Ordered a Optimus V 15.6"

[feetofclay]

i took the plunge on saturday. so now im just playing the waiting game. so im making this post mainly for myself so i can tick off the days and stages my laptop goes through PCS! so probably really dull for most people but mainly to keep myself amused and keep track of the build. and when it arrives ill hopefully be able to add on a little review of it.

i ordered it on saturday the 8th so the processing didn't start until Monday the 10th of feb, at the moment it says the average build and check time is aprox 17 days and im over excited already! (doesnt bode well)
so far two days of processing.

here are the specs of the yet to be named laptop

Chassis & Display Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4700MQ (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Keyboard Language BACKLIT OPTIMUS UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee 1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

 

[mantadog]

Waiting is the best part... (I lie, I would totally order fast track if I could)

Don't be surprised if your in for a fairly long wait before things get moving, all the good stuff happens in a couple of days right at the end (obviously)

 

[feetofclay]

yes fast track was very tempting, but i feel some restraint is good for me just trying to avoid that endorphin high you get when you get it almost straight away. and some self punishment for spending alot of money im aiming for 3 weeks and anything before then is a bonus really, and i think the progression doesnt necessarily reflect whats happening with the build in the time scale . but ill still stalk my order review a few times a day! silly i know just "enjoying" the wait as much as i can

 

[feetofclay]

end of day 4 and its still processing. sigh. atleast the average wait for laptops have gone down a few days so thats good atleast

 

[Tip]

mantadog is right, it will take ages to get through the first stages so you'll be looking lots of times and it won't look like it's getting anywhere.

Mine took longer than I thought but the biggest annoyance was the courier company who said they had tried to deliver and I wasn't in.
I was in, they'd either been to the wrong place or not even tried to deliver and guessed the door colour wrongly (that they said they had knocked at).
1 day later it arrived and has worked fine ever since. :clap:
So much better than my old PC.

 

[feetofclay]

thanks Tip. what did you end up ordering? hopefully my angst will lessen

 

[feetofclay]

well its the 6th working day and its still on processing. i got an email on sunday about the waiting times for processing, its nice getting a bit of confirmation of whats happening. just because im nosy i decided to give PC specialist a call and ask how it was progressing. turns out its in preproduction, wohoo!
and that i might get it delivered this week. i had to wait 10 min ish for my call to be answered but i was prepared for that as the "call wait phone monitoring" showed that there was some technical support calls being handled at that time. good nondescript waiting music and the "your call is in a que" message wasnt repeated to often as some companies do. i could observe in real time my call and who else was being helped or in a que, really helpful. sadly iv forgot the name of the guy who answered my questions, but he was nice and friendly and really helpful. just is a bit reassuring to have a nice phone support if its needed. so im aware that it might not arrive this week but then it might! wohoo

 

[4ner]

Took about 9-10 days for my desktop to come

 

[feetofclay]

7th day it then went into preproduction and today,the 8th day, its gone into building! very pleased me wants the precious!

and i just noticed that i got sent an email from pc specialist this morning that its now in the testing and configuration process!