MS-1039 Expected in Early March

**drools on keyboard**

that is so cool looking..
anyone have a picture of the top?

I hope it has the cool light up badge like the MS-1029

 

Would it be a better idea to pre-order or to wait until it's in stock to order?

I'm wanting to order when it actually comes out because I want to the WSXGA screen but if it comes out later then my preorder would be delayed and I would rather get the WXGA screen without delay. However, there looks to be a lot of potential buyers because it'll be the only 15.4" with such a good graphics card (for now), so I'm afraid that if I don't pre-order then they'll go out of stock very very quickly, maybe even all the pre-orders would take up all the existing parts.

 

Try sending xmeld.com and rawpowerpc.com an email to see if they know how many systems they have coming in and how many are already allotted for pre-sales.

 

you can always get a macbookpro now!
they have the same GPU, but with core duo.
it's also thinner (though still 15.4") and THANK GOODNESS lighter
now with the bootcamp, you can easily run windows
it's costs a bit, but can be had for $1850 on amazon

 

Hi there, I recently ordered an MS-1029. And just saw that the 1039 was coming out. Should I cancel my order before it comes and just get the 1039.

Cause I really don't care about the update with the graphics, as long as it runs smooth on my system. And if its not going to run any smoother with the same settings then I don't care for getting the 1039, which will just put some more weight on me.. (1.8 GHZ CPU, 1gb ram, 60gb 7200rpm : with my customization for the 1029 on xmeld)

 

If you don't care about the graphics then don't worry about the 1039. Though, you may find that the newer graphics card will last you longer as the years go on. I don't think there's anything else different that would warrant canceling your 1029 and waiting for weeks for the 1039.

I just got an email from RK Computers:

Do you think it's worth it to wait for the WSXGA+ (I'm a pretty heavy gamer)?

 

the 1029 has a light up badge? Can u find a pic wit that?

Thanks,Matt

 

who else is fed up with wating/not knowing?
the rkcomputer email confirms out fears
they already lost me as a potential customer

 

It is not just us that you are going to receive this type of response from, the ETA on the notebook is mid april and that is all that is available. Anyone that is telling you they that they have a firm and exact release date is giving you mis-information. I would rather be honest and reply to the emails (going on about 800 now) that we receive with an answer that is as accurate as possible. "We do not have an exact release date, and neither does anyone else" As soon as we get more accurate information we will post it here

RK Computers.....

 

This is exactly why I chose not to take "pre-orders".

 

The MS-1039 is supposed to use the same badge dimensions as the MS-1036 and should have a backlight.

 

who care about the badge !


Bring a real one first

 

If ETA is good ,

5 dodos

 

Last communication I received (this morning):

"still can't get any confirmation for the first shipment."

 

From xmeld yesterday after I enquired about the 13th:
"We have no details yet on the first shipment, it has been delayed by MSI. We do not yet know if the WSXGA will be available on release date." Their web site was then changed to "(delayed by MSI - preorders have not been charged)"

RK Computer:
"ETA Approximately End of April"

It now looks like the MS-1039 and Asus Z96j will be released within weeks of each other...

I'm sure these delays happen all the time but it sure is frustrating. I would rather be given a firm date than a possible date even if it meant several weeks. Asus is doing the same thing with their new notebooks.

 

The 1035 and 1036 had the same delays so it is just the way of things.

 

It's unfortunately, but there has to be a balance between "no info" and "approximate ETA". Guys like Pharoke are dying to get a release date, and MSI (and other companies) want the customer to not go buy the Powerbook instead, so they best estimate the release date.

Then the customer plans on buying on that estimated ETA and is disappointed when the laptop doesn't hit on that date, even though it was an estimate.

If the manufacturer says nothing, and just drops the system out of the blue, that's great - except that everyone has probably already bought a different manufacturer's system because they didn't know the new one was coming.

You really can't win unless you nail the release date exactly - which, as we've seen across the board, is almost impossible due to reliance on 3rd party manufacturing (ATI/Nvidia) timelines and other factors.

 

By the way CoffeeShark,

its the face or his back on your pic ?

 

HOnestly i think its ATI fault...

I read in the inquirer a month ago that ati wasnt being able to meet the demand on x1600.

But i was hoping that MSi could have reached its quota and would be able to deliver some notebooks (if not all the orders).

For me it looks like that the ati inefiency has afeccted the estimatives.

UPDATE: now after reading that the asus w3j wich has the sem vdeo card has been delayed for the same period, i am sure it's ATi fault...

 

I couldn't wait. I pulled the trigger and bought the new macbook pro. A bit more expensive, but so be it. Man MSI I wanted your machine but just couldn't wait. Funny a few posts up someone actual mentioned people getting a macbook. Maybe in 3 more years MSI will have it together.

 

Hmmm.......I think we all know where those X1600's went to. Steve jobs threw his weight around and ask billy gates to help out (so xp could be used on the new macs) and got near the whole supply of X1600's. The cast offs went to acer.

 

You mean have it together like Apple, who pushed back the release of the Macbook from February to March? Come on, people, you're smarter than that, you know every manufacturer has delays.

 

Poor buy in my opinion. You get a overpriced mac system with no tech support (again, your using a beta program and a computer never designed to run XP) on Windows XP. Plus you can't buy a bare-bones, build it yourself or upgrade it. The best part about it is they have such bad over-heating problems, the GPUs underclock and the computer is extremely hot to the touch.

