M14x Order Status Discussion

I Ordered Mine on The Epp Site Through NUS, and I Put the company name as my university, it will ship to my address and not the university right ? Because on the Order Confirmation it has the name of the university then my address.

 

I have the same issue as well, I usually put the university address in my name with the PO box and the address with zip and extension. I hope it works this time as I was fearful that it wouldn't work before, but it did.

 

Are You Saying The Shipping Address Had your Uni Name but Then Had Your Home Address and It Still Worked ? Because My M14x Is Still in Production and the order Confirmation has My uni Name Followed by my home address ? So Hopefully They'll Deliver To my Address and not the uni.

 

On the other hand, I believe I did not get your point before. If the university is on there you might confuse them. However, if it is associated under a company buying it.. it might not matter. You may get a conflict of addresses though....

no no, my Name had as follows john smith (duh university #444)
my address line was 5555 blah street... 04920-4567

as long as everything is on the slip it should be fine.. as it has always worked for me... my university address is so darn long that sometimes it wont fit in the address lines they give you + simply putting the zip and extension tells ups or fedex where it is going... that code is the unique identifier to whatever specific (large institution or company etc) and all other information is relevant of course.. i hope that helped.

I use to assume that delivery companies were stupid but as long as its all in there somewhere it will be fine... from experience at least.

I hope that helped.. I feel like I did not answer your question...

 

Thank You I Feel More Assured Now. When It (hopefully) Arrives I'll Tell You

 

Oh Nvm my order is shipping

Shucks, I wish it would update. I am a little concerned that my order might not go through as they changed the availability of the 3gb card and what processor you get with that option this week. Hopefully everything goes smooth...

 

Just Recieved My M14x Sleeve, So I Guess The Address Is Fine. Now Just Waiting For My M14x.

 

Very Nice, glad to know your stuff is coming along smoothly. My Laptop has been shipped and I just need to pick it up at my mailbox tomorrow .

 

Mine was finally shipped yesterday but still no tracking. How long does it take for the tracking to update ? I mean i have the tracking number but when i click it it just says

">>> UPS could not locate the shipment details for your request. Please verify your information and try again later."

 

Can you guys tell me how long your production-built time was? A rough estimate?

From Order Processing -> Production -> Out for Delivery

 

Mine was from 9/30 to 10/7

my production/built was 4 days.

 

That's what worries me, mine was 9/28 still says in production..... and its completely stock except for the 900p screen and the bluetooth.....

 

Still No Tracking.........

 

6 business days (4 non-business days) 10 days total from order to reception.

 

Arrived !!!xD it wouldn't boot windows 7 tho it was just a black screen. Had to boot from cd and do a fresh install and now need to download all the drivers.

 

Woohoo, it has shipped and is arriving 5 days earlier than initial date. it was 10/17/11, Now it is shipping on 10/12/11.

 

I wish you luck bud, both the m14x i have had some sort of issue.

The one for ME (the second one devliered) is having some major issue with the GPU and RAM...

 

Mine was built in 3 days PDQ and shipped yesterday, from China! The tracking link shows a mind boggling route, 5,750 miles clocked up already! I have made a map:

M14x World Tour - Google Maps

 

LOL.

You're like a kid a christmas, you can't wait. xDD

 

Yup that's the normal route they take.

 

I certainly am loving the idea that it is being delivered by santa's sleigh!

So received, 6,681 miles clocked up!

M14x World Tour - Google Maps

 

Hey guys,

I ordered an m14x two days ago and the production time was set to 8 days... But then they tell me it will be delivered the 31st??!! The edd is the 31st as i said but can i rely on the EDD? Plus i chatted with a rep and he told me he would add a rush to my order... is this any good or is it just to make you shutup and wait?!

Thanks

P.S. Im from Quebec,Canada and ordered from dell Canada.

 

I've only ordered from them once, but it was within the last month. My M14x arrived almost a week before the EDD. I didn't request a rush, in fact I never talked to a representative at all. I just figured it was smart marketing on their part, the "under promise and over deliver" idea. I have no idea if my experience was typical or the exception.

Also my order was a US delivery in case that makes a difference.

 

It appears to me that Dell understand this generally unreported tenet of customer service: Under promise, over deliver. By giving a very pessimistic delivery date it is very likely that you will receive it well before, making you happy. If it takes longer then they are covered because they set a pessimistic date, essentially they cover all the bases.

I recently received my order, build time was 3 days, delivery time was 6 days. I took receipt on Monday 17 Oct 2011, estimated was 24 Oct 2011, giving Dell a full weeks leeway! It was shipped from China, I drew up a map form the tracking info:

M14x World Tour - Google Maps

If your item is shipped from China I imagine it would go similar to this.

 

I ordered mine the 12 of this month, it was in production for 5 days and the shipping was so fast like 1 day and half. My friend will send me the laptop cause I live in Puerto Rico. But the estimated shipping was for the 31st.

