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    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY My 700m Shipped!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Smarto, May 19, 2005.

  1. Smarto

    Smarto Newbie

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    [ :D] It finally shipped! After waiting all the way since 5/14 (yeah I know not that long, but still) its shippppped!!! Can't wait to get it, but Dell says the delivery estimate is 24th-26th, which means I might not get it Monday. Silly free ground shipping [B)] why must the other options be so expensive?

    Well I just thought I would post this because I am pretty darn happy about it and all... not that many will care.

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    Inspiron 700m -- Ordered on 5/14/05, Estimated Delivery 5/26-5/30.

    Pentium M 1.6 GHz (725)
    1GB RAM (Two 512 DIMMS)
    80GB HD (Hopefully 5400RPM >.>)

    $1,353.58 after $750 Off coupon! (>^.^)>
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    Anger is the equivalent of grasping a hot coal in the palm of your hand
     
    Smarto, May 19, 2005
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  2. MoZirry

    MoZirry Notebook Consultant

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    [ :D] Awsome! Have fun with it and make sure you clean it up, get rid of worthless programs and update windows!

    Yeah, pray to the lord of the dell assembly plant for that 5400, I have a 4200 and it is SO SLOW OMG!
     
    MoZirry, May 20, 2005
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  3. queshy

    queshy Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hey, I 'm in the same situation. I ordered on the 16th. The ETA is in between the 24th and the 26th. I justr called purolator and theyre like no way its wrong, itll be there next week!! AHH!!
     
    queshy, May 24, 2005
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  4. mparish

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    Dell's choice of shipping does suck, the entire order/build/shipping process takes WAY too long IMHO
     
    mparish, May 25, 2005
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  5. drumfu

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    really? a friend of mine just bought a build-to-order compaq v2000. his ship date is over 3 weeks away from his order date.
     
    drumfu, May 25, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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    mparish Newbie

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    I agree with you 100%. Do they ship them from Malaysia to Dell in Austin? And why does it take 5-6 days?
     
    mparish, May 25, 2005
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    if u mean the boxing stage, that's airtime from malaysia to dell in the US, then it goes from dell to you. i don't understand why they can't just ship it straight from the factory in malaysia to the end user.
     
    drumfu, May 25, 2005
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  9. Amber

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    Actually, they ship them from Malaysia to Nashville. From there, they have a private contractor that ships them from Nashville to your regional UPS/FedEx/DHL center. This is why when it says shipped, it takes a couple of days for the tracking number to show up on UPS/FedEx/DHL tracking system. I would think there has to be an easier way than this...

    Sorry Queshy, I hope you get your system soon. I know the agony of waiting is hard...it drove me crazy (I was checking Dell & UPS every few hours )[ :D]

    ~SG~
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    Inspiron 9300 || 1.73GHz || 60GB 7200rpm ||1gb DDR2||ATI Radeon X300 64MB || CD/DVD RW || XP Pro
     
    Amber, May 27, 2005
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  10. queshy

    queshy Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Argg Dell missed the ship date. It was supposed to be today ( they said 24-26) Still didn't get it!

    Dell Inspiron 700m
    Pentium M, 1.8 Ghz
    1024 mb ram
    80 gb HD
    Dell Axim x50v
    iPod 3G 20 GB
     
    queshy, May 27, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by drumfu
     
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  13. queshy

    queshy Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I'd bet that's why some people choose not to buy Dell - when you want a laptop and are buying it, you want to bring it home with you! Some people don't want to wait 2 weeks.

    Dell Inspiron 700m
    Pentium M, 1.8 Ghz
    1024 mb ram
    80 gb HD
    Dell Axim x50v
    iPod 3G 20 GB
     
    queshy, May 28, 2005
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