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Bit the bullet, and ordered my laptop!!

I have found this notebook review site that is very helpful.

www.notebookcheck.com

With a single 8800GTX you should be able to break 10k in 3d06.

With dual 8800GTX in SLI you should be able to break 14k(I think your system could break 15k with a nice overclock)

I hope you ordered a cooler and dont mind the noise. We should totally start a laptop benching thread, so feel free to start one! I'll throw down my 7900's in sli to help start things up. :)
 
What a disappointment...

I just came to work and got on the internet after the weekend, and I found no correspondence, no tracking details... nothing... :(

I sent an email to the seller just in case he forgot me... :rolleyes:

Since DHL is a 20 minutes drive from work, I'd prefer to do the pick up myself rather than having them come over, maybe knock on one of the other doors which would be closed, no one answers, and they go back with it again!

:ohwell:
 
Wow, this is the first I've seen this thread. Let me just say I am extremely jealous of your new lappy. That thing is a monster. Congrats (for when it does finally arrive. lol)
 
Ufff, so far nothing. And I'm so distracted I haven't done an ounce of work either!

I tried to get in my order details on their website, since there is the status of my order there, maybe they posted the airway bill number there. It was some random password so I applied for another password, got it, and no it says my order is still 'in preparation' (inberbeitung?) Hopefully the page hasn't been updated yet. And the supplier hasn't replied to my email to give me the tracking details he said he would have emailed last Friday...:(

Hmmm maybe I'll call DHL... I don't know if they'd give me info without a number though...
 
I called -- they told me that without an airway bill number they can't trace my parcel since it's from Europe. Had it been from outside Europe they'd have managed since there won't be as many parcels from outside Europe... :wtf:

Meh... as soon as I arrive home I'll send another email to the seller... or call him directly by phone...:ohwell:
 
lol sounds like me. when i got my last laptop it didnt get delivered on the scheduled delivery date. i checked the online tracking site, it said "could not deliver due to inclement weather" so i braved 15 inches of snow to drive down to the depot to pick it up.

nothing like getting a new toy delivered, just like christmas when i was a kid.

good luck on getting it early, and show us pics when you get it.
 
Im sure everything will go fine Panther as a fellow Lappy owner im quite jelous to say the least. :toast:
 
Bleh I'm jumping and going crazy (actually drinking myself crazy...) :o I'm comforting myself hoping that the seller didn't manage to ship last Friday and that he's going to send me the shipping details as soon as he ships...

On the other hand I'm worrying because I go a lot from place to place, that's why I wanted to do the pick-up myself. If I don't get that number I can't inform DHL of wanting to do the pick-up and they'd end up possibly trying to deliver every day (to-and-fro on our bumpy roads) and tossing the parcel around... :(

I've had no answer... and sent him 3 emails... (one webnote, and one email copied to two email addresses) and no reply. To be fair I didn't even get the 'read receipt' as I usually get from him. Maybe it's a holiday in Germany today, or maybe the guy in charge is on leave... who knows?

I'm itching to call them by phone, but since I'm Maltese and they're German and we don't know any common language except English I'm afraid that he'll say something I don't understand and he thinks I got my answer and doesn't reply to the emails which will be even worse...

However if I don't receive anything I will call by phone by tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks for the reassuring post Trippy, I needed it :)

Please don't be jealous, sure my lappy (if it arrives :eek:) looks nice enough "for now" but as with all other pc stuff it'd be half the price within some months, and there'd be plenty other 'bigger monsters' around with xxx core cpu's, 280's (or whatever number nvidia chooses to come afterwards) in SLi.... well you get the story.

One really enjoys having high end stuff only for some weeks/maybe a couple of months! I decided to get this to future-proof myself for upgrades. Within some months I'll hopefully still have a good gaming lappie, but it will be playing games on medium or low settings, and even better notebooks will have twice the battery life and half the weight!!
 
