Bit the bullet, and ordered my laptop!!

[Black Panther]

Update: I called my husband and no, the notebook hasn't been delivered as yet. Also, there is no note saying that delivery was attempted and no one found home, so I didn't miss delivery.

I've been googling '12 digit track trace' and a lot of sites come up with people posting about being confused as to how German DHL works, for example here's what happens in the UK:

Deutsche Post World Net is the national carrier in Germany.
DHL is a sub company of the Deutsche Post.
Going to a post office in Germany you will find all services provided by the Deutsche Post (letters) and the DHL (parcels) mixed.
If a German seller sends a letter (weight below 2 kg) to the UK the Deutsche Post is bringing the letter to the UK and the Royal Mail delivers the parcel within the UK.
If a German seller sends a parcel (weight over 2 kg) to the UK the DHL is bringing the parcel to the UK and the Securicor OMEGA Euro Express delivers the parcel within the UK.
International Express parcels brought to a post office in Germany are delivered by the DHL Express in the UK.

There are parcel with a weight below 2 kg possible, then the OMEGA brings the parcel in the UK, too (the seller chooses an other parcel tag at the post office, higher insurance than an insured letter).

Many of our customers in the UK are often confused about the German delivery matters.

Lol ppl on my local tech forum keep telling me I should have received it long ago because even I know that DHL takes only 1-2 days shipping from overseas. But apparently Germany have got their own special DHL...

I hope I'll get this thing tomorrow, for my sanity, and I'm sure many TPU members will also breathe a sigh of relief since then I'll end my ranting over here!

I lost my cigarettes at work this morning... bought a new packet... lost them again at home... found them an hour later.... in the refridgerator...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

this is turning into a bit of a long winded affair - hope your laptop arrives in one peice

 

[Black Panther]

** Boring rant warning ahead...**

Please I need this thread to whine.

Notebook was shipped on 15th June.
I was going through the emails of the seller - he told me it should arrive within 3-5 days.

Tomorrow will be day 6th day if you don't count the weekend. Or the 8th day if you count the weekend.

Maybe the seller shipped later, but he did provide me with the tracking number in this format XX.XXX XXX.XXX X the same day so I think he did ship on that date and hence isn't the seller's fault. And well... according to the tracking my notebook is in Malta, someplace...

The tracking number is traceable only through http://www.dhl.de/dhl?xmlFile=4037 which currently states that my parcel has left the "inward office of exchange" in Malta (whatever that might be) on 21st July at 8:00AM.

Trying on www.dhl.com says that the number is incorrect.
Same when I called DHL's Maltese office they told me it's not one of their numbers.

Googling the problem told me that DHL in Germany is a subsidiary of their local postal company Deutsche Post and that they distribute their items to other couriers meaning that my parcel can be delivered by local post or any courier here.

Last Thursday I sent an email both to DHL global and to DHL.de asking them if they can tell me who is making the delivery in Malta. No one replied.

I checked the local company Maltapost, Fedex, UPS, and a couple of other local couriers who have track/trace online, to no avail so far.

I swear that if I don't get it tomorrow... I'll be breaking hell on earth loose now.

I wonder if I should now....

I just saw this on the Dhl.de site:

If your shipment has not arrived at the recipient within 6 days, you have the opportunity to fill out an investigation inquiry directly via your PC.

Six days elapsed today. But as my luck would have it, their investigation inquiry page is not working right now!

 

[Triprift]

Lol relax Panther ull get ya uber lappy soon enuff just abit of patience needed thats all.

 

[alexp999]

** Boring rant warning ahead...**

Please I need this thread to whine.

Notebook was shipped on 15th June.
I was going through the emails of the seller - he told me it should arrive within 3-5 days.

Tomorrow will be day 6th day if you don't count the weekend. Or the 8th day if you count the weekend.

Maybe the seller shipped later, but he did provide me with the tracking number in this format XX.XXX XXX.XXX X the same day so I think he did ship on that date and hence isn't the seller's fault. And well... according to the tracking my notebook is in Malta, someplace...

The tracking number is traceable only through http://www.dhl.de/dhl?xmlFile=4037 which currently states that my parcel has left the "inward office of exchange" in Malta (whatever that might be) on 21st July at 8:00AM.

Trying on www.dhl.com says that the number is incorrect.
Same when I called DHL's Maltese office they told me it's not one of their numbers.

Googling the problem told me that DHL in Germany is a subsidiary of their local postal company Deutsche Post and that they distribute their items to other couriers meaning that my parcel can be delivered by local post or any courier here.

Last Thursday I sent an email both to DHL global and to DHL.de asking them if they can tell me who is making the delivery in Malta. No one replied.

I checked the local company Maltapost, Fedex, UPS, and a couple of other local couriers who have track/trace online, to no avail so far.

I swear that if I don't get it tomorrow... I'll be breaking hell on earth loose now.

I wonder if I should now....

I just saw this on the Dhl.de site:


Six days elapsed today. But as my luck would have it, their investigation inquiry page is not working right now!

Is there still not time for it to turn up today?

In any case, it might be that it left the arrivals depot in Malta, and will be sent to the delivery depot then out for delivery to you. I would expect it to be with you today, unless it was sent with germany's version of second class post. I wouldnt worry till friday. THEN kick up a stink, lol.

i had exactly the same problem with my dad commodore stuff.

Something from ireland was sent my DPD, only tracked on DPD.ie and then was delivered by Parceline.
Then something else for his case from amsterdam got sent through TNT and was delivered by the royal mail in a fed ex box!

