M17x Order Status Discussion - Part 4

Mine is finally on a truck for delivery today. I don't really know why it didn't come yesterday seeing as how it was a 20 minute drive away, but oh well.

So in the end:

Ordered 5/10
Estimated Delivery 5/24
Actual Delivery 5/22

2 days early. That isn't bad, but its not amazing either.

 

nice my R4 is coming 24th! order and delivery in 9 days. nice.

 

My online date says expected delivery to be the 31st, but whenever I talk to the service reps they all say the 24th. Anyone experienced this before? which date of yours was accurate?

 

Damn! Just thought my shipping date is down for 6 Jun, even if comes day early holiday here in uk so won't come until 7th earliest! Oh well

 

Looks like I'm getting mine today. It could have been yesterday but it's holiday in Canada. I'm so excited to go home 5 more hours of work sh|t!!!

2012-05-22 08:04 AM On vehicle for delivery via TORONTO (EAST/EST), ON depot
2012-05-18 05:03 PM Left via TORONTO SORT CTR/CTR TRIE, ON depot
2012-05-18 04:43 PM Shipment In Transit via TORONTO SORT CTR/CTR TRIE, ON depot
2012-05-18 04:42 PM Picked up by Purolator via TORONTO SORT CTR/CTR TRIE, ON depot
2012-05-16 11:31 PM In Transit in U.S. via U.S.A. GROUND LINEHAUL depot

 

Just unpacked mine and got everything up an running... new SSD installed, moved everything over, etc.

Man, this thing is huge in person. I'm upgrading from a 17" MBP, and the M17x totally dwarfs it.

 

Nice guys, my is still "in production", but it will eventually come and we will share a happy life together, hehe

 

Meh 14/6 for mine, I was expecting to get it this week or next week

 

Ouch. That's a week out from mine. It's unfortunate with ordering custom rigs that you can't get it instantly.

How much work did that take? I'm wondering if it's worth doing a clean install once I put in the SSD...

 

Oh, its worth it. Just plan on doing it first right when you open the box.

Installing the SSD is as simple as screwing/unscrewing about 10 screws, and re-installing Win 7 only takes about 45 minutes. The only annoying thing is having to run Windows Update about a million times, but you probably were going to have to do that anyways.

 

Yeah, I know the SSD install is easy. However, I also have a 64gb mSATA boot drive so, as far as I can tell, the main benefit of the re-install is to get rid of bloatware, no?

 

Leave you boot dive alone and just pop in the SSD. There isn't any bloatware on the factory install.

Mine just shipped, new est delivery May 25 by 7:00. 1 Day after the posted estimated delivery date. I really expected a few days earlier, but it's on the road so....

 

There really isn't a ton of bloat out of the box as far as I can tell. If thats the only reason you are thinking of doing a clean install then IMO you can probably skip it.

 

It's the only reason that comes to mind. I mean, the boot drive means that the OS is already loaded on the mSATA drive (I believe).

Just a matter of being disciplined and keeping data (files, music, video, etc.) on the HDD and programs / applications on the SDD.

 

Hey guys I just receive my AW should I update all the drivers listed on Dell Website?

Drivers and Downloads for Alienware M17x R4

Operating System : Windows 7 64-bit
Application (1)
Audio (1)
BIOS (1)
Chipset (4)
Input (1)
Network (7)
Serial ATA (1)
System Utilities (1)
Video (4)

 

Just ordered mine an hour ago, and I got an email with an estimated delivery date of 6/7.

Can't wait till I start souping it up. [evil laugh] mwahaha!

 

If you find some excuse to contact customer support about your order, there is a chance they will upgrade you to overnight shipping for free.

It happened to me, and someone else around here reported the same thing.

 

They changed my shipping from 7 day to next day as well:] I was on the customer support chat asking questions and they told me it could be upgraded for free.

Give it a try @Cuse.

 

Doesn't work if you're in the Great White North (or just generally outside of the continental United States)

 

They upgraded my shipping to next business day without me asking for it...not that I'm complaining!

 

Oh? Now I need to come up with an excuse to contact support...lol. Thanks, guys.

 

Not exactly! I contacted the support just to ask a question about the production stage. I didn't mention anything about shipping. The person I was chatting with brought up the topic himself and decided to upgrade me for free. (next day shipping)

The person I had was "Narjeet_S" He was really nice and answered all questions I had.

 

Laptop has moved from pre production to in production today, still two weeks until the due date.

Hopefully all parts in stock so nothing to hold it up.

 

edit: thanks to ups one more day of waiting..

hmms my ups delivery has an exception.. should still be delivered today but im not counting on it..
went over the whole world and now :

Koeln, Germany 24/05/2012 4:48 Late airplane
24/05/2012 2:28 Arrival Scan
Warsaw, Poland 24/05/2012 0:51 Departure Scan
Warsaw, Poland 23/05/2012 18:07 Arrival Scan
Almaty, Kazakhstan 23/05/2012 16:40 Departure Scan
23/05/2012 14:07 Arrival Scan
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 23/05/2012 10:38 Departure Scan
23/05/2012 8:49 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 23/05/2012 5:58 Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 22/05/2012 23:32 Export Scan
22/05/2012 23:32 Origin Scan
China 22/05/2012 7:29 Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

Interesting tidbit there xennox, didn't you order yours from Dell.nl?
Why or how can you follow it all the way back to idk where.