I've found that the gaming laptop's will retain their value/purpose longer than desktops. So don't worry your laptop will be killer for a lot longer than you think.

Your lappy -> :nutkick: <- next year's Macbook air-ego-pro-plus
 
Don't worry about it BP - it'll be fine. It's your over imagination kicking in again! And don't drink - remember what happened last time??!?!?
 
No probs Panther that lappy will bring you many years of happiness and yah right in a years time they may lave lappys with 280's or what not but quarenteed urs will still be able to play all the latest games. I got mine over a year ago and i can still pretty much play most games bar Crysis. As for battery life i think ur machine will be no worse of then future lappys as batterys is one technology wich hasnt improved greatly over the years.
 
Triprift said:
No probs Panther that lappy will bring you many years of happiness and yah right in a years time they may lave lappys with 280's or what not but quarenteed urs will still be able to play all the latest games. I got mine over a year ago and i can still pretty much play most games bar Crysis. As for battery life i think ur machine will be no worse of then future lappys as batterys is one technology wich hasnt improved greatly over the years.
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What's your battery life? I gave up on battery power, about 35-45 minutes with optimal settings.
 
Yeah about the same i generally have it plugged into the mains most of the time maybe about an hours if im not gaming. :/
 
I still have a copy of the email I sent earlier today:

Dear Mr Seiler,

Can you please inform me if my notebook was shipped on Friday 11th July? Because I have not received the tracking details as yet...

Please send me the tracking details / airway bill number at your earliest convenience because I want to pick up the notebook myself from DHL.

Thank you, and hoping to receive a reply soon

Sehr geehrter Herr Seiler,

Können Sie bitte informieren Sie mich, wenn mein Notebook geliefert wurde am Freitag 11. Juli? Weil ich noch nicht erhalten haben den Tracking-Informationen als noch ...

Bitte senden Sie mir den Tracking-Informationen / Luftfrachtbrief-Nummer auf Ihrer frühesten Bequemlichkeit, weil ich möchte das Notebook selbst von DHL.

Vielen Dank, und in der Hoffnung auf eine Antwort erhalten in Kürze
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I'm sending him another one... the last one because within an hour I have to leave here...

Dear Mr Seiler,

Please can you tell me if the notebook is shipped?

Sorry I don't want to be rude, and sorry again for sending more than one email.

If shipping is not done it is no problem. I just want to know the status of my order because you told me you were going to ship last Friday and on http://www.notebookguru.de/account_history_info.php?order_id=585 it says that my order is still 'in preparation'...

The problem is that I travel the Maltese islands a lot, and because of this I wanted to pick up the notebook myself. If not, I will have DHL coming and going to my address every day and possibly not finding me home!

I called DHL and they cannot give instructions for my parcel to remain at their premises for personal pick-up unless I give them the airway bill number.

Again I apologise but I want to have news. This notebook cost me 3259 Euros which is a lot of money for me. I'd much prefer to know that it is safe at your premises while you wait for parts or are still assembling it, rather than being lost someplace (hopefully not shipped to Italy!)

Hope to be receiving a reply soon, please copy your reply (if possible) to (work email address).



Sehr geehrter Herr Seiler,

Bitte können Sie mir sagen, wenn das Notebook wird geliefert?

Sorry Ich möchte nicht unhöflich sein, und leider wieder für das Senden von mehr als einer E-Mail.

Wenn Versand ist nicht geschehen ist es kein Problem. Ich möchte nur wissen, den Status meiner Bestellung, da Sie hat mir gesagt, Sie würden Schiff am vergangenen Freitag und am http://www.notebookguru.de/account_history_info.php?order_id=585 er sagt, dass meine Bestellung ist immer noch "in Vorbereitung '...

Das Problem ist, dass ich auf Reisen bin der maltesischen Inseln sehr, und weil dieser wollte ich abholen das Notebook mich. Wenn nicht, werde ich DHL Kommen und Gehen an meine Adresse jeden Tag und möglicherweise nicht finden, mich nach Hause!

