I ordered XPS 14 on 26th Jan. But today I got an email from Dell stated the estimated delivery date is on/b4 9th March. Is that normal to take 1 month long to build a laptop? Anyone have this kind of experience with dell b4?

I ordered my xps 15 jan and i got the email saying it will arrive on 9 march. However, they sent the laptop to me on 26th jan.

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Added on February 1, 2011, 8:25 pmI also got the same problem.

This post has been edited by squares90: Feb 1 2011, 08:25 PM

wat? So their estimated date is just bullshit? Did u try to call and pressure them at all?

not bullshit.
i guess it's the worst case scenario deadline.
it's like 'if you get earlier, good for you, if not, it said so'

Ah, I don't know about any of these technical jargon to be honest... I see, well so that means only the motherboards that were released are faulty? I thought it's the e-SATA controller in the chipset?

It takes 2 weeks - 1 month for them to build your system based on your configuration. I got mine in 3 weeks.

yeah i did call them and told them that i need the laptop ASAP.

mine don have this electric shock problem...

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Added on February 2, 2011, 8:37 amaverage of 2 to 3 weeks times depends mainly on parts availiability...

not bull shit la....is just that estimated date is used for guideline....the most accurate one is getting sms from dell meanings that ur are getting ur lappy the next day

This post has been edited by vernon91: Feb 2 2011, 08:37 AM

I ordered mine on 26 Jan and was given a ETA of 02 Feb. During production the date got pushed back to 07 Feb, called to pressure them a bit when the system was completed on 28 Feb. Got my beloved XPS15 on 01 Feb just in time for CNY.

My mouse and external hard disk lights are still on after I shut down the laptop. What shud i do?

Is it plugged to the eSATA/USB combo port ?

Yes, also my laptop beeps continuosly when i turned it on just now. after that the fan gets really loud, i restarted the laptop after that and now its okay. hmm, what is the prob with my lattop.. please help me im a noob.

my new xps 15 is arriving next week according to the order status (11 feb). time to 'retire' my 2.5 yr old xps m1330.bought my xps m1330 at a 'huge' discount of RM$1500 off RRP of RM4000.not a bad deal for purchasing a rm$70 mobile starter pack.paying RM$70 to get RM$1500 discounts

ur specs?

Hi,

I ordered a XPS14 on january 30. I was wondering what is an approximate date based on your guys experience I can believe to receive it. I'm living in Canada. Strangely, on dell website it says march 30, this is really unacceptable, two months for a laptop...
Thanks

Intel® Core™ i5-480M processor(2.66GHz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.93Ghz, 3M cache)
15.6 HD (1366x768) WLED display with TrueLife
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4GB)
500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M graphics
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010 (English) SEA
McAfee® Security Center - 36 Months Version

How much are you paying for that?

if u paying more than RM3588 its not a good buy since i got an i7 with that price

For those of you who are wondering about the XPS 14, I called Dell and they told me they have a shortage on some components and they can't give me an estimate whether my laptop will be delivered or not...

Almost the same tune I got from Dell earlier. Got my ETA pegged at feb. 28 (ordered mine jan. 19) and the status in "work in progress" for some time now. I was wondering if maybe the problem with the sandy bridge messed up their production line or something. Dunno.

For sure the 6300 wireless card is no longer available at the moment.

Oh.. and maybe the chinese new year holidays affected their manufacturing too. I was informed my XPS 14 is being built in China (previously thought it was gonna be built in Penang hehe)

This post has been edited by baliwesti: Feb 8 2011, 11:36 PM

anyone find it amusing that the backpack Dell bundled with the XPS15 can barely fit it inside?