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    Dell Order Process

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rllngthndr, Aug 29, 2006.

  1. rllngthndr

    rllngthndr Notebook Enthusiast

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    ordered a new inspirion E1705 on 8/23 it still shows as processing estimated ship date of 8/31, is this a normal time frame for the e1705 its a plain jane machine 1.83 core duo, 120 Gb Hd, ati x1400, 1 gB 667Mhz ram really need this sooner as my desktop died this weekend
     
    rllngthndr, Aug 29, 2006
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  2. Jun85

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    Yes this is a normal time frame. Usually takes about a week
     
    Jun85, Aug 29, 2006
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    yes 7-12 days is the norm
     
    gridtalker, Aug 29, 2006
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  4. veritas80

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    if you check your order status on their website at one point it will look like its stalled out at "boxing"

    it's not abnormal, you laptop is assembled overseas and then shipped to texas where it is boxed up for you. if oyu search around you should be able to find what your laptop actually goes through when you order it. pretty cool read actually.
     
    veritas80, Aug 29, 2006
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    my estimated shipping date is Sept 13 :(
     
    Percybut, Aug 29, 2006
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  6. Mr Awesomeness

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    Yea... ordered mine on the 28th... it isn't supposed to ship until the 13th. The guy told me it would be here "on or before the 14th." Let's see if that actually happens. What sucks is that it's still in the "pre-production" phase, but I'm guessing the wait has to do with the core 2 duo cpu.

    T7200 (4MB/2.00GHz/667MHz)
    256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
    2 Gigs of 533
    100GB 7200RPM HDD

    This thing's going to scream bloody murder when I get it though. ;)
     
    Mr Awesomeness, Sep 5, 2006
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  7. razor be

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    i don't think they have the Core2duo's yet...(or not shipping yet ;)) I ordered a 9400 with a core duo on 24th, and i got it on 1st of september...
     
    razor be, Sep 5, 2006
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  8. outkastland

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    seems they take their tme with shipping, will be 2 weeks by time i get mine.
     
    outkastland, Sep 5, 2006
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    I think one of the main shipping hubs is in Patrick. I live in the SF Bay Area, and mine went through Patrick too. Mine took about a week. My longest stage was boxing.
     
    logume1881, Sep 5, 2006
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  10. Mr Awesomeness

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    Well, 2 days later and it's already built. The only things left are testing (loading it up with crapware), boxing, shipping prep, and shipping. Still says it'll ship on the 13, but hopefully it'll leave a bit sooner so I can get it in time for school (having the parents drive it down is kinda lame).
     
    Mr Awesomeness, Sep 7, 2006
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  11. dL.

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    How long does production usually take?

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 7, 2006
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  12. knlmwq

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    My production up to boxing was completed all in one day. I hear boxing takes around 3 days. So my estimate is about 4 days in production phase
     
    knlmwq, Sep 8, 2006
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    me too,straight into the process of boxing.but it shows the estimated shipment date is still 18th...
     
    hbk, Sep 8, 2006
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  14. dudeimgonnagetadell

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    did you two order dual core 2 processors?
     
    dudeimgonnagetadell, Sep 8, 2006
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  15. hbk

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    T7600 2.0GHz
     
    hbk, Sep 8, 2006
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    Yes i ordered core 2 duo
     
    knlmwq, Sep 8, 2006
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  17. hmmmmm

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    you guys are so lucky

    i ordered mine on sept 7th, and estimated shipping date is sept 25

    that's 18 days!!!!

    and it's not even t7600, just a t7200
     
    hmmmmm, Sep 8, 2006
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    i got mine 2 weeks after i ordered it, not happy but nothign i could do. worht the wait however
     
    outkastland, Sep 8, 2006
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    you have no idea how much PAIN i suffered to order mine

    it was pure hell

    dell sales customer support for home is HORRIBLE

    like satan and hitler and stalin all mixed into one.

    and i'd like to see anyone top my 18 day wait
     
    hmmmmm, Sep 8, 2006
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  20. outkastland

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    i ordered mine online, i hate dealing with people
     
    outkastland, Sep 8, 2006
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  21. EricDB

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    Does anyone have the link to the detailed description of Dell's laptop build process?
     
    EricDB, Oct 14, 2006
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