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The virtual cash registers at the online Apple Store were getting a workout early this morning thanks to the start of pre-orders for both the Apple Watch and the new 12-inch Retina display MacBook. The store opened up pretty much on time at 12:01 AM PDT (3:01 AM EDT), with many buyers actually being able to get orders in through the iPhone Apple Store app<\/a> well before they were able to open the store on laptop and desktop browsers.<\/p>\n

The Watch was one of the primary reasons people were forgoing sleep in order to place a pre-order. Shortly after the store opened, ship times for most of the 42mm models of the aluminum Watch Sport and the stainless steel Watch had slipped to 4 to 6 weeks. About an hour later, all models of the Watch were shipping in late May and June. The Watch is a unique item; unlike most products, which see an online pre-order followed by an in-store launch, the Watch will be available only online. Starting today, customers can visit Apple Stores around the world to view and try on a Watch, but they’ll be asked to make an online order.<\/p>\n

The MacBook also received a warm welcome from customers. Yesterday, initial reviews of the new 2\u00a0pound\u00a0laptop showed that despite having a relatively slow processor and only a single USB-C port, many members of the tech press feel that the device is a groundbreaking product. Most reviews lauded the display, long battery life, light weight, and Force Touch trackpad, while having concerns about the single I\/O port and speed.<\/p>\n

The gold version of the MacBook ended up being the most popular model in pre-ordering, with ship dates for both the base 1.1 GHz Intel M CPU\/8GB RAM\/256GB SSD and 1.2 GHz\/8GB\/512GB versions quickly slipping to 3 to 4 weeks. The Space Gray and Silver models are currently showing much more reasonable ship dates in the range of 1 to 3 days. Any configure-to-order models — specifically the versions with the 1.3 GHz Intel M processor — show shipping times in the 3 to 4 week range as well.<\/p>\n

Did you pre-order either of the two newest Apple products last night? If so, what did you order and did you get what you wanted? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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