February 19th 2009. In the email they explain: “Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected.”

One of our readers forwarded us the same e-mail we found at Engadget, summed up nicely with, “See the heartache below:”

To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Thank you again for your order!

Wrapping up the new 17-inch MacBook Pro is taking a few days longer than we projected.

As a result, we will be unable to ship your 17-inch MacBook Pro until February 19, 2009.

If you don’t want to wait, you may cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number at 800-676-2775 or by visiting our online order status website at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus.

If we do not hear from you before we ship the 17-inch MacBook Pro to you, we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. In that event, a shipment notification with tracking information will be emailed to you as soon as your order is shipped.

Again, there is no need to contact us unless you wish to cancel your order.

We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience this delay may have caused you.

Thank you for shopping at the Apple Online Store!

Sincerely,
The Apple Online Store

Via [Engadget]