Comments on: Dudes are getting their Dells, like super-fast

By: mostlyharmless22

mostlyharmless22 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:47:13 +0000

As of this morning, mine is in the boxing stage, finally! Customer service rep says it will ship in 2 or 3 business days. I'm hoping to have Friday but I can survive until Monday if I know it shipped Friday anyway. I hope it's perfect out of the box because I need this nightmare to end!

By: mostlyharmless22

mostlyharmless22 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:47:13 +0000

By: mostlyharmless22

mostlyharmless22 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:15:02 +0000

If you ordered your Mini and it is delayed, check your version of Acrobat. If you have Acrobat 9 Multi Language listed, you're order is going to be cancelled and you will have to place it all over again. I placed my original order on 9/12 and waited, checking the phone status line periodically to see where it was. Called on 9/23 and it said my order was cancelled — no warning or notice, just cancelled. Managed to get hold of someone to tell me my order had been redone but was on hold. Got it off hold on 9/25 and it is supposed to be expedited but I have heard nothing but “build stage” from the phone status line since. I guess expedite doesn't mean what it used to.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:27:32 +0000

I ordered mine on 9/12 as well. Had a glidge submitting the order but managed to get it submitted before closing 9/12. Still shows in production with expected ship date of 9/29. I guess my Alpine White, 1GB, 16GB SSD, 1.3MP Camera with Bluetooth isn't one of the lucky configurations. Boo hoo!

By: ab

ab — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:40:33 +0000

uhhhh tuesday the what????

By: rizza

rizza — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:09:19 +0000

I ordered mine this morning(9/12) and it has already shipped. The black with 16gb, bluetooth, no cam. Shows tuesday(9/165) as the expected delivery date. I am very impressed by this, had shown expected ship date of 9/29 when I placed my order.

By: John C Dvorak

John C Dvorak — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:05:28 +0000

You cant buy a Linux Dell Mini.
On the US site, they tell you its a pre-order, tech support tells you October or later.
Everywhere else (that I checked, like UK, germany, France) there is NO mention of the Ubuntu version.
Until the first Linux version is shipped in the US, there is no Llnux. the other countries I guess dont matter.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:30:17 +0000

Sounds like the two folks above ordered the 16GB model, so maybe those are shipping out first (although dell being a made to order operation, it shouldn't really matter). Shipping distance and method are other factors to consider. Mine is scheduled to ship on 9/23, so I won't be upset unless they miss that deadline. Anything earlier earns them some brownie points.

By: Chromedome

Chromedome — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:33:39 +0000

I won't buy from Lenovo, never.
Never seen this horrible horrible customer service before.
I canceled S10 order. They never contact me or send email about how the request went. When I logged in Lenovo website to find out, the whole order just disappeared.

By: K.C. Kim

K.C. Kim — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:56:14 +0000

Could be their shipping the middle version which has XP. The one with 8GB SSD. And maybe they haven't received the high end one yet.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:47:24 +0000

Windows XP, 16 GB, 1.3 webcam, no bluetooth, black – shipping on 9/19. Could be based on the configuration.

By: ab

ab — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:43:35 +0000

I got a black 16gb, with bluetooth, 1.3 cam and XP yesterday – shipping on 9/26.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:38:13 +0000

I know the Windows XP model is supposed to ship sooner than the Linux
version. Have y'all ordered the Windows or Linux models?

By: rahul

rahul — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:31:20 +0000

I wonder if people with certain configurations are receiving it faster than others?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:22:43 +0000

I also ordered one the day it was announced. Still getting the “In Production” message with a scheduled delivery date of the 19th. Disappointed to hear that it could have been received sooner had I waited. Very strange.