*HP dm4t (1XXX series) Owners Lounge!*

It is likely that they will take back the 10% cashback after they realize that you used a coupon.

 

He didn't use a coupon. The $150 off was included in the price. Instant rebate. The student discount may hurt, but we'll see.

The rest of us should be fine with our instant rebates.

 

Does anyone know how long the instant rebate will last?

 

So you were able to log into the educational discount as well as receive the 10% bing cash back email?? I didn't know that was possible! sweet

 

Is anyone's fedex tracking working yet?

I wanna know the estimated delivery date.

 

Can't wait for some reviews. Nice to see a company shipping early for a change. Hats off to HP for this whole product roll out. It has been smooth.

Bronsky

 

I have received a BCB email when I used the educational discount at HP but after a few days they took the BCB away.

My estimated delivery date is June 3rd from Shanghai.

 

It may come in sooner than the estimated delivery date. They shipped out my sleeve and warranty by fed ex too and it came in several days before the estimated date so it's possible we can get our laptops alot sooner.

 

never mind... didn't realize it was shipping from shanghai.. now i dont know when to expect it here.. i dont know what to predict with international shipping

 

You got my hopes up but then you tore them down.

 

haha i did that to myself as well.. i assume those closest to California will get theirs sooner than those on the east coast which is where I happen to live =( now im gonna be checking my tracking update every couple hours in hopes of changes..

 

Shipment exception
SHANGHAI CN

Shipment Dates

Ship date

May 26, 2010

Estimated delivery

Jun 3, 2010 by 4:30 PM


Seriously? Disappointing.... Oh well, at least we know they're on the way.

 

If it wasn't for Memorial Day we would probably have them sooner but I expect to have it before the 3rd. I have shipped things to China through FedEx before and it usually takes them about 3-6 business days so that would be the 2nd at the latest.

 

I am surprised there are not anymore reviews on the DM4. I only saw the one, and that is it. It seems like a quiet roll out.

 

HP is being somewhat quiet about all of their releases. The dm3z and dv6z refreshes just appeared on the site today without any notice.

 

NINE days to ship to California? What the hell.........

 

I think we all got the same estimated delivery date of June 3rd so there's a good chance it may come sooner or later for some of u

 

I just want to get this soon. If I could call FedEx and have them upgrade my shipping to overnight I would do it. I am really looking forward to being one of the first to test this machine and I am writing a full review when I get it.

 

Was hoping to come here and find a lot of joy and happiness. Sorry to hear about the delays in getting your units. I'll be waiting with you.

Bronsky

 

I had a dv4i shipped just last week, it had no audio so I sent it back immediately and ordered one of these. That one came into the US through Anchorage and actually made it to my house on Maui within 24 hours. It is absolutely amazing how that worked, it must all be sorted as it goes along. It arrived on Maui in the morning and was an afternoon delivery that same day. The package went from Shanghai to AK to Oakland to Honolulu, to Maui to my house. So even though I had normal free delivery I got it within 2 or 2 1/2 days as if it was the speedy costly delivery.

I want this computer to work perfectly when it arrives. I have actually sent back 2 brand new laptops back recently due to out of box failures... An HP rep called me on the issue, I suggested an improved quality control unit at the factory... What we spend here is not peanuts for me its about 1/2 a months income. And it is so disappointing to get something brand new thing that you really want to work and it doesn't. As an optimist I am giving HP a third chance, but this is their last chance.
This message is meant to be positive, please don't seize on the OBF's I mentioned, but the shipping speed, which is good.

 

I've ordered about 3 times from HP, in the past 6 months, and the laptops always arrived before the est. delivery date.

 

Good to know but I hope the Memorial Day break doesn't mess everything up. Were yours customized notebooks that shipped from China?

 

Open question: do any of you plan to use this notebook with an external keyboard and monitor? If so, do you have any tips?

I'm debating what to do with mine. My current computer is a desktop, and I have a nice Samsung display for it (I forget what size, but it's widescreen and definitely more than 14") and Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard. I don't want to get rid of them, especially the monitor. I work from home a fair bit, and though the dm4t seems nice enough for that kind of use, I was thinking the external peripherals might make it more comfortable. But I worry about the messiness of cables, etc. that could come with that.

Any sage advice?

 

I would say to use the monitor every time you will be sitting at home and at a desk. Makes sense to me. A vga connection cable will work fine, but hdmi might be better if you monitor supports that input.

As for the wireless mouse/keyboard, use them if you don't mind having the extra cables. I plan to use a wireless mouse with mine. I just bought the new logitech anywhere mouse, and the thing is AWESOME! If you pair it with a logitech wireless k340 keyboard, and you're golden. It will only use one dongle or usb connector, so you'll still have plenty of open slots. Granted, this is a lot of money, but if you plan to use it a lot at home or even in hotels and such, this is a nice option. Both are portable and easy to connect/use.

