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glbtrekker
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 13:15
It appears that the Dell 2009WA is in the process of being discontinued. I tried to order one from their website yesterday and found that the information has been removed. Furthermore, when I tried to chat with a rep, I was told that I could not order one. When I pressed the agent for more information, I received a very vague response, which was simply, call back in 3-5 weeks. Finally today I found this information...click here. (http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19283170/19514900.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=&s=gen&PageIndex=1) (I hope it's okay to post this here).

It could be that Dell is just working through a glitch with the manufacturer. However, based on the responses from Dell, it doesn't look good.
basroil
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 14:43
Said two different monitors (there is a 2009 as well as 2209), but not likely that it's discontinued. If you check the link in the 2209 thread, you'll get an error message that says it's so back ordered that they cannot process any new orders.
glbtrekker
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 14:55
Said two different monitors (there is a 2009 as well as 2209), but not likely that it's discontinued. If you check the link in the 2209 thread, you'll get an error message that says it's so back ordered that they cannot process any new orders.

True, but at this point they are not even willing to contact you with further information when they become available...that seems a little strange.
cccc
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 15:59
I ordered mine june 26 and just got it today.
Maybe they are making a newer and better one?

Go on ebay, I think there is a guy selling them for cheap cheap.
Great monitor btw, I'll never go back to a laptop or any other similar sized display.
nphsbuckeye
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 18:31
True, but at this point they are not even willing to contact you with further information when they become available...that seems a little strange.
I'm not sure if it was BH or Adaroma, but last summer when the 11-16 came out and was continually backordered, I called the company and they said manufacturers usually don't give out info on when their product will be shipped again. The guy didn't say why, just that they don't know until the product is shipped.
basroil
17th of July 2009 (Fri), 21:16
True, but at this point they are not even willing to contact you with further information when they become available...that seems a little strange.

never heard of a company that does that when they are this far oversold... B&H did the same thing with 1dmkiii you know.
glbtrekker
20th of July 2009 (Mon), 11:47
Update...I chatted with a Dell rep yesterday and she said the the 2209wa was "no longer available." When I pressed her to as whether or not the unit was discontinued, she did not know.
CosmoKid
22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 11:43
it is not discontinued. once Dell goes past the "Will ship in 3-5 weeks" status, they don't allow orders. so since they can't guarantee status in 3-5 weeks, they just basically pull it until they can meet demand better.

my order from 7-1 hasn't shipped.
syntrix
22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 14:15
Interesting...

From Dell- Chris M in the thread:
If we do not have the same model, we ill replace it with an equivalent or better.

I for one would like to know what the replacement IPS monitor is, and if I need to break out my zerostat and have some fun.
Tarzanman
22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 20:09
I ordered one on Monday. It arrived today. Its a pretty nice monitor. Reminded me of what I'd been missing all these years since switching from a CRT to TN lcd panels
CosmoKid
22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 22:36
how did you get yours? mine order has been open since July 1
ztouch
22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 22:50
I ordered mine on Sun and it should arrive tomorrow. Cannot wait. My Spyder3 comes in on Fri so will be all installed and calibrated by the weekend. Cannot wait
syntrix
23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 07:14
My guess is that these people are not in the USA. IIRC it's avail in a few other markets like Canada.
Tarzanman
23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 09:13
I am in the USA (Atlanta, GA actually). I got mine by NOT ordering it from Dell. I hunted around for other distributors and emailed them to find out whether there were any in stock.

I immediately ordered from the first one to reply that they had some left (they had 4 as of Monday). They sent it out that same day (3 cheers for small shops!)

-EDIT- I just checked and no one has any listed anymore
TomBrooklyn
9th of May 2011 (Mon), 03:38
According to Dell's website,

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/displays/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=corp&sku=320-7825

the 2209wa ships in 1-2 weeks. But there is no place on the page that says how much it costs or to add the item to a cart. Dell Sales is closed at this hour so I can't check with them.