iLife 11: Apple announced iLife 11 will be available free with any Mac purchased as of 20 Oct 10...will ordering from Amazon have iLife 11?
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I can tell you that my recent order did not have iLife 11 installed. Apple offers an iLife "uptodate" program where you can order the update for a nominal fee. ($6.99) The problem is... Apple has not accepted the receipt i printed from Amazon because it does not include a part number. Amazon customer service has yet to provide me with a solution...
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I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will take a little longer to have the computer with iLife '08 on it. I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will... » Read More I checked a number of other resellers' sites last night and they are all still shipping iLife '06 as well (and apparently trying to deplete the stock since there are so many special offers on them). So I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon's stock is still loaded with iLife '06. If you get tired of waiting, I just found this morning that if the machine comes from Amazon with iLife '06 now, it would qualify for Apple's iLife '08 Up-To-Date program where you can get the upgrade for 9.95 plus tax. Ten dollars more is still a great deal on this machine so I might go that route even though it will take a little longer to have the computer with iLife '08 on it. « Show Less
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No, but you can go into the app store on your mac and buy it, for perhaps less. :)
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Amazon always gives a generous blanket date on pre-released products. In my experience, they always ship within a week of Apple.
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awesome Mine still says ships in 1-3 weeks. I purchased on 3/5/08. I hope i get iLife 08 too.I got my macbook and it come with leopard installed and ilife 08.
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If your getting an apple imac go to apple, you may even get a student discount which saved me $50 on it. But the great thing is I bought it on 2 weeks before the new one come out on May 3rd. Apple exchanged it for the exact same price evne thought I was outside the returns period by a few days. Best part of buying it from Apple they walk you thru the complete set up
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Like you, I ordered over a month ago, and I got the same email for a December ship date. I went to the Apple store today to pick one up - no problems. However, I got home and received an email from Amazon saying they've shipped the order! What's up with that? Oh well...it'll make a good gift.
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I did not get a disk with the mac because there is no drive built into the newer imacs. I transferred everything from my old imac so ilife must have transferred to the new imac i.e. I do not know if it was already loaded or transferred.
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Good point. It's October and the Amazon iMacs still ship with Snow Leopard? Every other reseller I've checked is offering models with Lion pre-installed. You guys just lost a sale.
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I talked to support, they said '06. PC Connection has it with '08 and glossy if you want. Guess I may go shopping over there. Apple did once have an up to date program for iLife like they do now for Leopoard, but not anymore.
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WOW i just noticed that, its the only reason I didn't go ahead and place my order, can anyone confirm this? i get free shipping here and no tax, but apple wants to charge me tax, so i came to amazon, but i don't want to wait a month.
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For those of you with a Mac, the newest version of Apple's iLife '08 includes iMovie which will work great with this camera in HD and is made to be very simple to work with even though that means losing some of the more professional techniques. Apple also has Final Cut Express though if you want more features but for the majority of basic consumers, you'll love iMovie. If you have a Mac, you may already have it. All of iLife comes free with a Mac, although you can purchase it separately if you needed to. http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
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I've been wondering that myself so I emailed customer service. The response I got back said she had confirmed it was shipping with iLife '08, but then as proof, she copied the details from the product page that said iLife '06. I wrote back asking for verification since there was the discrepancy. The next customer service person to answer couldn't even find the Macbook Pro and sent me a link to a Family Tree software product (???) and suggested calling Apple for help. I called Amazon customer service, but the person I spoke with also could only refer to the webpage and wasn't sure how recently their stock was purchased from Apple. Now, I love amazon as much as the next regular customer, but only being able to give me information I could already get myself is not my idea of helpful customer service! (I did try calling Apple, too, but as expected, they had no way of knowing how recent Amazon's stock is.) Anyway, sorry I don't have the answer, but if anyone else has purchased it recently, I'd be interested to hear as well.
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HI. I ordered my Macbook Pro from Amazon 8/17, and it just arrived today. I didn't even think to check to be sure that it was going to come with iLife '08, and it did not. It came with '06.
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For those of you with a Mac, the newest version of Apple's iLife '08 includes iMovie which will work great with this camera in HD and is made to be very simple to work with even though that means losing some of the more professional techniques. Apple also has Final Cut Express though if you want more features but for the majority of basic consumers, you'll love iMovie. If you have a Mac, you may already have it. All of iLife comes free with a Mac, although you can purchase it separately if you needed to.http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
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At this point, Apple's online store reads 3-4 weeks, so I feel it's unlikely Amazon will have it before Apple. If you are in Southern California, MacMall carries them in stock. Also, call your Apple Retail Stores regarding stock, as they have been trickling in.
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It's not released by Apple yet; their official store shows a 5-7 day ship estimate. I'd imagine Amazon will be around the same time.