@ jonthebru
Must be nice when everything has to be shipped to you second day air Thanks for the info on how soon you received your laptops.

I am thinking we'll get these by the end of the week, maybe next Tuesday like abaddon says. We shall see. Like I said, a cookie to the person who gets theirs first!

 

Yes, all of them CTOs, from Shanghai.
Seems like 4 days is the norm for the amount of time it takes from being shipped to its arrival on your doorstep.
Though sometimes, HP ships via the Europe route (Shanghai>Kazakhstan>Paris>US) for some odd reason and it takes a couple days longer longer..
I live in southwest Michigan btw.

 

I really want to order, but I want to wait for a nice discount. Such a predicament.

 

I feel the exact same way!!! also I'm waiting for that first wave of reviews to come out as well...I'm debating between this and 13 inch macbookpro since they just restarted their free ipod touch again

 

Guys, do your shipments say "Shipment exception" and "Package received after FedEx cutoff"

A little worried about those...anyone know what they mean?

 

It means the package is going to move very quickly once the FedEx office opens in the morning. (I would imagine there are quite a few flights out of China toward the USA filled with stuff everybody buys.) Remember it is Tomorrow in Shanghai, in relation to North America and FedEx will not deliver (but I believe they do move packages) on the weekend. And this Monday is a Holiday in the US.
Good luck to all and may the race begin.

 

I ordered my HP dm4t via Bing shopping. It showed 10% cash back and routed my IE web page to HP shopping website. I made the purchase and submitted the order w/o applying any coupons. But I have not received email from Bing about 10% cash back. How long it takes to receive the email after the order has been submitted?

 

Like Jon said, you don't need to worry.

 

If you don't get the email within 2 days just email Bing and they will ask for a screencap of the order page.

Four working days or just 4 days? I know it is still in transit on non-business days but does FedEx deliver on Saturdays?

 

I just got a shipping update: says "In trasnit", "Shanghai, CN" twice

 

Same thing for me. I guess that means it was scanned twice in Shanghai.

 

Thanks. I thought bing sends cash back email within 5-10 mins of the purchase (as I read in some of the posts).

 

Please post back to let us know if you receive the BCB check. Their TOS explicitly prohibit combining student / epp with bcb

 

I actually did get my confirmation email from Bing about 10 minutes after I confirmed the purchase. Bing says to allow 2 days for it to show up as "pending" in the BCB account. But, if you're worried about it, I would just contact Bing directly and ask them if it went through. Probably it will turn out to be unnecessary, but there's no reason not to check it out if you're concerned.

I'm curious how mine will work out as well. It still says "pending" in my account, and that I can claim the cash back in 51 days. But I also got a $70 credit from HP, because I called to cancel my order (to upgrade the graphics card) and decided not to when they offered me the credit. It's not a coupon, but others on this forum have implied it still might impact the BCB... so I'm waiting to see. Obviously it isn't worth losing the 25% BCB for a measly $70 credit, so hopefully it will go through.

 

If both go through I am going to be mad because I did the same thing, except to change something else, I was offered an $80 credit. That would have pushed my total down to like $600.

 

Haha... well, sorry to make you mad. We'll see. I'm still a bit befuddled as to why it makes sense for them to do that - especially in my case. I went from trying to pay an extra $100 to upgrade to getting $70 off - a $170 swing for them. They must assume that people who are trying to cancel aren't really going to replace the order? Otherwise it makes no sense at all.

 

Wait, did they throw in the upgrade and give you the $70?

 

I wish! No I agreed not to cancel (and therefore not to upgrade) and instead just took the credit and was happy with my integrated graphics.

 

Did you call them to cancel the order when it was in production stage or earlier than that?

 

I called them right away, like 30 minutes after placing my order. My understanding is it's only possible to cancel the order before it goes into production - once it goes in production, you have to wait for it to be shipped to you if you want to return it (per the 21-day return policy).

 

"Arrived at FedEx location
ANCHORAGE, AK"

 

Same. I bet the orders of everyone who ordered on the 19th are on the same delivery. Does anyone know if FedEx delivers on Saturday?

 

mine's in anchorage as well. that'll probably head towards CA tonight, and probably won't be delivered to me until after memorial day

 

Thanks! Sounds reasonable. As for that wireless set, looks awesome. Must resist urge to buy on impulse...

 

Just got off the phone with a friend who works for FedEx and he tells me that they do deliver to residential addresses on Saturday's so there is hope. I figure it will leave Anchorage later today, travel across the country tomorrow, and get delivered to me on Saturday. I can dream, can't I?

 

Haha travel across the country in almost two days to deliver on Saturday would be a stretch but Im still gonna hope anyways. It's possible for those on the west coast but I live in mass so my chances are def lower. What I do hope tho is that the package arrives to a facility nearby and I'll just drive up and pick it up myself.

 

You never know. The distance from Shanghai to Anchorage is twice the distance from Anchorage to the east coast