 

Just ordered mine in canada

Item Description Quantity
225-1260 AW M14X, BLK 1
009-8170 3 MONTHS SYMPATICO AT HOME SERVICE 1
313-8791 AlienFX Color, Mars Red 1
317-6668 6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz 1
317-8440 Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz 1
318-0641 AW Hinge Up WLAN - BLACK,M14X 1
318-0644 NV GeForce GT555M 1.5GB VRAM 1
318-1166 Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW 1
320-2228 14.0 HD+ (900p/1600x900)/WLED 1
331-2069 Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter 1
342-2549 750GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD 1
410-0548 ADOBE ACROBAT X READER MLANG,CNB 1
410-9452 McAfee Platinum, 30 Day, MUI, CNB 1
420-6436 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP 1
420-9691 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 1
421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG 1
421-1305 Roxio Creator Starter, ANWNB 1
421-4816 AW Command Center Software, M14X 1
421-4818 Internal HD 5.1 Audio, M14X 1
421-5789 Win 7 Home Prem 64 SP1,Eng,w/Media,AWNB 1
421-6497 AW M14X WIDI SW 1
430-4098 Intel WiFi 1000 a/g/n 1x2 1
951-9510 HW WRTY+SVC,ANW M14x,UNY,INIT,REL 1
951-9530 NBD OS,ANW M14x,UNY,INIT YR,REL 1
994-3700 ACC DAM SVC,ANW NB,1YR (DHS) 1
994-3730 WARRANTY SPRT,ANW NB,INIT YR 1
009-6800 SHIPPING FEE 1
331-2071 Standard Nameplate, M14X 1
421-1359 World of Warcraft Edition 1
421-1586 Alienhead Chrome Red 1
421-1596 Alienhead Chrome Red 1
430-4097 Internal Bluetooth 3.0 1
469-0500 No WiHD Selected AWNB 1
950-9797 NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(DIM,INSP,NBD) 1
600-0043 ON $0.70 EHF NOTEBOOK 1

Estimated Delivery Date: 11/03/2011

bah cant wait

btw how dose the nameplate show on the computer is the name engraved on it or is it blank with just model number ?

 

Ordered mine the 4th of this month, got it the 11th. EDD 20th

 

how much did you pay? i saw a new one on kijiji local the other day for a great deal.

 

the price was $1,528.99 then they have a 170$ discount for a limited time but the tax was about 170$ so all in all it was $1,528.99 with out the discount that they have until the 28th it would be $1,728.99 or so but i think it is a little pet more expensive in canada any way

 

Ordered 18th october at midnight, received 24th october at mid-day! 5 1/2 days! EDD 4th November.

Under Promise, Over deliver indeed!

 

Lucky man I ordered on the 19th morning just called they said it is in it is final stage of production ! cant wait im in canada thought i hope the delivery dose nto take long when they ship it

 

2011-10-25 03:45 PM In Transit in U.S. via U.S.A. GROUND LINEHAUL depot

dose any one know how long would it take to get to canada from this location ?

 

Just received mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ordered on the 19th shipped on the 25th received today !!

 

Ordered mine the 26th, estimated delivery 11/11!

 

youll get it around 5 days before that mostly

 

I order on 2nd of october, they say 23 day estimate(shud get around 23-30 of october) they send me the soft ware 8 october. They wont even give me tracking # for laptop, by october 11 i got email with a tracking # which is tell me usps got item on 5th october and ship it on same date. when i look at the tracking my delivery will be arrive some where around 7-8pm on october 11. It sux that they didnt give me track ing ealier

PS I order from costco.com

 

I have a listed ship date of 11/1/2011 (today) and yet as of 6:00 local time it's status is still listed as "In Production"...Getting worried!

However, my Delivery date is listed as 11/11/2011 for some reason. I don't think that is exactly accurate, as I live fairly close to all three of the production sites (Florida, Texas, Tenn).

Anyone have any experience with this? Is the delivery date deliberately skewed toward a longer delivery?

EDIT- I ordered on 10/26 via phone call. Using standard shipping.

 

I ordered mine on 10/26 too, but online using 1-day shipping. My order status says 11/8/11, but I got a note on my door yesterday while I was out that FedEx came by, so I had to pick it up at the FedEx place around the block.

I'm looking at my order status on the Dell website right now and it STILL says it is In Production and hasn't shipped. So, in my experience, the Dell order status isn't reliable.

 

That's good to know! I was hoping the delay was simply cosmetic, hopefully they get my tracking number at SOME point before delivery...

By the way, congratz on your order! Hope alienware lives up too all your expectations and then some!

EDIT:

Just called Dell, my shipping date which was originally listed as Nov. 1st is now the 7th (although it's still the 1st on the order status website). Actual Delivery date is still Nov. 11th, FFFFFFUUUUU...

