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Hey,
My name is Jamie. I spend most of my time discussing/moaning on the XPS M1330 forums threads. I have been trying to keep track of the Dell XPS M1330 order status' from the USA, Canada, UK and the rest of the world in order to try and gain a better handle on how things are playing out with deliveries. I even noticed one user try and keep a thread dedicated to this purpose but it soom became unmanageable.
I had an idea to knock together a few webpage driven my a SQL database and PHP to keep track of Dell orders. The system was designed with the XPS M1330 in mind but will work with any system (Inspiron, etc)
It is designed for us folks to be able to see the system configurations of others, when they ordered their system, when it is schedulled to be delivered, when it was actually delivered, and so on.
The idea behind this is to give some of us who still haven't recieved or Dell XPS system or similar to be able to better understand when we might have this priviledge!
To get involved please visit, register yourself to add your system:
http://www.pinekone.org.uk/system
Here you will be able to add your system to the database and view others. If your component is not visable you can easily add another. There are a few dos and don'ts.
- PLEASE DO NOT use the TradeMark symbol when adding components because it will not work properly!
- PLEASE DO use the javascript pop-up calendar for picking dates. All dates are in USA format (MM/DD/YYYY).
- PLEASE DO NOT abuse the system. You can add components freely. To keep things tidy please only add real components if they are not available already from the pull down menus.
Any comments or suggestions/upgrades just post here!
Cheers,
J
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nicely done!
I added my data - and my local currency
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Holy crap! Awesome deal Flamenko
. Kind of makes you think some delays are worth it for $2200 off.
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Added. Thanks for the app jtromans!
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System Name: Inspiron 1420
Color: Matte Black
Screen: Glossy 14.1"
Final Price: $897 USD
Order Date: 7/12/2007
Received: 7/20/2007
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Wow.... it's picking up steam now, the tracker.
And hey, there's one who ordered his M1330 over a YEAR ago! Talk about a serious de(l)l-ay!!!
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EDD and ESD aren't the same thing - Estimated Delivery Date is when it should arrive on ya doorstep, Estimated Shipping Date is when it's expected to leave the factory so EDD would be later than that depending on the shipping method.
The US Order Status uses ESD and the European Order status uses EDD.
Tried to put in my details and it won't work - assume its the bug you were taking about. I'll try it again later
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I'll work on some written prose to analyse the data in a few days. Its a good idea it would be nice if i could work out some way to generate written prose.
You are quite right but because there is no direct comprison we're using them the same
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i'll have a check for the bad dates - perhaps I need some moderators! Any takers?
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You can add it yourself
Anything that isn't listed, you need to add...he put this live with absolutely no values preinstalled...the only things listed are values other people have inputted...therefore, no one else from Spain has inputted their systems so you need to click the ADD button. -
Thanks for all the words of encouragement. Although I would never ask for it, i noticed a "add to reputation" button ...
mtylerjr: I dont have time to add all those people and update the site as well. The general idea is that people should add their own systems. Perhaps, if you would be so kind, you could advertise it on your thread to those people, or perhaps even in PM, so they (if they haven't already) can add their own systems to the tracker.
nubiennze: Comparing systems litterally side by side is a nice idea but not really practical. I will however try and think of something that I can work into the current layout and system that will highlight pricing more clearly. Perhaps a specialised report.
I would very much appreciate it if we could keep this thread active so it stays near the top of the forum for new users to find it and use it. Unless anyone knows how to request a sticky status for this therad?
Finally I have been working on a "bug tracker" system where users can add "issues" and a known solution (such as CPU whine) to a definitive list. However, I feel as though this should be moderated and maintained by one person. Is there anyone who is active on these types of threads (problem, issues, bugs) that is able to add to the "bug tracker" part of the website...?
Thanks again, any any suggestions are warmly recieved.
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