ships in 1 to 2 months? I'm trying to take advantage of the $100 gift certificate when buying from amazon. First, it seems like defaults to buy.com when adding to the cart, unless you click see more sellers and then selecting amazon. Then I add the $100 gift certificate but the price is $100 when added to the cart. Has anyone gone through with the purchase experience to answer:a) did the $100 off thing work.b) how long did the laptop take to arrive to you? ships in 1 to 2 months? I'm trying to take advantage of the $100 gift certificate when buying from amazon. First, it seems like defaults to buy.com when adding to the cart, unless you click... » Read More ships in 1 to 2 months? I'm trying to take advantage of the $100 gift certificate when buying from amazon. First, it seems like defaults to buy.com when adding to the cart, unless you click see more sellers and then selecting amazon. Then I add the $100 gift certificate but the price is $100 when added to the cart. Has anyone gone through with the purchase experience to answer:a) did the $100 off thing work.b) how long did the laptop take to arrive to you? « Show Less
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Mine was ordered Nov 12 and it to says after christmas. Not great service when it takes 2 months to get a laptop. Lets hope they come thru before christmas.
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Type in Asus us80vt-a1. When the screen comes up, choose the selection for $823.00. When the selection comes up, there will be a notation right under the pricing info that says: "Up to $100 Amazon.com Gift Card with Select ASUS Laptops". Click on "ASUS thin and light laptops" and it will bring you to a page that you can order both the laptop and a Gift Card. When you look at your shopping cart, it will reflect the $100.00 card for free.
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Wow, didn't know ASUS would reply here. Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. I ordered mines on Nov 6 and I've been wondering when to expect mines.
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Hi K.C.,Thank you for purchasing and glad to see you were early in the queue. Amazon was out, we shipped them more, they ran out again (you got yours shipped from that batch). Today (11-9) we shipped Amazon a truckload; expect the UL80VT-A1 to be shipping from Amazon again by the end of this week.EDIT:I think Friday of this week is realistic for them to start shipping, but it could be early next week because this is a very busy time for them receiving inventory into their warehouses.
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Yeah... mine also have to wait after Christmas. Just hope they will have more stock soon...
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Ok, I'll answer my own question.A) Yes it does work. Applied at checkout as long as you remember to order from amazon.B) waiting for amazon to tell me more. I'm not in a huge rush but if it does take a month then forget it.
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That's what mine says too, and I ordered on November 9th. I knew I should've pulled the trigger earlier.
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Update #2.I sent a few emails to customer support and they told me estimated shipping of Nov 30 (my order was on Nov 5). Then I got another email saying my laptop would ship sooner than expected, sometime around Nov 14. Then I got another email saying they shipped my laptop today Nov 9 and arriving Nov 13. So, not bad for something that had a 1 to 2 month delay. YMMV.
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Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in July. Amazon is not going to be pleased about your post. Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in... » Read More Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in July. Amazon is not going to be pleased about your post. « Show Less
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I have contacted both Amazon (three times) and also the seller regarding this. The seller claims that Amazon set the price at $10,000.00 when they temporarily ran out of the item. Amazon informs me that sellers normally set their own prices and that this price is an obvious error which will be taken care of (hasn't yet). As someone who shops on Amazon weekly and occasionally uses 1-click, I know for certain this is not how out of stock merchandise is normally listed or priced by Amazon or its sellers. Usually sellers use the inventory feature which notifies customers they're "temporarily out of stock", and they can even include the "notify when available" option. Since Amazon offers the 1-click purchase feature, pricing out of stock items in this way seems like questionable business practice. I advise shoppers to be extremely aware of the prices on items while shopping on Amazon. This is an item I've been wanting to try for a while. It was in my shopping cart when I noticed the price change a while back. I had planned to place an order once the price was corrected, but I have yet to receive a satisfactory resolution from Amazon or the seller. Amazon told me they've opened an investigation and will get back to me within 48 hours. That was a week ago. I can only conclude that Amazon is no more bothered by this than the seller is.
