Post when XPS M1330 ordered and when/if shipped

Yes... we should band together ... DELL's manufacturing process is our real enemy!

 

i concur
the year is 2669, february 2nd.
sounds like something out of startreck

 

Exactly, how does "The 2nd of February, 1989" not make sense!

 

as opposed to someone saying "2nd February 1989"

 

thats two extra words, our way is so much more efficient
lmao

 

Sorry all!!! I didnt mean to start a point of contention. Yes, our date is a bit diff...but thats not the point I was trying to put forward.

 

It's too late now, you have opened the can of worms, and we are all bored waiting for our laptops.

 

I'm still in pre-production, ordered 6/29. I got a great deal (almost 30% off) with the exact specs I wanted, but if it doesn't ship until end of August (or gets cancelled), I will seriously consider getting a SZ6 instead. Now that the SZ will have PC-5300 RAM and 7200rpm HD support, it is almost neck-and-neck with the M1330. I really like the fact the SZ has gigabit ethernet and a port replicator, not to mention the hybrid graphics. Too bad the SZ doesn't officially support Intel Turbo Memory or SSD's.

 

I was taught never to write dates on technical documents as MM/DD/YYYY but always as DD-Month-YYYY or something like that. Eliminates confusion if you are working with someone from another country. I sometimes forget and write dates on signed documents as DD/MM/YY which leads to total confusion when they think I said today was the 7th of the 13th month.

 

not to mention the sz6 has no hdmi port and no led screen.

 

When did you get your confirm email?

 

Wrong about the LED - SZ6 does have it... even previous gen SZ had led screen in the premium line.

 

Well if they think your wrote the 7th of the 13th month they they are retards. The problems comes when you have 7th of the 9th.

 

well the website says this:

An inspiring fusion of mobility, power and style, the VAIO® SZ Notebook delivers intelligent mobile design while placing a priority on usability and performance. This slim, lightweight PC measures a mere 1" thin17, with a superb 13.3" widescreen display11 with XBRITE™ LCD technology, long battery life7 and a generous, comfortable keyboard. And with its durable carbon fiber casing, the VAIO SZ Notebook is the portrait of sleek, contemporary style.

Notice it says LCD at leaset thats what im seeing dont know if its a separate option just going based on what m seeing.

 

A lot of people get confused by this: Whether or not it says LCD has nothing to do about whether the screen uses LED or CCFL backlighting. If you think of a stained glass window, the LCD is like the glass, except here it can change color. The LED and CCFL systems are like the sun shining through the glass, they just provide white light so that you can see what color the stained glass (LCD) is.

 

the port replicator for the sz line including the sz6 has a dvi port

 

I dunno what particular web-page you were looking but check out this one: http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/Notebooks/SZSeries
Scroll down to "Xbrite" and "More Realistic Colors" sub-heading. I hope this will put at rest any doubts as to whether SZs offer LED-backlit LCD screens or not.

SZ6-proper link: http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/product/VGN-SZ680+Build-to-Order+Series

 

I just got off of the phone with customer service to confirm that my order was in the "build" stage since that is what it said when I checked the order status by phone even though online it said "in production". They told me that my order was "in production" but not in the build stage because of a couple of items were backordered or delayed. I asked her twice which ones but she wouldn't tell me. She then said that they have the items (made no sense). I asked her why the phone status was telling me that my order was in the build stage when it really wasn't and she said that there might be a problem with the phone updating order statuses. She gave me a case number and told me that her manager will be contacting me about the order status.

Has anyone's order status changed from "in production" to "build" online, and not just by checking over the phone? Has anyone actually talked to customer service about the status of their order and been confirmed that it is in the "build stage"?

 

Where are you checking? To see the "Build/testing/etc" phases, you have to have the order displayed on the My Account page... NOT the order status page itself.

 

I already had a support e-mail in place a week or so ago. And the guy I was e-mailing with just called me to let me know that my order has entered the "Build" stage. So I am pretty optimistic that it's not just a glitch.

It seems that the quality of the support people varies greatly, hopefully you just got a bad support person and you system really is in the build phase.

 

Just checked my status over the phone and its now in the build stage! Woo!
I ordered it on 7/13 so I am surprised it is already in the build stage.

Now my online status says in production, so has anyone found out which one is correct?

 

Did you get an email from Dell saying that your order has moved to the "build" stage? Or was it just via the phone?