Normally I wouldn't mind the delay, but I'm going to be leaving very soon for a overseas study abroad trip so this delay has kind of got me in a bind.

Arghhhhhh!

Cheers!

 

Hey fellas, I was using a Dell XPS m1380 w the Core 2 Duo processor and i've been thinking of upgrading for a while, then my dad called me and told me that his laptop died and I decided to give him mine and buy a Macbook Pro 15 inch model. So I was looking online and decided to visit the Dell page before I dropped over 2 G's on the Macbook. Then I looked at Alienware and decided to build the rig for s and giggles. Long story short with the 15% discount and another stackable coupon a $2200 Alienware M14x came out to about $1700 and even though I don't really play games on my computer ( Xbox 360 gamer ), I just coulsnt pass up on the specs that were lookin back at me. I'm glad to say that I put the order through last Thursday with the estimated delivery date of November 18th. Here are the specs.

Alienware M14X - Stealth Black with Soft Touch Finish

Intel Core i7 2760QM 2.4GHz (3.5GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache)

8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

Alienware M14X 150W A/C Adapter

14.0 High Def+ (900p/1600x900) with WLED backlight

3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus technology

750GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s

Personalized Nameplate Trigger

Custom Nameplate

AlienFX Color, Quasar Blue

Alienware Command Center Software, M14X

DataSafe Local BackUp

PC Restore

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, w/Media

Hinge Up WLAN - BLACK

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Roxio Creator Starter

Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner, DVD+-RW, CD-RW

Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled

Killer Wireless-N 1103 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO for Gaming and Video

McAfee Security Center, 15 Month, CNB

Dell Hardware Warranty Plus On-Site Service, Initial Year

951-9700
Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year

Accidental Damage Service, 1 Year

No Warranty, Year 2 and 3

Soft Contracts Service Hardware Agreement for Alienware

Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement for Alienware

Warranty Support, Initial Year

No Wireless HD Selected

Internal Bluetooth 3.0

Alien Cyborg

Alien Cyborg

Steam and Portal Factory Installed


Whatcha guys think, I hope I don't regret not going with the Apple. =-)

 

Spoiler

1.) 3.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M using NVIDIA Optimus technology

2.) Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled

Personally I'd drop these two, and if at all possible stick with the default 4G of RAM and simply install it (the 8G) yourself afterwords. I'm a complete PC/upgrading newb and I managed to install the RAM in no time at all, it's remarkably simple.

Also you may want to consider a SSD, assuming you're trying to get max speeds out of your m14x.

Cheers!

 

Reason why I ended up choosing more ram and the max memory on the video card is because it was cheaper to pick the more expensive system for me to get the max discount. As far as the ssd goes, 256 gigs is just not enough HD space for me.

 

Ahh that's understandable, it's really a shame that Dell is taking advantage of people by sort of 'forcing' the 3GB upgrade onto them when it is essentially pointless.

If the 256GB SSD isn't quite enough there is always the option of installing a second hard drive in lieu of the optical drive (that is if you're willing to sacrifice not having it). Obviously there are SSD's that are larger than 256GB, although the price is most defiantly way high.

Although replacing the optical drive is a bit more involved, I can imagine it would be quite nice having Windows and all your essential programs loaded onto an SSD while also having a traditional HD with a boatload of space used as a storage area at the same time.

At least it's an option! \_( ')_/

 

Yea dude they definately force ppl to upgrade to hit a certain price point to get the biggest discount, which I don't mind but I do agree that the video card " upgrade " is pointless. Although I'm not willing to give up the optical drive its nice to know that this laptop is that customizable!! Thanks.

 

Welcome on board! You wouldnt mind sharing the coupon code for the extra discount? Im on the market for an Aurora R3 so anything helps!


Thanks!

 

Try this code WRX80L718SPC30

It promises to Save 42% on the Alienware Aurora Desktop PC

 

Coupon expired and it was for the Aurora R2 with 1st gen i7.

Thanks anyways!

 

Oh man sry about that, If I see something relevant I'll definitely let you know.

On the Bright side my laptop has been shipped today!!! FedEx still doesn't have the shipping info, but I reckon the fact that a tracking number has been generated is a good sign. Ordered it last Thursday shipped on Wednesday...So far so good!!!

 

I ordered on 31st Oct.

3rd Nov Manufacturing complete.
4th Nov Ship out from Factory.

Supposed the ETA was on 11th Nov but just now when I checked again, the ETA changed to 22nd Nov !!

Ugh, why is it like that? And the process of delivery shown "Arrived in main hub" since 5th Nov and also changed to 9th Nov, what a delay ...

 

Wow, I just received my Aluenware laptop!!! It was shipped last night w free 7 day shipping and even though the order was never scanned by FedEx it somehow arrived!!! That's less than 7 day complete turnaround from the order placement to delivery!!!