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    Dell XPS 1530 Delivery

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by thecorleonefamily, May 31, 2008.

  1. thecorleonefamily

    thecorleonefamily Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello to everyone. I am new to this forum. Greetings!

    I had ordered a Dell XPS 1530 on 27th May. The earlier delivery date I got was 9th June. Now it changed today to 6th June. The order status shows: Manufacturing Completed and it is currently on "Ship From Factory".

    My question is: how much time does it take from Ship From Factory? I live in a metropolitan area in India.
     
    thecorleonefamily, May 31, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I think it's hipped from China.The delay happens with customs most of time.
     
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    Wow I hate you. I ordered mine May 9th and no sign of shipping yet.

    For North America the shipping portion usually takes 2-4 days. I would assume roughly the same for you followed by 4-5 days for customs and getting it to your house. Consider yourself lucky with how fast its going.
     
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  4. thecorleonefamily

    thecorleonefamily Notebook Enthusiast

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    @Galad: Dell has a manufacturing facility here in India, I guess that is why they are shipping so fast.
     
    thecorleonefamily, May 31, 2008
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  5. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    It means it is in the process of being shipped/delivered to you.

    You can call Dell, and they can give you the exact status of where your 1530 is right now. ;) :)

    I was able to do that with mine, when it stated online that it was in DHL's hands and their was *situation* with the tracking number at that time ;) :)
     
    Cin', May 31, 2008
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    It would depend on the method of shipping that you had opted (paid) for while ordering the notebook. :p
     
    me_ram, May 31, 2008
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  7. Lord Egregious

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    How are you getting yours done so fast? What did you order exactly? Is it that the North American factories are just overfilled at the moment?
     
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  8. thecorleonefamily

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    The laptop is a custom build XPS 1530 (2.5 GHz processor, 3 GB RAM, GeForce 8600).

    I guess the reason is that Dell has a manufacturing unit in a Special Economic Zone in Tamil Nadu, India. And I am from Chandigarh, India. And as mentioned above, my carrier is not DHL (since it is not an international shipment), but rather Blue Dart, an Indian company.
     
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  9. Lord Egregious

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    Shipping I can understand being different but in America we are dealing with crazy long build times. I ordered on the 25th and I have an estimated shipping date of the 13th.
     
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  10. thecorleonefamily

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    Aah. I see. That is the reason why everyone is surprised about my est. delivery date.

    Fingers crossed! :)
     
    thecorleonefamily, May 31, 2008
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  11. ArunOnline

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    In India, Dell assembles and ships it from the new factory at Sriperumbadur, Chennai... so 10 days to 2 weeks is normal for delivery anywhere in India.
     
    ArunOnline, Jun 1, 2008
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  12. thecorleonefamily

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    Question: I hope there will be no compromise on the build quality? Do you have any experience?
     
    thecorleonefamily, Jun 1, 2008
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  13. Cin'

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    Well, I am in the US, and from my standpoint..I was very happy with the build quality of my 1530 ;) :D

    So, I don't feel there were any *compromises* with mine ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jun 1, 2008
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    How long will an XPS M1730 ship cutom made to Canada?
     
    robercik123, Jun 9, 2008
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