***XPS M1530 Order Status Thread***

Wow! That is REALLY fast!

 

Hopefully they didn't skimp on the testing...

 

What were your specs? I ordered Fri, but am still in Pre-Prod. WSXGA, 250GB HDD, 8600M.

 

I had the same thing with a 1520 I just ordered. Then the next day the tracking number showed up, but DHL showed "shipping information" all day, but no actual package scan. The next day I called DHL just to check, and they basically said Dell had created a shipping label, but not actually given them the package. However, I have seen this before with DHL (and UPS), and the package had actually been shipped the day Dell's status had become shipped and it arrived the next day. I really don't like DHL. I new when the rep was talking to me, that this was a possibility and was just thinking she is just lying, because she didn't want to admit the possibility of the discrepancy by DHL. However, I was quite happy that I got the laptop so soon. Unfortunately, I was not very happy with the laptop itself. So here I wait for my own XPS M1530.

 

I've never had any issues with DHL. Yeah their tracking is confusing at first, but once you've had a few packages shipped to you, you know exactly when your following ones will be there based on the locations. I don't know if they upgraded me at Dell or what, but with 3-5 day shipping, DHL flew it from Nashville up to Niles, MI, cause that step happened in less than an hour and a half.

 

Ordered on January 2nd
Estimated Delivery January 21st
Just got shipped out this morning (January 7th)

 

I ordered mine on Friday Jan 4th (afternoon) and I am guessing the production plant is closed on weekends since its still "In Production" ?
Anyone know if they work on weekends ?

 

mine was produced over the weekend so i think they do

 

Yeah, they work on weekends. I ordered mine Fri, too, with the WSXGA screen. The phone status, which is more specific than the web status still says "Pre-Production" which probably means they are still waiting on screens to come in.

 

I got mine today and love it! found the stickers and peeled them off too! they really did look like scratches and were hard to get off! Oh well off to play!
steph


ord 12/27
shipped 1/4
here today! 1/7

 

Shipped today, hopefully in hand tomorrow or the next day...

 

Me too. I just got mine today. Im using flamenko's guide to remove the bloatware, but im going to be buying orangebox as soon as its done.

Yeah!!!!!!!!

ordered 2/01/08
shipped 05/01/08
received 07/01/08

5 days!!!!!, has got to be a new record.

 

Argh.

Ordered 1/2/08 (From EPP).
Estimated Ship Date: 1/17/08.
Estimated Delivery Date: 1/18/08.
Shipped 1/7/08.
Estimated Delivery Date: 1/8/08.

I told them to ship to my college address, since I'd arrive there on the 18th. And yet there it goes, two weeks earlier than expected...

 

my 2nd xps 1530 shipped today after having it processed on thursday. Will be here tomorrow.

 

for all of you guys getting next day delivery, did you guys specify next day/1 business day service?

and when you guys say, "ordered processed by DHL", do you mean the local hub or the regional hub? and were you notified of the item being out for delivery through the item tracker?

my laptop has been in Allentown, PA since 12AM 1/7, not sure when I can expect it at Boston, MA. Hopefully those DHL thugs/crooks haven't stolen it yet.

 

mine came today. one day earlier than expected.

its amazing. super fast, and i actually really like vista...its super slick and i haven't run into any problems yet.

keep in mind that the boxing stage is usually always two to three days


also**** if you live anywhere somewhat close to nashville, TN, then don't bother wasting money on expedited shipping through DHL, unless dell is going to give it to you for free. Mine came from nashville to the detroit area in less than a day and a half. ive had none of the horror stories that everyone else apprently is running into with DHL

 

If my 1530 gets to Portland by tomorrow, it will be the fastest 3-5 business day shipping that I'll have ever seen. It will have taken -10 days.

 

Gah, I hate UPS. Getting into contact is a real hassle. The package is now 3 days late and they didn't even have the courtesy to call me.

 

Well, I realized I could get my same order through EPP for 12% more off, but they made me cancel my Fri order and just re-entered a new order for an identical machine. That's a shame it may not get here before my vacation. But for $280, it's worth it. They threw in free next day shipping, too. More than likely it will get here, but the expected ship date is actually after I leave.

Waiting.

 

I can't find flamenko's bloatware removal guide...can you provide a link???

 

So what are people's current order date, configuration and order status? I had to reorder mine to take advantage of the EPP discount I wasn't aware of before, but prior to that I had ordered on Jan 4, but still was in Pre-Production this morning. The 1520 I ordered on Dec 28 had shipped at this point, so I think there is some delay, probably the WSXGA screens.

 

I think this is the link...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=157838

I ordered my m1530 on the 4th it is in Boxing phase as of today...

Did anyone upgrade to 4 year warranty and get the $70 coupon ?
I did that and in the order confirmation email it said that they were giving me $50 Dell dollars code... anyone else experience this?
I called them up and they told me they would credit me $20 and send me another $50 Dell dollars code.

 

dont listen to the guy who was talking about Nashville, TN. My laptop came from Nevada.

 

My 1520 came from Nashville. I think they have different hubs around. The one's from Nevada are great for online gambling and porn, the ones from Nashville are best for music mixing.

 

Hey I got a question. I just received my 1530 today and was wondering about the brightness settings. Are laptops generally not that bright till you max out the settings? This is my first laptop and was just wondering if that is how it goes or if I need a screen replacement. My screen isn't grainy or have any bleeding from the looks. Also, how do I see what type of screen I have?

 

Generally in the BIOS there are 2 settings for brightness, one for battery powered one for AC. By default the battery powered will be on pretty low, to save power and the AC will be on full high. I usually change this to the battery power at between 2 below full to full, depending. You should really only judge the laptop at full brightness setting.

