Dell laptop shipping time

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I've ordered 3 or 4 laptops from Dell. None have been later than promised,
most were a day or two early.

"Whytoi" <whytoi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:040120050043193194%whytoi@hotmail.com...
> Ordered a Dell Inspiron 700m over the New Year weekend and it's now
> showing shipping date to be this Fri 7th Jan. I took their free
> shipping offer which is 3-5 days.
>
> As I am on a bit of a schedule, based on people's experiences with
> Dell, what's the chance it'll arrive by the following Tues or Wed? The
> delivery location is in Sunnvale, CA, which should be a reliable
> location for delivery.
>
> I tried to get Dell to change their shipping method by paying extra
> (over the phone) but the rep said it can only be done by cancelling the
> existing order and put up a new order. Isn't that just crazy? The
> machine is still in the test phase...
>
> Thanks for any tips or suggestions...
>
> --

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Whytoi wrote:

> Ordered a Dell Inspiron 700m over the New Year weekend and it's now
> showing shipping date to be this Fri 7th Jan. I took their free
> shipping offer which is 3-5 days.
>
> As I am on a bit of a schedule, based on people's experiences with
> Dell, what's the chance it'll arrive by the following Tues or Wed? The
> delivery location is in Sunnvale, CA, which should be a reliable
> location for delivery.
>
> I tried to get Dell to change their shipping method by paying extra
> (over the phone) but the rep said it can only be done by cancelling the
> existing order and put up a new order. Isn't that just crazy? The
> machine is still in the test phase...
>
> Thanks for any tips or suggestions...
>
> --
A friend of mine ordered one for his daughter. It arrived before it
showed it shipping from Dell. I hope yours does the same.

John

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Dell's ETA is usually a worst case scenario. Their products usually ship out
earlier.
"Whytoi" <whytoi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:040120050043193194%whytoi@hotmail.com...
> Ordered a Dell Inspiron 700m over the New Year weekend and it's now
> showing shipping date to be this Fri 7th Jan. I took their free
> shipping offer which is 3-5 days.
>
> As I am on a bit of a schedule, based on people's experiences with
> Dell, what's the chance it'll arrive by the following Tues or Wed? The
> delivery location is in Sunnvale, CA, which should be a reliable
> location for delivery.
>
> I tried to get Dell to change their shipping method by paying extra
> (over the phone) but the rep said it can only be done by cancelling the
> existing order and put up a new order. Isn't that just crazy? The
> machine is still in the test phase...
>
> Thanks for any tips or suggestions...
>
> --