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    HP shipping on new lappy, how long ?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Tyo, May 6, 2009.

  1. Tyo

    Tyo Notebook Deity

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    Hey guys, I'm about to buy HP dv3t for my gf for school and being in Canada I gotta get my relatives to buy it for me. Now There's 2 options at the end to pick for shipping, one is standart 5-7days that is Free and other is 2 day shipping for $39. Now doesn't the laptop get custo built ? I thought u have to wait a while before u actually get it. I a going to visit them this weekend, but will picking 2 day shipping actually get it there in 2 days ?
     
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  2. Malignant

    Malignant Notebook Ninja

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    If it is custom built then you should have an estimated build date which will be about 2 weeks. So in 2 weeks they will ship it. If you choose free shipping it will take an additional week for you to receive it so if you're in a hurry you should choose 2 day shipping.
     
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Actually, in practice, 5-7 day shipping takes 3-4 days, unless it gets caught up in customs.
     
    Lithus, May 6, 2009
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  4. sublime313

    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    NO NO NO. dont pay for the quick shipping. once the laptop is shipped from china it will only take a couple days to reach you anyway. trust me, 95% of people will agree with me on this.
     
    sublime313, May 6, 2009
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  5. CyberVisions

    CyberVisions Martian Notebook Overlord

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    Sublime is correct - they always pad the ship date to make it look like you're getting better service than you really are. Everyone gets their system about 5 days ahead of time or more.

    If it's a CTO unit (specific configuration on the HP site) then it will assembled to order in China. If it's a common configuration then it could be a pre-configured unit coming from somewhere closer, either in Canada or here in the States. You never know. CTO units almost always come from China though (Ugh).
     
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  6. Tyo

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    Gotcha, so I'll just pick the free shipping, no reason to pay that much if u'r waiting more than a week anyway. thx guys
     
    Tyo, May 6, 2009
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