*OFFICIAL* M11x Order Status Discussion Thread

Probably, its 2.5 inches, then yeah

 

Grrahh, my EDD just dropped back to 3rd March! Also, the 'Production Begun Date' changed from 10th Feb to today's date. Surely production only begins once? >.< Dell's evil lies of a status update page.

 

i placed my order on the 4th with most upgrades except no ssd since ill put my own in, and this morning i see feb 19th as the edd, so im sure many peoples systems got moved ahead as well..

Order Date: 2/4/2010
Estimated Delivery Date: 2/19/2010 (updated)

 

Zlog, can you, or anyone tell me how to get a deal like this? I have a M17x, but would love to get this thing for the portability. I want the exact same configuration listed here! I am willing to pay right around this price, but I cant go 1000+. Please let me know. Thanks everyone!

 

he used a personal coupon he had available on top of coupon stacking that is no longer allowed and expired. I believe that's the case. Most deals are gone now and either you order at current prices or wait for more coupons to appear on top of hoping coupon stacking can occur again. They disabled this feature after so many orders were placed.

The best I think anyone can do is the Dell EPP ~7% or 10% + opening a DPA for 3% and I'm not sure if that EPP coupon of $50 is still available, but you won't get anywhere near Zlog's price. But then the EPP config starts out higher than the regular Dell home purchases. People have suggested calling in and trying to get the EPP discount. Good luck.

 

My EDD is still the same, but I think it may get here faster, depends on the military.

On a side note. ***Official M11x Benchmark Thread*** Has been posted. I will be recording scores, and consolidating top five or top ten lists. We will also have gaming benchmark lists on both integrated GPU and 335M. I encourage all to join. The first post is a preliminary list, although the final versions will be differant I'm sure. All lists will be updated when I get time as often as possible. Scores will be kept on post two for easy access. They will also be linked to your thumbnails or your image sharing link. I encourage all to part take in the fun.

Please let me know what you would like to see in the thread, but please consolidate your requests to one PM so I don't have to sort through many PMs.

Thread will be locked until units arrive. Please remain on topic in the thread.

Thanks.

 

UK customer, ordered 02/02 (SU7300/4Gb/SSD)
Gone into production as of right now

 

why, have u been billed ? mines has been "in production" for nearly a week now.

 

no money has been taken yet.

 

mine neither doubt its actually in real production then.

 

Mine changed status to 'In Production' today as well, no change in EDD of 25th Feb.

 

Woo! Finally I am in the building stage as of today! I ordered on 2/3 and it will be shipped on 3/3.

 

Ireland here lads mine just went into production maybe these parts have actually arrived and they are in production? EDD 22nd feb

 

my status has changed to in production edd still 26/02

 

Mines shipped

 

Looks like UK is shipping. Woohoo!! (not mine, but soon I hope)

 

ryedogg, where are you from? Ordered on 2/3 but you're just now in production? Just wondering since mine has been in production since the day it was ordered (2/3), just later that afternoon, although I don't believe it really was in production, at least that's what it changed to the same day though.

homebrew, what was your original EDD?

 

wow its good to see people are finally about to get it. i ordered mine on 2/11 and its still a edd of 3/17...how lame

 

whats your edd

 

As far as I know, it's totally a matter of what country you're located in (in relation to when parts arrive at an assembly facility), the date you placed your order, and what configuration you ordered.

Some countries are getting parts sooner than others based on how quickly parts suppliers in various Asian countries can get shipments to specific regional assembly plants.

Here in the US, Dell has assembly plants in Austin, Texas, Lebanon, Tennessee, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and in Miami, Florida. I'm not sure if Alienware systems are assembled at any plant in the US other than the Miami facility, but those are all of the Dell facilities that I am aware of.

Based on what I've been told, once the assembly plant/facility gets the parts, the orders are processed based on the date the order was placed and the configuration (similar configs are built at the same time to expedite assembly on the line).

This is why it's possible for someone in Europe to order a laptop several days after someone in the US and still get their system before the person in the US does (and vice versa).

There may be an additional way that orders can be moved up in line, but that is my limited understanding of Dell's order/assembly process.

 

Was the 26th

 

First post :O

Mine's been in the build stage for a while now (Week and a half?), EDD is 3/5. Ordered the 2nd.

 

You're better off than the system I ordered on 2/2 ... EDD of 3/8.

 

Which configuration did you order?

I just upgraded to the C2D and the memory to 4gb.

 

Do we know why people in other countries will be receiving their m11x's before people in the USA?

Seems wierd to me.

 

^ I dunno, some UK ppl had Feb EDD's already. I heard it was b/c US has custom nameplates while other countries do not get that option. So custom laser engravings maybe take up some time..

 

According to the Rep I spoke with when I ordered mine it was due to the nameplates needing to be engraved for U.S. she said other countries don't get the nameplates so they might get them sooner. That's what I was told anyway...

 

Yeah they don't do nameplates - I asked Dell UK and they told me to bugger off

 

When did you order?

 

I ordered on 2/4 and I had an EDD of 3/8 then it got changed to 3/4.

 

posted another pic of my packing slip, ive spoken to dell, and it has shipped from ireland, dont know what the confusion is with dell shutting down in ireland, maybe its like willy wonka and magically started back up!!!

http://share.ovi.com/media/bellyoy.alienwarem11x/bellyoy.10024

 

sweet bellyboy, thanks for pics, I believed you but it's always nice to see it actually happening. Here they come!

 

Hopefully this means that the US orders are now being shipped to Florida to get the custom name plates put on and then shipped to us.

 

^ is that the process? I thought I heard they were shipped from Tennessee once they were in the states? In FL bodes well for me, since I'm in Tampa, FL. But that doesn't really matter though cuz I'm NBD shipping anyway lol

 

I was assuming there main facility is in Florida from what a rep told me. But who knows. I have NBD also.

 

Yeah I believe Alienware is located in Miami, FL but not sure what exactly they do there =) Either way, gettin more impatient now seeing UK'ers getting shipped.

 

I vote we become Somalian pirates and go hijack the delivery truck with the UK shipments.

 

That'll void your warranty - I don't recommend it



I'm just about losing my mind and I'm IN the UK. Still IN PRODUCTION

 

Guys on my packing slip I just noticed I have this

What is that all about?

 

Your going to have to move to South Africa if you want to use bluetooth.

 

Cool Brew

 

The UK Alienware machines are built in Ireland. The USA machines are built in China. Currently everyone in China is off on their government mandated two week vacay so not much is happening at the manufacturing plants. That would explain why our machines have a ship date two weeks out from the UK machines.

 

I'll just sue dell then

 

i thought that AWs are built in miami because thats where my m15x shipped from.

 

All AW's are built in China.

This is correct for the regular Dell lines (ie inspiron, etc).

 

got the same lol

im from uk aswell can you let me know how many days it took for your status to go from in production to shipped please

thanks

 

No, they haven't been built there for years. All manufacturing is done overseas. Laptops in China, not sure where the desktops are built.

And what system shipped from Miami? Nothing made recently would ship from there.

 

Alienware computers were built in FL, but Dell owns them now and the production facilities have moved overseas. My M15x was made in China.

 

Not according to Wikipedia...take it for what it's worth.

"Dell's Alienware subsidiary also manufactures PCs in an Athlone, Ireland plant. Construction of EMF4 in Łódź, Poland has started: Dell started production there in autumn 2007."

 

Well, I have yet to see an AW manufactured there. Everyone from the EU that has an M15x or M17x stated the machine says "Made in China". I know all the US machines are made there currently.

I will correct my statement once I hear it.