Tracking numbers only work in their country of origin, stupid it doesnt have an option of an international parcel tracking number.

If it was sent by a standard postal service in one country, regardless of the company, it will be delivered by your countries local company.

At least your tracking number works, thats something.

Cant wait to see it and what is capable of!

 

[Black Panther]

Thank you Trip, you're always so kind.

Lol, as luck would have it this morning while I happened to be outside smoking.... a courier stopped just in front of me.
I though yay here we are!

She asked me where is (the name of my street). I told her this is the street. Then she said the house number.......
It wasn't mine....


Believe me I restrained myself from kicking her out of her van and searching it out myself, even though the poor lady was 3x my size!

If I'm not online tomorrow it can mean two things -

1) I'm busy installing and configuring the laptop; or
2) I'm in prison.

If I take longer than 1 or 2 days to be online, it'd be #2.

Edit:

Alexp999 --- it's remote that it arrives today since it's already 4PM.
I hope it is not Germany's version of second class post... in the seller's words he said he sent it by "Airmail Express DHL". So hopefully it isn't.

The shipping cost was awfully cheap though. I didn't bother much - I would have readily paid 200 Euros shipping but all he demanded was 25 Euros shipping...

The reasons why I'm worried -
-- I want it now (lol)
-- on a more serious note, it cost me a small fortune...
-- on an even seriouser note which is really nagging me, the seller doesn't normally ship to Malta but he kindly said it will be no problem. I told him I can't make an account because Malta is not listed. He told me register under Italy then write your correct Maltese address. I hope he didn't make some mistake and send the parcel to Italy...

 

[Triprift]

Lol well hopefully its #1 then

 

[Black Panther]

OOOOOOOOO.........MMMMMMMMMMMMM............GGGGGGGGGGGG

My dad just called...

told me there's a big box waiting for me!!!

ITTTT ISSSS HERREEE!!!

Sorry for shouting but I can't help it!!!

 

[alexp999]

OOOOOOOOO.........MMMMMMMMMMMMM............GGGGGGGGGGGG

My dad just called...

told me there's a big box waiting for me!!!

ITTTT ISSSS HERREEE!!!

Sorry for shouting but I can't help it!!!

lmao, nice one panther!

Cant wait to see some pics and benches.

Enjoy it, you deserve it after the wait you've had, lol!

 

[Triprift]

Alright what did i tell ya way to go Panther

have fun setting it up and cant wait to see it posted and benched to the max

 

[freaksavior]

gives us pictures

 

[Black Panther]

gives us pictures

I will. I just have to wait till my husband gets here with it... Then we'll leave to the other house where I have all night to do stuff... take pictures and all... and I'll put them here tomorrow.

 

[freaksavior]

Nice, i've been following your thread for a while... very nice lappy. im a little jeleous.

Looking forward to pics

 

[Katanai]

This should be interesting. What game do you plan to play first?

 

[Black Panther]

im a little jeleous.

No reason to be, please.
Sure it looks nice, but well the specs are always going out-dated, within some months or a year everyone and his grandma will be having a core2quad laptop with a 9800GTX which is better than the 8800GTX or a desktop which gets 3x the 3Dmark score than mine. And well, everyone knows that laptops aren't exactly best bang for buck to put it mildly... I expect this to be only a tad better than my desktop in system specs and that's what got me to spend money because I know I wouldn't be happy with a desktop replacement which performed less than my desktop.

I'm doing a count-down.
Just got off the phone with dad who told me my hubby got there so I'll be opening the box here in 15-20 minutes time.

For anyone who is curious, no the parcel didn't get delivered by DHL.
I had tracked on dhl.de sure enough... but DHL my @$$....
The parcel got delivered by courier, from the same company, MaltaPost, which mails me my letters... utility bills... and all that kinda stuff.

 

[Solaris17]

w0ot panther didnt get jipped!!!!! now i want to see it!!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Glad its sorted.Enjoy that stonking monster

 

[WhiteLotus]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

now what ever you do - don't break it!

 

[Cold Storm]

Wow, can't believe it did all this.... But, now give a to ya lady! Pictures!?

 

[Black Panther]

Pictures!!!

This is yesterday at the summer house... (pls ignore fishing-stuff clutter on the left...)

 

[Triprift]

Ooooo very nice Panther looks quite rugged how many usb ports it got? mines got 4 i think two either side.

 

[JrRacinFan]

That thing is very very nice. Sorry I have been afk for a couple days in Virginia down by Washington DC. I have been following your thread very closely and I too must say ....


CONGRATS PANTHER!!!!

 

[alexp999]

Pictures!!!
...
This is yesterday at the summer house... (pls ignore fishing-stuff clutter on the left...)

Wow, thats one sexy a** laptop! Loving the gloss black. How big is that screen?

Had a chance to see how it performs yet?

Where does all the heat vent out from those components?

 

[Black Panther]

4 USB ports too. They're all on the right.
The screen is 17".

It's got 4 intake fans at the bottom for input, and 4 vents at the back for exhaust.

I must say it's quite silent even when I turn the fans on 100%. More silent than my dad's laptop with P4 1.6Ghz single core and no dedicated graphics. And more silent than my desktop too.

I'll be running 3Dmark06 soon.

I would take a photo of the fans etc but I'm actually using the laptop now and my camera is charging. Here's a random one I found on the net, it's with the bottom cover off:

 

[WhiteLotus]

very nice BP - i hope you enjoy it!