 

yes ordered from dell.nl

have new status:

Koeln, Germany 24/05/2012 14:55 A FLIGHT DELAY OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL REASONS.

now my r4 comes tomorrow, lazy germans!
no biggie anyways, my msata crucial m4 ssd is also delivered by tomorrow, only have to operate once now on the r4 for all upgrades.

 

So the 24th has arrived. My order is still "In Production". I guess the 24th date they kept telling me was wrong. Lets hope it gets here before the 31st!

Side note, as of tuesday when the case rep called me to follow up on my discount they owe me, they changed their story and stopped reporting the 24th as the delivery date.

This wait is killing me!

 

I found a tracking info via reference of Dell Order Number on FedEx. It's stuck on 'Initiated' with Anticipated Ship Date: May 22 and Delivery Date: May 24. No tracking info whatsoever I guess I won't get it today?

 

The tracking information is notorious for being wrong. You just might get it today. I'd give them a call if it doesn't show up today. They usually deliver by 3PM.

 

Would you mind sharing your order date? And what Dell gave you as an estimated delivery date?

And of course let us know if it actually shows up today or not

 

When I had 7 day shipping my estimated delivery date was on 6/1. I then got upgraded to next day shipping for free. That estimated delivery date only changed to 5/30. I don't really understand how it changed 2 days less. You think it would change by almost a week.

Oh well. Ill get it soon. I'm still in production. Should be getting it shipped here in a couple-ish days.

 

When i originally orderd mine it had an estimated date of 6/4. Then for no reason it changed to 5/31. This happened before I was upgraded to overnight shipping.

So idk what is going on there, but I hope I get it before then. lol

 

Order date May 14. EDD May 31 so there's still a week. My coworkers might nickname me gopher anytime soon as every time the front door opens my head pops out of my cubicle. I'm that EXCITED

 

I ordered mine on the 16th. Same EDD. Also, have you talked to dell about getting the 15% discount on GPU upgrades? (Assuming you upgraded your GPU) It went into effect on the 17th.

And which numbers did you use to track it on FedEx? I dont get any results (which could be because it hasnt been shipped), but i just want to make sure I am doing it right!

 

Order Number, shipping zip code (to), and country. I use the FedEx track by reference. If you dont get any result then it's not initiated/shipped yet. Still shows as In Production in Dell and Initiated in FedEx. Hmmmm

Oooooo 15% discount? Lemme read up on that. Did you order your's through Dell or AAFES?

 

Mine came directly from Dell/Alienware's website. The new discounted promotion started not even 12 hours after I ordered mine, lol. But the Dell people gave me the discount after I contacted them and walked them through where I found the promotion.

To find it go to Alienware's website and use the "Featured Promotions" section. Or click here.

EDIT:
Just got a phone call from Dell! Mine will be shipping out in the next 24-48 hours!!

 

Awesome! Hm it's already 4pm here. It looks like I wont be getting my laptop today.

 

Finally have my M17x with me!!!! Its a little weird missing the battery on it though. RAM was tricky getting in behind the keyboard. I thought i was going to break the center piece. Now reinstalling/tweaking Windows 7 on the new ssd. Hopefully it will run SATA III speeds unlike the M14x R1 I had.

 

Thats awesome! Congratz!

Whats your first impression on the build quality?

Ordered mine on the 11th of May and EDD is 5/28, got a call from a dell rep today informing me it will arrive either on time or a day late.

 

Its pretty solid. The only thing im seeing is the center piece you remove to take the keyboard off. On the back side is another piece of plastic and it looks like it was glued on. Well when i pried it off it separated the plastics just a hair, now when the center piece is seated it is raised up a little bit on the side. Be careful removing that. Other then that i have nothing wrong with the laptop. I peeled the windows stickers off with my nail as soon as i opened it. It didn't leave any residue and pull the coating off. I love alienware products, I do not understand why people knock them.

 

My R4 just came in too!

 

Finally some tracking info showed up on FedEx's website. We are now in the process of "Initiated". It says anticipated ship date of yesterday and anticiapted delivery date of today. I cant imagine that it actually going to happen. Dell probably hasnt even delivered it to FedEx yet. Now I will have to wait until after memorial day! Damn holidays

 

Ordered mine on Wednesday, it went into production today.
Wishful thinking...hope it gets delivered next week!

 

Dunno. I ordered mine on Tuesday, it went into production almost immediately, still there and it's now Friday.

My estimated delivery date remains unchanged: June 7.

 

Probably because too many people are ordering M17x's...7970M is just that good

 

... I'm sure the 3rd Generation i7's have something to do with it too.

On a related Dell point, I think it's interesting that there are huge savings on the 17inch Dell XPS line right now - my guess is because they want to clear out inventory before replacing the i7 in that line with a 3rd generation Ivy Bridge instead of 2nd generation. I like the XPS line, but they can't compete with the Alienware line for gaming.

 

My ETA has just changed from the 05/06/12 to 29/05/12! Went into production and shipped almost next day ... Sat in China at the moment.

Should hopefully be having some fun next Tuesday!

 

Just got an excellent M17x deal via powernotebooks. Can't wait for the laptop.

 

Ordered M17x early this morning with 7970M and it went in to production almost immediately, date is 06/08/12, hoping for next week!

 

I don't think that's likely.