Mac pro shipping delay

I've ordered a hex core 3.33 mac pro with radeon 5870 on October 20th and just got an e-mail saying that my order has been delayed - shipping in 3-5 business days. In worst case scenario (if it doesn't get delayed again) I'll be receiving my mac pro in 21 days since ordering! Has anyone recently ordered a mac pro and experienced such long shipping delays? Looking at the Apple Store and the 5870 status "Leaves Apple: Currently Unavailable" is the video card causing the delays? Or perhaps it's 10.6.5 or iLife 11?
I'm a bit disappointed - wait patiently or call Apple and ask what's going on? Any ideas...
thx,
adrian

This is something to take up with Apple Customer Service.
The ATI 5870 has so far NEVER been available as a separate upgrade option, and now the 5770s are not shipping, so perhaps there is a supply chain availability.

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