 

I understand how to change brightness settings and all but was just wondering if my screen was dimmer than other 1530's on the same brightness level. I'm pretty sure my screen is all dandy now. Got paranoid after hearing about lots of screen problems. Thanks.

 

I see, wasn't sure of your specific question. I'd say yeah, all laptops aren't that bright if they aren't at or near theirbrightest setting. I've only had 22 laptops or so from IBM (1), HP (3), Dell (9?), Sager(2), Sony(2), Alienware(1), Toshiba(1), Acer(1), Asus(1) and Gateway(1), though.

 

Mine says it shipped on 1/6...due to be delivered on 1/9...but there's no tracking #??? Says 'data temporarily unavailable' on the website. Phone call and the automated system says something similiar.

On the other hand, the lojack item has a tracking number.

Anyone else see this before?

 

I actually ordered mine on the 26th of december and will be getting it on the 10th. Wierd huh? Some people ordered theirs in january and got them before mine. Anyway, I am not bothered at all, as it is still early by one week as originally stated by dell (though I think they state it as extremely late on purpose, so you always get it early). I just hope I get a good one.

 

Yeah, my 1520 was like that for a day, then there was a tracking number.

 

Mines been like that for three days...it says the estimated delivery date is today. Did you get yours on the estimated delivery day?

 

Yeah, it was delivered on time. After part of a day, the tracking number showed up, but then when I logged into DHL, it only showed "billing information receive" or something like that. No actual location scan of the package. So after another day, I called DHL. DHL said Dell hadn't given them the package. However, finally, the morning the package was supposed to be delivered, per the Dell information, more tracking information showed up and the package was actually delivered that day. DHL tracking is not that great, they commonly miss a scan when the package is actually on it's way. You can also call Dell and possibly get the tracking number. If they say it's shipped, after a day, they probably have a tracking number, but it may not be showing up immediately on the web.

 

Well my replacement was supposed to arrive today. I have been home all day and I check the tracking status which says 'Delivery attempted; recipient not home.' What a total lie, not to mention there is no slip on my front door. I talked to DHL CS and they 'assured' me it will be delivered today.

 

Still waiting... in boxing all day today too.... lets see tomorrow...

 

That was kind of scary, no more than 5 seconds after I opened this thread, the delivery guy rang my doorbell.

Ordered Date: Jan 2nd/2008
EST Delivery Date: Jan 21st/2008
Delivery Date Jan 10th/2008

 

Ordered Jan 4th
Currenyly : Handed over to DHL for shipping. (next day shipping)
Theoretical delivery date: Jan 11th

 

I just called in my return of my 1520. My 1530 is in boxing. Guess I won't have it for the weekend, but probably next weekend. Maybe I should have gotten a 1540?

 

What is a 1540 ?

 

That's the new XPS with the GeForce 8800, LED backlight, quad core cpu. It also uses a fuel cell battery that last 200 hours, has a swivelling multitouch screen, and weighs less than 1 lb and is only 1/2 inch thick.

 

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet dude... thats some nice specs... LOL... maybe in a few years...

 

Tomorrow is the big day. I will call UPS about 10 in the morning to know of they getting it to me. Apparently it still in customs.

 

Recieved tracking # !!!
Will arrive tomorrow !

 

Woot, mine says shipped now with a delivery date of Monday. Wish I had it for the weekend, but hey, it's well before my vacation which was my main concern. This is the fastest I've ever been shipped a new Dell notebook. But I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't the slowest time of year for Dell, right after Christmas. Of course corporate purchases might be highest this time of year, I don't know.

Edit Jan 12: Well tracking shows it's sitting right there at the Houston DHL facility. Knowing better, I called anyway to see if I can pick it up rather than wait until Monday for them not to be able to deliver it because I'm not there. Of course, I can't, just like UPS (and maybe Fedex, too, I don't know) they have to attempt delivery first. No big deal. I've got to start backing up my current notebook, an E1705, to get it ready to sell and transfer my data to my new XPS M1530

 

They said mine due to arrive on monday, a further delay from friday. Lets see if they continue to miss the date. I already emailed dell to let them know what **** going on.

 

how long does the "build" stage take?

 

I'm sure it varies with volume of business, but mine took less than a day to change from build to boxing. If it takes more than 2 days, I'd be surprised.

 

I have been in build since last saturday the 5th. This was the same day I ordered.
XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)

1 Alpine White Casing with High Gloss Finish XPS M1530

1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530

1 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MO Camera for XPS M1530

1 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP

1 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M G

1 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor

1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English

1 Media Direct 3.3

1 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP

1 Internet Search and Portal

1 Icon Consolidation Application

1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp

1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access

1 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530

1 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online

1 Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR

1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP

1 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530

1 Roxio Creator Basic

1 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy

1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card

1 No Virus Protection Requested

1 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530

1 No Internet Service Provider Requested

1 No Productivity Software requested

1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve

1 3 Year Limited Warranty

1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended

1 Warranty Support,Initial Year

1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year

1 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,2 Year Extended

1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year

1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care

1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year

1 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System

1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS

1 Datasafe Online 10GB,1 Year Free

1 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)

1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]

 

I ordered last wednesday (1/9) and it shipped yesterday (1/12)

I guess I can get this beauty sometime in tuesday.


Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
Tuxedo Black
3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MO Camera
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive
3 Year Limited Warranty

 

Just a quick update here for those experiencing long delays.

I ordered my m1520 on 1/05, and it sat in the build stage for about 8 days. I called up dell today to try and check on what was causing this. The tech said that there was a part shortage on the A/G/N wireless cards. He upgraded me to free next day shipping, and set me up with a sales call tomorrow so I can modify my order if I wish to do so.

hopefully this will get me a m1530 before the end of next week.