Post when XPS M1330 ordered and when/if shipped

LOL, good one.

Does anyone believe that if an order was made on, say, July 16th, that the estimated ship date is way out in September?

 

Pre-production is a detailed status... if you call 1-800-433-9014... you will hear the exact status of your order (or if you look under Recent Orders on the My Account page). In production is a vague term encompassing Pre-Production, Build, Boxing, etc. stages.

 

Thats what mine says...I hope it comes earlier though

 

Dbam987

Most likely b/c i order on the 6th of july and my ESD is aug 27

although mine went in production now

 

Maybe this is all just a conspiracy by Dell to generate more buzz for the m1330... I'm betting that the orders that are estimated to ship by the end of August or early September really will be shipped out by late July or early August.

Wishful thinking, I know. But a guy can dream, eh?

 

I just called and my current status is the build stage

I ordered it just yesterday though... could this information just be misleading considering that people who have ordered earlier are still in the pre-production stage? Or could it possibly be because I avoided the free webcam and 9-cell battery (wishful thinking)?

Anyways, my ETA isn't until September 6 so I guess they're just fooling with me.

 

Maybe they're fooling everyone... or maybe it's true. I'm not sure yet... we will see. It seems like everyone that is ordering NOW is going right to build stage.... but if that is the case, then I don't know why some folks are stuck on pre-production. Doesn't make any sense at all!!!

We heard about one person going into boxing. I guess we will wait and see how many people go into boxing tomorrow.

 

My systems went into 'In Production" yesterday on "My Orders" then I checked this morning and they went into "In Production" in the status page, the delivery date of one of them changing to this Friday...wouldnt that be nice???

 

Congratulations and a 50% off coupon?!?!?!?

I paid an arm and a leg for mine (even w/ the 12% EPP discount )

 

Money well spent though

 

New signature - still in build stage...

Ordered via EPP and ships to NY

 

The Dell God must hate me because I am still in pre-production.

Ordered 6/29 US
w/ crimson red, T5250, 2 gigs, 8400, 120 gig and a 9 cell

 

Did you ask the Dell G-d why?

 

Dell cannot be trusted in the shipping date / estimated delivery date quotes. Its so far off . If you call the automated order status number it might at least tell you your not in pre-production. The number is: (800) 433-9014.

Hoping for some good news...

 

glad to know someone is in the boxing stage

 

This thread should be a sticky thread. Its got 1000+ posts on it, and is growing like wildfire.

 

this thread is gonna die in the coming weeks, so no point stickying it

 

True, it will when most get the laptop. But for people who's order is scheduled for September, it is a long ways off.

 

... those poor souls ... I can't believe they have an ESD of SEPTEMBER!!!

 

i ordered my m1330 yesterday and my ship date is 8/7 lol

 

I'm one of the poor souls who have to wait it out until September. Did you get the LED-LCD Panel (slim 'n light)? If so, that will infuriate me big time.

 

yup i did lol i ordered through epp

 

If you ordered the LED LCD... it might be GOOD news cause it might show that they are catching up on the orders..... maybe.

 

I think Dell might be delaying all those Drake orders deliberately to make them a worse deal.... A month from now the Sony SZ will be out, a lot more difficult to get buyers.. why not hold back on the Drake orders until then... Cheaper processors from Intel, a month and a half of computer age.. that's a long time.. an awesome deal now is a decent deal in a month and a half...

 

Thats music to my ears.

 

Indeed... might mean that I'll get my laptop ... this MONTH! Impressive. LOL...

 

sh** i just went back to look through my order and i have the cclf display, now i have to call them back up SH** that sucks sorry for the miss infromation when i ordered it on the phone he confirmed it with me that it was the slim and light display LED LCD backlight

 

Are you positive? ... well... I guess if you see the words CCFL on there, then it prolly is true. :-(

 

310-9239 Soft Touch Red Casing XPS M1330 1
311-7309 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1330 1
320-5585 13.3 inch Wide Screen WXGA TL CCFL Backlit LCD with Camera, XPS M1330 1
320-5603 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, for XPS M1330 1
341-5106 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive 1
420-6813 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English 1
420-7098 Media Direct 3.3 1

 

Yep... call and reorder!

 

i dont know how i missed that most likely i just thought the guy was right when i ordered it from the phone o well i hope i will get it for free and ship date i will fight... i hope ship date stays the same but i think it won't

 

Most likely not... adding the LED LCD usually adds about 13-15 days to that shipping date. :-(...

 

that sucks i going to make him pay for this o well i dont need it until sep 10 but im not going to pay for it... yah he should expedite it to

 

Arghhh... thats too bad. I have a different part # for the screen:

320-5583 13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA TL WLED Backlit LCD with Camera, XPS M1330

If you change up your order, it will definitely add 15 or so days to the lead time.

 

Did your original order have the proper screen???

 

that's why people need to ask Dell to send them the confirmation email before they end the phone call with Dell. That's what I did and noticed they left out my figerprint reader even though they said they added it. This way you get to look over the components they added in case they didn't add what you wanted or added the wrong thing. You also get to correct it right then instead of having to call later after you figure out they made a mistake and have to deal with canceling, reordering and having your ship date pushed back farther.

JUST A SUGGESTION

 

i know its my fault but when i ask them 3 times its stupid

 

...maybe the rep didn't know what you were talking about. Some... er... most don't know what anyone is talking about I think. :-(...

 

I would believe because of the shortage they are being pushed to sell as many with the normal screen as they can..

 

See I had the same problem, on my original order they gave me the CCFL screen and wireless N card, when I changed it they still tried to give me the N card, both were over the phone. Seems odd so many people have said the same thing about them confirming the order over the phone but the confirmation is wrong.

 

the dell rep that is monitoring my order just told me that he has all the parts to my order except for the hinge connecting the screen and the keyboard....he said blah blah blah not to worry that is the only item on backorder and we should have your computer ready shortly......

btw i didnt get the LED screen so yeah........quoted ship date was 8/15.....currently in build stage......

correct me if im wrong but doesnt build stage mean they have all the parts......how can it be in build stage if its obviously missing a hinge......sorry to say this but being in build stage prolly doesnt mean much at all......

 

Does anyones order status in the states say "build" while logged onto your account? Or does it just say "in production" and "build" when you call?

 

When its in BUILD stage... you are supposed to have all the parts. I am so confused now... but I think its the Reps that are messing with our heads. :-(

 

Over the phone, I get the "build" state. Online I get the meaningless "In Production" state.

 

Yeah. Thats what I get

 

build is a part of production, retarded that they dont go more into detail online

 

the US site doesnt show any more detail than "in production"......i think someone said the canadian site shows the more detailed information.......ppl only find out by calling in and hearing the lady tell them the current status......

and yeah the build stage is a bunch of crap because there is no way some ppl who ordered like 2 days ago have all the parts already whereas others who ordered late june are still in pre-production......im pretty convinced dell just moved a chunk of ppl into build just to shut them up after hearing all the complaints on forums and such........my rep definetely said that my order was in the build stage but the hinge was on backorder.......doesnt make any sense.....

 

Wow... maybe I should just check up on my order. *sigh*....

 

Us Canucks only get the "In Production" level and I dont know of
any Cdns getting any more detailed info such as the "build" and "testing" stages.

I could be wrong.

PS My wife is checking the house swap website out for August... Anyone within 15 hours interested in coming to the Falls for 2 weeks and swapping homes?? lol

 

Ordered 07/09
Estimated Ship Date 08/30
Cancelled 07/12

Re-Ordered 07/16
Estimated Ship Date 08/31