This item has not yet been released. Huh? I put this scanner on my wish list when my old Epson 1240U started to lose one side of its sensor. It's degrading very slowly and I don't scan docs or real photos often, so no rush, figured I'd wait until this goes on sale. But in recent weeks, the V30 has been listed as "Available for Pre-order" all the time, and the item description says "This item has not yet been released." I know it's been available before this, and seems to be shipping now since there are some recent reviews. Or is it? Any idea what's going on here? This item has not yet been released. Huh? I put this scanner on my wish list when my old Epson 1240U started to lose one side of its sensor. It's degrading very slowly and I don't scan docs... » Read More This item has not yet been released. Huh? I put this scanner on my wish list when my old Epson 1240U started to lose one side of its sensor. It's degrading very slowly and I don't scan docs or real photos often, so no rush, figured I'd wait until this goes on sale. But in recent weeks, the V30 has been listed as "Available for Pre-order" all the time, and the item description says "This item has not yet been released." I know it's been available before this, and seems to be shipping now since there are some recent reviews. Or is it? Any idea what's going on here? « Show Less
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I don't know why that message is there. It has to be a mistake. I ordered and received this item just recently from Amazon.
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Thanks, karaoke.The day after I posted this, it was "In Stock" again (of course--like washing your car to make it rain). But now it's back to pre-orders. Very odd. But I won't worry about it now whenever I decide to order now.
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Thanks for the input and advice. I'm new to high-end(expensive) digital camera market. I realized after I posted this question that the camera is sold out or otherwise unavailable now and it could take a month or two to get one even if I ordered today. I'll definitely look into buying one in the next few months.
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I ordered mine on January 15th and haven't heard a peep from Amazon. It used to be that they were good about being able to get new release items out in a competitive manner. It now appears that they have lost whatever edge they might have had. If I see one locally, I will buy it and will cancel my Amazon order.
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05/13/2014 I called Epson about this, because the printer looked like a good deal. I found out that the problem has been addressed with new units. If you order from Epson it will be a newly engineered unit. If you order from another source it might be an old unit. Maybe you could check the serial # with Epson
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Whatever stock Buy.com had is gone now. The Amazon "Not yet available/Pre-order" message is back up at the MSRP. Can't believe I caught this a a 33% discount. Hope I'm not getting scammed and these were early release units to generate some interest and reviews??!
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I did the same as Justin.... just called a local store they had like 10 in stock... chose the one i felt was best....n pulled the trigger on it.... Amazon Adorama and B&H; were all like ohhh i\since u haven't preordered u'll get it end-April.... Had mine bout 3 weeks now lol....
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I was like wow ty! Epson 3800!and i looked at the price and it was $1000+!!! oh man! o_Ois there any other printers thats good that is around $50 - $200?I'm trying to be a manga (comic book) artist and I need something that prints and scans good.What would you recommend, a printer that is also a scanner? or just buying a scanner separatly?
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I spoke with a local photography shop today, and they said the ship date was 5/1, which mean that they would have in stock a few days later. I also called Adorama and spoke with a sales representative who quoted me the 5/1 date. So all of the press has said April availability, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the US. I'm going to call B&H; tomorrow, just to be sure, but otherwise it looks like we will all be sitting back and waiting another month.
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Greg: I just got a reply from Amazon customer service. They confirmed that it is not yet released, and did not know when it would be released. I have an email in to HP customer service and will let you know what I hear!
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I bought this unit on 2/16. After transaction with sales person, merchandise pickup person says, "Oh, looks like the last one just got carried out of the store, we'll have more in Saturday". Then they pushed out to 3/3. It's now 3/2 and they just told me today they'll be getting more in on 3/21. WTF? Do they just have no clue it's been discontinued or is Sony going to send out a few more for orders that had already been placed?
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I'd also like to get at least an estimate on availability. It's been listed here since September, but there's no anticipated ship date. We're very interested in this camcorder, particularly for its audio capabilities, but Amazon is the only place we've seen mention if it, and there doesn't seem to be any info re: an availability date anywhere, and I don't see the camera listed on the Aiptek website. Are we talking weeks, or months?
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I've had it in sitting in my cart for a couple of weeks waiting to order it & it still says:"Not in stock; order now and we'll deliver when available". Does ANYONE have ANY idea when it will be in stock?
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I am looking at the V500 compared to the 4490. Any suggestions? The reviews all rave about the V500 for slides and negatives, which I too plan to scan, but I also have many old photos.
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The likely answer is that this printer was to appear on the market on March 20, 2006. Given the features and quality of this machine, I also expect that the initial peak of orders would cause some delays. I've been looking at it since February, and am ready to place the order. Good luck.
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I ordered mine a few days ago after doing research, blah blah... went to Best Buy who had it for 1299.00 and it was not in stock, cannot be delivered, and on back order until Sept. I had checked Amazon just incase this happen so went home and purchased. I am soo hoping everything receives well. I am having it delivered to my UPS Store, so I will at least have an audience when I unwrap it. I just hope Pilot doesn't baulk at delivering to a box number. @Leonard, sorry to hear of your troubles, for it does seem a gamble to order anything like this from an online retailer and delivery.
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Hi, Richard! Thank you for your query about the Medi-2200, which we are happy to offer to Amazon customers. To answer your particular questions: 1. You don't wait for lamp warm-up, so save time there. It starts scanning immediately. It'll do that scan in under 30 seconds. 2. You can choose from several formats: TIF, BMP, JPG, PSD, PDF, GIF. We do have this on sale, now. Sale ends today. If, by some chance you miss that window please contact me and I'll put it back on sale long enough for yuo to get the sale price. You can find full details and even a demo video on our Website, if you need more information (also fine to ask me via Amazon)--click on the scanners link in that first bullet point row on the home page. Best Regards, Mark Lamendola Mindconnection, LLC
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No actual updates on status yet (ordered June 11); have gotten feedback through email/chat with CSAs that we can expect updates here on the site and receive a notification when the units begin shipping - but no indication that they have any units to ship, or if the product has been released, or when they'll start carrying it. One note suggested shipments might begin "within a month" but not much more than that. I remember the early days of eBay before more robust fraud protection where occasionally you would fall into a communication black hole and then just be left hanging; to be honest, it feels a bit like that.