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    Why the heck is Dell so slow?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by psygn, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. psygn

    psygn Notebook Evangelist

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    Is there only one battery manufacturer that Dell relies on?

    You'd think they'd have some kind of backup plan. Is this another reason for the big sales lately? Sort of a compensation for huge delays? :eek:
     
    psygn, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. tatty

    tatty Newbie

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    Tell me about it.. I ordered mine two weeks ago and it's still on the build stage. It's probably normal, but something tells me it will take a while to get shipped.
     
    tatty, Jul 17, 2008
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    lotta221211 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you don't mind my asking, what laptop did you order? and what battery?

    I ordered a Studio 15 3 or 4 days ago and I am dreading the worst...
     
    lotta221211, Jul 17, 2008
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  4. laptop23

    laptop23 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm interested in knowing too tatty. I ordered a 1720 on 7/8/08 and it reached the boxing stage today (according to the automated call reply system).
     
    laptop23, Jul 17, 2008
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  5. timothy.a.owen

    timothy.a.owen Newbie

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    And I ordered the 1525 on 7/8/08 and it reached the boxing stage on July 15th, so hopefully tomorrow we'll move into the shipped stage! =)
     
    timothy.a.owen, Jul 18, 2008
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  6. benbeck08

    benbeck08 CCNA/A+ In Progress

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    ordered on the 3rd and its still in the build stage
     
    benbeck08, Jul 18, 2008
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  7. studio15comehome

    studio15comehome Notebook Enthusiast

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    i ordered studio 15 on the 12/08/08 its been a week and still in pre-whatever. I check support and email daily but no updates

    I WANT MY LAPTOP! :(
     
    studio15comehome, Jul 19, 2008
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  8. timothy.a.owen

    timothy.a.owen Newbie

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    If it has been in pre-production that long you might want to call back and verify that the billing information they received was correct!
     
    timothy.a.owen, Jul 19, 2008
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  9. studio15comehome

    studio15comehome Notebook Enthusiast

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    This morning it moved on to production YAY
     
    studio15comehome, Jul 20, 2008
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  10. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    They could just have been waiting to receive a specific part of the laptop you ordered. What are your specs?
     
    nizzy1115, Jul 20, 2008
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  11. studio15comehome

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    ordered studio 15 on the 12th costom build, in pre-production until this morning when it went in to assembly and this afternoon it is delivery prep. est delivery is 5/08 but i think it will come sooner
     
    studio15comehome, Jul 20, 2008
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  12. Aritheanie

    Aritheanie Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ordered an Inspiron 1420 on the 31st July. Since then there was a delay with payment, fair enough, but that was resolved like 4 days ago, and I'm still getting an "Order has been received" message when I check its status. WTH? I'd have expected them to be in production by now. And me living in the same country they produce the laptops in too.
     
    Aritheanie, Aug 8, 2008
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