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I believe the problem is with the backorder on some of the monitors. I ordered mine Friday, 7/13, and it went into build right after I ordered. I had the standard 14.1" matte (no TrueLife) 1280x800 display.

 

Seems pretty similar to the specs posted on your sig:

223-1214
1 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
320-5564
1 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
311-7285
1 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
320-5563
1 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
341-4903
1 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
412-0995
420-7078
1 Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
430-0493
1 Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
410-0960
1 Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
313-5521
1 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
313-4783
1 Integrated High Definition Audio
430-2445
1 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
320-5614
1 Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
412-0379
1 No Microsoft Office
410-0997
1 No Anti-Virus/ Security Software
412-1397
1 No Microsoft Office
312-0557
1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
983-3920
983-4130
987-6829
987-7047
1 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Mail-in Service
900-9987
1 No Onsite System Setup
420-7297
1 No Media Software
466-8762
1 Vostro 1400
462-4506
1 Purchase is not intended for resale.
420-7179
1 No Online Data Back Up Installed
420-7185
1 No Dell Automated PC Tune Up Installed
310-8319
1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
310-8627
1 Windows Vista™ Basic

 

I think this is possible for sure, I am guessing there are actually 6 different displays for the Vostro 1400:
wxga with webcam
wxga without webcam
wxga truelife with webcam
wxga truelife without webcam
wxga+ truelife with webcam
wxga+ truelife without webcam

 

ordered on the 10th, changed nothing from the basic smart-value package Vostro 1400, still in pre production

 

I ordered my Vostro 1400, wxga with webcam..So it seems that this webcam will delay the shipment?

 

Hello all. I just ordered a Vostro with the following specs:

The total came to $914 without tax, $997 with tax.

I also ordered 2x1GB from Newegg for $80, instead of getting the 2GB upgrade from Dell for $150.

What do you guys think - did I get a good deal? I hope so, because I'm going to have to wait until August before this thing is shipped.

 

My guess is that it would be a little bit cheaper with the Vostro 1400, considering the 9-cell battery is included in the Smart Value deal.

 

lousy pre production, its been 6 days already

 

hlcc -

where did you sell your 1GB? Can you do this ordering from frys?
selling included software? Do you mean the OS? I hadn't thought of that...
good idea.

Ordered on 13th, went into "production" on the 14th - Est. Shipping 8/2

either I am lucky or there is a "Changed" in my future. Even still, these 27 day waiting periods are ridiculous! I remeber dell being faster in years prior.. but it seems everyone is slow these days, Lenovo, Campal, ... what's the fricking story?!?!

 

Good point. Looking into that it seems like the 1400 would have costed $50 less. I think that $50 for the better screen is worth it though.