Edit: I cancelled my order twice, due to the in ability to make up my mind on the specs I wanted to pay for and had my order delayed now until September 6th, 2007.

m1330 Features
Processor: T7100
Memory: 2GB @ 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 160 GB @ 7200 RPM
Video: NVidia GeForce 8400 GS
Wireless: Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) Mini Card
Battery: 6-Cell (56WHr)

Additional Stuff
Fingerprint Reader
Bluetooth
Soundblaster Audigy

 

I ordered the same day you did, and today over the phone it says that mine is also in the build stage, even though customer service said it wasn't. My online status also says "in production", so maybe that was where the customer service rep was looking. She did sound like she didn't know what she was talking about, as I had to explain everything to her about 3x before she understood what I wanted to find out. Hopefully mine is actually in the build stage

 

I don't think i've ever seen/heard about someone receiving an email about their order moving to the build stage. I just see it online (under Recent Orders under My Account) and on the phone. Can anyone confirm?

 

I called 12 hours ago and it wa still in pre-production. I just called and it says my order is now in production and in the BUILD STAGE, however my ship date of July 29th has not changed. I ordered June 27th 3pm

 

Hey me too. I ordered 5 hours after you, and I got a call from customer service saying my system is in the build stage. I am quite happy that they called me like they said they would, and were not just blowing me off.

 

wait a min, i think i got a call too! it was from a blocked number so i didn't pick up and they didn't leave a message

 

I ordered my m1330 on the 28th and got my confirmation on the 30th. Still in "pre-production" for me. I got in on the original drake deal though. Did anyone who got their Drake deals actually go "in production-building" stage already?

 

For all of us who are waiting... here is a pretty good post on another forum.
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread85821.html
(can i do that? just wanna give credit where credit is due and not hijack his post). Anyways, gives a pretty good explanation of the dell process and what steps your laptop goes through from order to delivery.

I am also anxiously waiting for my m1330, and have been combing this thread for the last couple weeks.

LED display
wi-fi n
t7300
webcam
bluetooth
fingerprint

order 7/6 est delivery 8/26

Build Stage.

I'm kind of thinking they bumped everybody to build stage to shut us all up lol, even though our parts are still backordered. Thats just a gut feeling, i hope i'm wrong.

 

Not really. Mine is still in "pre-production" as of today @ 8:08PM EST.

 

I have a ship date of september 5th, but since I went into build today...think there is a chance I will get it a few days early?

 

Yes, more likely than not.

 

you think if you call often enought o check your status the system flags you and they notice so they bump your order because you are obviously concerned about the ship date and they don't want you to cancel!? i think this is a good conspiracy theory, i am going to call 10 times a day instead of 4... lol

 

good answer....gooooood answer haha...Im just so excited...this is the most expensive thing I have bought to date ($2000 in college = lots of beer so it was hard to let go, haha) and its just eating me that its so far away to getting it

 

11 Days till scheduled delivery, still in pre-production.

 

Maybe you'll go into Build tomorrow morning...

 

I can only hope

 

my order is finally in the build stage

 

Welcome to the club! Now... we await for those people to get OUT of build!!!

I was reading this...
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread85821.html

... and it seems like the build stage was only five hours!!! LOL... Of course... it doesn't seem like the case here.

 

Mine's been 'building' for the past 5 days if they work weekends, 3 otherwise.

 

to quote the article:
"We know where every part in every SLC is in the Dell system at all times," said Hunter.
So why can't they give us a more detailed tracking system??

 

It might be too complex to program an reliable order status update system... or not worth it. I dunno...

Just a guess...

 

Does anyone have an idea on what the "Icon Consolidation Application" item is on the list of parts for the m1330 laptop actually does? I plan on wiping all the crap-ware that is preloaded on it.

 

I think it's like... a launcher that gives a popup of other applications. It's literally that - it consolidates icons on the desktop into an application.

 

wow... prolly one of the most pointless programs i've ever heard...

 

blahdude -

Not really, would work wonder on connecting to external monitors.

 

I agree. The icons on the desktop are big now (a very good thing). Whats the point of having another application loading at startup, robbing you of precious time?

Since this seems the case, its on my list of apps to uninstall. I'm still contemplating about the McAfee Anti-Virus though, as when I configured my laptop it says the first 15 months are free. Avast Home Edition or AVG Free Edition are both excellent replacements.

If you have tried both Avast and AVG, which one do you prefer? I'm liking Avast, as that has a plug-in for Outlook.

 

I've always liked mcafee. IMO, its just a well rounded program. Yes its a bit bloated, but it does get the job done very well. and for free you cant complain

 

Ive been using AVG for years and I swear by it...

1. Free
2. Doesnt use up precious memory
3. Downloads updates regularly
4. No maintenance required

 

What do you mean?