Damn.. nothing from Bestbuy yet.
*edit* Apparently someone on XDA with a BestBuy Canada pre-order got shippnig notification today and he ordered on 11/23. Damn I ordered on 11/22 and didn't get any confirmation
BTW. Apparently all stock will be primarily sent to US customers and then priority to Canadian pre-orders.
From XDA:
Quote:
1) WiFi was identified as a potential issue on a number of pre-retail units that were sent out to reviewers. Reviewers complained about poor signal strength in a number of these units.
2) Asus agreed there was an issue but they needed to investigate the cause - Asus did not believe it was a design issue but rather a production issue. As a result, Asus pushed back the initial release dates out of an abundance of caution.
3) Asus confirmed internally last week it was in fact a production issue and not a design issue. The Prime has two WiFi antnennas and Asus discovered production issues on the line with respect to the physical connection of one of the antennas. This is why Asus has stated there are no issues with WiFi and no changes in plans to distribute to the US on 12/20.
4) Asus recalled all retail shipments for inspection of the antenna connections and correction if necessary.
5) Asus has reallocated all stock to its primary US partners to fulfill US pre-orders. As a result small US retailers and Canada have been notified there is a good chance of delay in getting them stock, however, pre-orders will be a priority and there will not be instances where US retailers have stock on shelves while Canadian pre-orders have not been filled.
6) There is a good chance some Canadian pre-orders will get filled on the 12/20 date as planned - at this point Asus does not know how many as it will depend on the ultimate takeup by its US partner pre-orders.
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