New System is heading through the stages!

Good to hear man, I hope all goes well for you this time around.

Bill, glad you hung in there and let DS take care of you.  My PC is in Stage 5 and I feel a lot more comfortable now knowing they do what is right.  Good Luck with the new (next) powerful computer.

Yeah, I figured it would all work out in the end, based on everything I saw on here before I made my purchase. But it's still stressful when it's happening to you. I really feel for everyone who has even the smallest problems now. I hope what they did for me will reassure other potential customers that they really do take care of you here.

DS rocks !

BTW, I got an automated call from UPS yesterday morning saying they were coming to get the computer. I sat by an open window at the front of the house (in my office at the computer) all day and they never showed up. Keeping the window open means I hear the truck pull up long before they even ring the doorbell. I did see a UPS truck drive past, but they didn't stop. I saw two FedEx trucks, too. They stopped down the street. Is it normal for them to call and then never come?

Either way, the box is by the front door waiting in case they come today. I just want to make sure it gets sent back in a timely manner so it doesn't hold up my replacement system.

Edit: LOL this is a true story that just happened - UPS just picked up the computer, which is great! BUT - The UPS guy parked just around the corner (basically, I'm one house away from the corner). I still -heard- his truck, though and when I leaned toward the window I could see the tip of the front end right at the corner. So I went downstairs and opened the front door to step out and see if maybe the guy was trying to find my house (which should be brain dead easy considering the number is in big letters on the front). As I opened the door, I literally caught the guy trying to sneak away from my door after leaving a sticker on my door saying he missed me. He never knocked or rang the doorbell. I think the lazy bastard just didn't want to carry a heavy box! BUSTED!!!


Edited by BillDempsey - 26 Feb 2009 at 3:05pm

Wait till that guy tries to deliver your new crated system.  You might have to put tire puncture strips in front of your house to force him to stop.

That is a pretty good deal not sure if I like the traffic tho

NYC would be too much for me. I like peace, quiet, solitude and open space. The crowds, noise, and small apartments would make me certifiably crazy within days. Ok, I admit I'm pretty close to crazy now, but living in NY would push me over the edge.  

I always wondered why NY folks call everything an apartment. I know people who own what most people would call a condo and they still call it an apartment, even though they own it. For me, it's only an apartment if I rent it from a landlord.

I'm also amazed when they tell me people in tuxedos ride the subways right next to winos with bottles in a paper bag who piss on themselves. I guess with the traffic there, the subway is just the best way to get across town for everybody.

I've lived in LA, Chicago, St. Louis, and Las Vegas. They all have a lot of similarities. But, NYC seems like a whole different planet. It takes a special type of person to thrive in NYC. My hat goes off to you. I couldn't do it.

I could not imagine going back to the North, everything here in Atlanta is pretty reasonable priced and I love being here.  Traffic always sucks but you get used to it.  I do love NYC, where else can you go and see it all, just would never want to live there.

Originally posted by Winkdaddy hahahaha....its definitely a real "apartment" that we pay rent to a management company...and its small...maybe 450 square feet.  Condos are WAY too expensive...I know a guy who just bought a 2-bedroom condo in Manhattan (1,700 square feet) for 950k!!.  My wife and I used to live in Atlanta but got transferred to NYC for work....but I get to work from home which is great and sucks at the same time.    Subway is great...its actually very safe and easy to use and runs 24/7...though extrememly crowded during rush hour. $2 per ride gets you anywhere in the city.

Wow 1700 sq ft is pretty huge for a two bedroom in Manhattan isn't it?  That price actually isn't too different from most of the LA home prices. That's why we never bought anything in LA. It's just nuts. When we moved to Las Vegas, the houses were a lot cheaper here, so we had one built. The house we live in here would probably cost 3 x as much if it were in a moderately safe neighborhood in LA.

Yeah, everyone says the subway is pretty safe in NYC and that owning a car is simply insane there. I guess I'm just too addicted to the comfort and relative privacy of having your own vehicle.

FedEx was way behind when I was tracking my original computer, too.  I had it sitting in my room at the point where they said it had finally arrived in Las Vegas. Then, later that day it finally updated and said it was on the truck scheduled for delivery. Considering it was already sitting in front of me, I was like - duh!


Edit: I just got my stage 4 email.  Yippee!


Edited by BillDempsey - 27 Feb 2009 at 7:13pm

I'm just jealous as hell of you guys,

Congrats Wink!  I'm so happy for you! 

Don't worry DST4, your turn is coming!

Just got my Stage 5 email. Phase 2 Stress Testing. Final batch of tests to verify integrity and stability. Estimated to be shipped in 2-3 business days.

Guessing I'll see it next week. I'm in withdrawals already *shakes*.

BTW, this is the one month anniversary of my original order. (2/2/09) Time sure flies... even when you aren't having fun yet...

Yeah, I can't wait to see the delivery guy pull a groin muscle carting it to the door. After the bastage tried to sticker my door and sneak away on me instead of picking up the old one, I'm not even going to offer to help.  Ok, I probably will help him. I don't want the lazy jerk dropping my new machine right in front of me within a few feet of the front door. I'd seriously cry if it made it that far and bust into pieces right in front of me.

BTW - I just got my SECOND Stage 5 email after the one I got this morning, so it must really, absolutely, definitely be in stage 5 now...

Holy cow DST4ME, do you ever sleep? Your post was 1 AM. Looks like I wake up about the time you go to sleep. 

Maybe DST4ME is really a "bot".  He may just be a computer program by Digital Storm that runs 24 X 7 to intice us to buy new computers.  Just never know!