AMD says Avengers wont be available in Australia til Jan/Feb, unless Stern does something different to what they have told the Stern agents production wise.
Maybe they will release a few of each n every Avengers model (Pro - Premium - LE versions) in the USA in the next 4 or so weeks to get people ordering for Xmas so to speak and get the usual people who like to treat themselves at Xmas/early new year with a decent purchase. This makes sense from a marketing point of view with a earlier release date to show the machines off, well before full production gets fully underway.

This also gives Stern agents more time to move X Men stocks out the doors etc.
AMD in Sydney has a impressive line up of BNIB and brand new just opened machines on display upstairs. Pretty impressive when u walk in up there and see all the great eye candy sitting there brand new mint unboxed of all AC/DC, X Men and Transformer variants.