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status page showed phase 8

Almost there ! Great ! I am curious how long you guys take from phase 5 - 10 as mine shot through in one day. (geeze.... it really was a half day.) I get the impression they botched my final tests. I really think someone there put a rush on my system.

Really I sat in phase 5 for about a week or so then shot through.

Hallaluleeeeyyyyaaaaa........

Phase 5 as of today.............sat at phase 3 for what seemed like eons.......I guess whatever parts and internals that we were waiting on have arrived............there will be dancing in the streets..........

musta got a shipment of cases from clevo.

When I ordered my laptop the only item on Backorder was the screen...

All this talk of cases is making me wonder... is my case is on backorder?

What do you guys think?

I'm still in phase 3. But, I havn't been waiting as long. So instead

When they talk about notebooks and screen delays they are generally talking about cases. They get bare notebook case from an ODM named clevo. From what I understand they come integrated with screen / Mb / etc. They don't completely assemble notebooks but they do finish the process.

To entertain you while you wait

A most educational while entertaining site

Well 5 weeks later I'm finally in phase 5 too! I want them to hurry and yet I don't want it completely rushed...

Yeah, I got my wish and we all saw how that went. be careful what you wish for you might get it. However the experience has made be do research that might save my system in the future where I might have fried it. For that, there might be some reason I have to go through this.

Actually the first two are things I have said.... (and probably would have never thought about until it was too late) (see some of my other posts on other threads). The temp monitor program I found others talking about. I have it (it's called the D900 thermal utility). I have great Ideas on a cooler that could be built but I have to develop and test it and make sure it's safe before I will say anything about it. (it's has some risky elements in the design)

Here is a big one I thought about alot last night. I have read a rash of posts here and other places about their laptops being plugged in "on charge" for 24/7. They come back only to find their laptop fried. I never really thought about my behavior with my other laptops I have had, but I have never been comfortable with leaving them charging for more than I need. First, I don't trust power stability from wall sockets, all it takes is one good spike and you are fried, so why expose circuitry when you don't have to. I know can get power strips and apc's and such, but you have to trust them too, things can fail (often spectacularly, there are more components invovled, the more components invovled, the greater chance you will get a failure). Second, next the power supplies for lappy's are different than their desktop counterparts, they have more activity even when the system is off. This is mainly to the active charge cycles and battery level testing. More activity means more chance for things to go wrong. It's all about limiting exposure to failures. Failures in these systems can mean horrendous voltages going to very sensitive components. You do not have to keep charging constantly to keep top battery levels. I tend to charge when I am around and "top" off when needed. I have doing this with equipment for years and I can't remember ever losing anything while employing caution to charging. I even unplug stationary laptop power supplies when I have stationary places for them.

Okay - CyberP has been awarded "New AW Owner - Best Attitude Award." We might have to give msduncan the "Most Anxious Award." (But I can relate, everytime I read a post on a problem with a new m5500, I think "hope that doesn't happen to mine.".

You'll find, especially with the m7700, that you are going to want it plugged in for extended times. If you're worried about power stability, then perhaps it would be a good idea to invest in a UPS / power surge protection system.

That's what I call "the risk of the game". You don't have to be frightened of the power supply just respectful of it. I have had many marathon sessions with my laptop (Sony). I am almost always plugged in while using. If the "golden" spike (or failure) has your name on it you can't run. But since you are there and using you might catch something in time before real damage occurs. I firmly believe in running with power whenever possible. The game is to limit your exposure to risks you can never eliminate them.

I'm not advocating avoiding being plugged in at all cost. I'm just not comfortable with leaving a laptop plugged in 24/7, unattended and forgotten. Their power supplies just are more sophisticated.

Phase 8,.... folks....

Certainly hope that your machines are progressing as quickly....