M17x Order Status Discussion - Part 3

Seriously.. isn't this hell? We should receive it somewhat at the same time as I live in California also!

 

somehow dell managed to do my M17X-R2 pretty fast.

 

We hate you too. Haha joking! It really might be the i7 processors that's on back order as you ordered i5 and we ordered i7.

 

You live in California too?? ^^ I got my Intel 160gb SSD for 2 weeks already...... Just sitting there and waiting for the m17x.

 

but mine is in build stage for 3 weeks already, I think...

 

Well...
Sort of... I did buy a new 2TB HDD and stick it in an external eSATA / USB2 enclosure. I can put the movies, & music on it. Can't install software as that actually drops DLL's, etc. that the OS needs to know about.
Problem is that my rackmount server machine is getting so outdated that it doesn't have an eSATA port on the MB, just USB 2.0.

Ever try transferring hundreds of GB's of data over USB 2? UHG! Reminds me of my first PC (a Commodore VIC-20 w/ a cassette tape drive).

Soooo I was kinda waiting for laptop to show up and speed the transfers up a bit. Oh well... Seems like I have time now.

ooops wife calling me to bed... looking forward to playing with that software too... and at least that is here!!

 

Congrats!!

 

Ahh lucky. I'm currently saving up for the exact same one for mine also. Hopefully mine will come with the 2nd HDD set up so I can just pop it in once I buy it. As for me.. SC2 Beta is waiting for my M17x. Just got invited!

 

Lets just hope dell will give us the "good" GPU......^^

 

I know... waiting weeks after weeks then receiving faulty GPUs will SUCK! Hopefully the system will be worth the wait. I'm hoping for perfection!

 

Tell me more about these faulty GPUs please. I'm curious to know. Thanks!

 

villosa, you could check the following thread:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=463228

 

%&'$()~ !! just contacted rep and he says my system is in production HAHAHA, it was in "build complete" back in march omg........ im getting pretty damn furious!!

Order date 11/03/10
1 EDD 8/04/10
2 EDD 19/04/10
3 EDD 27/04/10
4 EDD unknown

 

looks to me all i7 cpu configurations take ages.
i got i5 and will upgrade later when needed. powerfull enough for now.
ordered 4/1 delivery is on monday 4/19.

 

SC2 is great, but why wait for the M17x? I got invited back in December and never installed it until last week when i hooked up my desktop. Runs great with a 9800gtx+ with maxxed settings. Even my dinosaur from 2001 could run it. The netbook cant but anything else probably could

 

I don't have a computer that can run the game. I'm surfing the web using this gateway laptop that can barely run Half Life one! I did have M1730 but I gave that to my younger brother so.. No computer for me.

**I have a habit of keeping ONE nice computer. I don't know why.. Plus I wanna play the game at eye candy setting! **

 

I got a call from a CS the other day to tell me my M17x-R2 was still scheduled for a 26th EDD and I asked oh so it is still in the build stage? She replied that once they get all the parts together they will start building my notebook. So apparently you just sit in queue nearly a month then the actual build stage only takes a few days to a week. That makes more sense then it actually taking 4 weeks to build it.

 

Wait yours is still in PRE production? That doesn't sound right.

 

I'm not sure. When I use the automated system calling it says I'm in the build stage, same thing online. I was in pre-production in the beginning but it did go into production a few days afterward. So maybe I didn't hear the CS correctly.

 

Ahh then I'm sure yours is in production. CS reps usually make up stuff in order to fill the excuse box. Surprisingly.. you me Wahaha, we all have 820QM and have all the same EDD date. I hope we all get ours on time!

 

I always go by the phone order status.

Reps are sometimes clueless so can't rely on them

 

I'm in the same boat. Giving my custombuilt desktop to my parents to replace the dinosaur...when my M17x arrives at least

 

waiting.......


I'm so bored I'm contemplating going to best buy to pick up a M11x to use.

 

do it... m17x's are never going to come!

 

And you are going to be waiting for a long time, drake

Sorry to hear but the R2 has fracking crazy lead times.

If you do get an M11x from Best Buy, you can return it without a restock fee. Just use my old AHCI BSOD trick.

Works every time

 

hmmm....going to go on a bike ride now and contemplate it.

 

You switch the controller and it BSOD's and geek squad doesn't pick up on that?

 

Nope.

All they do is turn it on and once they see a BSOD they don't ask any more questions.

I don't think the geek squad would even know where to begin troubleshooting stop errors. lol

 

and they'll give your money back? Won't they want to exchange it?

 

No.

It is the customers option whether they want a refund or exchange, not Best Buy's. lol

 

Ok, thanks for the info. Now expect that last 5 posts to get deleted. lol

 

Whatever.

Best Buy's prices are horrid as it is. They don't need my 15% resticking fee money, trust me.

 

My system finally went into the boxing stage... but the EDD changed from 4/19 to 4/26 ... 3rd time delayed =/. How long have your systems typically remained in the boxing stage?

 

boxing stage is about 2-3 days... when did you order?

 

Change the bios to AHCI? lol..I'll have to remember that.

 

First you have to uninstall and delete the AHCI drivers in Windows via device manager.

When you reboot, change the BIOS SATA operation to IDE before you get into windows.

Once you get into windows, you will be using IDE SATA mode.

Now reboot and change the BIOS SATA operation to AHCI and shutdown the computer (alternatively you can reboot to make sure you are getting a BSOD).

Proceed to the place of purchase with no restocking fees upon return

 

Ok, I order for store pickup. I'll go get it later. On top of that my monitor got shipped today. I'm just going to sell my Asus right away which is do in Wednesday and run with the M11x+external monitor combo while I wait for the M17x.

 

Yay my saga with dpc latency is almost over, system is finally in boxing stage!

 

Went into boxing today, ordered 3/24 and same edd of 4/22 with NBD

 

It's frustrating when people who ordered after you gets it first! I ordered on 20th of March and I'm still stuck in build stage.. sigh..

 

doub,

could be different parts they ordered... seems like systems with 1 gpu are getting shipped a lot faster...


ive heard..."this order is currently in the build stage" 100 times... ugh

 

You are a bad, bad man ***marks post for future reference***

i was considering a similar move, with either the M11X or a new Macbook Pro

 

I know how you feel doublee!
I ordered mine on the 12th of March. I just need it here before I go. Getting it shipped to my temporary duty station before leaving would be complicated and a mess. I would end having to ship the original shipping box back to my residence after I received it. (Can't take the box with me & it adds to resale value if I ever decide to sell it and upgrade, so I can't toss it either.)

So I just sit & wait with fingers crossed.

 

I feel for you GM, hope you can jump in line. I don't mind waiting for the M17X. (hoping for 5800s) My M1710 is ready for the glue factory, so if I need to go to China in the next couple of weeks, I will have to get something off the shelf for business use.

 

Haha. I wouldn't mind if I had a laptop to play with. The only game this laptop can handle is Half Life 1 and playable meaning 30-40 fps. For some damn reason if there's an area with blinking light or if I turn on my flashlight, my fps drops to 5 or so. I'm thinking of beating the whole thing again just to kill time. Hopefully everyone will get it very soon!

 

My EDD is 5/14/210. Does anyone think that the 5870s will be going into systems by then. My rep seemed to think so (sales pitch). I am happy to wait this long if I can get the newer GPUs.

 

I think they will. I'm guessing April 26th or May 3rd.

 

Mandrake, are you betting on swapping out in production like I am?

 

Why those 2 dates?

 

something like that.

Just because the latest rumors are end of April. No other reason.