Why does it take so long to box?

It's more likely that they have not updated where your order is up to on their website.

I have the same problem I ordered an Inspiron 9300, and all the phases of production were completed in one day except for boxing, it has been at this phase for about two days

Message Edited by CobraVenomeyes on 07-20-2005 04:15 PM

No mine hasnt shipped I ordered mine this weekend also.   Its still well before the scheduled ship date, however I dont see why its taking so long to box, but oh well hopefully it will ship soon.

Message Edited by CobraVenomeyes on 07-20-2005 04:14 PM

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@CobraVenomeyes wrote:
I have the same problem I ordered a Inspiron 9300, and all the phase of the production were completed in one day except boxing it has been at this phase for about two days

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Has yours shipped yet?

According to the order status:

"Once the Boxing is complete, the system box is sealed and placed on the appropriate truck for shipment to our customer."

They're probably still waiting for the "appropriate truck" to arrive. *shrug*

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@DieCast61 wrote:
Laptops are assembled in Malaysia. Boxing includes the shipping tome from malaysia to the Dell Distribution center -- where final packaging is completed and it is then sent to the local carrier (typically UPS) for delivery.

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Well that changes the picture a little. But they should have an additional phase in there, such as "transporting to distribution center" instead of "boxing" which is misleading.

BTW, why don't they just ship from the Malaysian plant? I know Apple ships their products from Shanghai, China directly to the customer.

Laptops are assembled in Malaysia. Boxing includes the shipping tome from malaysia to the Dell Distribution center -- where final packaging is completed and it is then sent to the local carrier (typically UPS) for delivery.

Apple offers very little in the way of configurability - they have a few fixed configurations, a single warranty plan, etc. - vs. Dell's multiple screen choices, choice of two OSes, warranties from 90 days-4 years, etc.

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@Alpha beta soup wrote:
I ordered my Inspiron 700m over the weekend, and the order processing, pre-production kitting, building, and testing phase was quick (less than 1 day).

Now my order seems to be stuck in "boxing". It's been "boxed" for the past three days.
How much time do they need to put a laptop into a cardboard box???

Does anybody have a similar expeience?

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I have the same thing going on. I ordered my 700M on the 21st of July and Dell told be that my order would ship on or about 1 August but when you check the web site it shows that the unit is in testing phase (and has been for 2 days)Now I don't mind if they test the living daylights out of the unit. but I still don't understand 10 days from order to delivery. It went through order processing, pre-production kitting, building in one day.
So I am stuck as are you..

Never mind... I just checked and my 700m has SHIPPED!!!