I recieved the same email a few minutes ago and just got off the phone with them. They're "reconfirming" orders from mid November (my order was on 11/15). The "promised" ship date is "by Dec 30", they *hope* it will be sooner than that. Yes, they're checking if people are getting fed up with the wait. The nice lady I spoke with *ASSURED* me she's at the US distribution warehouse and she doesn't know where the retail stores are getting their stock as they don't have any. No matter - I can wait (present for me ) and saving $100 vs CompUSA (assuming they have ANY left on hand) is better than instant gratification. I can keep using my 5-year old Vaio 505 in the meantime; it will give me a good basis of comparison when the 770 arrives.