Ich rief DHL und können sie nicht geben Anweisungen für mein Paket zu bleiben in ihren Räumlichkeiten für die persönliche Abholung, es sei denn, ich gebe ihnen die Luftfrachtbrief-Nummer.

Auch ich entschuldige mich, aber ich möchte habe eine Neuigkeit. Das Notebook kostet mich 3259 Euro ist das eine Menge Geld für mich. Ich würde viel lieber wissen, dass es sicher ist, bei Ihnen vor Ort, während Sie warten, oder Teile sind nach wie vor der Montage, anstatt irgendwo verloren (hoffentlich nicht nach Italien geliefert!)

Hope zu erhalten in Kürze eine Antwort, kopieren Sie bitte Ihre Antwort (wenn möglich) zu (work email address)
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I hope google translate isn't making a muck up of my words..........
 
The battery power is said to be one hour, but I will barely be using the battery at all so I didn't worry about the power. I bought this thing so as to be able to have a gaming pc which I can easily fold, put in suitcase, carry and plug around. Lol and I read the user's manual, it says if you're enabling SLi it mustn't be on battery! :laugh: Well it's actually a 'portable' 12-lb desktop... at least it's carryable...
Call me addicted but I can't restrict my computer (desktop) usage to just 1-2 hours per day...:ohwell:
 
The reason why I sometimes vent on TPU -- hubby just came home:rolleyes::

Him: Why are you so jittery?
Me: I haven't yet got any news about the laptop yet...
Him: Huh? What? That piece of junk?
Me: (after some seconds to get over his classification of my new notebook :eek:) Yes....
Him: What the hell, just make sure you don't go near people tonight, you smell of alcohol....
Me: Yup I know, at least I'm not driving...
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:ohwell:
 
Omg ur hubby sounds about as understanding as my gf is when it comes to puters :shadedshu
 
Well.... once he told me I should be sleeping with my rig next....

To complicate stuff I really moved everything to the bedroom, just for the A/C for my comfort and for the CPU's comfort (it's hard for both of us in an un-airconditioned 35 degree room)...

As a joke, I showed him this site but he didn't laugh as much as I expected him to... :laugh:

Well I'll better quit posting now... I'm not drunk enough so I'm realising I'm somewhat posting 'over-the-top' stuff which will make me :o:o:o tomorrow.... And I'm consciously steering away from the pictures thread!:D
 
Black Panther said:
Well.... once he told me I should be sleeping with my rig next....

To complicate stuff I really moved everything to the bedroom, just for the A/C for my comfort and for the CPU's comfort (it's hard for both of us in an un-airconditioned 35 degree room)...

As a joke, I showed him this site but he didn't laugh as much as I expected him to... :laugh:

Well I'll better quit posting now... I'm not drunk enough so I'm realising I'm somewhat posting 'over-the-top' stuff which will make me :o:o:o tomorrow.... And I'm consciously steering away from the pictures thread!:D
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lol good site choice!


ha ha and hey, most people appreciated that pic - just some more so than others.

good luck in your laptop quest!
 
Noooooo go to the crazy pics thread and make sure ya drink some more j/k lol :laugh:
 
Triprift said:
Noooooo go to the crazy pics thread and make sure ya drink some more j/k lol :laugh:
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you perv trip! i wonder what your missus would say if she ever saw that post hmmmmmmm
 
I said i was joking lol
 
Lol I'm sure WhiteLotus was joking when he posted as well. ;)

As an update.... I received... nothing :(

Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to call Notebookguru.de by phone.
 
Black Panther said:
Lol I'm sure WhiteLotus was joking when he posted as well. ;)

As an update.... I received... nothing :(

Tomorrow afternoon I'm going to call Notebookguru.de by phone.
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or was i :rolleyes:


and i would give them a day first BP. I mean i know it's your money etc and you want it soooo badly but you don't want to seem like the irritant customer.
 
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