Ive found Antec 3700BQE's in England!

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 6:21 pm

RikA wrote:Seal,

you might be interested to know you can now order the 3700BQE in the UK from insight: www.insight.com
(£69.99 + VAT, though - this is the same price as the sonata is at www.simply.com)

Well, RikA did....

On their website it says its "ordered upon request" and ive just emailed them asking how long it would take if i was to order it.

/me gets very excited!

Seal

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:39 am

I think they've just added it to their website as it is to be released soon - they clearly don't have stock just yet - but it is a good sign. I'm going to wait for other eTailers to put up the item before going ahead with an order.

Insight are selling the Sonata for £20 more than simply - so I'm hoping the BQE will be at least a tenner cheaper when/if it appears there.

PS - let me know what Insight say about when they will have stock!

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:39 am

Ok heres the reply (looks to me that he cant be bothered to type out a proper answer tbh):

Thank you for contacting Insight Technical Support.

We have an estimated lead time of four business days on ordering this product. You can therefore expect to wait approximately one week for delivery.

Thanks,
Dave

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:21 am

This is good news. I've been checking all the usual suspect web sites daily for the last couple of weeks looking for this case! As RikA says, I might wait a few more days to see if it gets more widespread before ordering. Post here if either of you see it anywhere else, or if you actually order and receive one.

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 6:02 am

I've found it at http://www.easyetrader.com
for £59 + VAT.... BUT when you try to add it to your basket, it says....
"The chosen item is no longer in stock or a discontinued line. Please try to find an item that is currently showing as in stock."

grrrrrr - I'll give them a call / email later...

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 6:47 am

Now also found at www.datecsys.co.uk where you can actually place an order for one - £81.50 delivered.

That's about a tenner cheaper than Insight (sorry Seal!), but about a fiver more expensive than easyetrader would be (if you could actually order the thing!!!!).

I'm awaiting a response from Simply, who I suspect will be the cheapest of the lot.

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 6:58 am

Hmmm alot more shops seem to be getting it now...

http://www.datecsys.co.uk/product.asp?pid=60915

Those guys dont have it in stock!

And:

easyetrader listing

I cant find it anywhere![/url]

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:03 am

At easyetrader it is under 'Cases/PSU -> Budget Cases' for some reason.

Antec eCode: 75034
SLK3700/MT 350W Quiet Edition ATX 0 £59.26

I don't think any of the stores seem to have it in stock right now, do they?
It appears that these places are just making the product available to (pre)order now - and that they are expecting stock soon (It's a good sign that Insight say '4 days'). I've emailed Datec and EasyETrader to find out when they are expecting stock.

EDIT - I've bitten the bullet and ordered with Datec.

EDIT2 - Datec say they are expecting to despatch 18/11/2003. That's not as quick as Insight - but It'll do (given that it's a little bit cheaper).

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:02 pm

cool! keep us posted with it, im going to place my order within the next 2 weeks!

now... just gotta wait for them samsung 160gb SATA drives to come out in england....

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 5:09 am

I've emailed easyetrader asking if they know when they'll have them in stock, or if it's possible to 'pre-order' (as their site rejects orders for items not in stock). I've not yet had a reply, which isn't very professional...

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:42 pm

I've found another UK place with the SLK3700BQE listed, which is http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html. As with the others, there is zero stock. I've emailed them to see if they know when they might get some in.

HaloJones · Post by **HaloJones** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:58 pm

Nice find, Pelago. Did you check their PSU section? Looks like they have some nice 120mm fan-based cheap 550W PSU!

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:26 am

cool, thanks!

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:21 am

Since I posted yesterday Xcase actually has stock! (As listed on their website and confirmed via email). I'm ordering now ;-)

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:58 am

OMG LEDGENDARY at long last!!!!!!!!!!! IM ORDERING NOW TOOO!!!!!

just 5 in stock left! you guys best hurry up!

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 8:15 am

I cancelled my order at Datecsys and ordered with Xcase too.
Better hurry everyone, there's... uh.... still 5 in stock.

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 9:41 am

lol! 3 of us have bought them so far off them which must mean there are only 2 left!!!! i put as an extra note in the xcase order box, the url to this page

they'll be well chuffed, were all buying it off them yay.

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 4:05 am

lol if you look on xcases website today lol they say they only have 1 left!!!! Not bad since they only got them in stock yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:12 am

lol if you check today, apparently theres -2 in stock!!!!!!!! i hope im not one of the -2's

btw those of you whove ordered it, have you got any conformatiln emails yet? ive only got the one when i placed the order. how did you guys choose to pay? i paid by direct bank transfer.

Seal

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 6:54 am

Seal,

I too have only had the confirmation email (I paid by Credit Card).

I'm not really sure how their stock control software works - maybe it just updates every day or 12 hours or so.

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:29 am

I got the confirmation when I ordered by credit card. No other emails yet. I hope it arrives soon!

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:16 pm

Well, I have had a (3 word) response from Xcase regarding the status of my order:

"Sent delivery tommorow".

yay!

Hopefully we should get our cases tommorow, then!

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:22 pm

cool! they havent sent me anything but i hope i get mine tomorrow too!!!

I did notice on their website however:

Sold out... More Due 28-11-03 Please Pre-Order

I really hope im not one of those that has to wait untill then to get it!!!!

I also ordered a dremel to go with mine so i can fit my watercooling into it nicely

Seal

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:10 am

No sign of the case today

Interlink Express tell me there is nothing bound for my address

Anyone received theirs today? (if so, did it come via Interlink Express as the xcase website suggests?)

Rik A

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:22 am

no

didnt get mine either booooooooo. hopefully it'll come tomorrow. Xcase havent told me when ill recieve mine, the order conformation email did say it'll take 2-3 days so i htink itll come tomorrow. (i hope it will), i think my dremel comes tomorrow too.

how did you check interlink for incoming parcels?

pelago · Post by **pelago** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:09 am

I received my case today ;-) I was getting worried there for a while... Hopefully you two guys will receive yours tomorrow.

For interest, it was delivered by Interlink as an 'overnight' delivery, and it had been posted yesterday.

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:33 am

Seal wrote: how did you check interlink for incoming parcels?

I phoned my local depot - who said they had nothing out for my postcode today.

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:11 pm

man i really hope i get mine tomorrow now, i think ill call my local depot early tomorrow morning too. im fearing the worse, that mine has been treated as a preorder (due 26th according to their website)

RikA · Post by **RikA** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:34 pm

Anyone receive theirs today? I wasn't in the office today, so I don't know if mine was delivered.

Seal · Post by **Seal** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:19 pm

nope, still no sign of it

i did however phone interlink and they were like... what??? u have to ask the company that sent it.... i think it was an excuse and the woman on the otherside of the phone could be bothered or something. nm

hope i get it tomorrow. i emailed xcase too... their customer service seems to be a little lacking.

Seal