Post when XPS M1330 ordered and when/if shipped

Well... it'll prolly come separate. So that the remote will be still in there ... but you can add the express card whenever you want. That's what express cards are for .

 

I got this in my latest order and am thinking that only one can be used at a time. I actually plan on putting the express card in an older laptop I happen to have and convert it to a music media station.

 

you drill a hole in the corner and put it on your keychain? =x

 

Just out of curiousity, express cards for laptops are hot swappable, right?

 

i do believe so yes, hot swap controller for express card slots
pretty sure they have them all built in even if not by that maker

 

Will the Xbox360 HD-DVD drive work with PCs? I want to use that HDMI port on my lappy!

 

Evening diversion.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809355123/video/3365397/standardformat

 

Interesting Distraction

http://news.com.com/Security+firms+on+police+spyware,+in+their+own+words/2100-7348_3-6196990.html

"Only Microsoft and McAfee refused to answer."

 

I am sure this won't affect 99.99% of the population but it is still troubling to read Microsoft's answers. I don't understand why they didn't answer just yes or no. The issue is that users can choose not to install Mcafee but you cannot not get Windows.

But also, if the government wanted to install some keylogger/trojan on our computers, I am sure they have the ability to do it without being detected by all the other firewalls/antiviruses.

 

yes, this has been written about many places since the drive itself came out. I also use to own one for my 360 (i now sold it) and as soon as it was plugged into the computer via USB it required a driver download and bam would output to my tv

 

lmao tiger1234, i love the sad face for the old ship date and the 2 sad faces for the new ship date....
awesome you converted from macs too

 

Now to find a 1080p screen.

 

hehe I have 1, Vizio 47" 1080p LCD w/ 2 HDMI. I got it from costco for $1600+ tax and it was the big tv featured Oceans 13 in the bedroom.
Costco now also has a 42" 1080p Vizio LCD for $999...
They are rgeat tv's, i have the new 32" 1080i vizio in my room.
I traded my 42" Pioneer 1080i Plasma in the living room for the 47" vizio, no regrets

 

I didn't really want to convert from mac, but my new school requires Windows. Another factor was that Macbook does not come with stand alone graphics.
Having said that, Dell has been pretty rough with me, took me almost three weeks/countless calls to add the fingerprint reader and then they move the shipping date almost a month back, when they could have added the reader first time I called and the date would have been closer.
I am just hoping that 1330 would just blow me away and make all this Dell c**p worth it!

 

tiger, that's why i always order online. Ont he phone you have to deal with signal fading, accents, bad service, them not paying attention, talking at the same time, error, you forgetting something. It took me an hour to choose all my options online cuz i read each one and made sure not to miss anything lol

 

Here is a scary thought... if screens are in short supply in the industry the temptation is going to be to lower the quality control on dead/stuck pixel defects. There may be a higher chance than usual of a sub-perfect screen (though hopefully they dump the worse screens on the budget models).

 

... um ... scary but I'm not TOO worried.

... "dump the wors[t] screens on the budget models"? There aren't any Dell models that uses 13.3" LCD screens. (atleast I don't think there are)

 

13.3" glass like this has been made for a long time. The process is pretty well ironed out. I highly doubt there will be a huge defect rate.

 

well tomorrow is a new day and hopefully tomorrow will be the glorious day we've all been waiting for. I for one am very optimistic for some reason about tomorrow got this gut feeling or maybe its just gas from those tacos I ate but you never know.

 

quality post.

 

I can smell it...

 

Wow, this has really degenerated into a time passer thread for those waiting eh?

 

hey i was actually answering questions up until that smell....

 

I'm waiting for my baby to be BOXED... hopefully tomorrow.

 

Well, I can no longer get an order status. I just keep getting forwarded to an office who's currently closed. I really hope this isn't my order being automatically canceled due to excessive lead time. All of my friends but one other have had theirs canceled due to the same thing.

 

hopefully that isnt the case....would be a horrible ending to all of the wait time

 

Did you call the 800-433-9014 order status number? (US Orders Only!)

 

Out of curiosity, I called just now (and had called a couple days ago too..)..

This time when I called, I got an 'office closed' message. Before, I got a 'build phase' message

 

Are you sure the addiction isn't getting to you? I just called and heard no such message. LOL

 

just called...call went through on the 2nd time. 1st time it was busy....but im in production in the build stage still

 

Yes, this is the number I have been calling. BTW, when I went into work today, all my friends but one who ordered this had their order canceled due to excessive lead time.

 

Whaaaaaaaaa..... I'm scared. Why would they cancel cause of "excessive lead times"!?!?! Its more than 2+ months?!?! They should call and demand a detailed/accurate explanation.

 

well..i just called the number and put in my 13 digit number
now it says my lappy is pre-production
deff calling my agent tomarrow!

 

Thats why they cancelled mine. They said the lead time was because of the LED issue (see post). Since I had such a huge discount, I had to fight to ensure it was reordered at that price (1500 vice 3400). It was a long day...and they upped me to Ultimate.

 

What was your estimated ship date?

 

Well this is a little off topic but i got a chance to see the AC adapter for the m1330 today. It is smaller and thinner than our normal AC adapters. The AC adapter will have a special tip so that AC adapter only works with the XPS m1330. But dells standard AC adapters will also still work with the m1330. Just some info to hold us over till we get our laptops.

 

I didn't know that this was such a wide-spread problem though.... :-(. It's making me really worried now.

 

Yea, no one got an answer to why, they were told they would be reordered, but no one is choosing to go through this again. I'm talking to a rep via chat now, fingers crossed.

 

Let us know how it goes.... for those who had their orders canceled, did it go past pre-production?

 

Hm.. called again, entered 9 digit, and it says Build stage again.

Strange

 

Mine went into production this morning which is why I complained of their excuse of lead time. I told them i was already passed this to get into production. This is when i was apologized to AGAIN and offered the little bonus for my trouble.

 

My friends who had their canceled, none of them bragged about going into build. Just the one who's order wasn't canceled. How about the rest of you?

 

all my friends think im crazy for droping 2k on a new laptop when my 2 year old 9300 inspirion still puts theirs to shame haha....its the quietest, coolest (temperature) and somehow the fastest.
My friends HP 17''...its a POS, the fans run at high all the time...and its hot to the touch on the top...ill never buy HP after seeing his

 

As a note I ordered on the 29th of June, LED, 8400, t7500, 200gb..

and it says the ship date is august 3. Why is mine so disparate from Trebuin?

I am in the USA...

 

Yea, a few of my friends are telling me to get a Macbook. I told them it has no video card and that the Macbook pro is just too big.

 

Hopefully your situation gets resolved ASAP. You would've been waiting for 3 weeks ... for NOTHING!

That would suck.

 

!!! That's the bad date...most of the guys ordered then...but it was via the Air Force EPP.

In good news, mine order is still good and still in pre-production. I'll check again when the office opens but I'm flying tomorrow so I won't have updates for another 2 days.

 

yes dont do it it is too big eventhough it is light for its size and the mettalic casing is sexy but a big heat conductor trust me it gets very hot even when just using the internet thats why I returned it and went for the xps m1330 and never looked back.

 

Yea, my 15" is too big to really bring around on my plane and too heave, especially with lunch and pubs and helmets we have to haul around.

 

Have fun flying pilot... I just hate it when you guys fly over my house with your huge C-47 planes.. i think they're C-47's... (I live right next to an airforce base... and an army base).