Dell production/shipping times....

[outz]

thats crazy. I've had my 9300 for 3 weeks or so now. I also ordered a i6000 yesterday, and its gonna arrive tomorrow.

[DeathMoJo]

you know i really didn't need this notebook that bad, since i have a good desktop to hold me over but what gets me is that, this whole time my system is in preproduction, up to this day 3/21/05 when my system was supposed to ship. Now on this day it actually reaches the testing stage... Thats just some lame crap in my opinion. So my guess is early next week i will have my system. Still emailed dell about a discount for the late shipping, we will see what happens []

*Dell Inspiron 9300, P-M 1.86ghz 533mhz FSB, 1GB DDR2 533mhz ram, 17inch UXGA+ screen with TrueLife, 256mb Nvidia GeForce 6800, 60gb 7200rpm drive, XP Pro SP2, WiFi*

*Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*

[Talon1377]

I ordered my 9300 on 12 Mar and it was suppose to ship on the 24th. I checked it a few days later and they shipped it on the 16th and it arrived on the 18th by UPS. It doesn't get much better than that. Mine has a 6800 in it too.
I'm in the Air Force and my Dad is shipping it here to me while I'm deployed. I'm in the Middle East. Should get it any day now. I also emailed Dell on what version of memory is on the 6800 in my 9300. He fianlly fessed up after a couple emails giving me the run around and told me that it has the GDDR1 in it. He also told me that the is compatability issues with using the GDDR3 in the Dell systems. I said the XPS2 has the GDDR3 in it doesn't it? And thats the same motherboard that the 9300 has right? He never replied back to me after that. LOL

[InTheSticks]

After several negative postings on Dell's forum, one of their moderators informed me that my order was in production. When I checked on it yesterday afternoon, it was in testing. The moderator also said that it was on schedule for shipping. I told her if that is true, I will be thrilled! She checked into the delays, and said that there was no explanation or particular part to "blame" for the delays (although others have been told it was the 6800 graphics card).

Status this morning says the order is in Boxing. [] Perhaps I WILL get it by the end of the month after all.

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 512MB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - 40GB HD - CDRW/DVD *

[daryladams]

I ordered my 9300 on March 8th, 22 days ago. J[V]ust got an email saying it'll be closer to 4 weeks before it ships. I had a nice chat going with "Pradeepath, but please call me Peter", but we either got disconnected or he hung up on me when I asked for an explanation of the delay. Don't hold your breath.

[InTheSticks]

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[br]I ordered my 9300 on March 8th, 22 days ago. J[V]ust got an email saying it'll be closer to 4 weeks before it ships. I had a nice chat going with "Pradeepath, but please call me Peter", but we either got disconnected or he hung up on me when I asked for an explanation of the delay. Don't hold your breath.
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Did you order the 256 MB NVIDIA 6800 graphics card, too? If so, that may have been the hold-up on yours. Maybe yours and mine are getting boxed up right now and will be here within a week. (I'm trying to be positive, for a change. Is it working?) []

It is so frustrating, isn't it? I know why they take orders for things they don't have parts to build, but I wish they WOULDN'T!

Let me know when you get yours! I hope it's soon... and it should be sooner than mine. Did you go on the Dell Forum to ask a moderator to check it out for you?



* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 512MB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - 40GB HD - CDRW/DVD *

[MickMcGeough]

I must have gotten lucky. I ordered my 6000d on March 16 and it arrived March 23.

[DeathMoJo]

just an update for you guys! My order has shipped as of 3/23/05 and it stated to be here by 3/25/05. What i ordered is in my sig. Hopefully shipments for the 6800 go will pick up and everyone will get their systems! Ill do a review on the system when i can fully sit down with it and play around and ill post benchmarks and such. Ill have time on Easter to do this.


*Dell Inspiron 9300, P-M 1.86ghz 533mhz FSB, 1GB DDR2 533mhz ram, 17inch UXGA+ screen with TrueLife, 256mb Nvidia GeForce 6800, 60gb 7200rpm drive, XP Pro SP2, WiFi*

*Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*

[InTheSticks]

Same thing here. I checked the status this morning, and it shipped yesterday, with tomorrow (Friday) set for delivery. My original delivery date was April 1st. And, I also have the NVIDIA 6800 graphics card in my 9300.

YEA!!!!

* Inspiron 9300 - 1.6GHz - 512MB RAM - 256MB NVIDIA 6800 - 40GB HD - CDRW/DVD *

[Phiber]

In the same boat here. My machine was originally slated to ship out on the 28th and arrive the 31st. However, it shipped out yesterday and will arrive tommorrow.

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