AppleInsider Staff
Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models are trickling in to the company's retail stores, though it appears only select flagship locations are being granted early access to the hotly anticipated laptop.
Apple retail visitors posted pictures of in-store MacBook Pro with Touch Bar display models to various social media sites on Tuesday, a day after the first pre-order units arrived at customers' doorsteps.
According to online accounts posted to Twitter and Instagram, most stores with available stock received supply within a few hours of this writing. Developer Kevin Dente, for example, said his California Apple store at around 1:30 p.m. local time.
Photos posted to Instagram show MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models gracing display tables at Apple's Hong Kong flagship in ifc mall. The Nanjing Road Apple store in Shanghai also has limited supply on hand, though display floor units are running demo software behind glass enclosures, as seen above.
As usual, Apple has not disclosed an exact shipment timeline to store staff, though quick spot checks performed by AppleInsider reveal many locations are still waiting for their first units to arrive. Even the company's flagship Union Square store in San Francisco has yet to receive its allotment.
For those interested in checking out the new laptop in person before purchasing, we suggest calling your local Apple outlet to confirm stock on hand before making the trip down.
Alternatively, buyers who want to bypass Apple's current four to five week shipping quote times, authorized dealer MacMall today updated its website to reflect a three-day lead time on all eight MacBook Pro with Touch Bar configurations.
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45 Comments
My nearby Apple retail store expects to have them on display either Thursday or Friday this week. Can't wait to get my hands on one.
Received my 15" with touch bar fully spec'd today. Its my first Mac and probably overkill for what I will use it for, but am enjoying it so far.
its a little ridiculous it took them 3 weeks to have them on display, let alone any reasonable inventory available the day these laptops were released. Its not like they haven't had ample time since the last update. Look at the pictures in these articles, showing off this computer like its god's gift to mankind. I've been waiting to upgrade for over a year, but this whole limited supply BS and inflated pricing is a huge turnoff.
I really hope these machines flop. Apple desperately needs a wake up call. They've been treating their pro users like crap for years now, these MBP's feel like the final nail in that coffin.
My local store in Indianapolis did not have any demo units as of yesterday.