Post when XPS M1330 ordered and when/if shipped

first of all, congrats in making it to the build stage!

can you elaborate more on this statement please? how come they wont update your est ship date? are you sure about that?

thanks

 

They only update your estimated ship date if the order goes past that date. If it ships early, they dont adjust the dates shown, you just recieve it early.

 

Dell used to have a status window that showed what build stage the computer is in (ie.. kitting, testing) What happened to that? That was much more helpful. Just listing "In Production" doesn't tell very much.

 

They removed it from the US site. But you can still call 1800-433-9014 and get the same detailed status that used to be on the website.

 

give it a few days guys

 

cool, i just thought its interesting because ive been officially updated from pre-build to build stage since last monday or tuesday I think.., and i have next day shipping which ships on weekend too. not that I want to burst anyones bubbles, I still have not recieved mine yet its been 7-8 days since mine went into production, so the production stage seems like its pretty long hehe

 

yes, i ordered on 7/2/7 and it went into build this morning. t7700, led

 

I went through EPP yes.

 

Hmm....SO I (re)ordered on Friday and according to the phone status check.

...I am in the build stage?

 

say what? lol

 

I ordered on July 13th. Online, it says my order is in production, but when I called to check the order status over the phone, it says that my order is "in production and currently in the build stage", but it still says that the ship date is 8/30. I called 3x to make sure that I hadn't entered the wrong order number, lol. Which would most likely be correct, the online status or phone status?? So are you all saying that they won't update the ship date over the phone, because if it takes them a month and a half to build it and ship, I will so angry.

 

did anyone's drake order get through to the "in production" yet?!?

 

Well think about it, what do they have to gain from updating it? For example, if they change mine to July 20th and it doe not ship until July 25th, I will call up first thing on Monday and be demanding money back, etc etc.

We have already agreed to the late date they gave us in the start, so all they can do now is beat the date by 2 weeks and make me feel happy.

Also, many people have posted saying that on previous Dell orders the est. ship date never changed until their order actually shipped. I will keep a close eye on it and let you know if this is true or not. But I think it is true.

 

i remember back in the days from the old site, the build stage is divided into,

kitting - getting the parts together
building - building the laptop
testing - running tests
boxing - packing and shipping to the US (i think this stage end when it arrives on US soil)

i dont know if its still the same way now, but we could be just stucked in the kitting sub-stage waiting for parts? i just think that if "in-production" means they already got the parts together, then I should have gotten my laptop already.

i dont know, just wondering thats all.

 

That's interesting. I wonder if they just got a shipment of like 10,000 LED Screens and just updated everyone to Build stage! I feel sorry for the worker who are just like "Oh **** look at all those screens just came in, this is gonna be a fun week."

 

Thank you.

 

I had to cancel my previous M1330 order that was on 7/9 and placed a new one on 7/14 with a better processor and LED screen.

And today I checked my order and its building....ya we'll see


EDIT: Specs were: T7100, LED w/ camera, 8400GS, 160GB 5400rpm, 2GB

 

woa, i ordered on sat on today mine is in the build stage
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

 

I wonder if they pushed us to build because Sony posted the new Santa Rosa SZ to their business site today...haha just a little conspiracy theory. The specs on that new laptop look pretty sick. Integrated 3100 graphics and the 8400M GS!

 

What kind of screen did you get?

 

LED, no other way to fly

 

OH!!!! I am soooo dissapointed in you SONY!!!! No HMDI?

http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/product/VGN-SZ680+Build-to-Order+Series

 

My order went into 'build' stage this morning too.
Ordered 7/05.
LED w/ camera, 2gb ram, T7300, 8400GS, 120gb HD

 

Recent Order Status
order date order number order status ship date total
Dell Purchase ID 20000xxxxxxx
7/2/2007 xxxxxxxxx Pre Production $0.00
7/2/2007 xxxxxxxxx In Production $2,434.57

 

Finally, in production. Don't see BUILD anywhere yet though. But this is first move in two-weeks.

 

Strangeeeeee.... Mine says the same thing.

 

Try calling the 1-800-433-9014 number (US ORDERS ONLY).

 

I don't think that can be attributed to the Sony SZ release - it looks like SZ does not look significantly better than the M1330. The main advantage of that SZ seems to be (I suspect) better battery life with the Hybrid graphics and now hybrid hard disk offering, and slightly better connectivity (Gigabit ethernet and a modem) which can be set against lack of HDMI port. The things that would have made the SZ very tempting (greater screen resolution, faster graphics card) are not there. This in no way makes me regret my M1330 order.

 

I am in the Build Stage according the phone status number, ordered 6/29 with university discounts!!!

T7300
LED w/ camera
2GB
8400GS

 

I am still skeptical. I wonder if they got a big ass shipment in and are filling orders or if this new "Build Stage" is just a new name for "waiting for parts"

 

Exactly, I have the same feeling as you. I expected better GPU, hdmi, and maybe BlueRay. And it got zit.The hybrid HD doesn't bother me much, since we can change it manually ourselves.

 

Maybe... I've looked in other threads and seen people get stuck in BUILD for weeks. :-(

 

I ordered 7/3/2007 and my order also went into the build stage today.

Looks like everyone has though...

 

Not everyone ... like trebuin ... poor solider.

My order status on the "My Account" page disappeared tho... :-(

... so it looks like phone checks for me.

 

Not me... Although I ordered on 7/2...

 

Ive been in the "In Production" Stage since July 11th, although im in Canada.
I have LED with camera, T7300, 2GB, 8400GS. I still think its just another way to show preproduction.

 

Mind telling us your specs?

 

T7300, Black, LED, 2G, 8400M, 120G, 4+9 Cells, what else?....

 

Thats the important stuff....Hmm I wonder how you got left out of the mix then

 

Phone says build stage.

 

it might help to call and check the order status because it may be different from what it says online

 

"in production" is a vague term... I HATE Dell for doing this and confusing everyone.

 

Just called the # to check the status of my XPS 1330, was ordered 6/27 - over the phone. Friday it was still listed as pre-production, today it was listed as production - build stage. (ship day on the email is Aug 1st) hoping to get it sooner.

 

Better than pre-production.

 

Just called and mine is in the...........


































BUILD STAGE!!!!!!

 

Welcome to the Party

 

Actually... Pre-production is a PART of in-production. If your order is "in-production"... it could be in pre-production. Why? I have noooooooooo idea.

 

Man I am so excited right now. I was upgraded to free overnight so I should have it in the coming days!!!

 

Might not want to hold your breath...never know with Dell lately

 

I was told by the manager that I spoke to yesterday that once it hits build time they ship within 5 days...we'll see!