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Celeste, That may be another dealer, it looks like the Amazon listing says 1 to 2 months, but I have 1 brand new retail box in stock ready to go and 20 more at distribution ready to ship as well.. I hope this helps answer your question.. Keep in mind there are many vendors to buy from on any given part, but watch the notes and details as each one can vary a bit. Ours is ready to ship if you choose to buy... Manufacturers Warranty Scott All Computer Parts
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Thanks for your question! Shipping rates and times can vary from merchant to merchant and aren't set by Amazon.com. I'd recommend that you add the item to your cart. From there you'll be able to see the different shipping options and an estimate of how long it should take. Don't worry, you won't be committing to a purchase. You can always delete the item from your cart once you have the information you need. I hope this helps!
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Although this thread is about cameras, I found it on a gooogle search of "Amazon versus buy.com". In my experience (mainly on books) I much prefer the Amazon website because of the reviews and good interface. But buy.com tends to be a bit cheaper. Generally a dollar or so for a typical $15 book. But where buy.com is much better (and why I tend to order from them) is the shipping. If you go for Amazon's free shipping, they seem to always sit on the shipment for a week before sending it out. Buy.com, although they say free shipping will take longer, it seems my packages always get shipped within a couple of days.
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This is the world at high-speed. From the internet to now travel. However, it seems Amazon.com isn't catching on to it. I myself placed an order on April 29th on a Wednesday and It's now the 5th of May the next Tuesday and my order is still "Not yet Shipped". This is reminding me of a few years back when I ordered a CD from Amazon.com that had initially said 6-9 days Delivery, It took 3 weeks. I've placed orders from other sites such as Newegg.com and ordered a fully customized computer from warehouses nationwide and I've received all applicable parts in under 4 days at the same time. I do believe that Amazon.com is going to lose a customer here. This is the world at high-speed. From the internet to now travel. However, it seems Amazon.com isn't catching on to it. I myself placed an order on April 29th on a Wednesday and It's now the 5th of May the next Tuesday and my order is still "Not yet Shipped". This is reminding me of a few years back when I ordered a CD from Amazon.com that had initially said 6-9 days Delivery, It took 3 weeks. I've placed orders from other sites such as Newegg.com and ordered a fully customized computer from warehouses nationwide and I've received all applicable parts in under 4 days at the same... » Read More This is the world at high-speed. From the internet to now travel. However, it seems Amazon.com isn't catching on to it. I myself placed an order on April 29th on a Wednesday and It's now the 5th of May the next Tuesday and my order is still "Not yet Shipped". This is reminding me of a few years back when I ordered a CD from Amazon.com that had initially said 6-9 days Delivery, It took 3 weeks. I've placed orders from other sites such as Newegg.com and ordered a fully customized computer from warehouses nationwide and I've received all applicable parts in under 4 days at the same time. I do believe that Amazon.com is going to lose a customer here. « Show Less
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Did the "false advertising" cause you to lose money? I ordered mine and received them on Monday of last week. It sounds like they are trying to make good by informing you of the shipping delay and showing you how to cancel the order should you choose to do so. I do not believe there was any deception intended on their part. I have been buying from Amazon for about 3 years now. I have Amazon Prime and I get free shipping on all items that are sold by Amazon. I once purchased a GPS and a month later the price went down by $50.00. I made a call and them cheerfully gave me a credit for the price reduction. Poor inventory management perhaps, "false advertising"... not a chance. I wish you luck with your complaint to your States Attorneys Office. Let us all know how it turns out.
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I don't know why. I can't find any other way to respond so here goes. Reviews are good but my shipping is not good. I have a Prime account that it showed but after I purchased item it will not be here for a week and a half - not the 2 day shipping Amazon advertises.
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I ordered a 32gb on the 16th also. The listing said they were arriving on the 17th. Since I'm a prime customer I expected it by the end of the week. I received an email on the 20th telling me that there was a delay and I had until 10/20/08 to cancel because the estimated ship date was NOV. 8. Funny, the listing still says 'ships in 8 to 9 days'. I went with Amazon for the no tax, free two day shipping. Now, I'll just go to Apple and pay the tax. I've been an Amazon customer since they were shipping out of a garage. This is the first time this has happened.
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It takes 3 to 4 weeks to ship because this laptop doesnt get ordered alot. Just go directly to the Acer site and order it through the manufacturer its the same price and they have them in stock with next day delivery if wanted.