 

Meh... It is overpriced, but I got the student discount. But as far as a computer never disigned to run windows...It is a standard x86 machine it runs windows just fine, except a few of the "extra" hardware functions. All the standard stuff works. As far as it being hot. I will grant you that, but its not burning hot. And I am having no overheating issues. The video is underclocked but I fixed that with a quick reclock of the video card. Just out of curiosity have they released the clock freq. for the x1600 on the 1039. I agree with it not being barebones, that was one of the draws of the MSI notebooks, but oh well.

Plus I can run OSX, which I was gonna hack onto the 1039 anyway. I was interested in that from the start of the whole OSx86 project.

 

Has anyone heard of www.alvio.com? They seem to have the 1039, and don't say anything about preordering..

 

Nobody has the 1039.

 

scroll down a little, they have a short blurb on it down their 1039 page.

 

I did not see a short blurb when I scrolled down...are you talking about these pages?
http://www.alvio.com/pmoreinfo.asp?iid=4777
http://www.alvio.com/pmoreinfo.asp?iid=4778

I have called them twice and the first time the guy said that it could be drop shipped from MSI's US location and he would call me back. He never called me back. I just called them again and they said they did not have them. I then asked why they did not say that on their web page and he said they were on their way (what ever that means). I then told him that there are other resellers that clearly state that they have been delayed. He didn't seem to really care.

I will never buy from them...

 

Rawpowerpc and xmeld are the only true choices. (where's my nickle?)

 

Credited to your account

 

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

 

I would agree with the addition of RK Computers. I have spoke twice with the guy there and he was very helpful and also very upfront about the MS-1039 situation.

Avadirect and Alvio are a joke. I will never buy from those companies.

 

Hmm well, the two have reseller rating pages.. Avadirect's is pretty good, but Alvio's is kinda average. I couldn't find anything on RK Computers.

 

Both Avadirect and Alvio have the MS-1039 on their web page and they do not say whether they are in stock or not. If they do not have them, this information should be on their web page. As a general rule I usually do not deal with companies like these in the first place. The only thing worse than that is someone who lists something as stock and they do not have it (I have run across a few of those as well). The only reason I did call them was that I was delusional that they might have one. I talked to these companies multiple times and they were evasive about whether they had them.

Those ratings can be deceptive. Go through several pages of comments. The ones that are negative on Avadirect is exactly what I'm talking about.

You could not find RK Computers? Here it is (though there are only 2 reviews):
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller11313.html

 

Uh... for Alvio it's right there, between the specs and the customization drop-down boxes:

And Avadirect is even more obvious, in bold at the top of their product description:

 

These are the pages I have been looking at:

Alvio WSXGA barebone:
http://www.alvio.com/pmoreinfo.asp?iid=4778
Alvio WXGA barebone:
http://www.alvio.com/pmoreinfo.asp?iid=4777

Avadirect WSXGA barebone:
http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=6263
Avadirect WXGA barebone:
http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=6202

I just did notice there is another page where you can configure a 1039 at Avadirect and I see a comment there. I just checked the Alvio and it the same there. So they have comment where you can configure and not on barebones. I'm only interested in barebone so I was never on those pages. My comment still stands, they need to have it listed on those pages that they are unavailable. This also does not change the fact that both of these companies were very evasive when I talked to them about availability (I guess it is possible that I just talked to the wrong person).

If you guys want to use those companies go ahead. I was just stating that I would not. The fact that they have those comments on configure pages does not change that decision.

 

Ah, yeah you're right, I wasn't looking on those pages.

 

Alvio, RK and Xmeld are listed at msicomputer's main site as resellers of the 1039.... they SHOULD know when those things will ship out...

hopefully that is....

 

I dont know but I think Im upset now .... Waiting to buy, when you have the money to do it ..... its frustrating

And if they move their date again , I will " peter ma coche en titi ! "....

I wont guess on that but I think we will be in the middle of may and we will still waiting for that 1039


ps.: Im starting to shake like a drug addict without stuff

 

I know how you feel. I need to sell my old laptop and I can't do it until I get the 1039. I have a feeling I'll pay off my mortgage before MSI ships.

 

It certainly is frustrating...I have to have a laptop with the x1600 by the end of May...

 

get an Asus then!

 

Uh... no thanks

 

your Asus has a X1600 , and it s a 64 bit ...... I dont think so

 

What do they mean by "Built-in Super-Multi drive".. What are the write speeds of that drive?

 

Probably standard 8X dvd recorder.

 

are MSI notebooks expandable with slim drives?

 

the 1039 was amazing when first announced, but the time we ACTUALLY see it, no one will care about it.
with the core duo's, and soon turion x2's, i no longer care,
does anyone else?

 

I do.

I will probably get a 1039 when it comes out. There's always something on the horizon that's better than what you can get now. But if you get all hung up on that, you'll never end up with anything.

 

I don't mean to be offensive, I really don't, but you really seem to be against the MS-1039. Some of use don't NEED dual core. Some of us can't AFFORD dual core. For us, the MSI MS-1039 is perfect. It's fine that you don't care about it or get it, but don't say no one else will. Because many of us are set on this laptop, and will get it the moment it comes out. You are also turning off many possible soon to be MSI owners, as you said that they shouldn't trust a company that couldn't deliver on the release date. I invite you to enjoy your brand new Dell. it's a nice machine, it truly is. Just don't spoil our wait for the MS-1039. Once again, I'm sorry if this message sounds offensive, it wasn't intended to be a flame or an insult, just an observation.