Hi DouggieM, Thanks for reaching out to us with your query. At times we do experience vendor related part shortages which can cause such delays. The order will move from the Sales team to the verification department and then it goes into 'In Production" stage. Until this stage we will not be aware if there is any part shortage because that will depend on the configuration you choose. Also be informed that the estimated shipping and delivery dates are only estimates. If you're already given a date which is a month ahead from now, I believe the sales team is aware that there is a huge demand for this particular model which can delay the delivery. Should you have any further queries, please provide the order number, name on the account and country of purchase through Private message. To send a Private message, click my Dell-User name and click 'Send a Private message'.
I ordered an Inspiron 17R SE Notebook on 9/12/13 and it is showing a 10/30/13 delivery date.  Is this for real?  The only option from the base model I selected was the blu-ray/dvd combo.  If there is a supplier issue, I just need to know, so I don't check on my order status every couple hours (please no comment about OCD).  The delivery seems a bit excessive (over 30 business days), especially since the last 3 Dell systems I purchased only took a week or two to deliver.
Noticed 10/30/13 delivery date 