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Thank you for noticing! I thought I was the only one who questioned this. I would never have known if I hadn't tried to order one for my mom's birthday because she liked mine so much. I nearly dropped my teeth when it was listed at $119.00. I checked the next day and it was $249.00! In addition, there was a new seller. It appears as if the second seller bought out the first one. Other sites seemed to have their stock dried up as well. When I bought mine Amazon sold it and I used my prime membership to save on shipping. Seems like someone figured out a dirty little way to scam us. I wonder how many other low profile products are going the same way. I called customer service. I did not get a satisfactory response, so I e-mailed them just now. I hope they take notice.
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I've been sitting here much of the day watching toy prices go up and down on this site. It's pretty ridiculous. I had items in my cart disappear, reappear, and increase in price all within four hours. I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon for this reason. During Christmas, you pretty much have to order immediately to ensure the deal. I've seen items go up by $20-$50 within 30 minutes.
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Miguel, Amazon should receive more units into their inventory by 12/8. Sorry for the delay but it is a very popular model and we're trying our best to keep up with demand.If the free $75 gift card is important to you, order the UL20 now, with the gift card...the gift card promotion might last another day and it might last another week, it may last longer. That decision is still up in the air. But ordering before the promotion ends will ensure you get the pc AND the gift card; and the earlier you order the higher up in the queue you will be to receive your pc once the shipment arrives to Amazon. Miguel, Amazon should receive more units into their inventory by 12/8. Sorry for the delay but it is a very popular model and we're trying our best to keep up with demand.If the free $75 gift card is important to you, order the UL20 now, with the gift card...the gift card promotion might last another day and it might last another week, it may last longer. That decision is still up in the air. But ordering before the promotion ends will ensure you get the pc AND the gift card; and the earlier you order the higher up in the queue you will be to receive your pc once the... » Read More Miguel, Amazon should receive more units into their inventory by 12/8. Sorry for the delay but it is a very popular model and we're trying our best to keep up with demand.If the free $75 gift card is important to you, order the UL20 now, with the gift card...the gift card promotion might last another day and it might last another week, it may last longer. That decision is still up in the air. But ordering before the promotion ends will ensure you get the pc AND the gift card; and the earlier you order the higher up in the queue you will be to receive your pc once the shipment arrives to Amazon. « Show Less
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Your guess is as good as mine. People probably just don't want to take the time. I think Amazon sends requests to all buyers.
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I ordered it on may 26. the estimated delivery date was may 28-june 3. BUT still i am waiting. i bought it from buy.com seller. i sent them email and asked "when will it be in stock" and they replied "your ordered has not yet been shipped". what a great answer and customer service!! i am a network and software engineer and my old laptop died thats why i am buying a new one.. lots of projects waiting me and i m in a big trouble because of this delay problem. i really really like and trust amazon and buy .com and order lots of things every year but this time it is totally a big disappointment !Is there anyone else ordered from buy.com and still waiting ? I ordered it on may 26. the estimated delivery date was may 28-june 3. BUT still i am waiting. i bought it from buy.com seller. i sent them email and asked "when will it be in stock" and they replied "your ordered has not yet been shipped". what a great answer and customer service!! i am a network and software engineer and my old laptop died thats why i am buying a new one.. lots of projects waiting me and i m in a big trouble because of this delay problem. i really really like and trust amazon and buy .com and order lots of things every year but this time it is totally... » Read More I ordered it on may 26. the estimated delivery date was may 28-june 3. BUT still i am waiting. i bought it from buy.com seller. i sent them email and asked "when will it be in stock" and they replied "your ordered has not yet been shipped". what a great answer and customer service!! i am a network and software engineer and my old laptop died thats why i am buying a new one.. lots of projects waiting me and i m in a big trouble because of this delay problem. i really really like and trust amazon and buy .com and order lots of things every year but this time it is totally a big disappointment !Is there anyone else ordered from buy.com and still waiting ? « Show Less
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Thats Because when u place the item in ur cart, amazon is going to chose the seller with the cheaper price, and that's why u are getting a 17-28 day shipping because I think the seller is shipping from china. Look through the sellers and look for the ones that are local, those maybe would be a little more money but will take less to ship. Hope this helps...